Have you ever wanted to embed a server in the corpse of a frog, wire up the frog’s legs so that said server can activate said frog’s leg muscles via a galvanic reaction, suspend the whole affair in a tank of mineral oil, hook the server up to the Internet, allow users to activate the frog’s legs remotely while watching the contraption on a webcam, install the whole affair in a gallery and call it art?
No?
Well, thank goodness, humanity has you covered, should the thought ever arise.
(“Und next on ‘Germanys Most Disturbing Home Videos’, ve haf a grown man in a diaper running through a sprinkler…”)
Pawns On A Roller Coaster
ChessCoaster: Like Snakes on a Plane, only far, far geekier.
Brilliant. Just brilliant.
Those Crafty, CRAFTY Mouseketeers!
Ever wonder how Walt Disney World stays so clean, so spic-and-span? Turns out it’s actually built on top of enormous tunnels that whisk away garbage, convey employees to their destinations, deliver supplies to vendors and offer employees a respite from the Florida sun, all out of the view of the prying eyes of guests.
Nifty.
Don’t Be So Cavalier With That Mouse Pointer, Buster!
You just think that it’s electrons or somesuch hooey moving your cursor around the screen, dontcha? You poor deluded souls — everyone knows it’s done by little overworked men (well, in Japan, at least).
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer approves.
Ahhh, The Memories: Trivia, Laughter, Double Entendres
I happened to stumble across YouDontKnowJack.com the other day and was instantly transported back to my freshman year of college wherein countless nights were spent with hallmates laughing our way through the various incarnations of “The Jack”, as it came to be known.
And now it’s available. In episodic form. On-line. For free.
Be still, my pattering heart.
Scott Wade’s Dirty Car Art Gallery
The coolest collection of classic works of art scrawled into the dirty rear window of a Mini Cooper you’re likely to see – ever.
A Question For My South Carolina Brethren
Ever been to the abandoned nuclear plant in Gaffney, SC? Apparently they filmed the underwater scenes from The Abyss there and some intrepid soul has the pictures to prove it. Too cololcool [UPDATED: lousy fat fingers! – ed.].
Source: Binary Bonsai.
The Web Is Awash In Wiki-Related Geekery
To wit:
Exhibit A: Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki, possibly one of the geekiest Wikis out there.
Exhibit B: Wikipedia Brown and the Case of the Captured Koala, a piece which should make old-school readers’ hearts jump for referential joy. It begins:
Mr. and Mrs. Brown had one child. They called him Leroy, and so did his teachers.
Everyone else in Idaville called him Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is a web site giving information on all branches of knowledge. It allows visitors to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change its content. It is therefore possible for large number so f people to create articles and update them quickly as new information becomes available.
Leroy Brown’s head was like Wikipedia. It was filled with facts he had learned there. He was like the entire Wikipedia web site walking around on sneakers. Simon Baron-Cohen had written a paper about him.
If you aren’t overcome by a wave of potent nostalgia and the scent of pink rubber erasers, well, I’m assuming you never participated in a Scholastic Book Fair. You philistine (pfeh!).
Revolutionizing The “Fat Guy” Role At Movie Theaters And Ballparks Everywhere
No more skulking about like MacGyver with an allergy for overpriced concessions for me. Presenting: The Beer Belly. Perfect for Lehigh-Lafayette weekends, if’n you ask me.
Now I just need some extra-large coat pockets to stuff Milk Duds and Twizzlers into…
It’s A Veritable Periodic Table Of Geekery
Presenting: Every Mythbusters Myth on one page, helpfully color- and letter-coded for your perusal.
Note the vast number of “busteds” and the relatively small number of “confirmeds”. That ratio seems about right from my viewing of the show.