Oh man, I still have most of my Dino Rider toys -- ON DISPLAY.
According to a recent article in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, intelligent dinosaur-like creatures may exist on other planets. Wait -- since when is the American Chemical Society the authority on space-dinos? Because what you should be the authority on is inventing an 18-hour bodyspray that prevents people's farts from smelling.
New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs--monstrous creatures with the intelligence and cunning of humans--may be the life forms that evolved on other planets in the universe
The basic concept behind organic chemist Professor Ronald Breslow's theory is that the building blocks for life on earth were "seeded" here by meteorites, and that other planets could have experienced similar fates. I mean, neat, but there's waaaaaay too much unknown. You can't predict evolution (can you?). It's all speculation. You could speculate all aliens look like little walking peenors and when they finally visit earth we'll be too busy pointing and laughing/fake humping them when they're not looking to take their threats seriously until they blow up the planet. "You really think that's what's gonna happen?" I f***ing KNOW that's what's gonna happen.
Dinosaurs From Space! [smithsonian]
and
Could 'Advanced' Dinosaurs Rule Other Planets? [sciencedaily]
Thanks to Pearce, Jalepeno, craig, Rebecca, The Halfelven and JD, who all hope the vegetables that grow on other planets are tastier than the ones here.
Stop staring at my gut!
This is an Eye of Sauron birthday cake. I've seen other Eye of Sauron birthday cakes before, but this is the best one to date. How long will it hold the title? Only time will tell!
One Does Not Simply Walk into Mordor and Eat an Eye of Sauron Cake [obviouswinner]
Thanks to my buddy Terry, who went to Taco Bell yesterday and had a Crunch Wrap Supreme, a bean burrito, three volcano tacos and one of those Dorito shell tacos but STILL picked up a 2-lb lobster and cooked it when he got home. He disgusts me.
This is a shot of a leopard in South Africa that's suspected of having erythrism, a genetic mutation believed to cause an excess of red pigments, or a deficit of dark ones. "So it's a ginger?" Yeah, it prefers the term strawberry.
Erythrism is very unusual in carnivores, and the condition appears most often in raccoons, Eurasian badgers, and coyotes, Hunter noted.
"There are some spotted leopard skins and melanistic specimens--black panthers--in museums with red undertones, but fading probably contributes to that," he said.
The strawberry leopard seems healthy and likely suffers no ill consequences from his pinkish hue, Hunter said: "He's obviously a successful animal."
Hit the jump for a shot of a regular leopard in case you don't think this strawberry one looks that different (normal 'vanilla' leopards have almost black spots). Then, cross your fingers they find a banana colored one next. "You're thinking about smoothies, aren't you?" I'm never not!
Hit the jump for a plain one.
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Spoiling the dramatic reveal of just how Batman is able to put so much detail work into his DrawSomething art, EntertainmentWeekly's latest print issue has hit newsstands with some new photos (since scanned by Batman-News) from The Dark Knight Rises. Have a look below.
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Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank in Japan is introducing ATMs to the market that authenticate a user with a hand-scan, birth date and PIN instead of a card. That way you can't use the excuse, "I forgot my bank card" when you don't have cash for dinner. Me? I always sneak out through the kitchen and pocket some dinner rolls on the way.
On top of being convenient, the machines are also a necessary response to the large number of ATM cards and personal IDs lost in last year's devastating earthquake.
No word how much Japanese police expect severed limb related crimes to increase, but my guess is significantly considering the country's abundance of ninja swords.
Palm-Scanning ATMs of the Day [geeks.thedailywh.at]
Thanks to Mark, who doesn't have a bank account, just a shit-ton of buried jars and a really crappy map.
This is the $6,500 BrewCave Walk-In Beer Cooler & Kegerator from KegWorks. It has shelves for over 30 cases of beer and four kegs, making it the perfect companion for a three-day weekend. And for a regular weekend? Forgo the keg of jungle juice.
Every panel (and the optional floor) has four inches of insulation sandwiched between inner and outer metal skins, so you know the inside of the cooler will remain igloo-cold. Good thing too, because with shelving space for over 30 cases of beer and room for four kegs on top of that, frostiness is your friend.
Speaking of those kegs, this unit has the added bonus of doubling as quite possibly the world's largest kegerator. Everything you need to make this the ultimate draft beer dispensing system is included with your shipment, so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor from day one.
Easy assembly, exceptional utility, and extreme good looks...the BrewCave is pretty much a cross between a miracle and another miracle!
Whoa whoa whoa -- "a cross between a miracle and another miracle"? While a walk-in beer cooler is certainly miraculous, it is NOT a miracle crossed with another miracle. A miracle crossed with another miracle would be like, walking on water while simultaneously turning all that water into wine.
Hit the jump for a shot with the door open and a blueprint.
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This is a series of paint-it-yourself Portal rings (plus some bonus Assassin's Creed and Daft Punk ones) from Shapeways seller Ammnra Creations. Shapeways is a women's shapewear 3-D printing company that prints and ships its store owners' designs for customers. So the rings ($13+) are PLASTIC and come a solid color. You have to paint them to make them look like this, but the shop owner does offer a tutorial. Hopefully you're a good painter. Me? I haven't been good at painting since the accident. "What accident?" I got run over by a tractor trailer. "Jesus!" Haha, I met him briefly.
Hit the jump for a TON more including personality cores, a Hello Kitty version, as well as the Assassin's Creed and Daft Punk ones. Me? I want the apple of Eden ring.
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HAHA -- not so immortal after all, are you, Edward?! Per Geekologie Reader Kylie:
OK, so this guy I used to know recently made a deal with his friend that they would choose each other's tattoos and they would each get theirs while being blindfolded. He took his blindfold off to see this -- Edward, from Twilight! Yikes! So later he had it covered up with RUFIOOOO!
OH HELL YES. I asked my little lady to turn the pictures into an animated gif, but the angles make it look like there's a colored part in Edward that doesn't appear in Rufio. Like I said, that's just the angle. Great, now I kind of want a Rufio tattoo. "BANGARAAAAAANG!" *crowing* Okay now I f***ing have to have one.
Thanks to Kylie, who obviously knows a good coverup when she sees one (help me bury a body? Also -- what did the other guy get?). And to cocoa for making me the gif so I could spend the last ten minutes watching videos of Hook on Youtube. You know, for research.
