For anyone who’s ever dumped vinegar into baking soda, this list of “Amazing Chemical Reactions” is for you. Each entry has a short description of the chemicals involved, plus a video of the reaction. Potassium Chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen. It is often used as a disinfectant and in fireworks and…

If you’re familiar with the iGoogle page, you probably know that you can customize its appearance with several themes. What you may not know is that every night at 3:14 a.m., some of the themes get a little creepy. On the Beach, Nessie surfaces for 60 seconds, then takes a deep breath and dives back…

Falling squarely into the category of Things You Wouldn’t Expect. Like, Ever. is the news that Milla Jovovich has a little-known secondary career as a folk singer. She’s produced two albums, Divine Comedy and The PeopleTree Sessions, both of which actually have decent reviews. Sadly, there is no song entitled “Mooooltipass.” Huh. (via Awesome)

Chop Shop offers this awesome T-shirt featuring the silhouettes of 51 robots from “film, television, books, toys and one even from a famous classic rock album.” I’ve spent 15 minutes staring at this thing, trying to see how many I recognize. Link (via Big Dumb Object)

Brilliant action-figure modder Sillof has already done the Gaslight Justice League and Victorian Avengers. Now he’s tackled Star Wars, with gorgeous results. Darth Vader Unlike my ReVision Vader, I stripped away the samurai influence on Vader. To capture that European feel I used title “Lord Vader”, as Tarkin calls him, as the inspiration. My imperials…

There’s a comic book called “Helen Killer.” Here is the plot: In 1901, twenty-one year old college student Helen Keller, with the aid of a fantastical device invented by her friend and mentor Alexander Graham Bell, regains her sight and hearing as well as near super-human strength and agility. Helen is enlisted by the Secret…

T-shirts On the Edge of Forever has an amusing collection of shirts that celebrate the mad scientist in all of us. They’re associated with Amorphia Apparel, whose designs include a drum-playing T. rex and an octopus squirting Valentines out its heinie. It’s oddly compelling. This is still my favorite science-related shirt, though. (Available in the…

Howstuffworks has a roundup of space conspiracy theories, including the Face on Mars and the hoaxed moon landing. I wasn’t aware of a couple of these, so I guess I’m not cool enough to get invited to the conspiracy parties. Link

Time travelers have a lot to contend with: What if you show up to ride with Gengis Khan and you’re fresh out of kumiss? Will Leif Eriksson tell you you don’t smell like a warrior? Fortunately, your local Time Travel Mart is there to help, supplying the discerning temponaut with powdered horse milk, Viking odorant,…