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The other other white meat
This is for Chip, who has said on many occasions that she “likes them with mustard.” Australians have come up with a novel solution to the millions of feral cats roaming the outback …
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The Wave of the Future
The succinctly-named Piss-Screen is a pressure-sensitive inlay for urinals which allows you (and by “you” they mean “men”) to play a game with your pee. It seems to actually be an unusually elaborate “don’t drink and drive” advertisement, since the screens are installed in Frankfurt bars, you crash if your reaction time is too slow,…
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She Branded Me with Science
For something a little more original than “Mom,” check out this collection of science-related tattoos. (There’s even a squid!) Link (via Cynical-C)
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Quick! To Woot!
This most awesome “Squidbucket” shirt is only available for this price today! shirt.woot Many thanks to Myst for turning us on to this lovely! Fortunately, for those who are don’t obsessively check this blog for new content every 15 minutes,* if you miss today’s squid you can always pick it up at a slightly higher…
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Well, It’s Supremely Logical
SiteLogic founder Matt Bailey likes to use Star Trek to teach analytics. Besides not beaming down, another factor that showed to increase the survival rate of the red-shirts was the nature of the relationship between the alien life and captain Kirk. When Captain Kirk meets an alien woman and “makes contact” the survival rate of…
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Now on My Wish List
Last Exit To Nowhere features T-shirts which “are inspired and pay homage to some of the most memorable places, corporations and companies in 20th century fiction.” Aliens’ Weyland-Yutani Corp, Clockwork Orange’s Ludovico Technique, and lots more. The shirts are almost cool enough to make me forgive the site’s nausea-inducing Flash interface. Link
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Headline of the Day
China insists on approving reincarnations of Tibetan lamas I want to see the form they have to fill out.
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Another Missed Opportunity
Aaaargh! Where were the plans for this AT-AT stroller mod when Shadowboy was a baby? Link (via Neatorama)
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Paleo-Future Blog
Billing itself as “a look into the future that never was,” this neat site looks at the past’s predictions of the future. Man, I want a house like this.
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Artificial Snot
I bet that got your attention. Mucus greatly improves the nose’s ability to differentiate smells by helping to separate the scents chemically. Researchers at Warwick University in the UK have developed an artifical mucus (a thin polymer coating) to enhance the effectiveness of odor-sensing “electronic noses.” I’m finding this far, far funnier than I probably…