Author Archives: madmarv

Wally Wallington demonstrates how the stones of Stonehenge could have been transported and erected with fewer people than you might think. He stands a 19,000 lb. block on its end by himself using only leverage and gravity. Marv

Pac-Man Christmas Tree via Mixx Hands down the geekiest tree of the year. 56 Geeks Poster via Digg And amazingly, Podcaster Geek is on the poster, but it doesn’t look like anyone one I know. Seriously. R2-D2 Translator via Digg … Continue reading →

Tesla Christmas Tree via Mixx 91-second long exposure shot of a genuine tesla coil in the shape of a christmas tree. Video link towards the bottom of the page too. Can You Spot the Library via Digg if you

Pics from the Watchmen movie lot via Wil Wheton’s Twitter feed Some pretty tantalizing scenes of New York in the 1980’s Watchmen universe. None of the main characters are shown in these pics but it looks like they are staying … Continue reading →

Rube Goldberg Reality Show Casting Call via Boing Boing Here is the upside to a writer’s strike. Yes, there is only one. Hey, maybe they could bring back Junk Yard Wars. How to Turn an Ice Cream Stick into a … Continue reading →

Can you grow cress in a keyboard? via Digg Need a new practical joke to play on the guy going on vacation? Make their keyboard into a Chia pet. The shot where the cress pops a key off the keyboard … Continue reading →

Lego Knitting Machine via Kevin Devin The combination of the background music and this machine’s slow repetitive movement makes me sleepy, but I want to see what the finished project looks like. Marv

Meet the cat with nine lives and two faces via Boing Boing His two faces act independently from each other. And the creepy/amazing thing is: “When he purrs it is like he is purring in stereo,” the cat’s owner said. … Continue reading →

Calyxa’s Elemental Hexagons Deck via Boing Boing It’s just like a Tarot deck, but for chemistry geeks. Defense Ministry’s Gundam-inspired high-tech infantry kit via Boing Boing [The Advanced Personal Armament System] offers a network-linked helmet providing night and thermal vision, … Continue reading →

22 Peculiar Names for Groups of Animals via Digg Oh sure, I’ve heard of a “pod of whales”, but a “troubling of goldfish”? Drawing vs Reality (Amazing PICS!) via Digg Heh, don’t ya just love it when a pictures just … Continue reading →