Author Archives: madmarv

The ill effects of an overheating Flux Capacitor via Digg Who knew that flux capacitors burned just like laptop batteries? Super Mario Bros. Theme on Trombone via Boing Boing Yet one more adaptation that 8-bit tune that never leaves my … Continue reading →

HOWTO: Take infrared pictures with your digital camera via Digg It takes exposed color film and places it over the lens of the camera using cardboard and electrical tape. The exposed film blocks most visible light but permits near-infrared light … Continue reading →

Inflatable Human Beach Ball via Digg If you can’t swim, but still want to join in the water games with your friends, you can now jump in a plastic bubble and bounce on the water’s surface like an insect. But, … Continue reading →

Tie Fighter Speakers via Digg Looks really geeky but, I’ve gotta question the wisdom of modelling speakers after a Tie Fighter. The way I remember it, a Tie fighter makes sounds like a Wookie getting a bikini wax. You Crammed … Continue reading →

Transformers movie avoids the R rating via Digg There was no swearing or nudity, but the MPAA wanted to apply the R rating to Transformers for “sheer intensity”. However Spielberg fought back and got his PG-13. Now if this doesn’t … Continue reading →

Word Inversion Cleverness…Doormat reads: “Come in” & “Go Away” via Digg A clever alternative to the Do Not Disturb sign, in one orientation it welcomes visitors. Rotate 180 degrees and it tells them to go away. Gummy Bear Chandelier via … Continue reading →

Captain America dies on the page via /. A sniper guns him down as he is coming out of a courthouse according to the article. But in all fairness, a death in a comic book is Mythbusters material, and there’s … Continue reading →

Astronomy Picture of the Day via Digg A trippy, composite photo of the sun taken at the same time of day throughout the course of the year. Summer Glau will be a Terminator via Digg As reported in an earlier … Continue reading →

Error: Printer on Fire via Digg Remember when…a combination of paper, dust, printer cleaning fluid, a printer drum rotating at 2400 RPM and the inevitable paper jam would sometimes cause a fire? And Unix had a special error code for … Continue reading →

Uncomfortable Questions: Was the Death Star Destruction an Inside Job? via Digg The story has no mirrors and the original server is down due to the Digg effect, but someone reposted the text in the comments. Gotta love this one … Continue reading →