Author Archives: madmarv

About madmarv

Civil Engineer, CAD Geek, podcast junkie and amateur photographer.

Card stacker gallery

Forget a hourse of cards, this guy made a whole city via Digg I remember seeing this guy’s work on TV. Watching him construct the world record breaking tower of cards was particularly impressive since it was all done by … Continue reading

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Light Saber Umbrella

Light Saber Umbrella via Boing Boing This will make you stand out in a crowd, even in the rain. The Most Thrilling Art Installation in the World via Digg A five-story tube slide for adults. Makes you long for kindergarten … Continue reading

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Darth Vader Samurai helmet

Darth Vader Samurai Helmet via Digg Babelfish didn’t translate the text very well but the picture speaks for itself. Voltron-Like Modular Robot Demonstrated via /. Superbot consists of Lego-like, but autonomous, robotic modules that can reconfigure into different systems for … Continue reading

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SETI@Home does more than search for ET

SETI Finally Finds Something…a stolen laptop via /. The rightful owner tracked down the IP when the laptop checked into SETI@Home and got the police to investigate. Hilarious Star Wars Pic! via Digg Don’t want to spoil the pic but … Continue reading

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Four legged duckling

Duckling born with four legs via Digg Is this cute or are they just extra drumsticks? Delete Key Eraser via Boing Boing Now if we only had the Ctrl & Alt keys too, we could reboot this analog mess called … Continue reading

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Got Bilk?

Beer + Milk = Bilk? via Digg What to do when milk sales start falling off of a cliff? Try making beer with it instead. These guys can’t produce enough to meet demand right now. Speakers from Mars via CNet … Continue reading

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Dating explained as an electrical diagram

Dating advice for men explained in electrical diagrams via Boing Boing Oh sure, there’s nothing geekier than proposing marriage over IM, but this is definitely in the top 10. One guys dating habits analyzed as an electrical diagram. His conclusion…parallel … Continue reading

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Stuck in the hopper?

All We Need to Know About Software Project Management, We Can Learn From Watching Star Trek via dzone.com A Guide to Grading Exams via del.icio.us Dark Crystal 2 confirmed via Digg

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The Hardest Game Boss Ever

Even harder ‘Hardest Game Boss Ever’. via Digg Well there’s Ludicrous Speed, now there’s Ludicrous Boss Level. Now the guy who spent the time practicing to beat this level really has no life. Extreme Pimped TI-83+ Calculator: Sleek Case and … Continue reading

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The best place to hide money? Ask a burglar

The best place to hide money? Ask a burglar via Blogging Stocks Short answer: A Bank. Other ideas: If you have children, inside a toy. Then put it in a toy box so that a burglar will have to search … Continue reading

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