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About madmarv

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

Top 11 Geek Gifts

Top 11 Best Geek Gifts via Digg Just for you Kreg: 5. Life-sized, fully-functional Bender Movie rumor of the day: Short circuit remake via Digg Number 5 is alive…maybe…need input. Steve Spangler Demonstrating “insta-snow” via Digg Just add water and…voila! … Continue reading

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3D Paper Snowflakes & Carved Crayons

Here are some office craft projects guaranteed to impress your co-workers and make them question your workload. How to Make a 3D Paper Snowflake via Digg Carved Crayon Art via Digg Fourteen Things That It Took Me Over 50 Years … Continue reading

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Pyramids made using concrete?

Pyramids were built with concrete rather than rocks, scientists claim via /. Some interesting theories from scientists have said that the upper levels of the large pyramids were poured in place using a form similar to modern day concrete. Egyptologists … Continue reading

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Cylon Roombas

Video: Cylon Roombas via Digg As predicted in Ep. 71 of Diggnation, the Cylon wars will begin with Roombas. Browsing the Web on an Apple II with Contiki via Digg Anybody remember Lynx? Stokke Gravity Chair – The Coolest Chair … Continue reading

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Arch of computer monitors

Arch of computer monitors via Digg About a dozen monitors stacked to form an arch with just a keyboard holding it together as a keystone. RC jumbo jet via Digg This thing is huge for a RC plane. Check out … Continue reading

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Two ropes and a lighter

Logic games for cocktail parties via Reddit These are not genius level puzzles but they beat the heck out of Sudoku. Here’s puzzle number 1. You are given two ropes and a lighter. This is the only equipment you can … Continue reading

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Joe Murphy needs some support right now

Joe Murphy needs some support right now via michaelandevo.com Joe’s got a tumor the size of a cantaloupe. Everyone, let’s show him how many people are pulling for him. Amazing wind powered robots via Digg Freakishly awesome wood robots. UK … Continue reading

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An insurance agent you can trust

Best quote of the day. From Glen Daily’s webpage, he is a fee-only insurance agent. I found this gem through the Freakonomic’s Blog. How do I know that I can trust you? You don’t. But trust is overrated. Numerous studies … Continue reading

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Murphy's Lesser Known Laws

Good joke: Murphy’s Lesser Known Laws via Clipmarks 1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. Chocolate ‘cuts blood clot risk’ via Digg Hooray for science! Platelets from those who … Continue reading

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Top Ten 007 Gadgets and the BSG Gag Reel

40 Things That Only Happen in Movies via Digg Cars will explode instantly when struck by a single bullet. Anyone can land a 747 as long as there is someone in the control tower to talk you down. One man … Continue reading

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