Mythbusters to Test Cockroach Radiation Myth via /.
I can’t wait to see Adam and Jamie glow in the dark.
“(Viewers) should learn that things don’t glow if exposed to radiation,” she [Michelle Johnson, a technical group manager for the national lab] said. “And they won’t be radioactive after being exposed to radiation.”
You know, that kind of talk doesn’t help to sell the show. Just throw some fluorescent paint on them and they’ll glow.
Marv
As we were driving across the great state of California from San Francisco to Ontario California for the Podcast and New Media Expo…we got bored in the car and decided to MST3K The Wrath of Kahn. Not makeing fun mind you….but paying homage and hilarity ensued.
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Darth Vader Samurai Armor – The Dark Side Never Looked So Good via Digg
All I can say is…I think I’ve found my Halloween costume. Now if only it would fit.
Full Size Transformer Built in China: Autobot X2 via Digg
I’ve gotta see this thing up close. An $8000, life size (probably), statue of Bumblebee. And an Optimus Prime statue is in the works.
Marv
Kreg and I need to catch up on a little family business this week. Sorry, no regular shows. We are likely to be in the chat room and perhaps fire up the webcam at the regular time (9:00PM EST Sunday night.)
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Chuck and I recently visited the Computer History Museum in Mountain View California. We shot a video while we were there as a segment for the Live show that we put on at the Podcast and New Media Expo….and now, we share it with you. Oh, almost forgot…I took a TON of pictures too.
Enjoy.
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Ig Nobel awards won by: extracting vanilla fragrance and flavour from cow dung! via Digg
Oh, and the part that will really blow your mind:
As a bonus to the prize, Toscanini
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Couch crafted from Macintosh II computers via Digg
You know, if one were to count the original price of the Mac II, this couch is really worth over $100k. And for that kind of money, you’d probably want a couch that is a bit more comfortable.
X-Wing Rocket Disintegrates After Launch via /.
The first few seconds of flight look like a scene from the Last Starfighter. And then it broke.
Yoga Origami via Digg
Destroy the scissors we must. And I remember a frog origami design that could actually jump w/ a puff of air applied to it just right. Maybe this Yoda can do somersaults if you make a paper light saber.
Marv
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