While we’re on the subject of cool Flickr sets… here’s a collection of crocheted characters from classic games…
You can buy these, and others, from etsy.
Category: Curiosities
Rationalising video games
Video games are so unrealistic it’s hard to imagine why there are people out there dedicated to stamping them out on the basis that they cause crime.
Not only is gravity in Mario’s world in an iterative state of flux – it’s completely implausible that an Italian plumber could run around bashing his head into blocks of bricks. Bricks that are suspended by nothing more than skyhooks…
Cracked set its readers the task of bringing reality back to the gaming world.
And ghosts are totally irrational…
No Duck Hunt is complete without a PETA protest…
Growing up heroes
Did you ever dress up as a superhero as a kid? Did you leave photographic evidence with your cruel parents? Then look out. Here’s a group photoblog dedicated to immortalising those moments where you tried to express your inner super hero.
Buy your plastic Jesus
When Mark Driscoll came to town last year he wanted us to “burn our plastic Jesus” you can’t do that if you don’t own one. I didn’t own one, I didn’t know where to buy one. Now I do. And you can get a deluxe edition too.
The lack of quality in the craftsmanship is enough to have me becoming an iconoclast.
Shirt of the Day: Mario in the morning
Mario’s Closet design @ © SplitReason.com
This picture has the possibility of becoming an awesome shirt for those days when you’re not sure what you want to wear… it’s being voted on at that link above.
And Andrew from Daily Vowel Movements sent it my way.
If you’ve got anything you think would be good blog fodder for me – send it my way.
My email address is in the footer (down the bottom of the page). Sometime this week I’ll try to replace the two pictures of coffee cups that are down there with something a little less repetitive.
For the hoodielums
If you fancy a bit or reptilian martial arts this January but need a target to direct your renaissance inspired ire towards… then why not buy an unfriend this Shredder hoodie and then proceed to kung-fu the Christmas overindulgence out of them.
Studying Pokemon leads to exam failure
I’m not a Pokemon fan at all. That’s one Japanese fad that passed me by. I do know that drawing Pokemon characters on your exam paper is not a shortcut to success. Especially if your teacher can out fox you (or out Pokemon you) as was the case for this mathlete…
Beware the unbread
This zombie toast statue looks like it should be blasted with a shotgun – and definitely not purchased.
A purpose – driving life
I like this little comic.
Mech Pram
Worried about the impending robot apocalypse? You know, the one with the Terminators running around with bad Austrian accents?
This pram will turn your offspring into lean mean robot killing machines.
The Secret life of Superheroes
Other than solving crimes and catching bad guys the life of the Superhero is surprisingly normal. Though superpowers do come in handy for domestic duties.
Batman, being a lame unsuperhero, has been foreclosed.
From Super Not So Super.
Bye the book
It’s probably time for the death of the humble phone book. Check out this visualisation (from Flickr) to see why…
Here are the quite reasonable assumptions on which this graphic was based:
[1] assuming 75,000,000 books delivered (source:www.saynotophonebooks.org)
[2] each is 30cm x 21cm x 4 cm (396.83 per cubic meter). Source: A ruler :)
[3] this gives around 189,000 cubic meters
[4] this is a cube with side 57.38m.
The Antiplate
If you love eating antipesto but can’t find an appropriate plate to put your goodies on – may I make a humble suggestion…
Track down one of these… complete with painted ants.
