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No, R2-D2 didn’t get stuck outside overnight on the planet Hoth. This snow droid was hand crafted by one clever winter-y geek. And lord knows this winter has already spilled a crap load of snowy art material in my neck of the woods. Maybe the next snowstorm we can see a Snow Vader? Link

Get your stop-motion gear ready and prepare for mimicking. Mario gets a little raccoon-y in this Super Mario Bros. 3 stop-motion video by YouTube user smartkid82504. Link

Real guitarists love to bitch about how the Guitar Hero-esque game controllers hinder the complexity of real-life guitar playing. And to be honest, they’ve gotta point. As a guitar player for the past ten years or so, it pains me to see 12-year-olds pick up a game controller and think they could even have a shot at picking up the ...

While the iconic fail whale was already the willing victim of a full-on LEGO brick barrage, the Twitter bird had stealthy avoided the brick treatment. But no longer thanks to brick designer Fredo Houben, who took the Twitter bird design to the next logical level — LEGO sculpture. Link [via]

You’d think a computer, with all of is modern technology, would be able to boil down at least a bit of the ambiguity which constantly surrounds the Mona Lisa. A computer designed to do so might be able to shed some light on the woman, but when we’re talking a recreation made out of only computer folders, Lisa is even ...

I don’t quite understand the association between toys and grandfather clocks. Maybe because grandparents are the bearers of awesome toys? Don’t know, don’t care. All I know is that this clock made of secondhand toys is pretty damn nifty. Don’t be put off by the hokey “grandfather” name. This clock will keep you young at heart. Link

There’s nothing I enjoy more on a frigid Jersey night than cranking up the heat, slipping on my Snuggie and cuddling with one the fluffiest pillow I can find. These awesome Super Mario Pillows would satisfy both my needs for comfort and geekiness, all in one fell swoop. These Mario, Bowser and Goomba pillows were created by Flickr user renatahashimoto, ...

Sudoku has had a major surge in popularity over the last several years, taking the place of crossword puzzles as the geeky geekier equivalent of Solitaire. But you know us geeks, we always have to take things a step further than necessary. Just when we thought everything was in its right place, we throw an Italian-inspired curve ball. If you ...

It’s not everyday you get to see a Escherichia coli bacterium up-close and personal. But British artist Luke Jerram�s �Glass Microbiology� series brings the microscopic world into the limelight with sculptures designed to resemble viruses and bacteria. To create each one, Jerram used images from an electron microscope and had guidance from virologist Andrew Davidson of the University of Bristol ...

This poor Peanut has been living in the same mediocrity for decades now. It seems totally unfair. I think its about time Charlie Brown had himself a makeover. Growing up with the Peanuts I have to admit, I grew sick of Brown’s wishy-washy shit. There’s only so much indecisiveness I can take. Maybe a new look can give Charlie a ...