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Adam Vorhees really loved biology class. When the day came around to dissect frogs, he was ready to jump out of his skin with excitement. So what if he’s a little creepy? Anatomy can be fascinating. Even for objects of the non-living variety. Vorhees’s Exploded photo set illustrates the anatomy of some everyday objects with intriguing results.

How do rednecks celebrate the holidays? Other than running down wild animals and throwing perfectly good furniture across their lawn, them good ole boys like to take about 3,000 Christmas lights and just wrap ’em around their prized pick-up. Insert electric generator and voila, instant holiday cheer.

No doubt about it, Batman: Arkham Asylum was one of the best games of the past decade. Batman’s ninja/detective skills were perfectly bent together to form an awesome action title. And now, here’s the trailer for Batman: Arkham Asylum 2! Apparently the Joker is back to his old tricks, causing mischief and mayhem in Gotham, as usual. Link

CAN YOU SPEAK UP A BIT?! I CAN’T HEAR YOU! NO, NOT AT ALL! Developed by the Dutch Army during World War I and II, these Acoustic Listening Devices were expected to be used as part of their air defense system. And they were undoubtedly a rousing success.

So most of us would be all like “yippee” over the fact that bee populations have been steadily declining. Hooray! No more pretending to ignore them so they just leave us alone! No more running like a little girl! But see, losing bees could be bad… very bad. Pollination is crucial for the survival of all of our yummy crops. ...

Tweet, tweet, tweet. All friggen’ day long. That’s all people do anymore. And you know woman with long nails love tapping the keys with their extended appendages, so it’s pretty fitting to integrate their love for Twitter right into their nail art. Including four Twitter failwhale birds and the iconic Twitter “T” logo on the thumb, this Twitter Nail Art ...

Me? No, no, sir, HE’S the PC. Not me. You need proof? Just look at this decal. What’s that officer? I get a free pass? Because, yeah, he totally came out of nowhere. There’s not even reflectors on his bike and he’s wearing all black sooo… Well, yeah I know his clothes LOOK red now. But us Mac fans gotta ...

Worth 1000 held a dreidel-themed Photoshopping contest, and one of� the participants took it to the logical conclusion. Dreidel Hero, the first video game made exclusively for rocking out to your favorite Hanukkah song classics like… um… you know, that one by Adam Sandler and, um… yeah, err, that other one about Hanukkah and stuff. Link [via]

And you thought your Rubik’s Cube was hard. I told you, I always come in first place, even if we’re ranking by Rubik’s cube hardness… Oh, you were referring to the difficulty? Well then. Carry on.

We’re pretty much done with all of the holiday baking over in these parts, and we did quite a bit I might add. Or maybe I should say everyone else did quite a bit. Me? Not a baker. Trust me, nobody wants me near their ovens or even their microwaves.While I’ve been known to wield a gadget or two, cooking ...