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When I think of famous side profiles the first person I think about is Alfred Hitchcock. A team of scientists at the University of California at San Francisco “injected light-sensing and communication genes from various bacterial species into Escherichia coli.” That’s right, the poopy virus. The scientists then projected an image of Hitchcock onto a plate of bacteria, leaving an ...

Yo, dawg, your music is da bomb-diggity. You wanted bass that really exploded? This decommissioned grenade has been de-bombed and MP3-activated, replacing its innards with portable media hardware and replacing the safety clip with a headphone jack. Link

Self-glorification. Self-encouragement. Messages of self-affirmation. Some call these messages a sin. Pure vanity. Not if you leave these messages on the Benedictaphone, the holiest way to sin there ever was. “You are great. You are powerful. You are the greatest of all time.” Why thank you, Pope Benedict, you’re not too bad yourself. The Benedictaphone allows you to record yourself, ...

I’m not sure which would be more impressive to solve, the 1,212 piece Petaminx puzzle we saw a few months back or this awesome twelved-sided Rubik’s Cube puzzle. The Petaminx definitly seems more challenging, though this Brando toy is slightly sexier and might be your last chance to impress that geeky puzzle girl you’ve been trying to get in the ...

Back in October 2006, Netflix began their $1 million challenge, offering a cash reward to the development team whom could improve Cinematch, the company’s recommendation engine, by at least 10%. After nearly three years the winner has finally been compensated. Netflix considered the million such a good investment that they’ve decided to start all over again. This time, Netflix will ...

This toilet paper won’t leave any dingleberries behind. In fact, you’ll be lucky if it leaves any skin behind. Link [via]

A mash-up of the classic Jaws with the future classic Where The Wild Things Are. Link [via]

Some clever gamer modified the group zombie-slaying game Left 4 Dead so instead of only zombies, you’re also attacked by rabid Teletubbies. I’m pretty sure the Teletubbies are scarier than the damn zombies are. Turn the sound up. It’s worth it. The menu has changed. No more tubby custard. Brains, brains and more brains. Time for tubby-bye-bye, bitch. Link

You call that cold lump of coal in your chest a heart? Sounds to me like you can use a little cardiac boost. This Arc Reactor film replica fits right into your shrapnel-damaged chest. The replica comes emblazoned with the words “Proof That Tony Stark Has A Heart.” No, no it really isn’t. You want proof, feel for a pulse. ...

Back in the good ole days, crafty old women would test out their hot new stitches on what is known as a cross stitch sampler, basically a strip of cloth with a series of random stitches sewn across it. Most of the time these samplers are tacky and boring, branding cliched messages such as “Home Sweet Home.” The Internet Cross ...