What can you fit in a huge 7676 x 630-pixel image? One hundred characters created by Pixar drawn to scale by Chilean designer Juan Pablo Bravo, from Luxo Jr. to Mr. Incredible to Up! protagonist Carl Fredricksen. Zoom in. More »
Author: Jesus Diaz
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100 Pixar Characters Drawn to Scale [Imagecache]
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The Real Cost of Scrabble for iPad [Cartoon]
Some people have said that Scrabble for iPad is amazing. It sure is a cool tech demo. But when you look at the total price tag of that game, it doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. [VirtualShackles] More »
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iPad Is the Future [Ipad]
Normal people don’t like today’s computers. Most loathe them because they can’t fully understand their absurd complexity and arcane conventions. That’s why the iPad will kill today’s computers, just like the latter killed computers running with punchcards and command lines. More »
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The Manual Pages That Saved Apollo 13 [Space]
On April 13, 1970—321,860 kilometers into its Moon trip—an oxygen tank exploded in the Odyssey’s Service Module. James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise had a really big problem. These pages saved their lives. More »
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My Way or the Highway [Blockquote]
Listening to this great anecdote, it doesn’t surprise me that Steve Jobs liked Paul Rand so much. After all, he has the same philosophy: My way or the highway. And I agree with him 100%. Watch the complete interview. More »
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Giant Lego Tarantula Grosses Me Out [Lego]
Look at this freaking giant tarantula made out of Lego. Builder Doctor Mobius used a gazillion billion levers (of all things!) to create its freaking hairs and gross me out enough to make me poop Lego bricks. More »
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A380 Landing Gear Explosion Filmed by Terrified Passengers [Airplanes]
The largest passenger plane in the world almost had a fatal accident yesterday: Two wheels of the left landing gear exploded during touchdown at Sydney’s airport. A passenger filmed the terrifyingly fiery action from the airplane camera and the window. More »
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Apple’s German iPad Demand 3.5 Times Higher Than Expected [Ipad]
In Europe, each Apple country orders products from the mothership according to their marketing experience and expectations. According to a reliable source, Apple Germany had ordered only 75,000 iPads. Against all their predictions, they got 250,000 orders. More »
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Orbit Looks Like a Brain-Liquifying Rollercoaster [Architecture]
It looks like a vomit-inducing, brain-liquifying rollercoaster, but sadly it’s a new London landmark to be built by steel conglomerate ArcelorMittal for the Olympic Park. Called the Orbit, is almost as tall as the Great Pyramid of Giza. More »
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You’re Not Truly Rich Until You Have Your Own Mothership [Ships]
This is absolutely insane. Apparently, there are people so rich that, not happy with having their own megayacht, get themselves a huge support ship to carry giant speedboats, sailboats, helicopters, and even submarines. That’s what the Sea Axe is. More »
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iSnapMe Front Camera for iPhone Needs Mobile Chatroulette Now [Gadget]
Someone has turned a completely absurd and idiotic concept into a completely absurd and idiotic product: The iSnapMe Forward Facing Camera for the iPhone. More »
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Rick Deckard Lives In This Building’s Penthouse [Architecture]
This is Wai Think Tank‘s proposal for the Fashion Museum in Omotesando Street, Tokyo. I miss the flying cars, but there are lots of half-naked replicants: More »
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Female Terrorists’ Explosive Breast Implants? Really? [Terrorism]
British intelligence service MI5 has discovered that Al Qaeda female suicide bombers are getting explosive charges inside their breasts, using a similar procedure to breast augmentation. This makes bombs almost impossible to detect at airports. But there’s something strange here. More »
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The Periodic Table of All the Periodic Tables [Chart]
There. Now, your desire to see every object in the world into periodic tables has been granted: A periodic table of all the nerdgasmic, brilliant, and absurd periodic tables in the internets. [Keaggy – Thanks Mike!] More »
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Turn Any Food Into Gold [Cooking]
Witchcraft! The philosopher’s stone is now real: It comes in a spray can and will turn any food into gold (or silver). I want a bling bling pizza for dinner. [Deli Garage via Likecool] More »
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Fact: The iPad Is Not Expensive—for an Apple Product, Anyway [Ipad]
The iPad is not expensive. In fact, compared to other products through Apple’s history, it’s very cheap. It’s not opinion. It’s fact, as you can see in this comparative graphic, covering every major Apple device launch since the Apple I. More »
