Eclectic junk from the four corners of the ‘Net. And pictures too!
Need a little something to get you through the week before starting on your next big project? The Canon paper craft site might have a quick (or not so quick) project for you. Everything from planes to spaceships to scale model insects and all are made from simple paper. BTW, if your in a pinch for a quick gift for the uber geek in your life a few of these will definitely make their day.
[via paper forest]
When you say ‘Doraemon’ most people will say that he is ‘that weird cat thing from Japan’. That’s partially true. He is a cat, a robotic one from the future, and he has been the start of comics (manga) and cartoons in Japan as far back at the 1970’s. The stories are usually about his friend Nobita getting into some sort of trouble at school or by being too lazy for his own good. Doraemon will normally produce some sort of gadget from his fourth-dimensional pouch that will be the perfect cure for the problem. This inevitably will cause Nobita (or his friends) to get too greedy and screw things up even more…
Steve Irwin, best known at the "Crocodile Hunter, has died due to a stingray barb to the heart. During filming of a segment of a TV program called "Ocean’s Deadliest" he swam too close to a ray and the animal attacked him. In was has been described as an extremely unlucky accident, the stingray’s poisonous barb entered his chest and pierced his heart. We will all miss his energy and passion for wildlife.
This is just a wacky item. As many people may know, scattered around the planet are tile mosaics depicting the aliens from the classic video game ‘Space Invaders‘. Well this is one made up of not the usual ceramic tiles but of Rublik cubes. Neat. I’m waiting for someone to build a massive sculpture out of Merlin games.
[via Core77]
Sometimes you see something and you just have to blog about it, this is one of those things. Amaze your friends with this floating space shuttle. If you don’t want he space shuttle hovering over your desk all day you can swap it out with an LCD clock. Could be a nice gift for the geek on your list.
