Archive for the 'Quickhit' Category

The Silence of the Bears

February 27th, 2008

What happens if you put a Gummi Bear into molten potassium chlorate.

Hannibal Lecter would be proud.


The sin map

February 27th, 2008

Forbes’ guide to the most sinful cities, arranged by sin.

Congratulations Denver on being chosen #1 for Lust.


Strange coincidence

February 27th, 2008

The trailer for Wall-E set to the soundtrack for the trailer to The Terminator.

Not a perfect fit, but given there’s no apparent editing it’s quite uncanny how well it all fits.


In case you were wondering…

February 27th, 2008

Up to this point, I’ve written a little over 56,600 words in this blog.

That’s a little over the minimum length of a novel.


Coming Soon: Speed Racer

February 26th, 2008

The directors of the Matrix go very strange in this film based on a cartoon.

The style of this looks superb. I think it’ll be a huge flop, but incredibly enjoyable at the same time.


Worried about your carpets?

February 26th, 2008

Try installing this floating chair.

I’d love to know what this feels like to sit on – it’s hard to imagine what it would be like. I also wonder what kind of magnets you’d need to have in order to sell this safely in America.