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• Literal Iron Man Is Quite Im-Press-ive
• The Avengers Take A Trip To Pooh Corner
• No, That’s Not A Birdbath!
• That Lipgloss Has Some Hop to It
• Zombie Boot Camp Lets You Live Out Your Fantasies
• A Staple of Modern Art
• Slurp, Slurp, Slurp Said The Fox
• Lacy Chain Link Fence Art
• Opossum Wearing A Sweater Shreds On A Snowboard
• Ad For Battlestar Galactica Disco Warrior Jacket
• Red Panda Smacks Down A Pumpkin
• Back to the Future II Quadrocoptor
• Game of Thrones Amigurumi
• How Leela and 9 Other Cartoon Characters Got Their Names
• Laundry Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen
• Rising Table
• An App for Good Intentions
• Car with an Airbag for Pedestrians
• A Night in the Dog House
• Grave Matters: The Body-Snatchers Unearthed

Literal Iron Man Is Quite Im-Press-ive Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:32 AM PDT This version of Iron Man has a bright future–working as an advertising mascot for a local chain of drycleaners. Taking a literal look at comic book legend Iron Man, this cosplayer is bringing the funny to one of the most popular members of the Avengers while looking quite domestic. But don’t ask him to press your trousers for you, or you’ll be in for a steam blast to the face and third degree burns. That suit must weigh a ton! Link  –via ComicsAlliance

The Avengers Take A Trip To Pooh Corner Posted: 12 Mar 2012 03:25 AM PDT Illustrator Charles Paul Wilson III decided to make the Avengers look a bit softer and fluffier, so he took them down to the 100 Aker Wood and showed the group how to channel their inner Pooh Bear. Charles’ illustrations are heroically adorable, and it’s great fun to see these superfolks in a kinder, gentler light. Oh, and the old school kids book look ain’t bad either. Link  –via Rampaged Reality

No, That’s Not A Birdbath! Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:59 AM PDT Unfortunately, there’s no video of this, but this series of pictures showing a bird dousing itself in a chocolate fountain is almost as good. If you know where this picture comes from, let me know so I can add proper credits. Via BuzzFeed

That Lipgloss Has Some Hop to It Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:55 AM PDT It might not get you drunk, but if you love the taste of Sierra Nevada beer, then perhaps you’ll love it mixed with mint and smeared all over your lips. Although, you might not want to wear it while driving lest you get pulled over and have a cop think he smells booze on you. Link Via Laughing Squid

Zombie Boot Camp Lets You Live Out Your Fantasies Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:52 AM PDT Ever wanted to test out your skills in a real life zombie apocalypse? Then sign up for the Zombie Boot Camp Experience at Wish.co.uk. For only $100 or so you can be trained by ex-military instructors and then set out to fight zombie actors equipped with paintball guns. While they won’t actually eat your flesh, it is a full-contact experience, so be prepared to get your knees scrapped up. Link Via Vagabondish

A Staple of Modern Art Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:42 AM PDT Notice anything strange about the artwork above? How about the fact that it’s made out of staples? The creation is made by Paris-based artist Baptiste Debombourg. His most recent mural is made up of 450,000 staples. Link Via Laughing Squid

Slurp, Slurp, Slurp Said The Fox Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:36 AM PDT (Video Link) That must be one tasty window or one derpy little fox. Via Cute Overload

Lacy Chain Link Fence Art Posted: 12 Mar 2012 01:13 AM PDT Dutch designer Joep Verhoeven has added an artistic twist to the typical chain link fence, while retaining its durability and function. The company is called Lace Fence, and the fences they create have a delicate and graceful style that will add some flavor to your neighborhood without compromising your safety, all custom made to order by the square meter. They’re designed with a 2d drawing program, so no pattern is too intricate or shape too organic for this lace inspired barricade, and customers love the fact that their custom fence creation is truly unique. You can see more designs at the link below, they’re changing the way we think about chain link fencing. Link  –via CNet

Opossum Wearing A Sweater Shreds On A Snowboard Posted: 11 Mar 2012 11:30 PM PDT (YouTube Link) Shaun White had better watch out for Ratatouille the snowboarding opossum, because if this little guy learns how to grind the halfpipe or drop a backflip 360 off a ramp his power of adorableness coupled with his snow shredding skills will make him the new king of winter sports. –via The Daily What

Ad For Battlestar Galactica Disco Warrior Jacket Posted: 11 Mar 2012 11:25 PM PDT You’ll be stylin’ and profilin’ in this Battlestar Galactica Warrior’s Battle Jacket, whether you’re getting your boogie on at the disco or piloting a Starhound Viper through a meteor storm. If this retro magazine ad has inspired you to change up your style with a sci-fi style twist, then head to Ebay, where you can get your own for around $250.  According to the ad copy, the jacket is the “perfect family jacket for anywhere wear. ” ‘Nuff said. Link

Red Panda Smacks Down A Pumpkin Posted: 11 Mar 2012 11:12 PM PDT (YouTube Link) The spunky red panda in this video doesn’t tolerate any pumpkins messing around in his neck of the woods, and he’s more than happy to demonstrate his kung fu skills as he teaches this particular pumpkin some manners. We already know how cute red pandas can be, now this guy demonstrates that they’re also tough as nails. -via Stuff I Stole From The Internet

Back to the Future II Quadrocoptor Posted: 11 Mar 2012 03:33 PM PDT (Video Link) YouTube user native118′s amazing custom quadrocopter looks exactly like Doc Brown’s DeLorean DMC-12. It even has a Mr. Fusion machine! Presumably this is a fully functional time machine, and native118 has simply chosen not to highlight that ability. -via Technabob

Game of Thrones Amigurumi Posted: 11 Mar 2012 03:21 PM PDT Kati’s cute collection of crocheted Starks have already sold, so I can’t find much information about it. Is Ned’s head detachable? That would be an appropriate feature. Etsy Shop -via Nerd Approved

How Leela and 9 Other Cartoon Characters Got Their Names Posted: 11 Mar 2012 03:15 PM PDT There’s a lot of intellectual depth to Futurama — and not just in the math and physics. Even the names are subtle references, such as Leela’s: Leela's full name, "Turanga Leela," is a reference to Olivier Messiaen's famous orchestral piece, the Turangalîla-Symphonie. Because — well, that 1948 symphony screams "purple-haired sexy cyclops chick," don't you think? Jennifer Lewis researched the origins of the names of nine popular cartoon characters, including Scooby-Doo, Jon Arbuckle and Winnie the Pooh. Find out about these and others at the link. Link -via Ace of Spades HQ | Image: 20th Century Fox

Laundry Art of Kaarina Kaikkonen Posted: 11 Mar 2012 02:10 PM PDT Can laundry be art? Finnish artist Kaarina Kaikkonen thought so! The artists elevated the act of hanging laundry on clothes lines into an art form: Link - via Jay Mug

Rising Table Posted: 11 Mar 2012 10:00 AM PDT Now *that* is a folding table! Architectural designer Robert Van Embricqs created this clever piece called Rising Table, which is made from a single piece of wood: Link - via Tuvie

An App for Good Intentions Posted: 11 Mar 2012 07:57 AM PDT Dan W, a software developer, used a bookmarklet at Instapaper to save long articles for later reading. Then he came up with a better idea. He made his own bookmarklet to save articles for later reading. There's one difference. Mine doesn't save the page, it just pretends to. And that's good enough. I use instapaper a lot. I think it's a fantastic service. No longer do I have a hundred tabs open to web pages I intend to read at some point before closing the browser. I can push them to instapaper and read them on my commute instead in a calm stripped down format. It works great. But I find far more things that look interesting than I have time to read. Currently I have 4051 unread links. I had to write some code to find that out because instapaper doesn't have an unread count anywhere. That lack of unread count is the best feature. That will simplify your reading list immensely! Dan has made his Instapaper Placebo available for everyone to use. Link -via Not Exactly Rocket Science

Car with an Airbag for Pedestrians Posted: 11 Mar 2012 07:15 AM PDT (Video Link) It’s not yet safe to play real life Grand Theft Auto, but Volvo’s V40 comes with a feature that may reduce pedestrian fatalities during accidents. When a pedestrian impacts the front, an airbag deploys out of hood to partially shield that person from the rest of the car. Do you think that it will work? Link -via The Presurfer

A Night in the Dog House Posted: 11 Mar 2012 06:55 AM PDT (YouTube link) Eat, dance, sleep. It’s a dog’s life! This clip is a sample from a longer British Pathe reel from 1952 called Sophisticated She Dog. Link -via Arbroath

Grave Matters: The Body-Snatchers Unearthed Posted: 11 Mar 2012 06:34 AM PDT In 18th century England, changes in the way medical students were trained sparked a new business: body-snatching. Corpses were needed for educational dissections, and enterprising laborers knew where to get them. From what little records exist, we know that body-snatchers required some level of moonlight in order to conduct their work in cemeteries, although not all bodies were obtained through exhumation. The clothes and burial shroud were sometimes removed, for stealing a body on its own was not considered theft since it had no value as property. The body-snatchers might steal as many as six bodies in a single night and often worked in small gangs which fought each other for 'a monopoly over the cadaver trade'. [3] This might involve desecrating a graveyard that supplied bodies to a rival gang in order to arouse fury from the local population who would then secure the cemetery, making it difficult for future attempts. Grave robbing led to the development of devices used to protect graves. It also led to suspicions that body-snatchers also murdered people, which wasn’t helped by the rare cases in which some did. And the stories fueled fears of being buried alive. One account survives in which a man was saved from such a fate by grave robbers! Read the story at The Chirurgeon’s Apprentice. Link -via Not Exactly Rocket Science

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