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• Tap Dancing Stormtrooper Toy
• The Megatsunami Of Lituya Bay
• Why Do Sandwiches Always Come With A Pickle?
• V For Viking - Unwelcome Visitors
• Distracting Questions
• Protect Your Cat in Battle With This 3D Printed Cat Armor
• Welcome to the Year of the Rooster
• Hilarious Security Cam Footage Of Mom Crawling Out Of Son's Nursery
• The Fates of the Refugees of the <i>St. Louis</i>
• These Tostitos Bags Will Tell You When It Detects Alcohol on Their Breath
• Circular Slip 'n' Slide
• Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Robin Williams
• Swans Swim Through Ice

Tap Dancing Stormtrooper Toy Posted: 29 Jan 2017 03:59 AM PST Darth Vader leads his minions in a little soft-shoe to the tune of the Imperial March. This toy from Japan is called the Star Wars Space Opera “Pop’n Step” Toys. At the touch of a button, you can put the stresses of the real world aside and watch the villains from a galaxy far, far away dance while you laugh. (YouTube link) There are other characters and configurations available. They apparently sync up when you snap them together. (YouTube link) I wanted these for about five minutes, then I realized it was much easier to just watch them on YouTube. -via Geeks Are Sexy

The Megatsunami Of Lituya Bay Posted: 29 Jan 2017 01:59 AM PST Alaska's Lituya Bay had been used for many years as a temporary shelter for boats traveling the eastern Pacific, but no one lives there permanently. In fact, the local Tlingit people told the legend of a monster at the mouth of the bay who shook the ocean to send huge waves. They knew what was going on. The unique geography of the bay amplifies waves to a terrifying extent. Travelers were there when the largest tsunami wave in recorded history blew through Lituya Bay in July of 1958. It reached about a third of a mile up the shore, destroying everything in its way. It started with a magnitude 8 earthquake. The earth shook for anywhere from one to four minutes—eyewitness reports varied. When the fault finally came to rest, the foamy water of Lituya Bay settled back into something resembling its ordinary lazy waves, and a new quiet blanketed the bay. Despite the cessation of shaking, Orville and Mickey Wagner on the Sunmore—the boat headed for the bay exit—continued their retreat toward the open ocean. After a minute or so of apparent calm, a crash described as “deafening” rattled the atmosphere. One of the unnamed mountain peaks that stood at the inland end of Lituya Bay had broken off, dropping ninety million tons of rock into the water with the force equivalent to a meteor strike. The resulting impact shook loose other rocks on the slopes, and chunks of adjacent glaciers, and these plunged into the water practically all at once. Millions of cubic yards of displaced water heaved upward and formed a wave traveling outward at about 110 miles per hour (180 km/h). Within about a minute, the approaching wave became visible to the boats still at anchor, and the occupants looked on in awe as the wide skyscraper of water traversed the length of the bay towards them. When it reached Cenotaph Island another minute or so later, the proportions of the wave became clear. The center of the wave was almost as high as the highest point on the island, 300 feet in the air. On the two opposite shores, the plowing saltwater reached over 1,700 feet (over 500 meters) onto land, twisting even the most massive trees from their roots and scraping the bedrock nearly clean. Read the story of the Lituya Bay megatsunami, gleaned from eyewitness accounts and the geologic record, at Damn Interesting. -via Digg

Why Do Sandwiches Always Come With A Pickle? Posted: 28 Jan 2017 11:59 PM PST It's a question that has plagued no one, but at some point in their lives tens of millions of people have wondered to themselves "why does my sandwich always come with a pickle?" These people have the right to know why there's always a pickle with their sandwich, and why deli pickles are so delicious you kinda want another one after you finish the first. The pickle and sandwich connection can be drawn directly back to the Jewish delis in New York around the turn of the 20th century, when standard sandwich practices were being introduced. (Image Link) These delis included a homemade pickle with the sandwich as a palate cleanser, but pickles soon became such a popular snack food that the Pickle Wars went down in the Lower East Side. And since NY's Jewish delis had so much influence on all the other sandwich shops, delis, grinder and sub shops to come the pickle-sandwich pairing continued until it became the norm. Read Why Does Your Sandwich Come With A Pickle? at mental_floss

V For Viking - Unwelcome Visitors Posted: 28 Jan 2017 09:59 PM PST V for Viking by Bomdesignz The legacy of Ragnar Lothbrok will live on for eternity thanks to his courage and bravery in the face of the unknown, and now he drinks and feasts for eternity in the great dining halls of Valhalla. But Ragnar's legacy is seen as unworthy of Odin's honor by some, and they work to strike his name out of the folk tales and replace it with their own. Thankfully, there are plenty of brave men and women who remember the name Ragnar Lothbrok with pride, men like Floki and Björn and the brave warrior queen Lagertha. They will ensure his legacy lives on, until they breathe their last as the doors to Valhalla open up and accept them all... Don't dress like an actual viking, wear this V for Viking t-shirt by Bomdesignz and show the world you're a civilized savage! Visit Bomdesignz's Facebook fan page, Twitter, Tumblr and official website, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more mighty geeky designs: No coffee No work Old skull PokeBB Don't grow up It's a trap View more designs by Bomdesignz | More TV T-shirts | New T-Shirts Are you a professional illustrator or T-shirt designer? Let's chat! Sell your designs on the NeatoShop and get featured in front of tons of potential new fans on Neatorama!

Distracting Questions Posted: 28 Jan 2017 09:59 PM PST When you're trying to goof off at work, you might want to keep your strategy to yourself. Sharing with a coworker could backfire on you, especially when that coworker is more clever than you are! This comic is from Jeff Lofvers at Don't Hit Save.

Protect Your Cat in Battle With This 3D Printed Cat Armor Posted: 28 Jan 2017 07:59 PM PST We've featured cat armor before, but it's always been expensive and hard to get a hold of. Now you can get your own in no time with this 3D printed cat armor available at Print That Thing. In fact, the armor is even free to print, so your cat can be protected for simply the cost of 3D printing materials.  So download your cat's armor over here. Via Geek Girls

Welcome to the Year of the Rooster Posted: 28 Jan 2017 05:59 PM PST Happy New Year! In China, January 28th ushers in the Year of the Rooster. The Lunar New Year Festival, or Spring Festival, begins today and runs through February 15th. It is expected to be, as usual, the largest migration of humans of the year, as around 3 billion trips will be made, mostly to hometowns. People born in the Year of the Rooster are "brave, responsible and punctual." Huy Fong Foods founder David Tran was born in the Year of the Rooster 72 years ago, which is why there's a rooster on the Sriracha sauce bottle. Mental_floss has a list of things you might want to learn about the Chinese New Year. The above image is fromwebcomic artist Dami Lee, who is spending the holiday with her family in Korea.

Hilarious Security Cam Footage Of Mom Crawling Out Of Son's Nursery Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:59 PM PST Watching found footage movies like Paranormal Activity makes people think every house needs a security camera set up to document any weirdness that occurs when the owners aren't around. But life at home is quiet and unparanormal normal for most of us, and therefore security cameras are used with the assumption that nothing weird or worth recording will ever happen while the cameras are on. Tyrone Morris didn't think he would find anything unusual while scrolling through footage from cameras around the house, but then he came across something disturbing that happened in his son's nursery. Wait, did I say disturbing? I meant to say "disturbingly funny". Tyrone spotted his wife Caryn doing some sort of spooky crab crawl across the nursery floor after spending hours getting their son Brody to sleep, so he shared the video on Facebook with this caption: The best thing about having cameras in your house is watching your wife trying to exit the room after putting your son down!! Sometimes you have to use your initiative for your exit!! PS The SA Army are calling me for you to do training on the reverse leopard crawl !! No wonder she looks like the walking, err, crawling dead! -Via Daily Mail

The Fates of the Refugees of the <i>St. Louis</i> Posted: 28 Jan 2017 01:59 PM PST In 1939, the St. Louis set sail from Hamburg, Germany, en route to Cuba. Aboard were 937 passengers seeking refuge from the Jewish persecution of Nazi Germany. They had hoped they could stay in Cuba until their applications for U.S. visas could be approved. But Cuba turned them away. And the U.S. wouldn't let them in. The State Department sent a telegram to the ship stating: “[Passengers must] await their turns on the waiting list and qualify for and obtain immigration visas before they may be admissible into the United States.” With no further progress to be made, the ship sailed back to Europe. Four European nations, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands and Belgium, did agree to take the refugees when the ship returned to the continent. However, as the Nazis invaded western Europe over the following years, 532 of the former passengers found themselves in German-controlled territory. In the end, 254 were killed during the war and Holocaust. My name is Werner Stein. The US turned me away at the border in 1939. I was murdered in Auschwitz pic.twitter.com/nCgt9V33xm — St. Louis Manifest (@Stl_Manifest) January 28, 2017 A Twitter feed called St. Louis Manifest gives each of those 254 people their own memorial, naming each one, their fate, and a photograph if available, in separate Tweets. The Stein family shown above has three entries. Read the short version of the St. Louis refugees' story at Smithsonian. (Image credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum courtesy of Judy Katz)

These Tostitos Bags Will Tell You When It Detects Alcohol on Their Breath Posted: 28 Jan 2017 11:59 AM PST Just in time for the Super Bowl, Tostitos has released new bags that can help detect alcohol on a person's breath and if they have been drinking, the bag will bear a "don't drink and drive" warning and even provide the user with a $10 credit. The company does want to make it clear that the bag is not a breathalyzer and cannot detect alcohol levels, just alcohol consumption. Even so, it's a great way to add a little more safety to your Super Bowl party. Via That's Nerdalicious

Circular Slip 'n' Slide Posted: 28 Jan 2017 09:59 AM PST Thursday was Australia Day, and as always, there were plenty of summertime fun celebrations. In Canberra, this epic circular slip 'n' slide makes us all wish we lived Down Under. Jake River Henderson Fraser caught this video. (YouTube link) Redditor owenob1 tells us more about the contraption. I WAS AT THIS EVENT! EDIT: Phil the creator will be on Today Show, Sunday morning. Some information: This is an annual event with a new machine each year. I'm told this is the 4-5th year. It took about 7 days to design and engineer (and built). This was made from scratch and not actually a Hills Hoist. The entire centre pipe is pumped full of water to provide to the hoses. The rig has 3 speeds, this is number 1... the others were deemed too unsafe. There is an operator who sits and awaits a thumbs up. Ordinary dishwashing liquid is used of the black sheeting. When you fall off it hurts - ALOT. Meanwhile, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere can stay inside in our winter pajamas and dream of such fun. -via reddit

Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Robin Williams Posted: 28 Jan 2017 07:59 AM PST Robin Williams died over two years ago and for his fans, the world still doesn't seem quite back to normal. Even if you're a big fan of his films though, you might not be familiar with some of these fascinating facts over on TopTenz. For example, did you know a lot of his "gibberish" on Mork and Mindy was actually just cursing in another language until ABC caught on and hired a censor that spoke five different languages? Or that he once tried to buy a giant rubber penis while in costume as Mrs. Doubtfire? You might be surprised by what you don't know about Robin Williams, so see the full list here.

Swans Swim Through Ice Posted: 28 Jan 2017 05:59 AM PST There's a thin layer of ice on top of the pond at Bradgate Park, in Glenfield, UK. But swans gotta swim, for some reason. This swan family follows dad single file as he breaks a path through the ice, bit by bit. (YouTube link) You may think it's more trouble than it's worth, but you are not a swan. It must be important to them. -via Tastefully Offensive

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