Can't Stop Geeking

I’ve always loved Star Trek and Star Wars equally, and I have friends who ask me how is that possible. Well, when I’m in a mood to stretch my imagination and logic and reasoning, I watch Star Trek.  When I’m looking for a fun fantasy filled retreat, I watch Star Wars. And as time has progressed, technology has started to take on aesthetic characteristics of Star Trek. I admint without shame that I have a flip phone attached to my hip and when a call comes in, I flip that bad boy open like I’m on Alpa 177.

Now, it seems, that not all Star Trek tech is feasible with the current technology.  According to a story on MSNBC, traveling at warp speed will kill you because of the bombardment of hydrogen atoms colliding with our body at the speed of light.  This scientist went on to say that light speed travel may be possible, but we will need different technology to do it.  So don’t make any plans to visit Alpha Centauri anytime soon.

image and story from inhabitat.com

I’ve heard fo caffeine being able to give you an extra boost for the day, but I didn’t think it could do the same for a car. This white, 1988 Volkswagen has been altered to run on coffee grounds. So, in the future when we drive to a Starbucks, there’ll be a pump for every type of coffee drink.

I found this story on MSNBC. Inspired by our fascination with UFOs, someone with a little too much time on their hand made this cake in the form of an extra-terrestrial.  The details of how they made it I could not find, but the fact that the party participants tore into this little guy like some birthday autopsy, I just have one question.  Did the birthday boy or girl have to wear one of those lab coats?

One day when I was a kid, I was playing in my room with some building blocks, making towers for my baby brother to see and letting him knock them down.  Because I had carpet on my floor, and I was making the tower real tall, I placed some books on the floor to provide a flat surface on which to build.  My dad walked into the room to check in on us and asked what we were doing.  I explained my building enterprises to which my dad replied, “You know you did a smart thing laying the books down, because books are the foundation for your life and all that you achieve.” Without cracking a smile, I said, “I just used them cause they were flat.” He left.

I tell you this story because apparently someone took our conversation and made it into an art piece.  There is a book building in the Modern Art Center in Lisboa.  The books are not glued together or anything like that.  These books could be removed, read and replaced.  Don’t believe?  Take a look at the books.

Fox news took a page from Conan O’Brien (you don’t think they’re courting him too much, do you?). They took celebrity photos and mashed them with politicians, with some comic results. The one that got me the most was the James Bond image. While this one doesn’t use a politician, they took several actors who have played the title role and created the ultimae 007. Now, the fun part comes in figuring out who they used. There have been so many, I don’t think they were able to use a feature from every actor.

This is for all the car fans and eco-friendly fans.  Porsche has just unveiled a hybrid vehicle.  So not only can you feel the wind whipping at your hair as you tear down the interstate, you’ll be doing a favor for the evironment as you do so.  I hope these things don’t cost an S&P company to get one.

My friend is looking to get a replacement class ring from college.  I told him of this great orange county jewelry store that sells class rings. And since we graduated in the same class, he wants me to get one with him. I never got a class ring for college. Would any of you get one?

This came from inhabitat.com. There’s an artist by the name of Luke Jerram who is working on a project which is best described as a walk-in wind chime. Tubes of various lengths surround a small chamber and each tube has strings in it that will resonate when the wind blows into it. So, change the wind, change the tune. you will literally never hear the same thing twice. Cool!

I’m a fan of optical illusions. The right combination of color, shape and texture, and your eyes tell you something is happening that really isn’t. I got this from foxnews.com. It’s from one of their slideshows of various optical illusions. This is just plain cool.

If you want to see more of these and other mind-bending things, go to unrealitymag.com.