Beijing Olympics Village built using LEGO

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Aug 7 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: ,

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A team of Hong Kong LEGO and sports enthusiasts created the Beijing Olympics buildings using LEGO. The small scale replicas of buildings, which include the Bird’s Nest stadium, Water Cube swimming center and the Olympic Village took over 100 hours to complete. Great effort by the Hong Kong LEGO users group, the models look amazing.

More photos of the Beijing Olympics buildings after the jump

Star Wars KUSTOMZ figurines with offbeat attitude

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Aug 1 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: ,

Camo Speeder Bike figure

These limited edition Star Wars KUSTOMZ, which “take characters and vehicles from the Star Wars universe and transforms them with an “offbeat attitude” were released at San Diego Comic Con last week and are being sold for $70 each. The pic above is the Camo Speeder Bike figure and the Red Baron TIE Fighter after the jump.

George Shield’s crazy motorized tool shed

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jul 29 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: ,

George Shield has a shed, a motorized tool shed with a top speed of 55mph. he describes his shed as an agricultural vehicle and hopes to raise money for charity.

Watch the tool shed in action after the jump

New S&M Barbie whipped up a storm

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jul 17 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: , ,

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Matel are receiving some major backlash after having created a new Barbie doll which many are describing as the S&M Barbie. The doll is called Black Canary Barbie and comes with kinky fishnets, motorcycle jacket, black gloves and boots.

Portable shitbox so you don’t have to queue at festivals

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jul 16 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: ,

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This is not just any cardboard box, but a portable £15.67 cardboard Shit Box that can apparently hold up to 20 stone in weight.

According to a press release:

Any table ping pong

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jul 15 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: , , ,

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If you feel the urge to play ping pong in the house or in a pub but don’t have a ping pong table. Well, Tithi Kutchamuch and Luka Stepan have invented an ingenious tablecloth and net that allows you to play ping pong on any table, regardless of its shape and size.

The art of making ornamental ceramic penises

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jul 10 2008 Published in: Art Tags: , ,

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Portuguese ceramists husband and wife Francisco and Cassilda Figueiredo are among the last traditional handicrafts in Portugal to make ornamental ceramic penises.

The couple have made thousands of ceramic penises over 2 decades and exported them to Germany, France and North America.

More photos after the break

Image of the first ever web server

Written by: Bruce Cat on: Jul 10 2008 Published in: Gadgets Tags: , ,

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This is an image found on Wikipedia of a NeXT workstation (a NeXTcube), which was used by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee as the first ever Web server on the World Wide Web when he was working at CERN. The NeXT workstation is now being kept in Microcosm, the public museum at the Meyrin site of CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.