This is ‘Crawler Town’, a rolling LEGO city built by Flickr user and skilled LEGOlier Dave DeGobbi . And, like Rome , it wasn’t built in a day. OR SO THE HISTORY BOOKS SAY. They also don’t mention alien subcontractors, but I have my doubts. Crawler town roams the barren wastes of a post steam-punk world after cataclysmic climate change do to excessive coal use. Several such cities exist but Crawler town is the most popular due to the Aero 500 hydrogen fuel cell Air races that are held. Many people travel the wastes to Crawler town for vacation and to enjoy rare luxuries like Pizza, fresh vegetables and Beer. Travelling the wastes in search of minerals and aquifers ( vital for survival) the mobility of the city keeps it away from the vicious sand storms of the wastes Good looking, Dave. Reminds me of the opposite of Water World. What would we call that, Land World? Mad Maxtopia? I dunno, but I do know the 2Pac video for ‘California Love’ is the shit. “As soon as I step on the scene, I’m hearin’ hoochies screamin’.” Oh yeah, I can relate. Wait — are you bitches calling the cops?! I posted a couple more shots after the jump, but you should definitely hit David’s Flickr gallery (with more shots coming soon) to appreciate the build in high-res.

NOTE: Best viewed at Youtube in 720p. This is a video of the recent Atlas V liftoff and subsequent sonic boom . The cool thing though is you can actually see the shockwaves when the rocket goes supersonic . The whole thing is worth a watch, but the money shot starts at 1:50 (and is replayed a couple times after). Also, who thought the bird at 0:53 was definitely getting hit? I did, and I have incredible depth perception. Reminded me of Space-Bat . Which, dammit, I told myself I wouldn’t cry. Stay strong, GW, stay strong. RWWWAAAAAAR!! *CRASH* Holy shit I just threw a bus. Of school children terrorists. Yeah, I’m a hero (give me a 10 minute head-start before notifying the school). Youtube Thanks to Metallisteve, half file-sharing hating rock band, half Steven.

This is a 1981 DeLorean modded to look perfectly screen accurate to the one in Back to the Future . I’m talking peeeeerfect, like this hot little body of mine. *touches hip* tsssssss!! I’m sassy too! This is the most screen accurate Back to the Future Delorean Time Machine replica to ever appear on eBay. It is a real masterpiece. You might be asking yourself why it’s so expensive? Well, try to build a super-accurate Delorean Time Machine yourself, and you’ll quickly see how time consuming it is. That last 20% of accuracy takes 500% more time and effort. This incredibly accurate replica of the Delorean Time Machine was painstakingly built by Gary Weaver, owner of www.bttfparts.com, over the course of 2 years, from 2006-2008. This is the only car Gary has ever built on commission, and, other than his own personal car, is the only one he has finished to his complete satisfaction. Current bidding is around $60K with a little over a day left, but you can Buy It Now for $90K, which is exactly what I’m going to do after I finish typing this. Then I’ll just need to get my hands on some real plutonium and PRESTO, glowing children. Glowing dino children. *wink* Hit the jump for several more shots but hit the link to the auction for a ton of high-res pictures to really appreciate the level of craftsmanship.

This is a picture of Mario that was created in a petri dish at the University of Osaka in Japan. It’s proof positive that the cure for cancer is just around the corner. So, how do you create a picture of Mario in a petri dish? It ain’t paint by numbers! (It might actually be paint by numbers). By genetically engineering bacteria to express fluorescent proteins and carotenoid pigments. Oh-ho! So now you know. Reminds me of when i used to get my agarose gel electrophoresis on back in the day. You know what I’m talkin’ about? I’m talking DNA. Dynamic nuclear acetates . What? Don’t question me, I AM science! Mario Recreated In Petri Dish [kotaku] Thanks to Ford, who may or may not rock one of those stickers of Calvin pissing on the Chevy emblem.

I’m sure you already knew that no two snowflakes are alike, but did you know most women’s breasts are different sizes too? I know, I can’t believe it either! Anyway, this is a chart used to classify which shape category a snowflake falls into. I posted a bunch for reference after the jump, but go to the Snowcrystals Guide Page to see examples of every kind. Then, get out there and pack a whole bunch of them into a ball. But you better not pack a big rock in the middle! (handful of gravel = more shrapnel) Hit the jump for a bunch of flakes.

Remember skilled sculptor (and handsome Geekologie Reader) Kalapusa’s Piranha Plant garden sculpture ? Well now the man behind the pipe-dwelling plant is back at it, this time with a trio of Christmas ornaments . In case you can’t tell what they are because you don’t know anything about the Mario universe , they are (from left to right): Dig-Dug, Kid Icarus and a Metroid. Haha, if you don’t know you don’t deserve to! The blue shell and mushroom already sold on eBay ( and HERE ) for $108 and $76, respectively, but the Goomba is still available if you’re interested ( HERE , for the next two hours). Me? I’m interested in investing in gold. Those commercialsHERE are convincing! Hit the jump for a closeup of each and a link to Kalupusa’s deviantART page.

This is a video of a crazy-ass veined octopus ( Amphioctopus marginatus ) running around carrying a coconut shell so it can climb into it whenever it feels like playing hide and seek with Spongebob and the rest of the gang. The octopuses eventually use the shells as a protective shelter. If they just have one half, they simply turn it over and hide underneath. But if they are lucky enough to have retrieved two halves, they assemble them back into the original closed coconut form and sneak inside. Tool use was once thought to be an exclusively human skill, but this behaviour has now been observed in a growing list of primates, mammals and birds. The researchers say their study suggests that these coconut-grabbing octopuses should now be added to these ranks. ZOMG — could you imagine snorkling around at the beach when an octopus comes up and grabs your coconuts?! My God I bet all those arms feel good. Octopus snatches coconut and runs [bbcnews] and Coconut-carrying octopus [museumvictoria] Thanks to Turbo the Mechanical Ape and Crimsonfox, who

Whoever is out there making videos can just stop because you’ll never top this one, sorry. Youtube Thanks to TigerCH9, who has the coolest bird ever in the history of birds AND THAT INCLUDES PTERODACTYLS.

If a trio of howling wolves and moon are so powerful, I can’t even imagine WTF is gonna happen when you don an adult-sized onsie with them printed all over. Plus, they come with non-slip booties and a “trap-door” back that allows you to go # 2 without taking them off (or filling your PJ’s with shit). Now that’s what I call magic ! Available now for $45, they make the perfect gift for that moderately special someone that needs a little bit more magic in their life. Just get them a wand, God! Product Site Thanks to deadbodyman, who would still wear one despite his body being dead….and smelly. Febreeze yo’self fool!

I’ve seen plastic Army men cosplay before (I’m a freak like that), but this guy takes the cake — not only for having a base but, yeah, mostly for having a base. I’d still knock him over with a speeding checker though. Move over, hot chicks: this cosplay’s about to blow you out of the water [japanator] Thanks to Clint, who used to have checker wars until his fingers bled and ribs were bruised from lying on the foyer floor all day.