Death Race – an upcoming remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000 (starring David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone). Given that it’s already 2008, they decided to ditch the “2000” part in the new title.
There’s something about Smart Cars that makes people want to test them, taunt them, rebuild them, or destroy them.
Smart Car vs. Ferrari • Monster Smart Car • Smart Car Doing a 360º E-Brake Turn • Smart Car with Lowrider Hydraulics • Smart Car E-Brake U-Turn • Smart Car Head-On Collision Test • Smart Car Wet Road Crash • Smart Car with 200+HP Hayabusa Engine • Smart Car Stunt Driving • Smart Car High Speed Impact Test • Smart Car 5-Point Turn in a Driveway
If anyone knows if this is true – if you can really do this or if this is a hoax – please let us know in the comments section below.
Nevermind. It’s a hoax, but it’s still awesome.
(via Garry)
Update 6/20/08: This is actually a brilliant marketing tactic by Cardo Systems (a French cellphone company) – they created and released these urban-legendy videos on YouTube.
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
[I just finished reading it (and yes, I know this book has been out a while)]:
By title alone, you are probably thinking one of two things:
a). “Cool! Zombie fiction!“
b). “Dear God . . . Zombie fiction?!?“
Here’s the catch: it’s not so much about zombies, it’s about how different societies would react to a global pandemic. However, the pandemic in this story happens to be the reanimated dead. And author Max Brooks didn’t get lazy about it either – he did his homework, he left no technical detail to chance. The only real fiction is the zombie part: no Deus ex machina, no laser guns invented to save humanity.
Topically, Brooks found a fascinating subject, flush with interesting questions:
“How would China or Canada react to a pandemic?”
“What is the best way to stop a pandemic from spreading across the globe?”
“What would happen to the average person when their town/city is overrun?”
“What would our government do?”
“How would we rebuild?”
Brooks also chose the perfect format for this type of story – the story is told through interviews (dozens and dozens of interviews) with different people around the world who were at significant events/moments during the spread of the disease and/or the subsequent war.
Bonus Round: It’s already on its way to being a feature film in 2010.
Proof that cellphones are evil and that exorcisms can be performed by your microwave.
(via Neatorama)
Oh man . . . my creativity gland is sore from spending the day at the 2008 Maker Faire. I don’t even have the energy to make a video of it; below are some photo highlights.
If you live in the Bay Area: GO!
It’s happening tomorrow (Sunday) also.
GO! . . . and be crafty.
Bonus Round: Hacker Mullet!
This Saturday and Sunday (May 3nd – 4st) is Make Magazine’s third annual ‘Maker Faire’ – a festival of DIY and all things hacker.
At the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, adult day pass $25, student $15, child $10.
Here’s a video I made of last year’s Maker Faire:
