Recently seen at a Blockbuster Video near you.  I hear the alternative spray painting option was “I <3 Netflix.”

(courtesy of Liz!)

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Amazing are the photo galleries from The Molecular Expressions Team at Florida State University. This group analyzes various substances under powerful microscopes and then they post the gorgeous screenshots online. They detail all sorts of substances, but one cool gallery contains various types of alcohols and cocktails we drink on a weekly basis. Check these photos out and be sure to play with the interactive software microscope:

(via notcot)

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This morning as I rode the bus to work, I passed by 2 separate AT&T stores where hundreds of people were lined up, presumably waiting for hours for the brand new 3G iPhone. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely want an iPhone, but what’s so special about getting it first and waiting in line for hours today, when you can just walk into a store tomorrow and get the exact same iPhone with no wait?

Maybe I’m on my own here for thinking this is ridiculous, but taking this concept to the extreme was Jonny Gladwell, a New Zealander who camped out for 3 days (keep in mind it’s winter now in NZ) to get the first 3G iPhone in the world. Check out iPhone Jonny’s blog for some notes on the wait and for some humorous video clips of how he passed the time, including the following ridiculousness:

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Buy the t-shirt for $20 here. A tad pricey, but damn cool:

(Good lookin out, Ben!)

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Cool free Indiana Jones Icons, from IconFactory.

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Okay, I’ll admit it: I was looking up Daft Punk videos on YouTube.  I came across this video, and I still don’t know what to make of it… except that this person’s fingers are a lot more flexible than mine.

Daft Hands: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

And then there’s the obvious, poor choice in green bracelet jewelry.

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I found this shirt the other day in my great grandpa’s attic and licensed it to BustedTees … Now it can be yours for just $13!

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Are you Male, Single, and Lonely? Got $175?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, then EMA is for you. Dubbed a “Busty Bot for Lonely Hearts” by the Sydney Morning Herald, “EMA”– which stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization– goes on sale in Japan this September for around $175, with a target market of lonely adult men. Even though she’s only 15 inches tall, her creators say “She’s very lovable and though she’s not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend,” entering “Love Mode” as well as being able to sing, dance, and pass our business cards.

(Thanks for the tip, Arian!)

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It goes without saying that Wal*Mart can be the dumping ground for slightly off items.

I was in Wal*Mart today - searching unsuccessfully for red velvet Twinkies - and I come across this: a mustacheod Indiana Jones action figure. Perhaps it is just a mistake, or perhaps a rare limited edition reflecting a scene from the recent movie that only appears in the director’s cut. Either way, he looks like the lost member of the Village People or actor Sam Elliott. How much do you think an Indiana Jones with mustache would go for on eBay?

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Finally! Lebowskifest is coming to San Francisco Sept 5-6th, 2008!

Tickets go on sale June 27th, 10AM PST.

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As some of you may know: when I’m not engrossed in Blogadilla, I’m a Mesoamerican Archaeology professor (really, no joke). So, I’m all for anything that gets kids intrigued with archaeology . . . even if it’s total bullsh!t.

Stores have been pimping Indiana Jones stuff for almost a month now and I thought it would be time to do yet another round-up of some of the more interesting items.

Of course Hasbro has released a huge line of Indiana Jones action figures, complete with awesome Raiders of the Lost Ark ‘Chachapoyan Idol’ Temple Playset and both young and elderly Indiana Jones figures.

Some cool touches: each action figure comes with a treasure/artifact and with 6 proof of purchase stickers, you can send away for the crystal alien skeleton (which is not available in stores).

And I broke down and bought a box of Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies (you won, you marketing bastards) for the awesome Indiana Jones light-up spoon - which broadens children’s horizons, teaching them about the ancient Mesoamerican art of luminous spoonery.

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If you’ve ever been this inspired while eating barbecued wings, you’re probably a redneck.

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This month’s issue of Wired magazine ran an article about MegaPhone - turning big-screen billboards into giant game screens, your cellphone becomes a game controller, and all you have to do is call the phone number posted on the screen and you’re playing video games on the side of a building.

Recently, Palo Alto based product engineering firm MindTribe has placed a 65″ plasma screen in a front window with the same idea in mind. You dial the phone number on the screen and you are now playing a version of Tetris while standing in the middle of the sidewalk (and it’s free). Bonus: if you get a high score, your snapshot goes up on their website.

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I recently started screwing-around with Papilio Temporary Tattoo paper. Making my own transfer tattoos with a desktop printer.

The first tattoo experiment: making a “Petunia” dancing girl tattoo, from The Adventures of Pete & Pete.

And Yes. I am fascinated with this 90’s Nickelodeon TV show.

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There is at least one major downside to designer Erik De Nijs’s pants:
“Are you grabbing yourself, or just typing, or both?!?”

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Such was the life for Landon Shuffett– now 13, and still crushing out opponents. Take a gander…the Tiger Woods of pool, anyone?

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And speaking of Indiana Jones - no home is safe from looters and grave robbers without the ancient Mesoamerican booby trap kit: one idol drops plastic spiders on unwary looters, the other shoots darts from its eyes.

Bonus Round: The Chachapoyan Fertility Idol pencil cup and the Ark of the Covenant business card holder.

Super-Mega Bonus Round: The Crystal Skull Adventure Projector (man I wish I was making this one up).

All of these can be found at The Indiana Jones Shop.

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If you’re an NYC-based Blogadilla reader, be on the lookout in the next few days for the phenomenon of “Manhattanhenge.” Similar to Stonehenge, because New York City’s streets are laid out in a grid, the sun sets directly between all of the cross streets in Manhattan.  The 2 dates every year that this occurs are usually May 28 and July 12 (sometimes the 13th), so check it out!

(Thanks to Loy for the heads up!)

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The Typorganism ASCII-o-matic:

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