Super Funky: January 2008

Which books correlate with high (and low) SAT scores?

Fun list here. Here's the FAQ.

Dharma Logo, Lost Title Desktop Wallpapers

Dharma Initiative OS by ~damndirtyape on deviant ART

Lost by ~JyriK on deviant ART

Lost Island Map. Link.

King Kong/Donkey Kong Mashup T-Shirt Design

Highest Level Ever - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

See more of my Threadless picks here.

Hamburg Science Center and Aquarium is going to be a big upright circle?!

Link.

Amorous Bearbricks Desktop Wallpaper

High-res version here. More photos in the series here.

Over at my action figure and miniature customizing blog, recent posts include King Leonidas, Darth Maul, and Flying Monkey Munnys, tips on choosing the right glue and sculpting hands, and an Alex Ross-style Wolverine action figure.

Threadless t-shirt design

Mind Pollution - Threadless, Best T-shirts Ever

See more Threadless picks here.

Just an observation

Chris's super-invincible blog is consistently the funniest thing on the net.

Neat idea - - free paper toy in a virtual blind box

Click to open a blind box and see which design you received. Via.

Plush Jack Sparrow

Ebay. Via.

Photo: Plane flying through clouds

High res image here.

Cheeseburger in a can

Buy. Via these fine sites.

Rice vs. Clinton book cover

Found here.

Nissan, Toyota papercraft

Lots of designs. Nissan. Toyota. Via.

Whoever's writing the anti-cigarette commercials must be doing drugs

Singing, dancing unicorns?

Via.

Porsche Cayenne "Bloodlines" Commercial

So, in the future when we're all driving basically silent cars like the Prius, will we be able to download "engine tones" the way we download ringtones?

Plush Santa

Link. More plush creatures here.

Tentacles Desktop Wallpaper

High res image here.

Creepy x 2: An undertaker who likes child porn

He stole pictures of young girls from church bulletin boards at funeral services. Link. Via.

Plush boy wearing a bear costume?

Actually it's a boy being eaten by a bear. Adorable. Buy.

See more of my Etsy picks here.

Lego: Steampunk Jedi

Link.

NY Giant claims to have castrated lambs with his teeth

Castrating a lamb with your teeth is a pretty simple procedure, really. Grey Ruegamer knows. "You grab the forelegs and pin them to the ground, and then you grab the back legs and throw them on their back," Ruegamer said. And when the, uh, target area is exposed, "away you go. It's the way the Basques do it." Link. You can read a bit more about the practice (if you're interested in that kind of thing) here.

Support the rogue French trader by buying a t-shirt

Link. Background.

Naked mole rats are hideously ugly...and immune to certain kinds of pain

"As vulnerable as naked mole rats seem, researchers now find the hairless, bucktoothed rodents are invulnerable to the pain of acid and the sting of chili peppers." Link.

Japanese company offers "heartache" leave

"Not everyone needs to take maternity leave but with heartbreak, everyone needs time off, just like when you get sick," says CEO Miki Hiradate, of Tokyo-based Hime & Company. The company gives "older" staff (over 29) more time off, under the theory that break-ups are more serious when you're older.

You can read the rest of the article here. Via Tokyomango

Alluding to both the Sherlock Holmes canon and the Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, this Hugo Award winning short story will delight fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.P. Lovecraft, and of course, Neil Gaiman. A Study in Emerald draws listeners in through carefully revealed details as a consulting detective and his narrator friend solve the mystery of a murdered German noble. But with its subtle allusions and surprise ending, this mystery hints that the real fun in solving this case lies in imagining all the details that Gaiman doesn’t reveal, and challenges listeners to be detectives themselves.

Freed download. Via.

BP and EA have partnered to create SimCity Societies, the city-building game that deals with the causes and consequences of global warming. The game presents options for city power generation through various high- or low-carbon means, making available solar power, wind power, hydrogen power, natural gas and biofuels — the same alternative, cleaner forms of energy BP is working with leading researchers, scientists and engineers to provide.

Official site.