Tornado of fire

Fire tornado spotted in Brazil. Via these sites.

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Hallowed nuclear power plant (link roundup)

Church and cooling towers spotted here, source unknown.

And a few more links:

1. Hideous photos of bears that have gone bald, possibly due to genetic defects.

2. No, despite what it may claim, that shampoo will not protect you from the swine flu.

3. Photo gallery of an outdated fire station located relatively close to my home.

*Previously: Gallery of abandoned, nuclear-powered Soviet lighthouses.

*Buy nuke-related memorabilia at eBay.

Big Pinocchio sculpture (link roundup)

Giant metal Big Pinocchio sculpture by Alex Pinna. Via these sites.

And a few more links:

1. Side-by-side diagrams of a few common espresso drinks. Available on mugs and as a downloadable wallet card. Via.

2. He-Man dressed as a UPS deliveryman.

3. Clever posters for Rear Window and The Thing.

4. Fire engine paper toy. Via.

*Previously: Steamnocchio.

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LOLTauntaun? (link roundup)

Modified Tauntaun spotted at Something Awful.

And a few more links:

1. "Hussein Obama Bows to Receive Gangster Chain From His Muslim Master."

2. "The Terrorist Fist Jab: A Retrospective."

3. "Is Prince Charles a Convert to Islam?" Via.

4. Fire truck paper toys. Via.

*Previously: Plush Tauntaun with frozen Luke Skywalker.

*Buy Tauntauns at eBay.

Portly Lego Fireman Robot (and more)

Lego Fireman and Medic robots and astronaut by Brent Waller. Don't miss his Dark Knight Tumbler. Via.

*Previously: Lego firefighting robot.

*Buy fire trucks at eBay.

Lego firefighting robot (link roundup)

Lego firefighter mecha by Soren Roberts. See also Martian Space Suit. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Think Geek sold used Dreamcasts as "new," and blamed the mistake on their supplier. In their own defense, they apparently said they had received "many, many emails from customers satisfied with their new boxes." Why do I find that unlikely? Via.

2. Larry King told a story earlier this week about winning big on a horse. Not true.

3. How to avoid legal trouble when criticizing someone online. Via.

4. An upbeat Captain America introduces himself.

*Previously: Papercraft fire truck.

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Papercraft fire truck and police van

These look a little tougher than the papercraft projects I usually post, but I think I might try to make one or both for my boys:


Articulated ladder truck paper toy.



Patlabor: Command Car Type 97 paper toy. Via.

*Previously: Trash truck paper toys.

*Buy fire trucks at eBay.

Firefighters putting out trash trucks engulfed by fire

If you have a young boy, it doesn't get better than this. Videos of firefighters putting out garbage truck fires. The last video even includes a loader.









*Previously: Trash truck paper toys.

*Buy garbage truck toys at eBay.

Linocuts by Baggelboy

Linocuts by Baggelboy I spotted here. He has various works on sale at eBay.

*Previously: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea etching.

*Buy linocuts at eBay.

Lizard Lighter (link roundup)

Lizard lighter by Terry Border.

And a few more links:

1. Popular Science considers whether a popcorn kernel would pop during re-entry if dropped from space.

2. LA Times includes CFLs in it's "Bad design trends we hope die in 2009" list.

3. The worst sweatshirt anyone has ever received for Christmas. Ever? Via.

4. The HP Consumer Buyback and Planet Partners Recycling Program offers money in exchange for any brand of PC, monitor, printer, digital camera, or smartphone that HP determines still has some sort of value. Via.

*Previously: Astonishing ugly rugby jersey for Stade Français; Durex pillows feature photos of ugly people to help guys last longer.

*Buy "ugly sweaters" at eBay.

Girl gloats as house burns

Charming (Photoshopped?) image of a firebug found here.

Here's a few more links:

1. Daily News shows how easy it is to fool New York's office of the city register by creating some blatantly false documents and seizing ownership of the Empire State Building.

2. High school teacher in San Diego, California raises money for supplies by selling advertising space on exams. Via.

3. Go here to see what a young William Gibson looked like. Via.

4. Vintage LOLcat.

5. Xbox logo-like spacecraft visited Earth in 1697. Via.

*Previously: Neuromancer poster.

*Buy "I Can Has Cheezburger?: A LOLcat Colleckshun" at Amazon.