Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Ray Harryhausen Eaten by Creature
Special Effects creator Ray Harryhausen was devoured by one of his creations this morning as he was on his way to breakfast. The incident was caught on camera by this iPhone snapshot taken by one of the assistant cooks.
The breakfast would have consisted of hotcakes, genuine Vermont maple syrup, eggs over easy, a bit of whole grain toast and coffee, milk and cream. Harryhausen's breakfast will be resin-coated and preserved at the Film Museum in Denmark.
Satisfied creature cleans teeth after having eaten Harryhausen in a single gulp.
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clash of the titans,
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medusa,
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
Ancient Egyptian Jet Plane
An ancient Egyptian jet aircraft from the period of Akhen-Aten's reign, about 1530 B.C. was uncovered today at a dig near Wadi el-Amarna.
Egyptologists were fascinated by the find, which bears some resemblance to a modern MiG 25R, the fastest plane in existence today.
Just how the ancient Egyptians stumbled onto the technology has been answered by several ancient inscriptions found near the airplane.
"Don't open until Xmas, AD 2012" was an inscription found on the plane's wooden sarcophagus shell, most of which had rotted away centuries ago. "be careful, this air craft is really fast," and "fill with regular," were also found attached to the plane's body in various places.
A crate of body lotion was found in a nearby grave.
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archaeology,
cold war,
egypt,
egyptology,
mig 25,
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Psychic Robot Invasion
Model, businesswoman and famous personality Ivanka Trump has been skillfully and seamlessly replaced by this brand-new model of the SX-69 Robot from YoyoDyne Industries. The robot has slightly better measurements than the original and has no inhibitions. The SX-69 will be on sale sometime in September to coincide with the Back to School Market.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
X-Ray Glasses Demonstrated in Tokyo
Two Tokyo-based Wizards of the Divine Image demonstrated the power of these X-Ray Glasses invented by Tetsu Yano, developer of the impact-triggered parachute and the external combustion engine.
One of the disadvantages of the X-Ray Goggles is that they are so powerful that when viewing another person, you can only see the bones.
On the other hand, they are considered the very next thing for the industrial espionage counterspy.
Horse-drawn carriages line the streets in the alternate universe just next door to ours. In this world, the horseless carriage, which we now call the automobile or car, was never invented, nor were the steam engine and internal combustion engine. The only powered engine available is the external combustion engine, the use of which tends to be fatal for the operator.
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Using the simple technique of remote reading that I used in the service, I was able to locate this photo of a relic US Army missile site that was active during the Cold War and was closed in 1979. Former workers have testified that this site once contained nuclear warheads for the missiles.
I have the original map that I drew back in the days of the Cold War, and it is about 97% accurate for layout. Taking into account that changes were certainly made in the interim, I would say that my hand-drawn map is very close to precise.
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