Awesome Etc

Its Friday, so why are we being so serious? How about something a little lighter, like this video of a kitten riding on the back of a turtle, set to the tune of “Baby Elephant Walk.” Awww. (Thanks, Kevin!)

Simon Christen shot time-lapse videos of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the result speaks for itself. Nick Cave’s music helps a lot too. Go grab a cold one and watch the HD version in full screen.

Jamie Margary, known for his realistic takes on video game characters, made this creepy sculpture of Pac-Man, which he calls Pakku Rotundus. He even made a depiction of its last days.

The meme’s been overplayed, the man’s sold out, so it’s time to stop the madness and settle the debate once and for all using science, as explained by – say it with me now – WHEAAAATOOOOOON.

Samuel Cockedey’s time lapse video of Tokyo made us even more tired, but it’s still an interesting piece, proof of how mechanical the urban life can be. The airport shot in particular was amazing.

The electronic duo’s film score for TRON: Legacy drops 10/22/2010. The deluxe version includes a CD, a poster as well as digital copies of the music. The latter can also be purchased on their own.

The current gen Viper is officially obsolete, but it’s still a sight to behold, even when it’s just revving up and burning rubber. Add operatic music and run it in slow motion and you’ve got a winner.

James Benson’s project is finally complete. The Red and Blue teams enact an emergency ceasefire to dance to Gonna Make You Sweat. There’s too much awesomeness here for just one viewing.

Yeah it’s a sappy video about love, but hey, we’re men, not rocks. We do deal with this stuff. Watch it with your dearest and think back to the early days, when all that mattered was the two of you.

Cee-Lo’s hateful yet groovy song still stuck in your head? Try this equally awesome video game parody by Inverse Phase, in which a NES rages after being ditched for a Sega Genesis. Ouch.

Photographer Dan Forbes and Wired put together this gallery of early prototypes of iconic gadgets and gizmos. From the super-soaker to the Atari 2600, their beginnings are humble.

Volvo demos its latest tech, a pedestrian-avoidance system which is supposed to detect people in the direct path of the oncoming car. Looks like they need to stamp this one “Beta.”

Luke Geissbuhler and his family attached an HD camera to a weather balloon and sent it skywards. On its 100,000-foot odyssey, it captured some incredible footage and landed safely back on Earth.

We wish Samsung had just shown us the actual testing process for their memory cards instead of this thinly-veiled viral ad. Unless of course this is the actual testing process. Cute puppy though!

His kids don’t know what to make of it, but this man has made the costume to end all costumes. His motorized Artoo emits bleeps and lights up, and even has internal fans to cool the occupant.

(NSFW) Yeah, we know you’re too civilized to swear on Twitter. But if you want to see how all those other people are doing it, head over to Cursebird, which tracks and scores profanity in real-time.

Austin Meys demonstrates his sheer upper body strength, bending metal, destroying decks of cards and climbing ropes with only his arms. You don’t want to be in the ring with this kid. (Thanks, Mike!)

Blastr’s gallery of sci-fi actors’ yearbook photos is pretty random – Radcliffe is there, but Shatner and Nimoy are missing. But it’s still worth a peek, if only for Chris Pine’s goatee. And Van Damme.

A long, long time ago, in a country far, far away… Steve Bialik rendered Star Wars characters in Edo Period-style art. These limited edition lithographic prints measure 11″ x 27″ each.

Ron Patrick converted a 1350hp T58-8F helicopter engine and installed it on his Beetle. His car has appeared on TV and is a hit at hot rod shows. He also installed jet engines on his wife’s scooter.

A blog with nothing but screenshots of computer interfaces in movies. Some of them are amusing, some make no sense and some feature large fonts so the audience knows what’s on the computer.

While neither Waldo nor the Bourne movies are particularly timely, we thought this parody by The Imponderables with Waldo taking on the agency that erased his identity is just too funny to pass up.

After dissecting the likes of Domo and Gingerbread Man in 2D, Jason Freeny now takes his brand of adorable gore to 3D, with anatomical sculptures of Mario, Nemo, and even a certain little pony.