20th Century Fox Co-ops NASA's Cassini Probe In Brilliant Marketing Strategy For "Prometheus"
If you thought the "Happy Birthday David" short was an ingenious bit of marketing for Ridley Scott's upcoming Prometheus, wait til you see this.
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Real Penguin Just Like The Penguin From Batman
The BBC nature series Frozen Planet starts next week on the 26th. It will of course be amazing. Watch this sneaky penguin steal his neighbors rocks!
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Put Robojelly On Your Shoulder, Let's Do What You Fear Most
"The robot is powered by heat-producing chemical reactions between the oxygen and hydrogen in water and the platinum on its surface. The heat from the reactions is transferred to the artificial muscles of the robot, and reshapes them. This means Robojelly can regenerate fuel from its surroundings rather than running off an external power source or batteries." —The explosion of the worldwide jellyfish population is threatening the to cause ecological disaster. What do we do about it? Make more jellyfish. Synthetic ones that will never run out of energy.
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The Impressive History Of Blue Jeans
"Please find enclosed one pair of your overalls which I am sending you that the head of your fabric department may determine what is wrong. I purchased these from the Brayton Commercial Co of Wickenburg, Arizona, in the early part of 1917 and I have worn them every day except Sunday since that time and for some reason which I wish you would explain they have gone to pieces. I have worn nothing but Levi Strauss overalls for the past 30 years and this pair has not given me the service that I have got from some of your overalls in the past. I know that it is your aim [...]
