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MovieStinger.com is an Online Post-Credits Scene Database

After-Film Fun 2 .0

MovieStinger.com is an Online Post-Credits Scene Database
Stingers are those extra scenes or additional clips after a movie’s credits. They offer some satisfaction to those people stuck in the middle of the theater who are waiting for everyone else to exit or…
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U.S. Wants Homeowners To Paint Rooftops a Lighter Shade of Eco

White Roofs

U.S. Wants Homeowners To Paint Rooftops a Lighter Shade of Eco
We don’t have to install CO2 scrubbers or shoot billions of tons of greenhouse gases into geological formations to save the Earth from global warming. All we have to do is paint our world a pale shade…
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Trashing Your Camera to Deter Potential Thieves

Deliberate Uglification

Trashing Your Camera to Deter Potential Thieves
We try so hard to prevent our shiny new possessions from getting scratched, scuffed, or dented - our cars, iPhones, laptops, etc. Heck, my brother just returned a clothes washing machine that was delivered…
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D-BOX Motion Code Rattles Audiences Nationwide

Motion-Activated Movie Seats (VIDEO)

D-BOX Motion Code Rattles Audiences Nationwide
In much the same way that video game controllers shake and vibrate when you get blown up, these movie theater seats react to scenes in movies. D-BOX Motion Code technology is the fancy name for motion-activated…
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‘Angels & Demons’ Ambigram Reignites Love for Mirror Words

Ancient Typographic Rebirth (GALLERY)

‘Angels & Demons’ Ambigram Reignites Love for Mirror Words
It seems there is a renewed interest in ambigrams thanks to Ron Howard’s movie, “Angels and Demons.” In the movie, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) comes across the word ‘Illuminati’, presented as an ambigram…
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Chace Crawford Takes the Lead Role in

Classic Movie Makeovers

Chace Crawford Takes the Lead Role in "Footloose" Remake
The classic movie "Footloose" debuted in 1984 and featured acting legends such as Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Chris Penn. "Footloose" is a classic tale about a rebellious teenager…
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Orange Nissan GTR Supercar Has $35,000 Worth of Extras

$84,800 Nissans (GALLERY)

Orange Nissan GTR Supercar Has $35,000 Worth of Extras
eBay seller vqmotoring-online has tempted our visual taste buds by auctioning off an orange Nissan GTR. This eBay listing has managed to get blogged about, probably because of its extreme amount of modifications.…
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Japanese Mobiles Single Out Swine Flu Victims

Virus Tracking Technology

Japanese Mobiles Single Out Swine Flu Victims
A highly invasive, government-funded application that uses GPS technology to monitor sickos has finally been created. No, I’m not talking about something useful like alerting the authorities when a violent,…
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Reusing Existing Structures

Overlooked Wind-Energy (GALLERY)

Reusing Existing Structures
Mention anything about wind-turbines as potential sources of clean-energy and you'll likely hear something about them being eyesores. Not any more! Metropolis Magazine's 2009 Next Generation contest produced…
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People Ditch Landlines for Mobiles and Alternatives

Landline Endangerment

People Ditch Landlines for Mobiles and Alternatives
I dropped my landline’s long-distance calling plan years ago, opting instead to use a cheaper alternative… my mobile phone. I have often wondered why I have the landline at all. Apparently, I’m not alone.…
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Oprah's Twitter Followers Reach 1 Million, And Other Tweet Headline

Million-Friend Milestones

Oprah's Twitter Followers Reach 1 Million, And Other Tweet Headline
It only took Oprah one month to obtain over 1 million followers on Twitter. Since Twitter is currently the greatest thing since sliced bread according to the media, I think I’ll start posting the latest…
Published   541 Views   3 Related [+/-]  
New Coca Cola Can Designs

Fresh Summer Makeover (GALLERY)

New Coca Cola Can Designs
What do we think of when we think about Summer? Well yeah, ice-cold beer, but what else? Right. Ice-cold Coca Cola. And to celebrate the sunny season, Coca Cola is putting out 5 new can designs that remind…
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No-Swine-Flu Guarantee to Revive Mexican Tourism

Ultra-Clean Hotels

No-Swine-Flu Guarantee to Revive Mexican Tourism
The Swine flu scare seems to have died down, but it is still a very real concern in Mexico - the country hit the hardest by this strange-acting virus. Specifically, tourism has taken a nosedive and quite…
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Antoine Dufour & Tommy Gauthier Use Four Hands for Twice the Sound

2 Man Guitars (VIDEO)

Antoine Dufour & Tommy Gauthier Use Four Hands for Twice the Sound
There’s two ways to play a guitar: strumming and picking. You can do both… but not like this. Watch this video as Antoine Dufour and Tommy Gauthier show you what I mean. They play a song together and when…
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Radaroo Microblogs the Language of Love

Twitter Personal Ads

Radaroo Microblogs the Language of Love
Do you hear that? Something’s atwitter and I’m not talking about a state of nervous excitement… or maybe I am. Twitter is definitely in the air, though, along with the many, many applications powered by…
Published   607 Views   6 Related [+/-]  
Checkmate Group’s 500 ft Anaconda Creates Electricity from the Ocean

Swimming Power Plants (VIDEO)

Checkmate Group’s 500 ft Anaconda Creates Electricity from the Ocean
It’s 600-feet long… a massive, serpent slithering through the open ocean. But this snake has good intentions. Really! Developed by the Checkmate Group, the “anaconda” is the latest design that hopes to…
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TweetOnTheStreet.com Dishes the Dirty Details

Twitter Rumormongering

TweetOnTheStreet.com Dishes the Dirty Details
As the number of Twitter users continues to grow, so too do the applications built from the millions of real-time tweets posted on the popular microblogging site. Twitter taps into the “right now,” which…
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Holzweg Bike Uses Ash Wood to Enhance Suspension

Wooden Bicycles (GALLERY)

Holzweg Bike Uses Ash Wood to Enhance Suspension
A lot of designs that incorporate wood try to totally replace another material such as steel or plastic. This bike design by Arndt Menke, however, uses the organic stuff in only a few key locations. The…
Published   1,874 Views   3 Related [+/-]  
Sara Watson Makes a Car Disappear With Paint

Transparent Vehicles

Sara Watson Makes a Car Disappear With Paint
University of Central Lancashire (Uclan) design student Sara Watson wanted to make something disappear. Not with magic, but with a technique that she was more familiar with—painting. Recycling Lives,…
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Clip of 22-Year-Old Susan Boyle Singing Surfaces

Lost Video Footage (VIDEO)

Clip of 22-Year-Old Susan Boyle Singing Surfaces
In an age of limitless video footage, juicy material is available if someone only takes the time to sift through it. Gerry McGuinness did just that - digging up this interesting piece from a long time…
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Discovering the Height of American Icons

Google Height Hacks

Discovering the Height of American Icons
After reading a recent article about the prospects of Abraham Lincoln having a rare genetic disorder that explains his tall height, I decided to do a search on Google to see just how tall the Ex-President…
Published   927 Views   6 Related [+/-]  
Twisted Typography from Arjan Benning

Pinched Flesh Alphabets (GALLERY)

Twisted Typography from Arjan Benning
I could ramble on about the artistic underpinnings of these photos or ask such questions as “Whose skin is this?” or “How did the idea for this come about?” or “What part of the body is that?” I could.…
Published   2,426 Views   6 Related [+/-]   1 Comment  
The Heimweh Loge is the Lamborghini of Chairs

Luxe Media Loungers (GALLERY)

The Heimweh Loge is the Lamborghini of Chairs
The display of this chair with a Lamborghini in the background sets the tone appropriately, I think. Designer Helmut Schafferhofer obviously sees his Heimweh Loge chair as a luxury item. The Heimweh…
Published   1,783 Views   6 Related [+/-]  
'10 Thousand BC Glacier Bath' Makes Bathing an Opulent Affair

Bottled Bathwater

'10 Thousand BC Glacier Bath' Makes Bathing an Opulent Affair
Forget about drinking bottled water--now you can bathe in it! Based on the 10 Thousand BC brand of fine imported water, Glacier Bath hails from the Coastal Glacier Range in British Columbia, Canada. It…
Published   1,071 Views   6 Related [+/-]  
Search For Your New Office Space with 'Desk Space Genie'

Spare Desk Finders

Search For Your New Office Space with 'Desk Space Genie'
There’s nothing fancy-looking about the site, but then, those are the website that surprise you the most, aren’t they? DeskSpaceGenie.co.uk is the UK’s (and potentially the world’s) first web site for…
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10 Strange Star Wars Songs, From Banjo To Homemade Tuba

Musical Odes to Sci-Fi (VIDEO)

10 Strange Star Wars Songs, From Banjo To Homemade Tuba
There are thousands of aspiring musicians who post videos of themselves and their music on YouTube in hopes of becoming the next big thing. The people in these 10 videos more than likely won’t make it…
Published   1,786 Views   9 Related [+/-]  
'Mouth Off' Gives Your Words a Virtual Mouthpiece

Lip-Syncing iPhone Apps (VIDEO)

'Mouth Off' Gives Your Words a Virtual Mouthpiece
Thanks to "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," 'Mouth Off' is the latest iPhone application to go viral. It works like this: Put the iPhone up to your mouth (not necessary, but kind of defeats the purpose if…
Published   1,308 Views   3 Related [+/-]   1 Comment  
The HRP-4C Is Japan's Answer to Unaging Female Models

Fashion Model Robots (VIDEO)

The HRP-4C Is Japan's Answer to Unaging Female Models
This video shows Japan’s Naked Fashion Robot. OK, so she's not really naked, I guess, as her android skin is embedded with armor-like plates. Let’s call it “robot-naked." Anyway, the HRP-4C is a walking,…
Published   1,451 Views   4 Related [+/-]  
St. Thomas Creations' Quattro Flushing Technology is Ridiculous

Overachieving Toilets (VIDEO)

St. Thomas Creations' Quattro Flushing Technology is Ridiculous
We eat. Our bodies get rid of the waste. No trend here, right? Perhaps not. There’s a new toilet in town, however. A company called St. Thomas Creations uses Quattro Flushing Technology that simply washes…
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The Cajun Crawler Redefines Geeky Personal Transit

Segway With Legs (VIDEO)

The Cajun Crawler Redefines Geeky Personal Transit
Sometimes… just sometimes, you have to reinvent the wheel, or in this case, the legs. A group of students from the University of Louisiana built this Segway-ish scooter (can it be called that?) with insect-like…
Published   1,215 Views   6 Related [+/-]  





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