Friday Links: Cat Trap Edition
This kitten got what for. Obseve the rare hunter parrot in his natural environment. If this was a real hunt and not a simulation, no one would ever see the cat again. Fortunately for him, it’s a test run.
Keep reading for the most ridiculous Wind Waker cover, Crayola’s law and even more Kenka Bancho. Can there ever be enough?
Videogame Links
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Ridiculous Wind Waker one man acoustic cover. Impressive is an understatement.
Are games becoming too over the top? Are we headed down the road to destruction? Or Perdition? Or … just The Road?
Ubisoft uses every excuse in the book after their debacle of an earnings report. Sorry Yves, it’s probably your fault for sucking.
OnLive, as expected, is balls.
The most hated man in gaming, Bobby kotick, laughed at the $7mm asking price for Blizzard in the mid ’90s. Hindsight is 20/20 I guess. Mike Morhaime is laughing all the way to the bank.
Gearbox says the new Borderlands DLC will raise the level cap. Cue hallelujah music.
Peter Jackson says videogames are doing more interesting things than movies right now. Is it just me, or is it hard to take him as seriously since he lost 100 pounds?
Help! Somebody deflated Peter Jackson!
People with larger brains are better at videogames … and everything else.
Ridiculous Zelda collection. Look at that jacket – RAD!
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How Darksiders is blatantly better than Zelda. It would be worth it solely for the picture of War on Ruin with the pistol pointed at Epona. But it’s pure gold all around.
The Street Fighter 4 snuggie in the wild. Epic.
Super Mario Jersey Shore. I think Bowser is the one whose nickname should be ‘The Situation.’
This law firm ad is pretty hilarious. What’s an appropriate compliment here? Mad ups?
Crochet Mario. What’s wrong with your face?
Chavez says PlayStation is ‘poison.’ Venezuela embraces the Xbox360 as the official console of big oil.
Sexual assault: it’s only a laughing matter when it’s on Playstation Home. I can’t even figure out how to talk to people on my Playstation – how do you get assaulted?
I have brought great shame to my family
Spock Sugar Smacks. Shit yeah.
Oh hi there, I'm Sackboy Spock. I sell crap online. Like this cat. Buy him.
How many people could possibly have understood what this was referencing? I mean, WoW’s big, but not Russia big.
The voice actor for Heihachi … is dead. Apparently it was suicide. Who can possibly voice Heihachi now? Does he even talk? I was unaware.
The many faces of Kenka Bancho strike again. What started as a meme has now become a serious film. World collapses in upon itself.
Non-Videogame Links
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The ultimate tree house. I built one of these with my dad when I was young with just a hammer and 2×4’s.
Apparently a football game only has 11 minutes of actual football. The rest is watching people mill around. And 3 seconds of cheerleaders.
Crayola’s Law: the number of colors in Crayola crayon sets double every 28 years. Interesting.
Good point – HDTV was adopted early by sports bars / pubs, which isn’t really an option for 3D TV. Who’s going to adopt early this time? I already have one in every room of my house. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT, SONY?!
They’re trying to bring back monstrous cattle. What about the mammoth, goddammit?
Artist's rendition of what a monstrous cow could look like. Actually, these really exist.
Stacks of dollar bills etched with a laser cutter. Interesting to say the least. I’d rather just take the stack of cash though.
Felted stones. Awesome. Too bad they’re apparently made of platinum or something.
Boil water in a paper cup: just one of 50 dangerous things you should let your kids do. Along with speedballs, and stabbing a hooker for their initiation.
Glucose reading contact lenses. Looks like a weird eye tattoo.
Relatively affordable line of 3D printers? Relative to what? Solid gold? Anyway, the nonexistent dream of 3D printing is nearly a reality people!
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Batman & Robin is truly the worst film of all time.
Has it really gotten better since these guys? Evidence points to no ...
Conan goes on a spending spree. I think it would have been funnier if he’d *actually* spent the money.
This is a weird ass meme. I guess the Portuguese like to be distinctive.
Bunny in water. What’s wrong with your face?
I have brought great shame to my family
The Taco Bell guy, he is dead. Rest now, sweet prince.
The real fail here is that their kid clearly just can’t write a 5 page report.
Wired teaches you how to win an eating contest. The real key is just getting the nickname ‘The Tsunami.’ Then you can’t lose.
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