Octagon Global Recruiting

Last night during Lost, the commercial above ran towards the end of the show -- it was pretty clear to me it was viral, so I had to check it out. Their website is a place to sign up for a listserv and little else, and I haven't gotten any sort of email from them yet -- we'll see what comes. Their recruitment dates, July 24-27 in San Diego, curiously line up with Comic-Con 2008's dates.

Braille Map

Wonder how sight-impaired people read a map? With their fingers, silly:

Between The Legs

Print magazine gives us the most crotch ever seen on the internet -- er, I think that came out wrong... They have a rather-full compilation of a stylistic crutch: the view through a person's parted legs -- you'll be surprised just how often it is used:

H.R. Geiger Harkonnen Chair

I've never been more afraid that my office chair will eat me -- the H.R.-Geiger-style seat:

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Why The Mugshot?

Why'd this lovely young lady get a mugshot? Seems she earned the mugshot doing something right: she was a freedom rider. More mugshots here and here.

Captain America's Shield in Iron Man?

Look just under Iron Man's armpit -- is that Captain America's shield lying on the table? The answer is here.

The Real Acme Catalog

Acme is the most amazing company in the world -- they can provide anything at a moment's notice, and they mean anything.

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Vintage Microphone Gallery

It's amazing how many different styles and shapes these old microphones come in, it's no wonder they end up being used for other things:

The Phonophone

The Phonophone: a passive amplifier, using centuries-old technology to make your iPod (or any earbuddified audio machine) perform for an audience.

House Crushed By Ship

You know, when you buy insurance on a home, being crushed by a cargo ship usually isn't a hig priority; these people apparently beat the odds.

Shortest Soap Opera Career Ever

If you want to own a part of All My Children history, here's your chance -- writer Brian Sack had a one-syllable part on the show, as evidenced by the script below and on his website -- more info in the eBay auction:

Long-Term Car Owners

I recently noticed a guy I knew in High School finally bought a new pickup: it was old when he first got it, and up until this spring he had driven it around for his lawncare business. As you might expect, as a work truck, it had been slowly falling apart and crumpling up for the past twenty years; while he's pretty much looked the same, the truck aged -- unlike these long-term vehicle owners, who've stopped their cars from aging but were unable to prevent the passage of time for themselves:

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Chalk Chess

The site looks more 'theoretical' than actually applicable in the real world, but it's an intriguing idea, with a product suited for unique materials (so long as they're two complimentary colors) -- Chalk Chess:

Video: Datastorm v1.0

You may not realize it, but floppy disks aren't obsolete in this wireless networking world: the sneakernet has been upgraded with Datastorm 1.0:

Officer Obie

Arlo Guthrie had been ticketed for littering, producing his infamous song, Alice's Restaurant. The song is quite embedded in American culture, but so is this picture:

Turns out, they're all the same guy.

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Giant Catfish?

Real giant catfish?

The truth may be here.

Original Spider-Man Art At LOC

An anonymous donor has handed the original Spider-Man art to the Library of Congress -- lucky bastards!