I don’t normally share things like this, since they can be perceived as kind of gimmicky, and it’s certainly not sci-fi. However, I think it appeals to that sense of hope and…
Category: Non-Sci-Fi
Non-Sci-Fi related news and events
Sir Patrick Moore Dies
Renowned British astronomer Sir Patrick Moore has died at the age of 89. According to his friends and colleagues in a statement, he “passed away peacefully at 12:25 BST this afternoon” at his…
Neat Optical Illusion
Figure this one out! To be fair, it’s not overly difficult, just thought it was quite cool. [ Source: Gizmodo ]
The TARDIS tattoo
I got it done. :D I was surprised at how little it hurt, everyone said it would hurt a lot more than it actually did… maybe I’m just a hard lad or…
Today is the day…
That I get my TARDIS tattoo… I’m excited! So I decided on the minimalistic TARDIS one like the image below, I’m getting the tattoo artist to make a few small changes like…
Curiosity from above
This image blew me away… This was taken from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter where you can clearly see the progress that the Curiosity Rover has made.
Matt Damon: “Why play by the rules?”
Matt Damon, appearing in the upcoming sci-fi film Elysium, has finished filming a story about the ultra-rich leaving a dying Earth, to inhabit an orbiting platform, free of poverty and disease. In today’s…
Bale visits shooting victims
The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale – who plays Batman – has dropped in on some of the victims of the tragic shootings in Colorado last week. According to Warner Bros,…
Introducing: American deep-fried Coca-Cola
Yep, you read that right. Texans have invented the fastest way of growing obese known to mankind: deep fried Coca Cola. According to StudentBeans.org, “The calorific treat involves deep-frying Coca-Cola flavoured batter,…