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Jun10th

Debt Collectors drive people to suicide?

Zombie16 FTW! (Money, WTF?!)
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Discover’s Debt Collectors’ Threats Drive Woman To Suicide – Consumerist

There is abundant evidence of the use of abusive, deceptive, and unfair debt collection practices by many debt collectors.

Jun10th

Junk Robot Batter

Zombie16 FTW! (Nerdy, Science)
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The Headless Batter – Popular Science

True, it was built in Germany—and by an Englishman. Yet the Headless Batsman could not be a more American invention: a 265-pound quasi-human-shaped robot made from a jumble of salvaged auto parts, steel piping and pneumatic hoses for the sole purpose of belting every fastball thrown its way.

Jun10th

Nuclear Sub drives down British Roads

Zombie16 FTW! (Random, War, WTF?!)
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Driving a Nuclear Submarine Through Britain’s Roads – Gizmodo

Remember that Astute-class nuclear submarine that looked like a whale? Well, scrap that, because it really looks like a Calamari Cruiser or a Zentraedi mothership.

Jun10th

May the Ford be with you

Zombie16 FTW! (Art, Cars, Star Wars)
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Have you driven a Force, lately? – Autoblog

“This is not the Ford you’re looking for.”
Crazy Astrovan with a airbrushed Star Wars side panel

Jun10th

Ice Cream Made Quick

Zombie16 FTW! (Educational, Food, Fun)
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Ice Cream in a Bag – Kids Domain Crafts

# Fill the large bag half full of ice, and add the rock salt. Seal the bag.
# Put milk, vanilla, and sugar into the small bag, and seal it.
# Place the small bag inside the large one and seal again carefully.
# Shake until mixture is ice cream, about 5 minutes.
# Wipe off top of small bag, then open carefully and enjoy!

Jun10th

How does a coin-op pool table work?

Zombie16 FTW! (Educational, Games)
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The Scratch Secret of Automated Pool Machines – Play89

If you have ever played pool on a coin-operated table, this question would sound familiar to you: how can the table know to return the cue ball after a scratch? What’s in the coin-op pool tables, as opposed to classic pool tables, that cause it to tell the white cue ball from the numbered billiard balls?

Jun10th

The many faces of Links shield

Zombie16 FTW! (Video Games)
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The Shields of Zelda – DS Fanboy

Link’s shield has been as much a staple of the Zelda series as the adventurer’s green cap, deflecting octorok attacks and pushing away charging enemies. Over the past two decades, the defensive device’s design has evolved much from its original cross emblem to incorporate Triforces, various winged figures, and decorative accents.

Jun10th

Action Figure Customization gone big

Zombie16 FTW! (Toys)
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Ray Carro Roel Customization Figure Builder – Geeks Of DooM

ction figure customization has grown from a back-room, glue-sniffing hobby into a viable sub-culture of the phylum Geek. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down and discuss the process with one of the premier customizers in the field, Ray Carro Roel. Seriously, just take one look at his Zombie Superman (at right) and you’ll know he is not fooling around.

Jun10th

HUGE earthmover

Zombie16 FTW! (Science, WTF?!)
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This ain’t your daddys Tonka Truck! (PIC)

Gigantic earthmover that dwarfs a supermarket!

Jun9th

Build your own TB-303 clone for $330

Zombie16 FTW! (Educational, Music, Nerdy)
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x0xb0x TB-303 Clone: Transistorize the World

The x0xb0x is not just another MIDI-controlled TB-303 clone. x0xb0x is a full reproduction of the original Roland synthesizer, with fully functional sequencer. The sequencer can be programmed just like the original 303 (ok its actually a little easier, we think) and can be used to control other synthesizers via any of its various output formats. 128 banks of track memory and 64 banks of pattern memory are stored in onboard EEPROM, no battery-backup is needed!