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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Whole Lotta Sabbath: Epic Led Zeppelin x Black Sabbath Mashup

Holy crap! This mashup’s a few years old but the video’s brand new. Together, they’re freakin’ epicly epic.

Mostly Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs” and Led Zeppelin‘s “Whole Lotta Love”. With some bits of “Communication Breakdown” and “Black Dog” mixed in, too. Super talented work by Wax Audio. (Thanks, Furr!)

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Black Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Sabbath”

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BONUS MASHUP “THUNDERBUSTERS”

Yup, AC/DC “Thunderstruck” x Ray Parker Jr “Ghostbusters”. See/hear more from the wizards at Wax Audio.

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BONUS #2: “ARE YOU GONNA BE MY BLITZKRIEG GIRL”

The Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” x Jet “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” by DJ FAROFF. (Thanks, Chris)

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How To: Make a Gummy Bear Burst Into Flames

This vid’s been around a while but’s new to me. Apparently the oxidizing agent in molten-hot Potassium Chlorate reacts violently to the sugar in a helpless lil’ Gummy Bear. Pretty rad.

Definitely more advanced science than using glycerin to make an invisible bottle.

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WTF: Skater Blown Up, Blow-Up Doll Unscathed

We got some nutcase in front of us …

This amazing clip is from Hard Ticket To Hawaii, an 80s film I never new existed until Fang Found This posted another clip, Motorcycle vs Wall + Snake vs Bazooka (below). Anyone have the full flick copy ripped?

[ Fang Found This ]

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8-Bit: Trololo Chap is Back in Chiptune

It happened to Weezer, Tom & Jerry, and Super Mario. Now it’s Edward Hill‘s turn to get all bloopy with it.

Robinerd created this 8-bit cover using DrPetter‘s Musagi chip-esque softsynth and sequencer (via BoingBoing). It lacks the dulcet, back-of-throat baritone of the original Trololololololololololo, but keeps the infectious smile and cheer.

I’d love a side-scroller game with this as the soundtrack. As Edward you’d wander around using your mouth’s Trolololo-lazer to happily obliterate buildings, objects, and living creatures in your path. See how many points you’d get before the song’s over. Any developers wanna take this on?

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Drink Up: Beerstache

Sure, beer cans keep beer fresher but bottles let you look fresh. Thanks to BeerStache bottle moustaches.

Look, they even distract from redeye:

Maybe you’ll see these at the Petaluma Whiskerino after-party on a bottle of Lagunitas. Come and find out October 9th.

BeerStaches come in five different colors and can even be custom printed. Would look hot in a Brew Holster Cult bottle holster. Just sayin’.

Visit BeerStache.com »

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Shot on RED: Skate and Create “Laikairomania”

We know flames look good on the RED camera (watch Beer + Hot Lava Rocks), but this Spike Jonze executively-produced video for Lakai is scorchingly gorgeous.

Soundtrack:
Ima Robot “Ruthless”
from Another Man’s Treasure download

A fitting follow-up to their explosive Fully Flared video (below), this flaming “LAKAIROMANIA” vid was created for the annual Transworld contest, Skate and Create. Skate teams are paired up with an art director and video crew for a chance at winning a coveted spot on the mag’s cover.

Vote for it at Transworld Skate and Create »

Dir: Ty Evans DP: Mark Ritzema Ex-Prod: Spike Jonze 
Cam: RED MX, 5D & 7D

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BONUS VID: LAKAI “FULLY FLARED” INTRO

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