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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Video: Octopus Squeezes Through 1″ Hole

Doin’ a project for work that involves a many tentacled creature and made me think of this vid. If you haven’t watched it before, take a moment. Pretty wild.

Awesome: “8-Bit Trip” Stop Motion Lego Video

Over 1500 hours of video and photography went into this music video for rockin’ Swedish duo, Rymdreglage. Not sure how many Lego pieces. Either way, this is fantastically impressive.

Be sure to check out the band’s site. They’ve got lots of MP3s to download and some seriously oddball eye-candy. (via Laughing Squid)

 

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WTF: 80s After School Special Dancefight!

Did you grow up in a tough neighborhood like the older brother from Mr Belvedere? This After School Special is telling your story. Mine, too.

Some great quotes in this awesomely horrible vid.
Check ’em in the MeFi comments.

Live: It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia Take ‘Nightman Cometh’ On Tour

Oh my … Our favorite bit from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is getting a stage adaptation and coming to a city possibly near you. If you haven’t seen this skit, watch the episode (Season 4, Ep.13). Awesome.

The Nightman Cometh is a musical performance written by Rob McElhenney (Mac), Charlie Day (Charlie) and Glenn Howerton (Dennis) who all star along with Kaitlin Olson (Sweet Dee), and Danny DeVito (Frank) with special appearances by Mary Elizabeth Ellis (The Waitress) and Artemis Pebdani (Artemis).

Sept 15 Boston, MA House of Blues
Sept 16 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Sept 17 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
Sept 22 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Sept 24 San Francisco, CA Nob Hill Masonic Center
Sept 25 Los Angeles, CA The Hollywood Palladium

Snag tickets at LiveNation.

More info at Paddy’s Pub (via LimeWire)

Video: Pee Pee SOS Mata Atlântica

Can anyone translate the details of this? Does peeing with the shower running save more water than flushing the toilet? I would think, to make the case, you’d have to multitask. Like shampooing while you pee. Otherwise you’re just standing there, wasting water. You could just pee into the drain without the shower on at all. I’ll just stick to the tree in the backyard. 
(Thanks, Mel!)