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Brad Lewis is serious about his Star Wars. When it comes to lightsaber replicas, the Master Replica products just weren’t cutting it for him. So like any true fan, Brad took matter into his own hands. Mr. Lewis tracks down parts used for making the actual props in the films or the closest substitute he can find, and not only replicates the external design, but also all of the internals. Brad’s fabrication of Luke’s/Anakin’s saber from A New Hope features... Continue reading

If you didn’t look close you might not have noticed, and even then you’d be hard pressed to realize that the above photograph was completely man-made using cotton, salt, cooked sugar, tin foil, feathers and canvas; a completely scaled diorama model custom molded for the camera. New Jersey-based (so automatically he’s a genius) photographer Matthew Albanese uses painstaking preparation and a mixture of photographic techniques such as scale, depth of field, white balance and lighting to create his “Strange World”... Continue reading

Strapya has done it again. And by it, I of course mean they designed a phone accessory that looks almost exactly like real food (I’m pretty sure if you look up “it” in the dictionary, that’s the proper definition). Not a crafted felt case, but a goodness to honest realistic food case. Available in eggs with bacon, bento, tonkatsu and yakisoba varities (don’t feel bad, I don’t know what the last two are either), these iPhone 4 cases would almost... Continue reading

It was devastating the first time you heard it and it’s just one of those things that doesn’t get easier to stomach. Yes, when I found out that Tetris didn’t exactly follow the laws of physics I was completely blindsided. “What else aren’t they telling me?” I thought. Next I’ll be hearing that Dr. Mario doesn’t even have his Ph. D. In Not Tetris, the goal is to fit as many blocks a possible into the alotted space. Lines of... Continue reading

Sometimes realism isn’t exactly what we want in our video games. We want to escape, not be hassled by the reality of… reality. Cracked.com hosted an awesome Photoshop contest, encouraging  their users to come up with ways to make video games just a tad more realistic, hence somewhat less playable. Some of the results were absolutely genius. Here are a few of our favorites, but their are a whopping 27 of these photos over at Cracked.

People spend their lives dreaming about one day being able to experience the feeling of space travel. The new NASA Shuttle Launch Simulator allows people to experience the thrill of a launch without the need for all that training. The $60 million ride opened up yesterday to the public, starting with a test run by a team of 40 astronauts, who all proclaimed that the ride was even more realistic than the NASA training simulators. Using 13-channels of surround sound,... Continue reading

These phone charms might looks delicious, but trust us, they do not taste as good as they look. We learned the hard way and had to be rushed to the hospital for surgery. The Japanese Food Phone Charm is a realistic-looking, novelty phone dangling strap that will make people wonder why you walk around with tempura attached to your phone. It might even make you look twice. The tempura charm is available for pre-order now for $4.11. Tempura sauce comes... Continue reading

This pillow is a hint of pure genius. Designed to look like a splattered puddle of blood under your head. In the images it looks pretty realistic and could be a really cruel joke to pull on your family. Although your wife will probably make you take your blood pillow and sleep on the couch for a few weeks after this. For even more realism, sleep with a gun in your hands and lay like one of those corpse chalk... Continue reading