Early bird. (h/t, Damian) // Hardcore bee porn. // Don’t stare, it’s what they do. // Star Trek: The Motion Picture – the re-scored, much shorter, 22 minute cut. // Meanwhile, in Korea. // Duck vacuuming. // She makes things with cardboard better than you do. // His carved wooden lion is way better than yours. // Another day at the office. // Night bus. // Because some people really want to analyse the complexity of pop lyrics. // Prosthetic ovaries. // One for the ladies. // Click farm. // Clouds and rock. // Get low-slung and groovy with Nuthin’ But An Alien. // “The woman has a weapon and appears to be mentally unstable.” // Back when TV logos were physical objects. // Terrarium lamps. // An athlete in action. // And finally, a modern twist on when hubris meets nemesis.

“The customer’s hair is covered in flammable powder and then set on fire with a lighter.” (h/t, Matthew) // Magnetic spherical chess board. // This is a thing now. // Dog names in New York. // For snack lovers with no self-control. // Busted, baby. // Brazilian caves. // “How to kick ass in high heeled boots,” 1983. // An extensive library of miniature bottles. // Blade Runner 2049. // I too have had this niche problem. // A cappella extraction, a work in progress. // What the pilot sees. // This. (h/t, Damian) // Look at all the humans. // Make your own horror film soundtrack. // Assorted science fiction interfaces. // A feast of quality acting. // Why sci-fi alien planets often look the same. // Six marimbas. // Coming through. // And finally, how to change a car’s ignition coils.

As I was pushed for time this week, you’ll have to throw together your own pile of links and oddities in the comments. I will, however, set the ball rolling with a hardcore goth, some cold glass sculptures via Elephants Gerald, a board game based on John Carpenter’s The Thing, a sandwich alignment chart, and the virtual reality workout rig you’ve always wanted. 

Oh, and this.

The joy of painting.

Via Metrolander.

They grow up so quickly. (h/t, Tim) // Swedish ladies gymnastics, 1905. // At last, black ice cream. // Sweaty vest and power loader not included. // London’s ganglands. // Thomas Sowell on the greed fallacy. // Battle of the sexes. (h/t, Obo) // Iceberg Alley. // His name was Bill Hitler. // 200-watt laser bazooka brings instant death to cardboard and balloons. // Cargo cult. // One-bean cup of coffee. // On earworms and chewing gum. // Tiny shrimp tempura. // Irony. // Robot game-play is an acquired taste. // Robot knife game. // An interview with a serial killer. (h/t, Jordan Peterson) // Recognition. // Morricone and Theremin. // Anamorphic sculptures. // If you fix the stars in place. // Artificial uterus. // Rutland State Fair, 1941. // And finally, the Great Emu War of 1932.