What Sumo wrestling should really look like

Here is a great little clip of what Sumo wrestling could look like after some judicious (actually more exuberant) application of special effects.

Do it with a fireball ...

Quote of the day from Real Men Don't Play GURPS:

If you can't do it with a sword, do it with a fireball. If you can't do it with a fireball, it isn't worth doing.

3D Display in 360 degrees

My colleague Anthony Milner really wants a Microsoft Surface wall display, but I'd prefer to be able to call up 3D images and check them out on my coffee table - although that spinning mirror looks pretty dangerous!

via Engadget

Rugby World Cup 2007

Some rugby goodness courtesy of YouTube:

Heineken's Continental Shift ad:


French TV ad:


A fan's listing of the stars of each major team:


Some older (unrelated) rugby commercials:




Lastly a funny Heineken ad about finding life on Mars:

Forbidden Lego

What every Lego geek needs is some help coming up with truly interesting models to amaze their friends and family with. Enter Forbidden Lego, helping us to “Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against!”


The cover page example is a fully-automatic flat tile launcher, as shown in this video, from Evil Mad Scientist.

via OhGizmo!

Dungeons & Dragons: 4th Edition

Wizards just announced the impending release of D&D 4th Edition at GenCON. Here are the videos of the major announcements:







Here is a better version of the teaser shown in the first presentation:

Mars Mission in Lego

My son has got some great Mars Mission presents for his birthday, and we checked out the website today to find this fun game:

Update: I've just realised how annoying the sound on this is, so it's now hidden.