Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
8 Twitter Inspired Tattoos – What Were They Thinking?
Can you even imagine? "Look Mom, I got a Twitter tattoo!" You know I'm fascinated with tattoos, I've been writing about them for almost a whole year. Even though I remain tattoo-less myself, it doesn't mean I don't want one, but as of yet, I'm still a big chicken.
The designs people choose are ...
Cool Star Wars Collectibles! Bring Back the Memories!
I grew up loving Star Wars. It was a time when animation was still being perfected, and you can really see the beauty of the movie. The special effects were spectacular considering the challenges that the filmmakers went through. I have watched "Return of the Jedi," which is one of the first thre ...
23 Houses Built In Odd Places
To have somewhere to call home is one of the most important rights that we humans have, but it's not always easy. Some people, due to unfortunate events, find themselves on the streets with no place to call home. As the world grows more and more crowded, it's important to understand that someday w ...
Can’t Get Enough Bacon? Enter Baconfest Chicago
Does the title of this post make you hungry, nay, Giddy? Us Too.
As you know, here at BitRebels we love bacon and baconography (is that even a word? it is now!)
So if you don't love bacon as much as we do, you are probably reading the wrong blog - What geek doesn't love bacon!? Where do peop ...
Rust Stickers – Can They Keep Your Car From Getting Stolen?
Dominic Wilcox is one of my favorite designers. I've always admired his work. You've probably seen him before. Richard wrote an article about one of his iPad accessory designs last week. If you want to check it out, you can go here: Is This The iPad's True Use? [Humor] Today I'm going to featur ...
3 Animals That Can Paint Better Than Me
Wow, this is a story with a twist. We often try to inspire you by featuring artists that illustrate extraordinary talent and creativity. However, the artists I'm sharing with you today are even more special because they aren't people, they are animals!
And, just for the record, they can paint b ...
19 Year Old Builds Insane 3,000 Brick Amy Winehouse Bust
When you think about Amy Winehouse, there is a lot of things that come to mind and one of them ain't Lego. Nope, instead it's drug abuse, cigarettes, good music, interesting performances and an original voice. It ain't easy understanding the connection between Lego and Amy Winehouse until you have ...
The Rock, Paper, Scissors Secret Weapon for Winning!
My son and I play rock, paper, scissors almost everyday. I'm not sure how it happened, but somehow, the winner of Rock, Paper, Scissors always gets to make the big decisions in my house. I even studied the psychology surrounding that game and wrote an article about the secrets to winning - 6 Secre ...
New Challenge – Solve Your Rubik’s Cube Blindfolded
A few weeks ago we featured an article about a Rubik's cube for the visually impaired. I've always loved the Rubik's cube and it was fun to read about that. You can check it out here: Colored Rubik’s Cube For The Blind Ironically, to me, that Rubik's cube is much more visually appealing than the ...
Bugatti Veyron – The World’s Most Advanced Lego Build
There's been a lot of Lego chatter here on Bit Rebels lately, and we know it. There is just no getting around the awesomeness of that block. I am not even going to go into what makes it awesome anymore cause if you don't get it by now, I am sure you never will. As we have concluded, there is Lego ...
Provocative Lego Ads – The Ads You Don’t Want Your Kids To See
There have been a bunch of Lego ads through the company's lifetime and each one is more creative than the one before. One thing they all have in common is the block itself, not much more. The ads are usually about everything from regular builds to references to the legendary piece of plastic. No m ...
Check Out This Bizarre House: It’s Upside Down!
Talk about having too much time on your hands... Polish designers Klaudiusz Golos and Sebastion Mikuciuk openly admit that they built this upside down house for no other reason than "wanting to do something different."
There have been a lot of upside down houses built around the world, they are r ...
The Key Card Hotel: Even The Toilet Is Made Out Of Cards!
What do you normally do with your key card when you leave a hotel? Throw it in the garbage can? I used to do that until I watched a documentary about how our personal information can be stored on them for someone to retrieve. So, I started saving them. Now I have a bunch from all over the world. ...
The Longest Letter Ever Written – Do You Know Who It’s To?
This is very touching. About ten days ago, a new world record was set for the longest letter ever written, and you'll never guess who it was written to. The previous letter that held that record was a note to Santa Claus.
A bunch of students in India decided to celebrate their Silver Jubilee ye ...
The 6 Million Bottle Man – Making Good Use of Beer Bottles
This story is going to blow your mind. This guy that lives right outside Buenos Aires spent 19 years of his life collecting 6 million glass bottles and has now built a humongous environmentally friendly house out of them.
No matter how bizarre this sounds, this cute and crazy old man definitely ...