Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
How To: Photograph Yourself In The Air (Levitation Photography)
After the success of new Internet photography sensation and Tokyo teenager Natsumi Hayashi, I was waiting for someone to come out with a how-to inspired by her, and now we have it. In case you've been living under a rock for the past few months and you missed Natsumi's photographs, I put a few below ...
Lego Superheroes: Everything Looks Better In Lego
Today is one of those odd days that you wish was just normal. I woke up early and felt a slight pressure in my ear, but of course I didn't make much of it. As today progressed, it gradually got slightly worse. Before it got all bad, I decided to get my behind to the doctor to see what the hell it wa ...
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The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions [Chart]
I know this chart wasn't originally created to be funny, but it's definitely a funny topic for me. I have a hard time managing my distractions during the day. I can be working on a few things (always multitasking), then take a phone while tweeting and facebooking, then based on the phone call switch ...
CSI Wannabes: How To Analyze A Bloodstain Pattern
These days, I don't have time to watch TV. I can't even remember the last time I watched a television show aside from the Super Bowl. I am blessed to be able to spend my free time on this blog and on Twitter instead. However, back in 2007 and 2008 before Bit Rebels and before I was on Twitter, I was ...
Geeky Star Trek Quilts For Snuggly Trekkies
My friend @chloroformdays sent me a tweet yesterday to mention that he noticed we write a lot more about Star Wars than Star Trek on Bit Rebels. I want you to know, Cory, that we do not do that on purpose. We are huuuuuge Star Trek fans too! It's all in the same geektastic family, right?
It just ...
Everything You Need To Know About Art History
I wouldn't say that I know a lot about art, and quite frankly, I have never really bothered to read up on it. The things I know about it, I have picked up along the way. Of course, you get the most important stuff fed to you in school from studying Mona Lisa and pieces like that. However, the more i ...
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12 Things You Will See Before You Die [Infographic]
During the '80s we saw a huge change in what home entertainment was all about. We were given the Nintendo NES, and all of the sudden the world was glued to the screen. Games for all ages were continuously released, and I remember getting obsessed with the number of games I had for it. The games them ...
12 Movie Quotes As If Spoken By A Proper Englishman
Not only are these images funny, this is a topic that is near and dear to my heart. I have always loved accents and language, but being as involved as I am in social media makes it all even more interesting. One of the things I look forward to the most when I talk to a Twitter friend on the phone or ...
World’s Smallest Origami: A Rather Tiny Art Installation
Everyone who has ever had a piece of paper in front of them has been tempted to fold something at some point. Whether it is a paper airplane or some advanced pattern that your mind has randomly come up with doesn't really matter. The urge to create is usually stronger than the urge to actually pick ...
Crocheted Star Wars Tie Fighters: A Softer Edge To The Dark Side
I can't believe it was a couple of decades ago that I first came in contact with the Star Wars series and became mesmerized by it like every other fan out there. For me, it wasn't an instant hit though for some reason. I had to see the second and third movies also in order to really appreciate the w ...
Celebrities Flawlessly Photoshopped Into Science Fiction Movies
There have been some epic Photoshopped images that we've seen through the years, and some of the best ones have of course been fails above the norm, like models without an arm or too many arms. We've also seen people mysteriously erased from historical pictures just because the people in it no longe ...
The Glass Shard Beach: Set Your Soft Feet On This Beauty
There is a war that the world is battling, and I am not talking about between us people. We have enough wars, and we shouldn't be adding more. I am talking about the world, our home, our planet. It's a constant war that has been going on since the beginning of time. It's the kind that sort of never ...
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The Mac Daddy Collection Of Apple Logo Tattoos [20 Pics]
We write about tattoos a lot on Bit Rebels. It's pretty funny when I think about it because I don't even have any tattoos. I've been talking about getting one for a few years now, but as of yet, I haven't seen a design that inspires me enough to actually do it. Richard on the other hand, well... let ...
Lego Roland Jupiter 8 Synthesizer Brings Back The Retro
There is one block that is the foundation of the world, or at least that's what we geeks would really like it to be. I used to say that "Lego is the solution to everything," and you probably agree with me because if you think about it, it's cooler than cool. The creativity you can get out of it is j ...
Cuddle Fail: When A Dog Gets Statically Charged
As a young kiddo, I used to walk our dogs. Yeah, we had a bunch. My mother actually bred dogs called Leonbergers. The big ones weighed upwards of 185 pounds. At most, we had about 13 of them, so of course you can imagine that walking the dogs suddenly got a whole new ring to it. If you have ever had ...