Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
Zelda Chess: The Ultimate Hand Carved Geek Creation
Chess is one of the oldest board games ever created, and it puts our skills to the ultimate test. Our opponent is what lies between us and an honorable victory, so playing smart is the only thing we should care about. However, that's not such an easy task, and we need many years of practice to maste ...
The Elastic Alphabet: Rubber Band Typography
It's easy to see why so many people like typography in all its shapes and forms. There is a correct definition for typography that is quite specific, but there seems to be a multitude of opinions about that. Typography to many people is just text plotted out in various forms, shapes and constellatio ...
![The Burial Video Of Usama Bin Laden [Humor]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Usama-Bin-Laden-Burial-Video-1-optimized.jpg "The Burial Video Of Usama Bin Laden [Humor]")
The Burial Video Of Usama Bin Laden [Humor]
Before you go all bonkers about it being unethical to check out the burial of one of the most wanted men ever in the history of mankind, I just want you to understand that we would never publish anything here on Bit Rebels that would disgust our readers beyond belief. This is one of those videos tha ...
Behold The World’s Largest Hot Wheels Car City
If you are a guy, you totally remember playing with small metal cars when you were a boy. We imagined the most amazing cities, the most horrible car crashes, and the most incredible car races... you name it! It was an alternate world most of us left behind when we grew up. It's really a pity because ...
The Star Wars Millennium Falcon Coffee Table
There is no shortage in geek customizations these days, and the more we look, the more we find. So far we've seen everything from Nintendo NES controller coffee tables to large working iPhone blow-up (meaning uber scale) coffee tables. The imagination of home tinkerers is never ending, and I foresee ...
Stuck: How To Rid Your Boredom At The Airport
Not too long ago, I was stuck at the airport in Amsterdam on my way to Los Angeles. I had carelessly trusted the lady at the check-in counter at my first airport when she said that she checked me in all the way. When I got to the gate to fly to Los Angeles, they said I had never checked in, and they ...
Road Signs Don’t Always Mean What You Think…
There is an art form out there that we all get exposed to every day. Not many people think about it, and when we do look at it, we don't really see it as an art form, but it is. The fact is, it's one of the most recognized art forms that we are all aware of. Well, maybe we're not aware of it, but at ...
How To: Tell If Your Website Sucks
Starting a website is not as easy as some people might think. Sure, it's easy to get one up and running in today's one button click society, but there is a lot more than that necessary in order to make the whole thing successful. While it grows, you will stumble upon things that you hadn't foreseen, ...
America According To Twitter
Everyone that has used Twitter knows that in the very beginning of their Twitter career, people are clueless about what the service is used for. It's such a simple idea, yet with so much potential that you start wondering if it will really be beneficial to you. Once you start getting into things, yo ...
Incredible Juggling: Guaranteed To Blow Your Mind
Every so often we publish something that is not related to all the other stuff we publish here on Bit Rebels. What I mean is that we're usually publishing stuff about gadgets or other really geeky things like that. However, sometimes we stumble over something that we really need to show you guys bec ...
Crazy Extreme Sticky Note Experiment
We all know that sticky notes can serve a lot of different purposes besides just being little notepads. We've seen countless examples of that through the years here at Bit Rebels. We've showed you everything from office romance clips done using a whole boat load of them, to sticky notes that come in ...
Alternative Propulsion: Coca Cola Rocket Car
In a world where everything seems to be revolving around oil, we're frenetically trying to find an alternative to the gas problem we're facing. It isn't always about finding a new source of energy or finding something else we can deplete over time. It's mostly about making what we have at our dispos ...
What Your Computer Wallpaper Reveals About You
What does the wallpaper on your computer look like? Is it simple? Is it busy? Is it personal? Are your icons scattered all over the place like a messy desk, or do you have everything neatly organized? This is an interesting question because according to psychologists, our computer desktop says a lot ...
![The Impact Of Site Speed On Business Results [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Site-Speed-Impact-Business-Results-11-optimized.png "The Impact Of Site Speed On Business Results [Infographic]")
The Impact Of Site Speed On Business Results [Infographic]
Taking a fresh and new website all the way to the top is not only a time consuming endeavor, but also an experience I think everyone should have. What I mean by that is that there is so much involving a website that applies to a lot of things in life as well. Patience is probably one of the best per ...
The REAL Iron Man Suit Is From China
Yeah, so we here at Bit Rebels are huge Iron Man fans. We have talked about those movies, posted articles about them and debated whether or not Batman could really kick Iron Man's butt. And no, I am not going to tell you the outcome of our debate on that one. Evidently we have a thing for technology ...