Censorship Doesn’t Always Tell The Right Story
I think we all know of some sort of censorship when we think about it. Censorship has two different camps that each have their good and bad points when it comes to why we need it, and why we don't. Sometimes I think censorship is taken a little too far, and yet other people complain about it not bei ...
LOTR & World Of Warcraft Stained Glass
As we have said before here on Bit Rebels, art comes in many forms and shapes, and it's not always clear that it is art you're looking at. This is especially true when we are so used to seeing some of the crazy things people send to us. Well, this one is rather easy to spot, and it doesn't take long ...
Badass Tyrannosaurus Rex Created From 1,400 Balloons
I have a soft spot for balloon sculptures. I worked in a balloon store for several years when I was in high school. When I got my driver's license, I started dressing up as a clown and delivering balloons to people in the hospital. I've made several balloon sculptures over the years. Most of the tim ...
Ghana’s eWasteland: Living On The Legacy Of The Digital World
The shocking pictures below by Andrew McConnell were taken at the Agbogbloshie dump in Accra, Ghana. It's a place where much of the discarded computer equipment and other electronics from the United States, Europe and other countries ends up. Over 3,000 people live here, in the slums, and they make ...
The Science Behind Smelly Robot Armpits
If there were robots that looked exactly like humans roaming the earth, would you be able to tell the difference? There have been some really cool science fiction movies with these kind of robots, and as fast as robot technology is developing, it's not inconceivable that someday we might all have ou ...
How To: Not Be Boring On Twitter
Just like everyone else, when I first got on Twitter in March of 2009, I didn't know what to tweet. I followed a few people and just watched them. I didn't tweet anything for a few days because I was so nervous about it. Looking back, it seems kind of silly. A few weeks into my life on Twitter, I so ...
The Jedi Trainer’s Guide To Employee Management
This little nugget has completely gone viral since it was originally posted yesterday. It's no surprise really. When you combine the magic of Star Wars with the popularity of infographics, and then throw in a dash of humor and some 8-bit graphics for good measure, it's bound to be successful in the ...
Pancake Lego Robot: Makes The Geekiest Pancakes Ever
Man, the kids that live in this house are so lucky. How cool would it be to have your own Lego pancake robot to make you Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes every morning? It doesn't get much better than that! When I was a kid, the most exciting thing about my breakfast was finding the toy in the bottom of ...
Star Wars Meets Lord Of The Rings: Nuff Said!
We all love Star Wars, and we all love Lord of The Rings. If we didn't, these two franchises wouldn't be the runaway successes that they are today. They both have sword fights in them; however, in completely different time periods of course. It seems that we are mesmerized by the depth of these stor ...
iPhone 5: The Most Likely Ideas Bundled Into A Phone
Ever since the first concept ideas arrived on the Internet for the iPhone 4, a huge debate started about whether some of them were actually real. Well, as it turned out, once Gizmodo revealed the iPhone in a huge controversial article series, we realized there was no predicting the exact future. Eve ...
Gaming Injuries: It’s A Dangerous Business
We've all been there and had sleepless nights in front of the screen playing away on our favorite games nonstop. We're determined and fanatical about reaching the next level, and then the next, and so on. We take it so seriously that we forget time and space, and sometimes we go overboard trying to ...
Harry Potter vs. Star Wars: The Similarities Are Striking
As we are drawing ever closer to the release of the last installment of the now critically acclaimed fantasy series Harry Potter, there is of course a huge void being opened. Fans keep wishing that there will be more books about the famous wizard, and that J.K.Rowling will pen other stories around t ...
Eat Your Clothes: Edible Fabric Made From Fruits & Vegetables
I know this concept may sound strange at first, but when you see the pictures below, you might change your mind. I never thought fabric made from dehydrated fruits, vegetables and herbs could look so elegant and beautiful. The question is, would you actually eat them? They remind me of a big fruit-r ...
Hand Painted Nintendo & Pokemon Geek Girl Bra Designs
I realized today when I was poking around Bit Rebels that we've written a lot of articles about geeky girl jewelry, clothes, shoes and accessories. It's so much fun to see what fun, creative fashion designers come up when they want to impress us next.
I thought I had never written about a geeky b ...
Iron Man Origami Figurine: It’s Brutally Awesome
It's quite apparent that our readers love origami in all its shapes and forms. We try to limit the awesomeness by only picking the really cool ones, and sometimes that task can become quite hard. I mean, what is cool and what is awesome? We could let ourselves fall back into our own opinions, but th ...