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The Plant Whisperer: Makes Your Plants Talk To You
If you are a geek, you can definitely get your geek on in this article for sure! The stuff we write on Bit Rebels about plants really makes them seem more like pets to me than plants. We already know that plants dig certain kinds of music, and they will grow faster if you play that music for them. ...
How To: Shave Your Entire Head In 24 Seconds
There are some things in life that often make me joyously happy I'm a girl, and not a guy. Not having to shave my face is one of them. I don't know how you guys do it, shaving the hairs on your face on a daily basis. I know what you are thinking, we have to shave our legs; however, if I nick my l ...
![Secure Your Stuff: Top Hackable Passwords [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hackable-Passwords-Security-Data-Infographic-1-optimized.png "Secure Your Stuff: Top Hackable Passwords [Infographic]")
Secure Your Stuff: Top Hackable Passwords [Infographic]
It's nothing new that we are all dependent on our passwords. Without them, we wouldn't have an Internet, or at least not all the different services we use every day. Take Facebook for example, it's a service used by 600 million people and growing fast. If it was an open community with no password ...
Freakish Urban Improv: Super Mario Kart In Real Life!
I have seen quite a lot of geeky things after such a long time here at Bit Rebels. But, I never cease to be amazed at the creativity people are able to churn out from their head domes. Not only is it truly inspiring to watch the awesome artsy posts that Diana writes and shares, but the cool and ne ...
Kinect Hack Used To Create Stunning Music Video
I have previously touched on the subject of creative music videos, and how they are made. Some people do what everyone else does, and some just hit the ball out of the park. It's a pleasure when that happens since I think the stereotype movie creators tend to throw too many safe cards around thems ...
Funkadelic Facts About Infographics
I read somewhere once that an infographic is worth 1,000 words. It's true. Why are infographics so popular? I'm seeing them everywhere, more and more. We've even started using them a lot here on Bit Rebels. There must be a reason for it, right? Why this sudden interest in graphics that provide ...
The World’s Largest Touchscreen
Holy batman, now that's a touchscreen! I'm going to tell you the size of this thing immediately because I know that's what you really want to know, right? It is 10 meters (32.8 feet) by 2.8 meters (9.2 feet). The screen uses 1,000 LEDs and 6 Optitrack cameras. The resolution is 4900 by 1700 pixe ...
Body Painting: Colorful Kissable Animal Lip Artistry
'Tis the season of lips, kissing and love. Now that I think about it, when is it not the season of those things? Although I've never had cosmetic surgery to make my lips bigger, I've definitely been known to hang out in the bathroom from time to time with a bag of sugar and a lemon wedge, doing wha ...
Whew! Social Media Saves Valentine’s Day
Here we are, it's February 11th. If you have not gotten your sweetie a gift for Valentine's Day yet, it's probably a good time to start thinking about it. Personally, I think Valentine's Day is overrated. If we love someone, we should show him or her everyday, don't you think? To have it all com ...
Vader Unmasked: Star Wars Volkswagen Commercial Bloopers
The Volkswagen Star Wars commercial with the Baby Darth Vader Discovering The Force that I wrote about a week ago and that blasted during the Super Bowl this year has become an instant hit and a viral video on the Internet. The first time I saw it, I thought it was the best commercial in a very lon ...
Unusual Boot Collection: Would You Wear Them?
I'm from a tropical country (Manila, Philippines), and we rarely wear boots since they can get pretty warm. However, after moving to a country that has four seasons (the States) and moving during the winter season, I needed to do some serious shopping for boots, and I am glad I did. Wearing them r ...
5 Online Tools & Gadgets For Those Far Away From Home!
It has been almost a month now that I have been away from home. For me, home is Manila, Philippines, but right now my temporary home is in Cincinnati, Ohio. I must say, being far away from home, if you are close to your family, can be hard if communication is difficult. I am glad that I left home ...
Star Wars: A New Hope Retold In 32 Icons
There are many ways to explain the story of Star Wars, and no matter how you tell it, people are always going to be fascinated by the science fiction world. I think I have seen everything from YouTube clips of clueless people trying to tell the story of Star Wars, to complete pocket comic books rete ...
![Why Do Freeways Come To A Stop? [Infographic]](https://bitrebels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Freeway-Stopping-Effect-Explained-Infographic-optimized.jpg "Why Do Freeways Come To A Stop? [Infographic]")
Why Do Freeways Come To A Stop? [Infographic]
I think I speak for pretty much everyone when I say that sometimes when you're on your way home from work, and you're taking the freeway, you have more than often found yourself in the middle of a fender bender traffic situation. Not only is it heavily time consuming, but the annoyance about not kn ...
The Geeky Etch-A-Sketch Computer
Martin over at NortHACKton gets the ultimate geek award this week for sure with his etch-a-sketch computer hybrid. According to his website, after seeing tons of computer controlled etch-a-sketches, he decided to create the opposite... an etch-a-sketch controlled computer.
I grew up playing with ...