Archive for May, 2008
Navy SEALs Visit Philadelphia: Schuylkill River Dolphin Nervous
This Monday, for Memorial Day, Navy SEALs will take over the Schuylkill and give Philadelphians a demonstration of their state-of-the-art craft. They’ll give people tours, hold a ceremony for fallen SEALs (they’ll be planting a memorial tree), share adventure stories with the public, and scare the hell out of the Schuylkill river dolphin.
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Kinetic Sculpture Derby in Philadelphia: Wow
The always awesome Mark Schoneveld hit up the Kinetic Sculpture Derby and scored some BEAUTIFUL photos. Definitely hit up his site and check out his Flickr stream for some more great snaps.
Not sure what a kinetic sculpture derby is? Read up on it here.
Update: there are even more photos from the derby in a Flickr [...]
Strange Star Wars Sand Sculpture
When it comes to sand sculptures, we’re pretty lucky here in Philadelphia. We have Franklin Square Park, where artists work, painstakingly, to maintain gorgeous sculptures in an enormous pile of sand. Check out these gorgeous shots of the King Tut sculpture during the Franklin’s Tut exhibit. 1, 2, 3.
So why couldn’t we have this awesome [...]
Jet Powered Bicycle: Seen Rocketing Through Northern Liberties
Oh Robert Maddox, you brilliant man you. Maddox works as a builder of real jet engines and decided, hey, why not strap one on a bicycle? Check out the results in the YouTube video below.
The engine rockets with over 50 pounds of thrust, launching the bike up to speeds of 75MPH. Unbelievable.
Rocket Bike via Gizmo [...]
Gummi Bears: Sometimes They Need To Be Tortured
I don’t care if you’re part of the last remnant of an ancient Gummi Bear society, tell us where the Gummi Glen is!
Click here for more hysterical Gummi Bear torture pictures.
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5 Million Piece Lego Boulder Chases Indiana Jones… Kinda
With Indiana Jones 4 hitting the theaters, we’re at the peak of Indy fever. The movie comes out next week, and we here at the Geekadelph couldn’t be more excited.
A bunch of crazy Indiana Jones fans decided to celebrate in San Francisco by rolling at gigantic Lego boulder, made out of 5 MILLION bricks, at [...]
LOLCat Murals: Invisible Bike
Come on Mural Arts, get on this.
While every single mid-20s girl living in University City owns a cat, you wouldn’t be limited to that. You could also paint a mural of a tiny rat dog, dedicated to the pet owners in Rittenhouse Square. It would touch the hearts of so many, and Geekadelphia will help [...]
Cubesday: The Origins of Office Talk
There are a lot of terms you hear thrown around the office. Logging on, boss, getting fired… I know I’ve heard that third phrase several times in the past week, after I threw a stapler at my neighbor. She’s okay. Don’t worry.
Ever wonder where all these phrases came from originally? Check out the origins of [...]
Hellboy II Poster: He’s The Good Guy
It’s a fact. It’s science. Guillermo del Toro is a cinematic genius. Cronos (see it!), his vision of Blade in Blade II, Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy… he’s the man, and if you say otherwise, we’ll fight.
I can’t even tell you how excited we are for Hellboy II: The Golden Army to come out, and this beautiful [...]
Hey, There’s An Owl On This T-Shirt… O RLY?!
I love that damn owl.
Neatorama, one of my favorite blogs, recently opened a store packed full of hysterical t-shirts. Not only do they have their original Neatorama designs, but they’re featuring an artist, Mike Jacobson, who has some wonderfully funny comics appearing on some sweet threads.
Consider that O RLY t-shirt purchased.
Speaking of stores, ours is [...]
