…a clip from Bloodsport (arguably one of the best movies of all time) and the old Mentos theme song. If you remember the original Mentos commercials, then you will get a big kick out of this.

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with decomposing mercury thiocyanide.

To be honest, I’ve never heard of that chemical compound. It doesn’t sound very safe kids considering I can only assume it has mercury and cyanide in it, but that does’t affect the parent’s in letting the kids start it. Either way, watch the video and see how tentacles from a B-rated horror movie were first thought up.

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…but I’m not sure the ads by CarpeTestes.org, this supposed “foundation”, are the most effective. Then again, I definitely remember the ads, so maybe they are effective. If you are concerned by mild language (meaning references to genitalia), then these videos aren’t for you.

…I mean, seriously?

So, Boing Boing had a guest blogger for the past week from TokyoMango, and Lisa Katayama, the writer, posted about an auction on the Yahoo! Auction site that successfully completed a few years ago. So, have you ever loved a video game so much that you wanted to own the main character? Maybe you really loved Sonic and wanted a blue hedgehog. Maybe you loved Conker and wanted a gun toting, trash talking, cigar smoking squirrel. Well, if you ever loved Pokemon, if you ask nicely from the person who won the auction, you might be able to own your very own Pikachu! That’s right, Pikachu! Read the excerpt (roughly translated) from the auction below:

We capture each one after your order, so we guarantee its health! These are Pikachus plucked straight from the natural Pikachu forest, so they’re of much higher quality than ones you’d get from a breeder or in other regions. Great for those who are lacking in good conversations with family, who want solace if living alone, who need a new hobby, who love cute and trendy things, or who are looking for a present for a girlfriend or a child. Limited edition! Limited to only 20! First come first serve! We’ll include a 60-minute video on how to raise a Pikachu if you buy 3 months worth of Pokemon food.

Man, I am sooo envious! All except for the fact that the winner paid over $900 million dollars for 20 Pikachus. How much money do you have to have to not miss about $1 billion? I’m lucky if I don’t miss $5.

…plus I need help in selecting a color.

With the introduction of the 2009 models of the smart car, they have eliminated the yellow color that I so loved. I could buy the side panels for about $900, but I think that money could best be spent elsewhere. So, I provide the following three body colors with one tridion cell color change on one. I’ll go ahead and give my concerns with all the colors in an effort to sway you my way of thinking! The first option is the candy red option. I was leaning that way at first, but then started thinking about how easily red fades and turns pink or an orange color. Not a pleasant thought for a long term investment. The next option is the metallic silver color. I’ve owned a metallic silver car for the past 7 years, and it the best thing is it doesn’t show dirt at all. It’s a matter if I want a change of scenery or not. The final color is the metallic grey. My personal favorite choice just because it is different, but the wife is adamant that it is the most boring color she has ever seen. Hence the quandary. Anyone have any opinions to help sway me?

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…but for the one I know at least, he should appreciate this. Now only if he would get back from England and the Doctor Who exhibit they have. And for those who are interested, it is a lovely video of a Dalek family.

…when it comes to a superhero named Bo-BoBo who uses nose hair as a weapon to defeat the forces of the bald enemy!

I like anime, don’t get me wrong, and I’m sure I would get a big kick out of this, but after losing my own war to nose hair, it disturbs me to no end to have that as a weapon to defeat a foe! See the following excerpt from the ever correct Wikipedia that describes the plot for the anime on Cartoon Network titled Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. Yes, that is right.

In the year 300X, the entire world is under the tyrannical rule of the Maruhage Empire, and their ruler, Tsuru Tsurulina IV. His malicious Hair Hunt troop, which ranges from basic soldiers to block Commanders, and the insidious Heavenly Kings (Big Four), ruthlessly hair hunts innocent bystanders, leaving the people bald and their villages in ruins. Standing against this evil regime is the heroic, but bizarre, rebel, Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo, who fights the Hair Hunt Troop with his powerful Hanage Shinken (Fist of the Nose Hair) as well as the bizarre battle abilities known as Hajike (Wiggin’). Initially joined by the normal teen girl Beauty, the smelly teen warrior Heppokomaru (Gasser) and the similarly bizarre Hajike leader Don Patch (Poppa Rocks), Bo-Bobo is on an exciting, gag-filled quest to deliver his own hairy brand of justice to evildoers everywhere.

The show’s comedy is driven by its insanity and bizarre nature. Although fighting a rebellion against evil forces, none of the heroic characters take their job too seriously (nor do they seem to care for each-other), drawing their power from their spontenaity with a special “Hajike” (dub: Wiggin) style to create attacks that either parody what they are up against or have nothing to do with anything going on. Most of these gags are commented on by the more serious characters (particularly Beauty), breaking the fourth wall both as reaction as well as acting as the voice of the reading audience.

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…a new controller just for you!

Problem is, you have to find a girl to wear it first. Well, that eliminates about 99% of the geeks out there ever seeing this in action! So, from the mind of French designer John Nouanesing, comes the Geekini. This would be your standard two piece bathing suit with small additions…namely that being the old school NES controller buttons on the top…

…and the bottom!

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…even if it was a prune commercial.

Boing Boing today posted an old TV commercial for prunes that had Ray Bradbury in it. Most of the time, when I see (or hear) an author of Sci Fi, they are so…”out there”… that you either feel sorry for them or condescended to. But, in this commercial, where the announcer states about how the future will have pneumatic people tubes, wall to wall TVs and small packages of prunes, you have Ray stepping in to say “I never had prunes in my stories!” Maybe to most this is just a horrible commercial, but I have to say that I enjoy it nonetheless!

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