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bloody brain shooter: perfect for halloween parties, if you can get your guests to drink it

bloody-brain-shooter

We already showed you how to make zombie cupcakes (actually I just gave you a link to the actual instructions, but you know what I mean). Now here’s the perfect partner to that brainy pastry – the Bloody Brain Shooter.

The brain-like goo in this case is just Bailey’s Irish cream. It ends up like…

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October 28th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: geek art + craft just plain fun strange + wonderful

forget p2p, here’s b2b: brain-to-brain communication

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We can now add telepathy to the list of things that’s possible thanks to the Internet. Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have demonstrated that it is possible to transmit thoughts from one person’s brain to another person’s brain using nothing but pieces of tape, a couple of EEG amplifiers, some special…

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October 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing future tech strange + wonderful technology weird science

here come the thought police: fmri and mindreading studies

fmri mindreading

Science is now a little bit closer to revealing the true you, thanks to research from Rutgers and UCLA researches on fMRIs, or functional MRIs. Can these brainscans read your thoughts? Not quite, but nosy scientists can get a general idea more than half the time!

The researches scanned the brains of 130 volunteers as…

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July 25th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: future tech strange + wonderful weird science

robot controlled by a moth [mothbot]

japan moth robot

You know, after Mothra, after Godzilla–and let’s not forget Mechagodzilla–the Japanese ought to know better. By which I mean… making a moth bot? Way to go, guys. You’ve just killed us all.

Japanese studies on insect brains recently led a team of researchers to wire a moth to a robot. Using the scent of female…

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July 21st, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: future tech hacks + mods robots strange + wonderful technology weird science

brain age: flash version

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Wanna know how old your brain is? How old are you? Then that’s how old your brain is too. But this Japanese Flash game thinks otherwise. I’m guessing it’s just lonely and wants some attention.

When the game starts, a series of numbers flash on the screen for maybe half a second. Circles will then…

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February 25th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: just plain fun retro strange + wonderful video games

hims brain hubi claims to relax your mind, improve your memory, help you concentrate, end world hunger, visualize whirled peas

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This little USB gadget from Korea makes some pretty lofty claims. Not only will it help you chill out, it could help you memorize Pi to 100,000 digits, or might turn you into the next Rembrandt. Or Obama.

The HIMS Brain HUBI biofeedback device plugs into your computer, and interactively monitors electrical impulses from your…

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February 15th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech strange + wonderful technology

the neocube is a magnetic puzzle o’ fun

The NeoCube starts out as a cube made of super-magnetic balls that’s billed as “literally a puzzle with billions of solutions.” Here’s the good news: There are no right answers, just a whole heap o’ magnetic mayhem to be had.

Check out this video of the NeoCube in action. Then, let’s take bets on how…

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September 24th, 2008 comments (11) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: cool toys just plain fun strange + wonderful

the brain machine will make your head spin

Brain Machine Kit from MAKE

The guys over at MAKE recently showed visitors how to make a “Brain Machine”, a trippy looking device which reaches into your mind and helps you to chill out. Now, thanks to the miracle of modern science, you can buy one in kit form and try it on for yourself.

The Brain Machine Kit comes…

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July 13th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets hacks + mods strange + wonderful

sega brain checker asks just how stupid are you?

SegaToys Brain Checker

If you haven’t gotten a chance to play either of the Brain Age games on the Nintendo DS, you might want to check out this gadget from Japan’s SegaToys. Thanks to my limited knowledge of the Japanese language, I’m not 100% sure what the Brain Checker does, but it sure looks like it could be fun.…

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December 28th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: cool toys gadgets video games

brain controlled synthesizer plays what you’re thinking

Thought Synthesizer Photo

I found this photo over on Flickr today, and I was so captivated, I had to mention it. Apparently, this guy decided to see what would happen if he hooked an old analog synthesizer up to his brain.

By connecting a biofeedback helmet to a 1970s E-mu matrix synth, the device should able to generate…

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December 5th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio strange + wonderful

irregular iq cube gives rubik a run for his money

Irregular IQ Cube Puzzle

Think those old Rubik’s Cube puzzles are just too easy for your giant brain? Well have I got a real mind-bender for you to solve.

These Irregular IQ Cube puzzles might just blow your head off. Somehow, you’ll need to figure out how to get all of these oddly-shaped, color-coded pieces to form a proper cube.…

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May 21st, 2007 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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