Video Friday: Catchphrases that Stick

Because of io9.com's list of 10 catchphrases you swear you never use, I was inspired to snag some videos with famous sci-fi quotes (at least famous to me). Let me know what you think!

"Make it so."


This is Unix...




That's no moon...




Three seashells




Three seashells - in French?




Have a great weekend!

Tech Geek Thursday: Anti-Gravity, Alien Arms, LHC

An Anti-Gravity Emdrive?

Okay, so the video's not that exciting, but perhaps we're looking at the Stage0 of the Jetson's flying car!



Granted, it's got some scary military things going on for it (click the link in the subject title) but at the least, a Skywalker speeder?


Aliens (the movie) Robot Arms!

Panasonic-owned firm Activelink Co. built this robotic exoskeleton called a Dual Arm Power Amplification Robot. The Activelink slogan is delightedly science fiction-esque: "Creating a New Human Machine Age." According to the company, "Using Robotic Technology equipment anybody can become a superman. We are bringing this dream one step closer to reality." They should hire Sigourney Weaver as the Activelink spokesperson.

...so everything Ellen Ripley said was right...

LHC Breaks (because of) Bread

Here's one for the books. CERN's Large Hadron Collider has once again been shut down. No catastrophic helium leak or failing magnets this time. The culprit? A speck of bread, which officials believe was originally part of a larger baguette. To make it all the more ridiculous, it's thought that the piece of bread was dropped into the works by a bird.

The morsel found its way into the doomsday device's outdoor machinery, sparking a temperature differential that triggered an automatic shutdown sequence. I know, I know — I'm sure that ruins all the images you had of a bird navigating the LHC's 17-mile-ring like a Death Star trench run, but there it is.

Yay Science!

Friday YouTube: BBC, Reading Rainbow, Cincinnati Cheetah

BBC Embarrassing Revelation

Making the rounds one chuckle at at time.




LeVar on Geordi on Reading Rainbow

You read that right. I was reading fellow Cincinnatian and geek Kelly's blog post about how Reading Rainbow has been on for 26 years and the last original show had been aired. And then I remembered this episode:




Cincinnati Cheetah: World Record!

This has nothing to do with Cincinnati cougars. That's a whole other blog.

Friday YouTube: Alien Elephants, Star Wars Odd Couple, Miley Cyrus, Bus Ride Fail

Couple things you may not have seen on YouTube lately.

Alien Elephants
Specifically, bungee jumping alien elephants.



Han and Chewie: The Odd Couple
I just don't know how those two can live with each other.



Miley Cyrus performs "Party in The U.S.A. live on Teen Choice Awards 2009
At 1:08 the something way to akin to a stripper pole comes out. Yes, she is only 16 and this was the Teen Choice Awards.



Bus Ride Fail




So what are your thoughts on YouTube Friday? Anything specific you'd like to see?