Don’t worry, it’s not radioactive – nor has it been milled from the soaplakes of Chernobyl. But it is ocean scented! And organic. And vegan, and not tested on animals… you get the picture. Just $US7. [PerpetualKid via 7Gadgets]
All the life-sapping elements dreamed up by TV shows, movies, authors and game studios are here – including Kryptonite, Element X and Vibranium. Classified by media, energy potential and origin, naturally. [RussellWalks via Urlesque via Neatorama via Kotaku]
There. Now, your desire to see every object in the world into periodic tables has been granted: A periodic table of all the nerdgasmic, brilliant, and absurd periodic tables in the internets. [Keaggy - Thanks Mike!] More »
Inspired by the Periodic Table of Typefaces, Flickr artist Pixel Fantasy decided to chart out the jungle of game controller button configurations into a similarly geekgasm-inducing chart. It’s mighty pretty in high-res.
This sits beautifully nestled in my science geek and design geek Venn overlap quadrant: a good place to be.
Science nerds and fans of British accents rejoice! University of Nottingham scientist/professor Martyn Poliakoff and video journalist Brady Haran have put together what they’ve dubbed The Periodic Table of Videos, where each square contains a link to a video showing some fascinating facts about its element. Who knew Bismuth was so pretty (quite honestly, who knew what Bismuth was in the first place)? Best of all, the project is continually updated, so even after you’re done with the 117 videos currently on the site, you can come back later to check for newer ones. The introductory clip gives you a taste of what you’ll find on their site. [
