So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of it isn’t worth covering! But here are a some borderline tidbits we passed on, just in case.
Transformers-Themed Cupcakes: Exactly What Meets the Eye
Not a gadget. Barely food. But the puns, my god, the puns! [Topless Robot] [imgclear]
Eel Swims Up 56-Year-Old Man’s Urethra
Not a gadget. Not food. But the pain, my god, the pain! [MetroUK] [imgclear]
Limewire Still Gets 1.1 Million Unique Visitors Per Month Despite Not Being a Website
If you’ve tried to visit limewire.com any time in the last forever, you’ve been greeted with nothing but a court order notice and hints of a cartoon. And yet! The site still pulls down more uniques than a lot of professional-type blogs. Joke’s on… everybody? [GigaOm] [imgclear]
This Robot Is Going to Run a Triathlon Very, Very Slowly
Panasonic’s adorable-ish Evolta robot is expected to swim, bike, and run its way through the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in approximately 168 hours, which way way longer than a normal human athlete could, but still better than the certain death that many miles of consecutive exercise would mean for the rest of us. [Mashable] [imgclear]
Left Behind is our daily collection of chaff we didn’t think was quite good enough to post on its own, and why.