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Han Solo in Carbonite ice-molds
ThinkGeek has added to the vast canon of housewares and edibles that pay homage to Han Solo in Carbonite with varisized hancarbonite silicone ice-molds.

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Logan’s Run origami
BB contributor Jess Hemerly turned 30 last weekend, so she had a Logan’s Run themed birthday party! She made this fantastic origami Carrousel centerpiece, complete with a blinking LED in the center, and sewed her own “Jessica 6″ dress from scratch. Happy birthday, Jess! Glad you were Renewed! More at Jess’s Flickr stream.

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Is the five second rule too strict?
Are you questioning the five second rule for how long food can stay on the floor before it’s inedible? Well, don’t. That’s disgusting. But the important thing is that science has put the rule to the test! Find out just how gross you’ve been, over the years, and how much it matters.

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Electric motor made from a single molecule
The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.

The minuscule motor could have applications in both nanotechnology and in medicine, where tiny amounts of energy can be put to efficient use.

Tiny rotors based on single molecules have been shown before, but this is the first that can be individually driven by an electric current.

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Hitchhikers App coming to the iPad
Canadian indie developer Hothead Games is producing a Hitchhikers Guide app, aiming to replicate the titular guide itself (rather than the novels). When it arrives this fall, we can expect beautifully animated sequences describing the Babel Fish and Vogon Poetry — but just a single word about planet Earth (the addition of the word “Mostly” should come in a second, more sinister update). Visit the holding page and you’ll hear the unmistakably honeyed tones of Simon Jones who played Arthur Dent in the original TV and radio series. If he’s voicing the guide then this will be a must-have for fans, taking over a role made famous by Peter Jones, and later Stephen Fry in the movie. As the app is iOS only, Android users should probably still panic — or make a trip to their local laser etching station.

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The Taxonomy of wrestling names
You guys need to see this chart. Especially if you’re a wrestling fan of any sort.

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Falcon Coffee Table
In the market for a Star Wars-themed coffee table, but concerned a giant Yoda head might not match the couch? Fear not, nerdy home decorator, because the Millennium Falcon coffee table might just be the perfect solution. Crafted using the finest retro wood grain veneer and bronze cast Falcon, this eye-catching living room accessory adds the perfectly splash of geek chic.

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World’s First Cybernetic Athlete To Compete
The world’s first mechanically augmented athlete, Oscar Pistorius, will now compete against unaugmented peers on behalf of South Africa. He’ll be running in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the World Athletics 2011 Championships. Pistorius, a double leg amputee, has had special leg blades crafted for him that allow him to compete against his peers. He’s fought hard to prove they provide no advantage, and according to IAAF they do not. This should be a very interesting race to watch. His nickname: The Blade Runner.

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A geek’s journal, 1976
“What if there had been blogs in 1976? I would most definitely have had one and this might well have been it. This blog is based on my actual journal kept in 1976.”

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Windows XP In a Browser
An anonymous reader writes “JPC — the pure java PC emulator — has now been upgraded to JPC2, and can run WindowsXP inside the Java Applet sandbox.”

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