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Shelby Cobras strut as 2012 Pebble Beach featured marque. Every year, the organizers behind the Monterey weekend choose a specific model to serve as the "featured marque" for events like the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Revival, Quail Motorsports Gathering and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This year, they honored the Shelby Cobra both as a nod to the machine's 50th anniversary and as a tribute to the recently passed Carroll Shelby. With examples ranging from the first Cobra ever assembled to the first competition model and the legendary Dragonsnake, we can honestly say there's never been anything quite like this group parked on the green in Monterey. In any other situation, an original '60s Cobra would be cause for a fit of jubilation.

To see a whole nest of race-winning snakes coiled on the grass at Pebble? Mind-blowing. Flick through the gallery for an idea of the craziness. Dart Silenced Alarm Clock Is A Great Excuse To Sleep With a Nerf Gun Under Your Pillow. Who knew exhaust manifolds make great iPhone docks? Forget the Tumbler: Batman deserves an Aspid GT-21 Invictus. Batman always always deliver on the gadgets, but his Tumbler is getting a little old. Gotham's vigilante deserves something newer, sportier, but with all the aggressiveness that is the Batmobile. The perfect candidate for the Dark Knight's new ride: the Aspid GT-21 Invictus.

Turbocharged with a BMW V8 engine capable of delivering 450 horsepower, the Aspid GT-21 Invictus can hit top speeds of 189 miles per hour — more than enough speed to chase down Gotham's severely demented. Don't take our word for it, Aspid Cars' website describes the GT-21 Invictus as (in kilometers per hour): Light, agile, assertive, versatile and addictive. 0-100 in 3 second and 0-200 in 10.6 seconds, it takes bends with 1.6 g. It is built to break records. If that doesn't make it an easy sell to Bruce Wayne, nothing will. Best of all is that the GT-21 Invictus has more than enough room for Robin (or Catwoman, meowww!) Aspid hasn't announced any pricing yet, but it says its shooting for a 2014 release. Via Aspid Cars. 27 geekiest (and weirdest) fish tanks | DVICE#3. Does your fish live in a bowl or a rectangular tank? Has he or she been looking a little depressed lately?

Do you even know whether your fish is a he or a she? Look, fish are people too, and they deserve more than just some rocks, a few fake plants, and a treasure chest that intermittently pukes bubbles. Take a look at this gallery of 27 (or so) geeky, weird, and occasionally dangerous fish tanks and let them inspire you to upgrade the digs of your fishy little friends. Long time fans of mine (I think my Mom is the only one, but I try to stay optimistic) will recognize a lot of these fish tanks from my Fish Tank Friday series from OhGizmo.com, the very first blog I ever wrote for. Behold the gallery below! The hand that feeds.