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Slightly Warped Curiosities

Slightly Warped Curiosities
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Dark Roasted Blend "QUANTUM SHOT" #531Link - by Avi Abrams Army of tiny robots grows in number and sophistication Since our last "Robot Art" overview came out, these cute little bots multiplied like rabbits or Google spiders, and they all look good, so it's time for an update! (image courtesy Mike Rivamonte) Most of these robot figures (often called "nerdbots") are made from found objects, purely for your esthetic appreciation - and yet one can't shake the feeling that they might one day come to life (as if in some Stephen King story) and invade your cubicle, making shrill R2D2 sounds and mounting attacks on, say, a hated monstrous copy machine in the corner. Mike Rivamonte's metal sculptures are "interpretation of robots and spacemen capable of flight and mischief. The detailing on these robots is exceptional: (images courtesy Mike Rivamonte) Recent updates from Nemo Gould are quite surreal: Nicholas and Angela from "Nerdbots" site build the said "bots" out of scraps of... pretty much anything vintage and cool:

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Oddity Central - Weird Places, Odd Events, Bizarre News, Strange People and A Lot More Rarely known YouTube features YouTube Slam: It is an experiment that was introduced by the Google Research team as a new way of video discovery, in order to find out the next viral sensation among user-generated videos. Every day, the Google team puts up two videos head to head in each category – like Comedy, Cute, Music, Bizarre and Dance – and users get to vote for their choice. They also get bonus points if the video chosen by them wins the round. Users can then also compete to earn a place in the leaderboards in this fun and simple game of voting. Play YouTube Slam! YouTube Leanback: You guessed it right. Relax and enjoy YouTube Leanback! Comment Search: This feature is not available anywhere in the normal interface and it can only be found in the “Testube”. Try out Comment Search. Video Editor: YouTube has also got an online movie maker like video editor in which users get to edit their own uploaded videos. Edit your videos using the Video Editor. Insert Captions to your videos on CaptionTube. Discover New Music!

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