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It may look like a smiling mecha puppy of vast proportions, but this suburb-eating robot is a vicious destroyer of suburbs and suburbanites whose giant legs pulverize housing tracts in order to plant new forests. The creation of Australian firm Andrew Maynard Architects, the suburb-eating robots will be deployed to clean up abandoned, decaying suburbs in Australia when peak oil forces people to stop driving cars and move into the urban centers. These mega-bots are going into production in 2019, and their engines will be fueled entirely by human fat.
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Suburb-Eating Robots Run on Fat Reclaimed from Liposuction
It may look like a smiling mecha puppy of vast proportions, but this suburb-eating robot is a vicious destroyer of suburbs and suburbanites whose giant legs pulverize housing tracts in order to plant new forests. The creation of Australian firm Andrew Maynard Architects, the suburb-eating robots will be deployed to clean up abandoned, decaying suburbs in Australia when peak oil forces people to stop driving cars and move into the urban centers. These mega-bots are going into production in 2019, and their engines will be fueled entirely by human fat.
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found footage
Greatest "What the Hell is in Your Pants" Moment from an Alien Invasion Flick
Travis is a rather confused lad who isn't quite sure what he wants: his hot blond roommate, his semi-hot brunette best guy friend, or the hot older Christian lady who keeps trying to convert him. What the hero of Australian indie Demons in My Head is sure about is that the alien helmet he found in a meteorite is giving him special powers to conjure stuff up from another dimension. In this clip, Travis gazes longingly at a picture of the hot blond roommate, then uses his conjuring helmet to get . . . this (work safe) scene. More »
architecture
This house in Australia, designed by Paul Morgan Architects, has a giant white alien blob as the centerpiece in its living room. But the alien blob doesn't just look cool, it is actually a multi-functional, integral part of the building's entire structure. What does it do?
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Alien Blob Water Tank Keeps a Whole House Intact
This house in Australia, designed by Paul Morgan Architects, has a giant white alien blob as the centerpiece in its living room. But the alien blob doesn't just look cool, it is actually a multi-functional, integral part of the building's entire structure. What does it do?
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concept art
These robo-kangaroos have evolved to use language (they vocalize through the speakers near their throats), and carry tiny nuclear power generators on their backs. Plus, they've got stabilizing actuators on their legs so they can do long-distance hopping. And they look damn stylish with those fingerless gloves. So when are we going to see them in a video game?
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Robo-Kangaroos from the Terraformed Australian Outback
These robo-kangaroos have evolved to use language (they vocalize through the speakers near their throats), and carry tiny nuclear power generators on their backs. Plus, they've got stabilizing actuators on their legs so they can do long-distance hopping. And they look damn stylish with those fingerless gloves. So when are we going to see them in a video game?
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australia is doomed
Seven Reasons Why Australia is the Most Apocalyptic Country
Ever since On the Beach was published in 1957, Australia has been the country we think of when we think "global apocalypse." That might be because people fantasize it's the one continent that will escape nuclear fallout. Or because it's so remote that people north of the equator imagine it as a savage wasteland of mutations. Either way, Australia is the coolest spot to stage the end of the world. The inspirations for that come from fiction and nonfiction. Check out our list of the reasons Down Under is going down. More »
The Real KITT
Life imitates Knight Rider. Australian police are testing a new super-car that can recognize 5000 license plates in a day, respond to voice commands and calculate whether other cars are speeding. Best of all, the ESCV can fire a small dart with a GPS locator into other vehicles, so the cops can locate them later without a chase. [Courier-Mail]
Life imitates Knight Rider. Australian police are testing a new super-car that can recognize 5000 license plates in a day, respond to voice commands and calculate whether other cars are speeding. Best of all, the ESCV can fire a small dart with a GPS locator into other vehicles, so the cops can locate them later without a chase. [Courier-Mail]
