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triviagasm

Scifi Clothing You Can Wear on the Street Without Fear of Reprisals

Sometimes it's not enough to wear your science fiction pride silently on the inside. Every now and then you want to let everyone know you've got an inner geek who loves particle physics, laser beams, clanking robots, and otherworldly exploration. So we've put together a geek ensemble, full of nice bits you can wear outside cosplay cons. You can mix and match, or if you're very brave you can try the whole thing at once. Check out our SF outfit below, which goes from the shoes on up. More »

3:36 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Kevin Kelly
5,847 views, 23 comments

Latest by cloudhunter: Can't forget Jayne's hat. Can't resist it either, it's just so gorram cunning! more »

sci fashion

Scariest Vision of the Future on Two Legs

Tomorrow never looked lamer than it did when it slipped on a pair of these spring-loaded shoes of the future known as "Z-coils." The Z-coil company makes a wide range of hideous shoes, marketed as a high-tech solution to the walking problem faced by many people today. Unfortunately the results are something even a shoe fetishist couldn't love. More sartorial horrors of the future below. More »

4:00 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,774 views, 29 comments

dystopian advertising

Animal-Cyborg Soccer Slaves Of 2178

This new ad for Puma's v1.08 soccer boot freaks me out. In the year 2178, soccer players will have their legs ripped off and replaced with weird cyber-horse legs, so they can trot around and do kangaroo jumps for the amusement of their beer-swilling orthohuman masters. Until then, the ad says, the closest you can get to being a deformed cyber-beast athlete is to buy Puma's newest model. It's just the latest in a long line of freaky dystopian adverts.

12:00 PM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By charliejane
3,925 views, 21 comments

Latest by n/a: okay, I've got a couple of points to add. One, How is this dystopian? It seems pretty much like a regular futuristic society to me. No scrounging for resources or civil liberty violations worth speaking of. Two, these are totally Satyr legs. more »