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Humpback Whales Teach Humans to Build Better Wind Turbines

Whales have given us a reliable source of energy for centuries: oil for our lamps, wax for our candles, and of course margarine. All that's required to harvest these lovely fuels is wholesale slaughter of the harmless creatures, and that's starting to go out of fashion, mostly because the whales were starting to go out of existence. But Frank Fish and fellow engineers at WhalePower have a come up with new way of harnessing energy from whales: designing wind turbines that mimic the contours of the pectoral fins of humpback whales. Doing so has made for blades that are quieter, more efficient, and operate reliably at low wind speeds. More »

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The BioShock 2 That You'll Never See

An enormous preserved whale pays quiet homage to the undersea world of wonder that was BioShock. In this concept artwork, it looks like a tiger-striped whale on treads is bearing down on our intrepid hero ... or is that thing stuffed and segmented? The image does capture the melancholic feel of BioShock, although it's missing the art deco curves and steampunkery of the world from the original game. Check out more pieces in the gallery below, and find out why this you won't be getting your game on in this world. More »

"It's Kinda of a Grayish-Yellowish-Off-White Looking Thing" Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News attended a screening of Cloverfield tonight, and he spills it about the monster: "It has a tail, it has teeth and freaky eyes...it's kinda of a grayish-yellowish-off-white looking thing. But more important than the creature is what this fucker does. He basically goes bug-nuts." Oh, and the lice monsters? They're real.

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Must See: Bride of Frankenstein

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.


Title: Bride of Frankenstein
Date: 1935

Vitals: Dr. Frankenstein's monster is lonely, so the mad doctor builds his green buddy a scary lady friend who rejects him. In the process, the Bride also popularized a bizarre, bullet-fro hairstyle that has become synonymous with sexy female monsters. Fleeing his coiffed babe in despair, the monster befriends a blind pauper, who teaches him to smoke cigars (thus leading to the infamous line, "Smoke good!").




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Must See: Frankenstein

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.


Title: Frankenstein
Date: 1931

Vitals: In the role that made him a horror movie star of the 1930s, Boris Karloff is both menacing and pathetic as Dr. Frankenstein's monster, a creature cobbled together out of dead parts and given life by the quintessential mad doctor. Based on the book by Mary Shelley that many consider to be the first science fiction novel written in English, the 1931 Frankenstein is perhaps the most famous film version.




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