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Google Maps Typography

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So here's a guy who's scoured Google Maps looking for objects in the nearby (UK) landscape which closely resemble letters. He's got the whole alphabet done.. Neat concept.

 
 

Make espn.com Go All My Little Pony With The Konami Code


Kotaku has got the skinny on a cool little easter egg.. Just visit ESPN.com and enter the Konami code (Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Enter) and you'll get a nice little Pony show - courtesy of cornify I believe..

 
 

This Overpass has Claimed a lot of vehicular victims..



From Autoblog. This video puts us in just the right kind of mood this morning. FYI - the bridge is CLEARLY MARKED!!.

 
 

Rocket Sled Is A Go.

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Look out Santa, this crazed design features a real life JATO rocket engine rear-mounted on a sled. More pics after the break.

 
 

Get Your Retro On With A Catalog Of Radio Shack.. Catalogs

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Ever wonder how the Radio Shack catalog has evolved since the 1960s? Neither did we, until we started looking.. Check out radioshackcatalogs.com and just try to look away!!

 
 

City Bus Rally Race


What better way to figure out which is the best bus for London than via insane rally racing? This clip from Top Gear proves to be one of the best uses of five minutes we've encountered today.
Found at techeblog

 
 

Seagate + Sniper Twins Get All Freaky In Tha Office Yo (PS: Buy a 1.5 TB Hard Drive)


Ahh.. the viral video.. Seagate proves it's pretty hip when it comes to marketing and releases this little ditty courtesy of the Sniper Twins and some office space - esque scenery. Well played, and with well over 100K views in what appears to be a day, it looks to be a success.

 
 

Macy's Parade Gets Rickrolled Live


Well questions as to whether or not Rick Astley is aware of the 'rick-rolling phenom' have been answered as he lip syncs to never gonna give you up at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now that it's officially slipped into (and on to) main street, it's time to move forward.

 
 

The Hover Q 'Tiny Hovercraft' is both Tiny and a Hovercraft.


ThinkGeek brings us a great new way to experience the magic that is the hovercraft in a fantastic new, small package. The controls are Asteroids-like in their thrust/turn/thrust control.

 
 

What If The Matrix Ran On Windows?


Hi production values abound in this web clip which imagines the Matrix running on XP. Delicious.