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Photo Grandpa!

By prawn1 February 8th, 2010

Old people, they are cunning and resourceful. Take this retired gentleman from Belgium. Going under the moniker fotoopa (“photo grandpa” in Dutch), he uses a complex laser-triggered camera rig (that he built himself) to take high-speed pictures. During the winter fotoopa takes photos of water figures indoors and during the summers, he is outside snapping up insects in mid-flight.

The combination of mechanics, electronics, and photography produces the most amazing results. Check out some of his work after the jump.

The “Darksiders” Review

By prawn1 February 8th, 2010

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OK, let’s get down to business. In Darksiders by Vigil Games, you play the role of War, one of the biblical “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”. You have been mistakenly summoned to Earth where an almighty battle between Heaven and Hell is taking place. Having interfered with something you shouldn’t have, you are summoned to the “headmaster’s office”, given a severe taking to, and stripped of your awesome powers. As a last chance at redemption, you request to be sent back to Earth to find out who was responsible for bringing on the apocalypse prematurely. Darksiders chronicles your journey through god forsaken, scorched lands, ravaged citadels, subterranean lairs, and dusty plains in a quest for answers.

Let’s go through the mechanics that make up the soul of this a “whodunit” hack and slash extravaganza. Hit the jump to read the rest of the review.

Tokyo Sky Drive is Beautiful, Dreamy

By prawn1 February 5th, 2010

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YouTube user cat2525jp takes you on a mesmerizing trip through Tokyo at night on the Yurikamome line. I have no idea how it’s done, I would assume the footage is mirrored, but you never know with these crafty Japanese. In any case, the effects are stunning and the journey seems more like a trip through a futuristic floating city. The musical accompaniment is fantastic as well.

Have a look at Tokyo Sky Drive -Night ver.- 01 below or see it in HD on YouTube.

There is also a version 2 of the sky drive and a day trip through the city. See those clips after the jump.

Axe Cop: I’ll Chop Your Head Off!

By prawn1 February 5th, 2010

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An axe-wielding, moustachioed cop teams up with another cop who possesses a flute. Flute cop then unexpectedly turns into a dinosaur soldier, and the crime-fighting duo decides to rid the world of preposterous enemies, like Pretzel Head, who literally has a pretzel for a head. You’d think that the ideas come straight out of a child’s mind. And you’d be right. Comic book artist Ethan Nicolle was playing teams up with his 5-year old brother Malachai, to put the creative imaginings of his little brother onto paper. The results are absurd, badass, and so very awesome.

There are currently six episodes chronicling the adventures of Axe Cop. See them at http://axecop.com.

Also be sure to check out Comics Alliance for an interview with the creators, and follow Axe Cop on Twitter.

[via Buzzfeed]

Cute of the Day: Panya, Chii, and a Pygmy Jerboa

By prawn1 February 4th, 2010

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Cute of the Day: Panya, Chii, and a Pygmy Jerboa

The day started off as it usually does – cigarette, coffee, internet, work internet, ciggie, internet, ciggie, casual insult, ciggie, internet, internet. And for some reason, I am inexplicably drawn to cute content today. First there were the photos of Panya, the newest addition to our family of pets. She’s about 6 weeks old, and such a sweetie pie, except when she decides to nom on our ears during the middle of the night.

Then there was Chii, the shiba inu that puts on the biggest smile whenever her master is nearby. It’s adorable.

And now, the pygmy jerboa. According to Wikipedia, jerboas are hopping desert rodents with long tufted tails, very long hind legs, and quite possibly the cutest things in the world.

If you found any cute stuff today, be sure to send it to along to us.

[via Urlesque]

Major Lazer: Halo

By prawn1 February 3rd, 2010

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We have featured Major Lazer on the blog before, and from the number of comments (a whole two!) it seems the Jamaican commando isn’t exactly popular. Would it help to know that the poor chap lost an arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984?

In any case, Diplo and Switch are back, and have teamed up with Jamaican dancehall rapper Elephant Man to cover Beyonce’s Grammy-winning ballad, Halo. It’s really well done, I like it. Give it a listen below or download it and let us know what you think.

[via The Fader]

Disco, Star Wars, and Sea Chicken!

By prawn1 February 3rd, 2010

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Disco, Star Wars, and sea chicken. It’s an unlikely combination to the majority us, but certainly not to the Japanese, who as we know are clinically insane. In this 1978 spot for Hagoromo, the Star Wars posse do a little dance to shill what I assume to be canned tuna fish. It’s quite odd. See it below.

[via SlapDashAsh]

Play This: Effing Hail

By prawn1 February 2nd, 2010

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Here at Onelargeprawn, we like to tell it like it is. So do Jiggmin and Greg Wohlwend, the two guys behind Effing Hail, a score-based action game where you can crush houses, skyscrapers, and lay waste to a make-believe city through the power that is hail. Can I get an “Eff Yeah”?!?

Play Effing Hail at Jiggmin.com and let us know how you did.

[via Indie Games]

Flying 101: Kulula’s Livery is Factual, Quite Funny

By prawn1 February 1st, 2010

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Flying 101: Kulula’s Livery is Factual, Quite Funny

I got this in an e-mail today, and it thankfully broke the boring monotony that was creating a PowerPoint presentation (I pity the fool who has to sit through this one).

Local airline Kulula has always stood out from the crowd from their odd choice of colour, to their jetsetter ads, and the comical safety demos on the flights. This sense of humour has found its way onto livery that has been applied to their fleet of Boeing 737s.

The airplanes are covered with the Flying 101 livery that shows interesting details about the plane, such as the captain’s window which is marked as the big cheese, the fuel tanks (the go-go juice), to the loo (or mile-high club initiation chamber), and the black box (which is actually orange).

Have a look at some images after the jump.

John Cleese: The Headmaster

By prawn1 January 29th, 2010

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It’s safe to say if you don’t know who John Cleese is, you’ve missed out on some of the best British comedy of our time. From his time with the oddball Pythons to his role as the marvelously rude hotel owner in Faulty Towers, Cleese (turning 71 this year) has really been consummately funny in everything he does, even in his podcasts. See the latest one below – it’s #34 and entitled An Audience with The Headmaster.