My Shining Maze Build Notes – Tested – Adam Savage from Mythbusters build a scale replica of the hedge maze from The Shining. I’d seen it linked in a few places recently but hadn’t read it til now. The whole process is fascinating. I love reading how people make things.
Category: Random Links
Links that I’m reading/watching/listening to/thinking about
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P-Wings! Tanooki suits!
13 Things You Might Not Know About ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’ – This is the bit that really got me:
9. It doesn’t matter which chest you choose in Toad’s bonus game. Speaking of Mario 3’s bonus games, prepare to have all your childish illusions shattered. Turns out, the chest you pick in the ‘Pick a Box’ game makes absolutely no difference. The power-up you get is determined when you enter the mushroom house, and all three chests contain the same thing. I don’t know what to think about anything any more.
Indeed.
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Bucket list goal?
How to Really Drive Across the U.S. Hitting Major Landmarks : Discovery News – Well, Mr Snook, we’ve done the bit from Grand Canyon over to California. But damn, the Great Lakes region gets pretty short shrift here. My own personal route would definitely hit Chicago, Brown County in Indiana, and the UP of Michigan.
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*gasp*
30 Rock Predicted the Fate of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Vanity Fair – We watched the first episode last night and loved it. Ellie Kemper is adorable and hilarious. Did you know dancing is ALL ABOUT BUTTS NOW? I also kind of want an “Indiana Mole Woman” T-shirt. (I am terrible, I know.) I’ve already been spoiled on the actor playing Rev. Richard Wayne Gary Wayne – I knew I recognised that voice – so I’m looking forward to that reveal. Now excuse me, I have to go apply for a job selling gummy sharks.