Trekking Into the Absurd

Here are some Star Trek GIFs that are bound to brighten any geek's day.  I found them in the Gif Bin.

Spock isn't all that different from Kirk in many ways.

Who got into the Romulan Ale again?

It must have been another strange day on the Enterprise.

Even futuristic technology is imperfect!

A Star Goes to the Stars

Thank you James Doohan for being so awesome!  And thanks to George Takei for sharing this!

The Size of the Planets

This is kind of cool to watch. It sure puts things in perspective.

 

ROBOTS!

Thank you George Takei for sharing this on Facebook.  Wall-E is the new Waldo.  It is now my desktop background and brings me much happiness.

How many ways are there to classify these?  Well, too many to count, probably.  Here are some ways that have come to mind, but this is by no means an inclusive list.

• cartoon vs. live action robots
• movie vs. T.V. robots
• by era (decades shown or time period of show featuring them)
• genre (sounds obvious, but Tom Servo from MST3K is comedy; Bender from Futurama, a comedy; Kryten from Red Dwarf, which is sci fi and comedy)
• by size, shape, or color
• by function
• humanoid vs. non-humanoid robots

Can any of you think of additional ways to classify them?  Or maybe point out one of your favorite robots.

Some Nerd Humor

Liking George Takei on Facebook has its advantages.  To give you a laugh, I'm here to share some of the humor that he's shared with the world.

The Tesla Gun

Science fiction inspires all sorts of magnificent things.

The man in this video built a gun using a Tesla coil.  This gun can shoot out up to 20,000 volts of electricity.  Trust me, it's cool.  And the music in the video is kind of fun too.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets Down With the GIFness!

Here's an interesting interview with who is clearly becoming one of the most popular astrophysicists in the world, Neil deGrasse Tyson.







 And here's a clip where he discusses the strange nature of his popularity.

 



Also for your amusement is one of the many GIFs that Tyson has floating around of him.  Look, he's dancing!




GIFSoup


And here's a link if you're interested in the paper dolls that Tyson was talking about.  Dang, scientists are getting popular.  Cool!