Australian transportation authority VicRoads has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to be able to issue DC Comics superhero license plates . Why? I dunno, apparently there’s a demand for this sort of thing down under. Also: Vegemite and boomerangs . I want a Batman one with ‘RBN 069′. Superman is already muscling his way into the lead in terms of early customer interest, but the vehicle license plates on offer also include Supergirl, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash and Wonder Woman. “The superhero plates are great value and start at just $200 for customers to upgrade a general issue plate with the design, or $404 to choose their own 3×3 [letter and number] combination as well,” he said. Great value?! $200 and $400 isn’t a great value — I’ve paid less FOR AN ACTUAL CAR. Sure it was a giant lemon, but you wanna know what I did? I made lemonade . Kidding, I pushed it over an embankment into a river. Hit the jump to see the Batman plate.

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Now that — that’s my kinda English. Apparently similar systems already exist in Atlanta and Washington, but I’ve never heard about them SO IT’S NEWS TO ME. Also, that you’re not allowed to park on the sidewalk just because you’re out of quarters . I call bullshit! Also, those $6/minute sexy-talk numbers. Rock bottom: I am beneath those rocks. The city is set to equip 300 parking spots in the coming months with a new tech that allows you to pay for parking using your phone. You’ll need to complete a one-time registration online, but after that you simply text the parking meter number and the amount of time you want to a special number, or use an app to do the same. Time running low? You’ll be notified and given the option to feed the meter without having the trudge back to your car. Not bad! Wow, they actually had the decency to include a warning notification?! That’s amazing. Because there’s nothing worse than stumbling out of the bar to find you’ve gotten a ticket. Get it? BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN’T BE DRINKING AND DRIVING. NYC to test out parking meters you can fill from your phone [dvice] Thanks to Pastor, who preaches the good word. What’s the good word today, father? “Afternoon nap”. AMEN TO THAT.

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I Think I Just Sent It A Nudie Pic: NYC Parking Meters To Accept Smartphone Payments

Pissed Japan stole back the honor of housing the world’s fastest supercomputer , China answered back this Thursday (apples to oranges style) by opening the world’s longest sea-bridge, at a staggering 26.4 miles. That…sounds like a terrible f***ing place to run out of gas . The Jiaozhou Bay bridge in China took more than four years to build. It links China’s eastern port city of Qingdao to Huangdao island. “The earthquake- and typhoon-proof bridge … is designed to withstand the impact of a 300,000-ton vessel,” Guinness said. About 81 million cubic feet of concrete was reportedly used — enough to fill 3,800 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Well thank God they converted millions of cubic feet to Olympic-sized swimming pools, amirite?! Because otherwise all that concrete would hard to imagine. A marathon span: China opens world’s longest bridge over water [msnbc] Thanks to bb, who knows I get all sweaty-palmed and like to close my eyes whenever driving across bridges.

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China Claims World’s Longest Ocean Bridge

Something’s not right. This is a video of an SUV towing what appears to be a BMW with parking cone orange rims when shit goes south . I’m not sure if something caused the craziness, or if the driver just overcompensated for a little swervature (which is a word now), but things go downhill fast. Think “riding down carpeted stairs on a couch cushion”, but replace the couch cushion with a greased cookie sheet. It’s like that. One time I slammed into the front door so hard I black out until my parents came home. From vacation. They say I might have brain damage. Hit the jump for the ‘I’m sure that’ll buff right out’.

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Dammit, You’re Doing Towing It Wrong!

This is a print ad for the new Volkswagen Fox touting an all new, redesigned interior (then why is there still a steering wheel ?!). Unfortunately, it looks like they put it on the wrong side. You gonna be sittin’ on a tire with a windshield wiper for a seatbelt! Inside Out Car [gizmodo] Thanks to Jose, who doesn’t drive a car, he drives women wild . Yeah you do!

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Let Me Guess — You Swung Over The Bar: Inside-Out Car Looks Hard To Keep Clean

Note: Video is after the jump because I don’t want you kids getting any ideas (yes, yes I do too — you should try it with the tailgate down ). This is a video of somebody’s grandpa passed out in a La-Z-Boy in the back of a speeding truck. Actually, he might be dead. But if not, he will be soon! And you know what that means: more Jello for us. Hit the jump for the video.

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What, No Safety Belt?: Grandpa Passed Out In La-Z-Boy In Back Of A Speeding Truck

Sure it may look like a regular Porsche GT3 wearing a tinfoil helmet so aliens can’t read its mileage, but it’s actually a pedal-powered scale mockup . HOHO! Now I don’t know about you, but I’d pedal that sucker around town and holler at all the fly honeys . Things like, “HOLY SHIT LADY, GET OUT OF THE WAY I CAN’T STOP!!” She will be so turned on. It’s like taking candy from a baby plowing through the Farmer’s Market in a pedal-car. Hit the jump for a ton more pics, and the link to a whole bunch more.

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Great Fuel Economy, Horrible Everything Else: Full Scale Pedal-Powered Porsche GT3

Geekologists, I’m leaving today to drive 2,100 miles cross country to Los Angeles, which I will be calling home until it chews me up and spits me out and tries to urinates on me before I roundhouse kick it in the pecker (I may be down, but I’m never out). That’s my actual set-up in the picture, so you know the trip is gonna be pure awesome and smooth sailing. Things should return to normal by mid next-week, but I’ll be continuing to write what I can in the mornings and have the posts drop throughout the day (including today, I’ve got at least six for you) as I travel, because I love you all that much. But if for any reason you aren’t getting enough Geekologie to the vein, click the archive button to the right (or click random tags) and explore some of the other 6,500 articles on the site. One of the most popular tips I get is something I posted yesterday or last week, so there’s bound to be something you’ve missed. And remember: I’ll be thinking about you while I’m screaming at the blue hair in front of me for pulling out and going 40. Best, Your Geekologie Writer

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Ballin’ The Jack: GW Is Moving Cross Country

Lara Croft (seen here) is best known for raiding tombs and being the relic hunting alter-ego of Angelina Jolie. And now, the town of her origin is honoring her with a road , Lara Croft Way. Hey, that’s cool, but I’ve had a road named after me for years. GW Parkway , anybody? High-five, DC peeps! The Tomb Raider babe, played by Angelina Jolie in movie adaptations of the hit games, was created by Derby-based Core Design in the mid-1990s. Bosses at the city’s council today announced their new 36million ring road will be called Lara Croft Way following a public vote. Nearly 28,000 people took part in the online poll, and Lara Croft emerged the clear winner — with 89 per cent of the vote. Congratulations, Lara, I’d drive on you. IN MY MONSTER TRUCK! I am gonna f*** your roadsigns up! Lara Croft is curvy new road [thesun] and Picture Thanks to Littlezan and Add still loves Elmo, who both have roads named after them because they are practically celebrities scammed the Make A Wish Foundation growing up.

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New English Road Named After Lara Croft

This is a video of a Polish truck driver drifting his semi (sans trailer) for a minute straight. It was pretty impressive and definitely put those asshats in ‘The Fast And Furiously Beating Off To Modified Civics’ to shame. Per the video uploader: best driver from poland kopiowanie bez zezwolenia zabronione!!! komentarze z ksywami lub nazwiskami ewentualnych drajwerow beda usuwane I honestly have no idea what all that said but I assume they just called me something dirty. OH REALLY? Well how many Poles does it take to drift a semi? 10. One to sit in a stationary truck and 9 to not know how to fake it with CGI. Oooh — BU-BU-BU-BURN! Youtube Thanks to mike, who once drifted a dump truck for eight minutes before all the wheels blew off and it barrel rolled into an embankment. Awesome.

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They Have Trucks In Poland?: Polish Semi Driver Drifts Truck For A Minute Straight