A face not even a great-grandmother could love. Seen here looking like something out of a survival horror video game , a group of recently discovered and near extinct snub-nosed monkeys are captured on film for the first time (previously: a Photoshop rendition ). Clearly they’re not endangered because of the pet trade. Heavy snows in January and constant rain in April made expeditions to set the camera traps difficult. “We were dealing with very tough conditions in a remote and rugged area that contained perhaps fewer than 200 monkeys,” said Jeremy Holden, who led the camera trapping team. “We didn’t know exactly where they lived, and I didn’t hold out much hope of short term success with this work.” But in May a small group of snub-nosed monkeys walked past one of the cameras and into history. “We were very surprised to get these pictures,” said Saw Soe Aung, a field biologist who set the cameras. “It was exciting to see that some of the females were carrying babies - a new generation of our rarest primate.” The monkeys, who are limited to a small range in Myanmar near China, are endangered due to habitat loss and hunting. Hunting — or shooting because you thought it was a demon coming to steal your soul? Because one time I spent a whole night posted up in my bedroom window shooting zombies with a BB gun and calling 911 until the cops showed up and told me it was Halloween. My bad! Hit the jump for the faceless Michael Jackson tribute monkey.

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First Photos Of The Near-Extinct Snub-Nosed Monkey

This is a picture of Flickr user clickflashwhirr (links to all her portraits), who’s taken a picture of herself in the exact same position for over 500 days. Then, artist/possible stalker Tiemen Rapati took those photos and combined them into a single one by “[counting] the individual RGB values for each pixel and for each portrait, and [dividing] those values by the number of portraits.” So, in summary, clickflashwhirr is vain as f*** and Teimen is more than a little on the creepy side. This Woman’s Fake Face Is Made from 500 Faces [gizmodo] Thanks to Eyecrusties, who — are you trying to tell me I need to wash my face?!

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Woman’s Portrait Made From Taking The Average Of 500 Separate Pictures Of Her

The Privacy Shell (which looks suspiciously like a partial Sleep Suit ) was designed to provide a little privacy while out in public. Plus complete blindness. Me? I usually just pull my shirt over my head and stumble around with my arms out like a zombie. You know, so I don’t look so f***ing ridiculous. Hit the jump for a bunch of different models.

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The Privacy Shell: No More Kissing In Public

Note: Skip to 1:15 unless you’ve never seen regular-ass looking clouds before. Although, truthfully, I’m pretty sure I did see a pig and Daffy Duck at the very beginning. This is a video of clouds passing by before a storm in New Brunswick, Canada that somebody decided to film because, shit, it was either that or grass. To the cameraman’s credit though, they did manage to catch a formation that looks eerily like a human face . And by human I obviously mean half human, half-elf, because that’s clearly Middle Earth’s Elrond, Lord of Rivendell. That or Link. Nice ear, bro. You could cut off half that thing and almost make two penises. Hit the jump for the Cumulonimbus Elvenlordicus or whatever.

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Human Face Spotted In Cloud Formation

SHAVE THAT NECK HAIR I CAN’T STOP STARING AT IT. Japanese beauty product manufacturers, thoroughly convinced people actually believe something that jiggles can tone and tighten muscles , are back at it, this time with the ‘Facial Lift At Once’. WTF is a Facial Lift At Once? I dunno, but I do know it makes you look you’re blowing a lightbulb! High-five, Uncle Fester — you know what I’m talkin’ about! Just slip the Facial Lift At Once into your mouth once a day for three minutes and you will feel the electric buzzing work on your cheeks, chin, lips, mouth and even nose. The pulsing will come in four different levels of strength and in a complete 360-degree spread, pushing and working on your facial muscles little by little every time. Not only will this give your face a boost “at once”, exercise and training couldn’t be easier than with this gadget. All you do is put on the mouth cover, pop it in your mouth and it does the hard work for you! If only running a marathon could be as easy! Yes, “if only running a marathon could be as easy”. Here’s an idea — how about you actually invent the automatic marathon runner INSTEAD OF A STUPID F***ING MOUTH-VIBRATOR?! Oh I’m sorry, am I making too much sense? “You’re way beyond making sense, GW — you’re makin’ dollas .” Haha, I am, aren’t I? *shaking money-maker* Keep those singles comin’, ladies! Product Site ($99!) via Facial Lift At Once [inewidea] Thanks to Gunslinger, who — you know you’re supposed to actually pull the trigger and not just throw them, right?

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Another Vibrating Japanese Facelift Thingy

This is the entire script for the original Star Wars (aka “the first one”, aka “A New Hope”) colored to resemble Darth Vader’s evil (but still very handsome) visage (in a similar style to this Godfather version ). It was created by Geekologie reader David Johns, easily placing him in the top 10% of Geekologie Readers in terms of productivity . Well? Are YOU a 10%’er? SPOILER : Absolutely not — don’t even kid yourself. Note: I was going to host the better-than-desktop-background ultra high-res version but decided to let David’s server do all the heavy lifting (No need to thank me, Dave). Hit the link below to grab it. David’s Website Thanks David, now how about one made out of Geekologie articles with a picture of me bein’ all sensual seductive? I smell a 2011 calendar idea!

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Darth Vader Face Made In Star Wars Script

The Conversacube is a make-believe product that prevents stagnant conversation on a date by providing constant suggestions of things to say to the troll your mom set you up with. “Your eyes, they’re just so….far apart.” Lauren McCarthy’s idea seems harmless enough - a gadget that helps people be more sociable. Hell, if this thing was real it’s definitely something you and your date can talk about. It would also have family and kids versions, both of which are equally ridiculous. I’m pretty sure this is a commentary on how reliant people can be on technology and how some people are becoming more used to digital means of socializing than with physical or face-to-face interaction. Because as a serious concept this thing is just sad. Listen: I 100% agree with the commentary that technology is making it more difficult for some people to function in social situations. And that is EXACTLY why I’m opening a school that teaches folks how to be social. It’s gonna be called the ‘Geekologie Writer’s Non-nonprofit Institute for a Personable Society’. Sign up today, space in GW’s NIPS is extremely limited (they’re like the size of dried apricots). Hit the jump for the cube in action on a date.

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Conversacube: Never An Awkward Moment

Seen in the top picture going for a four person sign -holding record (and proving there might actually be something to the whole “strength in numbers ” thing after all), the Westboro Baptist Church’s Comic-Con protest was met with some stiff opposition to say the least. Maybe God’s not on your side after all. The superheroes definitely aren’t! They’ve faced down humans time and time again, but Fred Phelps and his minions from the Westboro Baptist Church were not ready for the cosplay action that awaited them today at Comic-Con. After all, who can win against a counter protest that includes robots, magical anime girls, Trekkies, Jedi and…kittens? Unbeknownst to the dastardly fanatics of the Westboro Baptist Church, the good folks of San Diego’s Comic-Con were prepared for their arrival with their own special brand of superhuman counter protesting chanting “WHAT DO WE WANT” “GAY SEX” “WHEN DO WE WANT IT” “NOW!” while brandishing ironic (and some sincere) signs. Simply stated: The eclectic assembly of nerdom’s finest stood and delivered. Oh man, I love a good counter-protest. Reminds me of the time I saw some asshat out front of a McDonald’s picketing to bring the McRib back. I threw an empty bottle at him. MY SILENCE SPOKE VOLUMES. Hit the jump for a couple more shots of counter-protesters and a video interview.

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Westboro Baptist Church’s Comic-Con Protest Counter-Protested By Superhero Opposition

This a computer model of Jesus’ face using information from the blood on the Shroud of Turin to create the image. He looks like somebody I know. The image has been created for the History Channel’s upcoming special, “The Real Face of Jesus,” which is set to air next week. Ray Downing, president of Studio Macbeth, explains how they recreated the “real” face of Jesus to the NY Post: “We ‘lifted’ the blood and isolated it [on the computer],” he said, ’so that would sit ‘in air’ [on a transparent background].” Interesting, Ray, but I’ve seen the “real” face of Jesus, and it didn’t require any technical computer mumbo-jumbo. No, it came to me in Flamin’ Hot Cheeto form and I ate the whole bag except for his face without getting diarrhea . There’s no doubt it was a miracle. The “Real Face of Jesus” (PHOTO) Revealed?! [postchronicle] Thanks to Pete, who once saw the face of God in a cloud before getting struck by lighting. Geez, you can’t look directly at him, Pete! Don’t you remember the Nazis in ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’?

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Computer Modeling: Is This Jesus’ Face?

This is a video of an F-18 Hornet buzzing some guy’s head so close you can taste the jet fuel . Now I’m not saying this thing would kill you if it hit you, but it would certainly mess your hair up. Also, not to brag or nothin’, but one time I let a jet land ON MY FACE. Now who’s the man?! F-18 Hornet Ultra Low High Speed Fly By [todaysbigthing] Thanks to Matt, who once flew a prop-plane through a barn and accidentally hit a chicken.

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Balls Of Steel: F-18 Hornet Buzzes Man’s Head