This is small series of Pokeballs imagined by DeviantARTist wazzy88 that hint at the type of Pokemon each contains. Okay, maybe not so much hinting at as blatantly stating. Can you guess which type would come out of this one? A firecrackers type! “That isn’t a type.” Oh yeah? Well YOU aren’t my type, so there! “Oh no, I’m totally crying.” You’re gonna be. “Why?” I burnt your house down! “WHAT?!” You started this. Hit the jump for two waters, an ice, a lightning and THE POKEBALL OF TIME.

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Different Pokemon Pokeball Types Imagined IRL

This is a time-lapse video from the BBC of a brinicle doing its thing. A brinicle is formed when brine (extra salty water — both denser and colder than the sea water around it) makes its way through the ice above and falls to the ocean floor, creating a frozen hollow “sheath” in the process. After hitting the seabed, it forms a frozen “river”, killing everything in its path. It’s pretty amazing to watch, provided you can get past all the poor starfish getting frozen alive. That’s probably why they chose to have David Attenborough narrate the clip. That guy’s voice, so soothing . He could tell me bedtime stories about serial killer robots tearing my body limb from limb and I’d still sleep like a baby. “Waking up every four hours to shit your diaper and then cry about it?” Like clockwork. Hit the jump for the frozen river of death and a worthwhile picture of the setup used to capture the action.

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Run My Little Starfish Friends, RUN!: Ultra-Cold Brinicle (Brine + Icicle) Of Death Kills Everything In Its Path

This is a $10 Han Solo in carbonite ice cube tray from ThinkGeek. It molds ice cubes that look like Han Solo frozen in carbonite …that’ll last ten seconds in a drink before transforming into formless blocks. Now that’s magic. Also, anybody think it’s weird his name is Han SOLO despite the fact I heard he’s never had sex with less than two women at once? I’m serious, Chewie told me he like never masturbates. Hit the jump for a picture of a cube Photoshopped into a glass of water and a picture that’ll answer the burning question, “but will it work for chocolate?”

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Jabba Drinks: Han Solo In Carbonite Ice Molds

This is a video from Pittsburgh earlier this week of a bunch of people who refused to stay inside and enjoy a nice cozy fire and instead decided to plow their cars down an icy hill and smash the shit out of everything in sight and nearly die. Smart! The best performances are the Suburban at the very beginning and the car immediately after, which you’ll just have to see to believe. Hit it, Ms. Underwood! ? Jesus, take the wheel! Take it from my hands Cause I can’t do this on my own I’m letting go So give me one more chance To save me from this road I’m on Jesus, take the wheel! ? Both hands, Jesus, BOTH HANDS! What in the — ARE YOU TEXTING GOD?! Hit the jump for two versions of the video (the non-Youtube one has better quality).

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Learn When To Stay In: Cars Fly Down Icy Hill

Note: Video that you may have already seen is after the jump. Seen here looking colder than an Antarctic witch’s nips, Youtube user samantha683 prepares to throw a cupful of boiling water into the -30C (-22F) air and show you what happens. SPOILER: she accidentally hits the cameraman and melts his face off. No, no she doesn’t. The water just instantly turns to dust. Not real dust though because real dust is mostly dead skin cells and fly @$$holes — it just looks like dust. And you know what else looks like dust? Nothing, it’s pretty unique. Belly button lint isn’t though, which is how I managed to pack my navel with dingleberries and convince my girlfriend to pick them out. Hit the jump and watch the magic in action.

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Ashes To Ashes, Hot Water To…Dust?

Note: No matter how many times you try clicking the picture, nothing’s going to happen. Hit the jump to watch the video. “GW, that has got the be the most boring-ass screencap of all time”. OH COME ON, IT LOOKS LIKE HOTH ! “Yeah well your face looks like a Wampa “. Ouch, you are being really mean to me today. And I like it. I don’t know if you knew this about me, but I’m a masochist. It’s true, I can’t even get off anymore unless I’ve been shot . OH SHIT — a wild tie-in appeared! Apparently, Mythbusters is going to film a segment to test the incredible case of the spinning bullet on ice. Many people are discussing if this is possible or not. After watching it repeatedly and reading the arguments, I believe it. Some people say that this is impossible. How can a .40 caliber bullet stop on the ice like that, losing all its forward momentum and still keep spinning? I don’t know the what the physics are, but the video is pretty clear and I don’t see any way of faking that, which is probably why Mythbusters is going to put it to the test. I watched the video in question several times, and it looks legit. Then, because I’m such an intrepid reporter, I searched Youtube for other people trying it, whose attempts also seemed legit. But that’s not important, what’s important is how many people are gonna shoot themselves trying it. I suspect in the tens. Hit it for the WTFery.

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Can Shooting A Bullet Into Ice Cause It To Stop And Spin Like A Top? SPOILER: Yes

I dunno, that looks less like a street and more like stepping in a bunch of penguin shit just waiting to happen. Cute ‘lil fellas though. Anyway, Google Street Views of Antarctica : it’s happened. Next up: the moon . I get to drive the rover! ” But GW — haven’t you been drinking?” OF COURSE I’VE BEEN DRINKING THAT’S WHEN I DO MY BEST CARTOGRAPHY. “Uh, then why’s this map say Australfrica?” SHUT UP I KNOW MY STATES, OKAY?! Antarctica on Google Street View (have a look around!) Thanks to Phil, who once took a vacation to Antarctica and can verify the mermaids that live there have ice-cold nipples.

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Google Street View: Now With More Antarctica

So I’m in Manhattan Beach waiting for some wine and cheese festival to begin (because I’m classy as shit free booze) and thought to myself, “self, you should really go the closest bar and write Geekologie articles until the wine starts flowing. You know, get a head start on the festivities.” BOOM — here I am! Popsicle handguns: they teach kids about gun safety. In 2003, Florian Jenett and Valentin Beinroth placed about 50 handgun replicas in downtown Frankfurt. The guns were made from tinted ice, making them look real at first sight. In 2009 they did a new edition of their Freeze! project but made the guns eatable by using coke, licorice, cherry and food coloring. I can hear the soccer moms screaming in outrage even as I type this. It’s like music to my ears . That said, you really shouldn’t encourage children to put gun-shaped objects in their mouths. Paint chips and LEGO blocks, sure, but guns? Not cool . Also not cool: this beer I’ve been drinking. Shit’s hotter than demon urine. OMG — I picked up somebody’s leftover . I was wondering why there was a napkin in the glass! Hit the jump for three more incredibly sensual shots, including a chick that looks like that chick that pretended to be a dude in that one movie.

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Pull The Trigger, DO IT!: Popsicle Handguns

Brain Freeze ice cube trays aren’t just cleverly named, they’re — yes, that’s all they are. $8 takes home the piece of molded rubber and another couple bucks brings home some food coloring. Mix all that shit together with some tap water , say a magic prayer, and you’ve got yourself a party! Did I mention booze? You’re gonna need booze. Plus some womens. Preferably skanky. Product Site via brain freeze ice cubes let you zombies drink your braaaaains [technabob]

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Brain Freeze (I Get It!) Ice Cube Molds

This copper mechanism from Macallan’s will turn your large, irregular chunk of ice into a perfect sphere, whose melting properties are somehow optimal for the consumption of Scotch (I drink neat Irish, when I drink at all, which is almost never). The Macallan Ice Ball Machine- 01.15.10 ( via Andre’s Notes ) Previously: Virtuoso cocktail shaker does his thing Boing Boing Halloween cocktail photos - Boing Boing Rube Goldberg cocktail-mixing machine - Boing Boing Desk/cocktail bar from 1947 - Boing Boing HOWTO make a snail out of a melted cocktail stirrer - Boing Boing

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Beautiful ice-sphere machine