Plus they can stop on a dime. According to a research article published by the University of Louisiana, this is the recently discovered New Guinea Paedophryne amauensis , the world’s new smallest vertebrate. Which — come on — show a little backbone, will ya? Haha, that was an Indiana Jones quote. You know, from the scene where he’s in the airplane and the pilot’s pet snake is between his legs. Indy hates snakes! Me? I hate everything. Averaging less than one-third of an inch (7.7 millimeters) in length, the frogs are able to fit in the center of a U.S. dime. Paedophryne amauensis steals its tiny crown from Paedocypris progenetica , an Indonesian fish that averages over eight millimeters in length. Wow, could you imagine being that small? The world would seem so giant. But to us humans, it’s tiny. I mean, we can travel around the entire planet in like, what, 80 days now? Technology! World’s Tiniest Vertebrate, Paedophryne Amauensis Frog, Discovered In New Guinea [huffingtonpost] and Ecological Guild Evolution and the Discovery of the World’s Smallest Vertebrate [plosone] (official scientific mumbo-jumbo paper) Thanks to Rev Dr Dom, who found an even smaller frog in his soup one time but didn’t tell anybody because he really likes the restaurant’s dessert and didn’t want them to get closed down.

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This is the world’s largest pumpkin (1,818.5-pounds — not actually a ton like I said in the title because I’m a dirty liar) carved into a giant zombie scene by pumpkin impaler Ray Villafane. Impressive, right? WRONG. Cinderella’s pumpkin carriage was at least four times that size and you could ride in it . “That was just a fairy tale.” Was it? Then how do you explain…THIS?! “A buttplug?” No dummy, it’s Cinderella’s ass slipper. “Please tell me you’re joking.” I kept it in for a week straight — Prince Charming’s mine! Hit the jump for a bunch more.

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One Ton Pumpkin Carved Into Zombie Scene

Inb4 ‘I bet it can’t even turn on a dollar’. First of all, a 25-person scooter that requires a cinderblock to hold up the middle isn’t exactly a 25-person scooter, now is it? It’s not. It’s a 25-person stool that creaks and touches the ground when everyone puts their weight down. But did that stop English plumber Colin Furze from building the 72-foot monster in his mom’s garden? No. But a normal person, yes, it probably would have. Although Furze has managed to hit 35 miles per hour on his modified moped, he’s only been able to control it with himself on it. And even so, it’s “impossible to steer” because a turn requires “about six widths of road.” Soooooooooo — basically what you ended up building was a 25-person waste of time and resources? That…sounds like something I’d do. *spends an afternoon building a much more impressive 30-PERSON scooter* “Um, GW? That looks suspiciously like 1-person scooter dragging an 80-foot tarp.” Sweet design, huh? I came up with that myself. 25-seat motorcycle shoots for ‘world’s longest’ record [dvice] via Anyone need a lift? Plumber builds the world’s longest motorbike with 25 seats [telegraph] Thanks to Jody, who built a 25-person rocketpack that may or may yes consist of a single rocket pack and 24 people holding ankles.

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Setting the record for the longest (length-wise) LEGO production set to date, the 8-pound, 3,500-piece, 50″ Executor will go on sale September 1st for a cool $400. And I’d be tempted to build one except A) it costs $400 and B) that’s a lot of money that C) I don’t have. So yeah, looks like I’ll be watching my roommate put his together. Maybe he’ll let me snap a couple bricks into place. Me : Hey bro, mind if I put a couple pieces together? Him : Yes, actually I do. Me : Oh come on — who bought the beer you’re drinking? Him : I did. Me : And who’s been drinking it all? Him : You have. Me : Sooooooooooo…? Lego Super Star Destroyer 10221 [thebricklife] (with a ton more info, pictures and an interview with the designer. Thanks to Roger Wilco, who — damn I miss those games. Fly shotgun in my rocketship on Faceybooks and Tweeter

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Longest Production LEGO Set To Date: Darth Vader’s Super Star Destroyer, The Executor

Because there’s no greater joy in life than the smile of a child someone else’s misfortune , this is a video of a guy building a 13,000 piece domino pyramid, and having it collapse on him as it nears completion. MWAHAHAHAHAHA!! It’s the simple things, you know? This would have been the biggest 3D domino pyramid on YouTube and very probably in the world (not a Guinness record though, they don’t have such a category yet), with a bottom layer of 27×27 dominoes and 13,482 pieces in total, but there seems to be some kind of Egyptian curse on domino pyramids. I didn’t even make a mistake here, it toppled all by itself when it was more than 96% completed, with just 439 dominoes missing Probably frequently asked questions: - This took about 30 hours of actual work, spread over five weeks. - I AM FINE. First, it would be much worse if I had actually messed it up — but it wasn’t my fault, as you can see in the video. Second, I’ve been a domino-builder for more than eleven years, so it’s not the first time I have to cope with a project toppling too early. I wasn’t even really sad, just dull. “I wasn’t even really sad, just dull.” Whoa, when a person stops feeling feelings — that’s when you know it’s bad. If I were him I probably wouldn’t have been able to get out of bed the next day. FOR A YEAR. And then only to pee and eat a gallon of ice cream. I guess you could say I’m sensitive… to a woman’s needs. SHOW US YOUR TITS! Hit the jump for a time lapse of the build, real-time of the collapse.

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Domino Pyramid Collapses Near Completion

I don’t know, but it doesn’t sound good . I better finish my rocket double-time before this thing goes and swallows up the solar system. WHO’S COMING WITH ME? I have room for three. Plus snacks. Operators of the world’s largest atom smasher on Friday ramped up their massive machine to three times the energy ever previously achieved, in the run-up to experiments probing the secrets of the universe. The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, said beams of protons circulated at 3.5 trillion electron volts in both directions around the 17-mile tunnel housing the Large Hadron Collider under the Swiss-French border at Geneva. The next major development is expected in a few days when CERN starts colliding the beams in a new round of research to examine the tiniest particles and forces within the atom in hopes of finding out more about how matter is made up. Not to put a damper on your weekend, but we’re all as good as dead. So you know what that means — drink like you’ve never drank before!* *Geekologie accepts no responsibility for alcohol poisoning but will take all the credit if you manage to score some awkward, drunken sex. Atom Smasher Sets 3.5-Trillion Volt Energy Record [foxnews] Thanks to hybridsix, who promises to sabotage the machine with more bread. Smart, hybridsix, way to buy us some time.

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What Does That Even Mean?: Large Hadron Collider "Sets 3.5-Trillion Volt Energy Record"

In an attempt to create the world’s longest self-supporting LEGO bridge , a group of LEGOphiles in Australia have constructed this 46-foot long behemoth as part of the 2009 Australia Model Railway Expo. Now I’m not suggesting we start building real bridges out of LEGO, but I mean, we definitely should. And, to give you an idea of just how large this thing is, it’s 46-feet . That’s like ten of my penises laid out. Widthwise . Lad– no? Hit the jump for two more shots.

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46-Foot Long Self-Supporting LEGO Bridge