Great (but Fake) Tech & Science Videos

[Spider]

;D

This video is funny & sexy!
Could even qualify as a blonde joke
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Spoofs of Apple's famously smug "I'm a Mac/I'm a PC" ads are everywhere.
But none is quite so hilarious as G4's goof featuring different anthropomorphized archrivals:

A Nintendo Wii and a Sony PlayStation 3

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Here, the Wii is portrayed as a rather daft yet peppy and scantily clad blonde beauty,
while the PS3 is an eggheaded and admittedly overweight girl geek.

Their interplay sounds surprisingly much as it might in real life, without the gaming conceit.
But the faux commercial finds its comic genius in its skewering of both consoles.

The Wii dazzles you with its sexiness so you don't realize it has nothing new under the hood,
while the PS3 forsakes everything else in its quest to outsmart the competition.

Best Lines:
"Have you ever even heard of the Blu-ray? It's the future!"
"See ya soon"

She's a PlayStation 3 and She's a Wii



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[Spider]

[glow=red,2,300]World of Warcraft
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You don't have to play World of Warcraft to dig some of its more laughable moments, but none is as famous and as outright hysterical as the ballad of Leeroy Jenkins,
a diminutive member of the 'Pals for Life' clan.

Pity the Pals, who meticulously plan the mechanics of a dungeon raid only to have it spoiled by Leeroy, who abruptly yells, "Let's do this!" He then bellows his own name and runs into the dragon-filled room alone.

The ensuing mayhem, which results in the death of the entire party, offered enough comedy value to merit becoming a $1000 question on last year's Jeopardy College Championship.
(It stumped all three brainiacs.)

Alas, Leeroy's antics aren't entirely legit. Though the player behind Leeroy was cagey in an interview, most observers have concluded that the en masse suicide was staged.
But at least we have chicken.

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[Spider]

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'Steorn Free Energy From Thin Air'

Though free-energy hoaxes have been around since the industrial age (or even earlier),
the Internet has given them new life, as hoaxsters can reach millions of gullible consumers
with a simple video and a PowerPoint deck.

Steorn relies on that age-old standby, magnetism, to sell its claims of
building a motor that can operate with over 400 percent efficiency.

That, of course, is impossible.

But Steorn's mini-infomercial seems so earnest and honest
that it's hard to believe the group is really trying to bilk anyone.

Rather, these Irish fellows just seem self-deluded and confused.

A public 2007 demo was a disaster (leading many observers to mock it).
But Steorn has still taken the mainstream media along for the ride:

Fox News, among other outlets,
breathlessly interviewed Steorn's CEO about the company's claims.

Their discussion is every bit as surreal as the original flick.

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[Cobra]

Yes, the internet has been a blessing; For both, honest folks, and con artist. Monkeyntus sent me a video a few weeks ago about cell phones popping corn. I was amazed at it, till I went to MythBusters, and they had all kind of info there on it. I got a kick out of it, but it was so real until I seen how it was done. Just like a magic trick, if something is too good to be true, then it's most likely a trick.

Spider, do you ever watch MythBuster on Discovery channel?

[Spider]

I watch that show once in a while.

Most of what they do doesn't interest me.

I do like to watch the interactive slow motion videos on their website though.

Here's a link to Mythbuster.
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