Barcelona vs. Real Madrid is not as hot as Rebels vs. Empire, but with this ball, it might get close. …The Death Star isn’t all about destroying Alderaan. This space station will destroy herbs with the same massive power. It is the ultimate power in the universe and in your kitchen. Etsy seller Pyroteeze makes these so that you can easily and geekily grind up your herbs when cooking (or getting baked).
Goooooaaaaaaaaalllllllll (in a Chewbacca voice). That’s no moon! I know we say that every time we feature a Death Star object- it’s required by Galactic law. If you happened to be at Star Wars Celebration Europe II this year (and really, who wasn’t?) then you probably saw this officially licensed Death Star Soccer Ball. It’s a planet destroying battle station and piece of sports equipment!
Now they’ve brought it over to the US in very limited quantities, so pull your keeper, send your sweeper upfield and go for the goal (or pull out your credit card, send the kids upstairs, and buy it). The ball’s a size 5 (about 9″ diameter) in case you actually want to kick it around.
Death Star Soccer Ball is the Ultimate Scoring Weapon
At last, a toy that lets a TIE Fighter chase an X-Wing, just like during the big Death Star battle scene in A New Hope! A Trench run that is never-ending, thanks to its figure-eight slot car track. The Star Wars Battling Fighters Set is a slot car set where the “cars” are space ships that we all know and love.
One player pilots Luke Skywalker’s “Red Five” X-Wing, while Vader’s TIE fighter gives chase. Apparently this set takes some skill to play with because the ships are slightly wider than the track. Therefore it should be challenging for either player.
The ships have LEDs that light up when racing too. And like any good kids toy, the 12-foot figure-eight track has glow-in the-dark striping for nighttime play. It will cost you $99.95 over at Hammacher Schlemmer. Completely worth it as far as I’m concerned.
[via Geek Alerts]
That’s no moon! Take that Star Wars Angry Birds- how about something better like Star Wars REAL birds?! Hang up this Death Star Birdhouse from it’s wire hanger in your yard and plan your revenge against those Rebel bird forces. This ceramic birdhouse is modeled after the twice exploded battle planet space station super weapon of destruction from the original (best) Star Wars trilogy.
Birds fly in the hole on the side and a drainage hole in the bottom keeps it dry (and free from Tie Fighter mosquitoes). Hang it up and watch all the geekiest birds in the universe make their home in your backyard Death Star. (via)
Well this certainly is an odd one. Instructables user caitlinsdad made himself a Star Wars bra. No, not a Slave Leia one, an “Adafruit Flora Theremin LED Bra”. There’s an ultrasonic range sensor and photocell detector sensors connected to an Adafruit Flora Arduino wearable circuit board with a piezo buzzer speaker. What that means is that when you get close to it, it beeps and bloops like R2-D2:
Yeah, that’s weird sounding, yet oddly soothing. That’s supposed to be an X-Wing Fighter on the left, the Death Star on the right and the poof on top is the planet Alderaan (as well as the speaker). It’s a little rough around the edges but nice job to the maker of this one. Definitely unique.
DIY Musical Light-Up LED Star Wars Bra
A little while back, we featured an officially-licensed Death Star birdhouse, but thanks to Thingiverse member plainolddave you can save some money and 3D print an evil space station for your winged Sith friends.
If you want, you can scale it down and use it as an ornament, a trinket or accessory – or scale it up and make an actual Death Star. You can even print the energy beam – though that’ll keep the birds out.
Head to Thingiverse to get the Death Star plans now.
[Evil Mad Scientist via NoPuedoCreer via OhGizmo!]
Morning light shines softly through a large glass window as a travel-weary Michio Kaku gamely musters a smile. Just a few hours removed from a cross-country flight from the East Coast, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that this physicist is plain tired. Then the camera starts rolling. In an instant, Kaku looks rejuvenated as he plays to his audience and waxes poetic about his favorite subject -- science.
In the world occupied by nerds and techno geeks, theoretical physicist and futurist Kaku is akin to a rock star. Chalk it up to a flowing mane of pepper-gray locks and the fact he co-created string field theory (which tries to unravel the inner workings of the universe). These days, Kaku can mostly be found teaching at City College of New York where he holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics. When he isn't teaching, Kaku still spends most of his extra time talking science, whether it be through his radio programs, best-selling books such as Physics of the Future or appearances on shows like The Colbert Report, where he recently enlightened Stephen Colbert about the dangers of sending Bruce Willis into space to blow up a deadly asteroid. As fun as it is for Kaku to talk physics, however, he also considers it a matter of survival
This is a dream come true. I’ve always wanted to see the Death Star Trench Run in LEGO, but never had the time or LEGO parts to build one myself. This is a pretty impressive build, complete with another Death Star standing watch on a game box next to it. That’s just a backup in case the rebels discover this very flaw in the design.
Flickr contributor Abathar photographed this model at the recent Brickworld LEGO convention in Chicago. It was built by Green Bay, WI LEGO fanatic Scott Vandeleest. Here are some more pics the guys at BrickWars-Sets shot of this epic build:
I love the way he used the ships, making it easy to reenact the scene again and again.
It even shows the missile firing into the exhaust port. Nice touch.
That detail is simply amazing. Great job, Scott!
[via Geekologie]
We’ve seen birdhouses that look like R2-D2 and C-3PO, but if your feathered friends lean towards the Dark Side – and are suckers for official Star Wars merch – forget about the droid nests and get this instead. It’s an officially licensed Death Star ceramic bird nest. Now that’s what I’m Tarkin about.
It doesn’t have a superlaser, but at least it doesn’t have vulnerable reactor cores either.
You can order the Death Star birdhouse from the Fowndry for about $39 (USD).
[via Bit Rebels]