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The Sizes Of Popular Sci-Fi Spacecraft Compared To New York City

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Created by Youtube channel MetaBallStudios, this is a 3D visualization of what various spacecraft from popular sci-fi franchises would look like as viewed by a person standing in Jersey City and facing lower Manhattan. I’ve stood right in that exact same spot before. Granted, there weren’t any spaceships hovering in the sky, but I was eating one of the best street hot dogs I’ve ever tasted.

You get a glimpse of the Star Wars X-Wing, E.T. Ship, D77H-TCI Pelican from Halo, Martian’s Spaceship (Mars! Attacks), Moon Rocket (Tintin), USSC Discovery One (2001: A Space Odyssey), Space Battleship Yamato, Mothership (Close Encounters of the Third Kind), USCSS Covenant (Alien Covenant), Battlestar Galactica, Destiny Ascension (Mass Effect), Avatar (EVE Online), City Destroyer (Independence Day), High Charity (Halo), and more.

Honestly, I expected the Borg Cube to be even more giant. I’m not sure exactly how big I imagined they were, but definitely larger than 3km square. I mean Death Stars were about 160km in diameter — they would dwarf Borg Cubes! Or at least they would if they didn’t keep getting blown up by the rebels.

[via TechEBlog]

Bow TIE Fighters: For Dark Side Black Tie Affairs

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Because what else would you wear to the Galactic Federation’s next fundraising ball, these are the Bow TIE Fighters made and sold by Etsy shop Kilted Katana. I can already close my eyes and hear my wife asking me to please pick a different tie and put my lightsaber replica away before leaving for her cousin’s wedding.

Available in three different TIE fighters (classic, TIE Interceptor, TIE Advanced) and three different tie options (neck band, clip-on, or hair tie), Bow Tie Fighters cost $20 apiece and are sure to let people know you’re as classy as James Bond, but can also quote the majority of the original Star Wars trilogy.

Nice, but where’s the X-wing bow tie to match? I mean how are a friend and I supposed to run around pretending we’re locked in space battle if we’re both wearing TIE fighters? We’re on the same side! Also, ten dollars says my bow TIE fighter magically disappears from the closet prior to my wife’s company Christmas party this year.

[via TheGreenHead]

Star Trek TNG Shuttlecraft House Slippers: The Final Frontier for Feet

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Do you know what my feet have been missing? A pedicure. My wife won’t even let me sleep without socks on because she’s worried I might make accidental contact. They’ve also been missing these Star Trek: The Next Generation house slippers, perfect for boldly going downstairs for breakfast on a Saturday morning.

The $30 slippers are available in three-sizes-fit-most and include nonslip gripping dots on the soles so you don’t start your morning with an accidental slip-and-fall. A broken hip because you were wearing cheap house slippers – that’s a day ruiner.

I imagine a lot of peoples’ shuttlecrafts will be making repeat voyages between the coffee pot and bathroom on any given stardate. ‘They practically fly themselves!’ I imagine telling myself while I shuffle into the downstairs bathroom half awake. But are the soles LEGO proof? I’m not sure, but I have the sneaking suspicion I’m going to find out whether I want to or not.

[via Geeks Are Sexy]

Return of the Jedi See-Through Ships: Clear Wars

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The spaceships and starbases in Star Wars are some of the most iconic and recognizable in the history of moviemaking. There are lots of ways that collectors can enjoy these ships at home, from LEGO Imperial Star Destroyers to drones that look like the X-Wing fighters. Now, you can add to that list these see-through models.

This set of four ships comes from Bandai Spirits and includes tiny transparent models of an X-Wing Fighter (1/144 scale), the under-construction Death Star II (1:2700000 scale), a Y-Wing fighter (1/144 scale), and the Millennium Falcon (1/350 scale). Each one is made from PVC and ABS plastic and comes with a desktop display stand with the ship’s name on it.

The set is available for order from Amazon (affiliate link) for about $34, and would make a great gift for any Star Wars fan.

Intergalactic Snacking: 3D Spaceship Cookie Cutters

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Make an out of this world snack with these 3D Spaceship Cookie Cutters. As with the 3D Dinosaur Cookie Cutters, each one allows you cut all the parts needed to assemble a stand-up spaceship of deliciousness. Ground control to Major Tom, begin countdown until we blast off into planet sugar. Just press the various plastic cookie cutter parts into your cookie dough, cut, bake, and assemble.
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There are 4 different style ships (random selection) and each pack also includes a star shaped cookie cutter and either an alien or a spaceman one too. Hey, someone’s gotta pilot those ships, right?

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Intergalactic Snacking: 3D Spaceship Cookie Cutters
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Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Spatula

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Boldly go where no pancake has gone before. With the Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Spatula Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Spatula you can flip your food like Spock does. It’s made of BPA-free silicone with a sturdy metal handle and silicone grip. And it looks like the USS Enterprise. Star Trek kitchen accessories- the final frontier of Trekkies. Remember to flip your food if you want to live long and prosper (and avoid burning one side). Coming in August.
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Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Spatula

Futurist’s Hand Activated iPhone Speaker

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This iPhone speaker dock not only looks like some sort of plane or ship from the future, it also works like it’s from the future. The future, today. The Futurist’s Hand Activated iPhone Speaker Futurists Hand Activated iPhone Speaker uses infrared sensors so you can control the music without touching. To adjust the stereo, just wave your hand over one of the four sensors- volume up/down sensors around the fuselage, track changing sensors near the two speakers, and a play/pause sensor in the nose. Connects via Bluetooth, so you can use other phones and devices to play music (but they won’t dock and charge up like an iPhone). Has a subwoofer underneath and includes a remote.

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Futurist’s Hand Activated iPhone Speaker

Frakkin’ Sweet: Battlestar Galactica Plushes

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Pew pew pew. Are you a Battlestar Galactica fan who is feeling left out in a sea of Star Wars and Star Trek collectables? Well get your game on with these adorable Battlestar Galactica Plushes Frakkin Sweet: Battlestar Galactica Plushes. These 7 inch stuffed spaceships come in either Mk. II Colonial Viper or Cylon Raider, depending on your mission for the day, even if that mission is just sitting at your desk analyzing spreadsheets- again. Well at least you will be able to defend your base against any attacks from those inferior science fiction plush ships from your cubicle neighbors.

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Frakkin’ Sweet: Battlestar Galactica Plushes


Inflatable Space Shuttle

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The real space shuttles may be retired from active duty but that doesn’t mean your budding astronaut can’t have his own Junior Space Explorer Inflatable Space Shuttle Inflatable Space Shuttle. Blast off and be the envy of the whole neighborhood. You can use this one year round- inside the house or as a really cool pool float. The shuttle measures a bit under 4 feet both long and wide and can hold boys or girls up to 70lbs.

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Inflatable Space Shuttle