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Blackhawks Playoff beards

So here's how it works...


it's tradition that you start a beard ~the beginning of your playoff run and cut it/shave it only after you get knocked out.

Blackhawks are in the playoffs and
Everyone is into it!

Rehersal

even the greatest line in all of movie history took practice...apparently



here's the final cut!




and here it becomes legendary...



Ackbar Approved

The Empire's Urban Regeneration Program

The map shows the entire galaxy divided into sectors of star systems. Production is carried out by nano-assemblers to create starships and world-sized weapons. Units include combat and colonization ships, control groups and leaders. Units have two types of combat values: weapons and morphogenetic systems. Weapons destroy the enemy, while morphogenetic systems change them into friends. Loyalties switch back and forth depending on the situation.



The Empire also shows unwavering stability in these genuinely difficult economic times. The First Galactic Bank provides these services to those in need. How can this bank remain so stable? Simple really, the Imperial dollar is based on the strength of the Dark Side of the force, not in any tangible trinkets:



Ultimately, with the world in hand, there is little else to reflect upon...














see you on the Dark Side...

"...that's no moon."

Nice...in several ways

Chewie found in GUITAR CHORD!

That's a power Chord for ya!
I want a strat...

How Much Would A Death Star Cost Today?

I found this awesome blog. Very long, but insightful And humorous. Hope you enjoi.
My post doesn't do justice so...
Full Story HERE

Welcome
One Death Star for $15 Septillion? What a deal!
Written By: Ryszard Gold
Edited By: Jayson Joynt

Yes, Septillion, that is a 1, followed by 24 zeros.

A very, VERY large number, especially when it concerns money. And why is it a deal? Because that figure ignores a lot of very important costs. Cost for what? Why to build a Death Star of course!

One evening sitting on my rather run down couch, channel surfing, I came across Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The scene I happened to tune in too featured multitudes of little space ships flying in and around Darth Vaders behemoth of a killer space station, the Death Star.

Thanks the the magic of ILM and the imagination of the series creator George Lucas, we get the scale of this phenomenal construct. You see “spacescrapers” towering over the surface of the moon-like station, valleys that would put the Grand Canyon to shame, and a virtually level horizon line.

While watching this, an odd question popped into my head, “How much would it cost to build the damn thing?”. Impossible to figure out? Truthfully … yes. A complete and utter waste of time, absolutely! So why not try and find out!

Judging by the figure up there, you’ll know why The Emperor was so pissed when the rebels destroyed his monstrosity, and why he was clearly running low on his budget for the second!

So, the “yes” part up there; there are way to many variables to take into consideration to get an accurate cost on a God-like project like this. Hell, it’s science fiction, it could have been constructed by the snap of some Q-like entities fingers. But lets forget Q’s, Darth Vaders, and an entire bag of impossible things to calculate, and answer what we can.

After boiling it down, I ask this question: “In US dollars, what would the cost of materials and delivery to space be for the Death Star?”

So there we go, and yes … I’ve completely ignored such pesky things like cost of ground transportation, cost of construction in space, variety of material costs, time of construction and change of economy over time, gravitation effects, weather or not slave labour was used, why did Darth Vader wear black, and many, many other things. If you care to try and take a stab at any other aspect I’ve otherwise ignored, be my guest! This was for fun, not accuracy …

So, first off, what do I base this all on? How about some educated, but none the less arbitrary numbers? Lets say that the Death Star is 1/10 mass for volume. That means 1/10 of the total volume of the DS is something other then empty space or air. And lets say, 6/10 of the total volume is pressurized, livable space. If that sounds off to you, to bad, write your own article, otherwise, keep reading.

That gives us a volume of 17.16 quadrillion cubic meters. At 1/10 volume, we’ll need 1.71 Quadrillion cubic meters of steel, weighing in at 134 quadrillion tonnes. In 2008 steel products, from wire to ingots were selling for an average of $962 per tonne, so our cost of steel alone is $12.95 quintillion.

Now, how about getting that into space? According to the numbers I could find on the internet, it costs around $95 million to ship 1 tonne of materials into space, so that means we’ll be cutting NASA a cheque for $12.79 septillion. (Remind me to order larger cheques from the bank please.)

Now how bout the air? Air is largely Nitrogen(80%) and Oxygen(20%), and rather conveniently we can ship it compressed. How much are we going to need? 8.23 quintillion m³ of Nitrogen, and 1.65 quintillion m³ of Oxygen. These compress by a very large factor; we’ll only need to ship 21.06 trillion m³ of Nitrogen, and 1.96 trillion m³ of Oxygen. (Credit 1)

Our Nitrogen is going to weigh in at 17.03 trillion tonnes, and our oxygen will tip the scales at 2.24 trillion tonnes. Cost of delivery? Get that pen out and write one of those oversized checks for $2.81 Septillion, and $212.46 quintillion.

Add it all up, and we have a figure of exactly $15,602,022,489,829,821,422,840,226
and 94 cents. Tell you what, I’ll pitch in the 94 cents.

That is a lot of money. Wait, no that’s a disgustingly large sum of money.

How much exactly? $15 Septillion, I told you. But how can we conceive of that number? Well, the figures I could find for the World Economic Value were pretty general, around $14 Trillion USD. In other words, the DS would cost 1.11 TRILLION times the amount of money available in the world, that’s not even including the fact that the majority of that is digital and not physical.

How about something else? Say, how much is the Iraq war costing? You see all sorts of calculators out there, but one figure says $343 million per day, and that is a huge waste of money! But you know what? The Iraq war would have to last 124 TRILLION years, or 9,730 time the age of the UNIVERSE to equal the costs of building one measly Death Star. I mean, come now … it’s only one...

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1) http://encyclopedia.airliquide.com
2) http://www.wikipedia.com
3) http://www.alpertron.com.ar/BIGCALC.HTM
4)http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2140874/posts

Yes, Septillion, that is a 1, followed by 24 zeros.
Ryszard Gold is a web designer, outlandish thinker and Apple specialist from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

web@rickgold.info
Jayson Joynt is a VW/Audi enthusiast, Apple Specialist, and has a thirst for music and photography. From Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Fanboys Movie update

Three new clips leaked to Youtube.

too bad this never worked for me either...


HILARIOUS! even if i do say so myself... it's a modern geek Standoff!


Thundercats, HO!

Hail Admiral Barack-bar

Q: Is it a trap?
A:


Barack Obacca

(Art by Ryan Case)

So there's a new commander-in-chief and a glimmer of hope for order and stability for the future.


I understand and have a desire for order and stability, but the thing about chaos is, it's fair....

Star Wars: Retold (by someone that's never seen it) - watch more funny videos

what about this Japanese WATCHMEN Trailer??? best one. show the political turmoil that the novel is actually all about! 03-06-09

do yourselves a favor and Go See This Movie! I'll go with! :)

Star Wars Theme Song Sing-Along

Somewhere between Star Wars and opera, comes Golden Tusk’s latest grand musical effort - The Star Wars Theme Song, put to lyrics.

New for 2009, this encapsulates the original trilogy in one enormous 5 minute sing-along that starts with some very dodgy sound mixing but gets better and better.

It makes some great points along the way, eg - Why on earth didn’t Luke’s Uncle change his last name if they were in hiding?

And the Yoda section is amazing. That guy never disappoints.


from http://www.movie-moron.com

Troopers!

A long time ago, this was supposed to come out!

so i've been waiting for like 8 years for this movie to come out! finally a 4real trailer. AND it features one of the future Ghostbusters in Ghostbusters 3 (possibly)



"The movie follows four "Star Wars" fanboys from the Midwest who drive across the country to honor the wish of their dying friend: to see the yet-unreleased "Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" in its most optimal setting, George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch."

i know, stupid right... YES!!! that's one reason why i love it!!!