Space- The Final Beer Frontier

Listener Barry sent me in this hilarious YouTube video

You know the commercials with the hook "The Most Interesting Man"  well here is the ultimate twist...

NASA is Seeking Ideas for use of the ISS and L.E.O. for commercial endevours

NASA is seriously trying to open low-Earth orbit to commercial space opportunities One of the things they are willing to put on the table is the International Space Station. NASA is looking for ideas, as this NASA article here reads

• on ways it can help create greater access to and use of the International Space Station for research and commercial activities. 

Yep, I read that as commercial use of the station....hummm

Of course further on, it becomes a bit clearer what the motivation are...

• NASA is soliciting ideas from companies interested in using the space station and the low-Earth orbit environment in innovative ways that will develop a strong commercial market and assist the agency in achieving its exploration goals.

I suspect the rent is going to be a bit pricey.

Check out the complete article HERE

End of the World?

Oh this is wrong in so many ways!  Watch these people react to ....well, the end of the world!

Amazing in Motion Video by Lexus Featuring the Music of Kristina Train

Have you seen this amazing commercial by Lexus called Amazing In Motion "Steps" which features 11 foot tall metal puppets and  the song Wandering sung by Kristina Train which is a cover of the Aretha Franklin’s soul classic, ‘I’m Wandering’... .

The commercial is unusual in many ways because first it does not depict a real product, instead centers around an 11 foot tall lattice work puppet, brought to live by puppeteers dress in black holding control rods attached to key points along the puppet's frame and moving it in a very convincing lifelike manner.  Throughout the commercial, the puppet seems to be hunting throughout the city for something not brought to life until the very end.  

The short is a wonderful mix of scenery  acting and music.  

More about Mz. Train is available on her website KristinaTrain.com

Here is the YouTube video

Tron Duck Tape

I have to say that I agree with Rob Bricken over at Topless Robot, that this funny promotional shot for Duck Tape brand products is, eve if you're not a Tron fan, this will still be the greatest Duck Tape commercial you've ever seen. Just watch. Rob said that, and even though I might not have been catapulted into geeky bliss, it's still a damn funny and inventive commercial.

Wild Toyota "sky dive" commercial!

Remember some months ago I wrote about an idea someone had of doing the worlds highest skydive. From all intents, from sub orbital heights. Well leave it to a car company to pick up on this and run with it. Here is the Toyota Prius commercial done like non other, with an ending any of us that watch the sci-fi channel will see the connection. Enjoy the ride.




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Ok, I know, it's just a commercial, but damn! They pack in some serious science fiction into 30 seconds! I watched it twice just to catch the stuff I missed the first time!

The Dvice site has several more in this vein all for a high tech antiperspirant, but this one is easily the best...though seeing a robot taking one in the....ummm well hey! Funny is funny!
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