Back To The Future: Part II Actually Predicted The Future

 

For some reason, people spend a lot of time going over the writings of Nostradamus.  His predictions of the future have, over the years, been studied and poured over by vast numbers of people from all sorts of different fields like science, religion, and the study of the occult.  He's seen as the end all be all when it comes to future prediction, but he's certainly not the only person to ever claim to see the future.

 

Back To The Future: Part II, a film made in 1989 about the year 2015, has earned no such devotion and study.  Yet, if you take a closer look at the film, you'll find a suprising number of accurate predictions of the future.  In fact, someone has compiled a list of 11 Predictions That Back to the Future Part II Got Right.  The list points out many things that the film got right, including such things as a Florida baseball team, video conferencing, and more.  My favorite though has to be this one:

 



 

That's right, Back To The Future: Part II predicted the creation of Television Glasses.

 

So with any luck, things like hover boards, flying cars, food rehydrators, self lacing shoes and auto drying jackets can't be too far behind.  We're still 6 years away from 2015.  These awesome things still have time to be invented.

 

Also, be sure to bet on the Cubs to win the World Series in 2015.  If you bet on them at the start of the season, you're sure to make a fortune.

Friday Happy Hour

 

Welcome to what I am hoping will be a regular column going forward.  Friday Happy Hour will be a weekly article that combines two of my favorite things in this world, geeky stuff and booze.  The hope will be to provide you with a weekly drink recipe that either has a geeky name, or was inspired by geeky events.

 

For this, the first installment of Friday Happy Hour, I bring you . . . The Triforce!

 

Recipe:

 

• 1 part Dark Rum


• 1 part 99 Bananas liquor


• 1 part Goldschläger

 

This drink consists of three even parts, just like the real Triforce consists of three parts (the Triforces of Courage, Widsom and Power).  The dark rum represents link and the Triforce of Courage because it takes courage to drink this drink.  The 99 Bananas represents Princess Zelda and the Triforce of Wisdom since . . . . . well . . . . . since she totally looks like the kind of girl who only drinks fruity girly drinks.  And lastly, the Goldschläger represents Gannon and the Triforce of Power because this is the part of the drink that really gives it some major kick and it also provides the gold necessary to really make this drink like the Triforce.

 

I hope you enjoy this new feature here at Geek-tastic.  I personally take it as my sacred quest to help you all get good and drink in as geeky a way as possible.  Be sure to check back next Friday for another tasty beverage idea.

 

(Via Geekologie)

Harry Potter And The Ever Changing Movie Release Date

 

Above is the brand new trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, and just like the other trailers, it makes the film look like it's going to be pretty damned epic.

 

And if you're chomping at the bit and can't wait until July 17th to get your fix of Potter based action, don't worry. . . . . you won't have to.  Warner Brothers has announced that they are bumping up the release date of the film two whole days from July 17th to the new release date of July 15th.

 

I know, two days doesn't exactly make up for the fact that the film should have come out last November like it was originally supposed to.  But hey, at least it's something.  Right?

Top Ten Nerf Guns of All Time.

I love Nerf guns. 

 

How much, you might ask yourself, could someone who is almost 30 love Nerf guns? For shame! You're reading Geek-tastic!

 

Still want an explanation? Okay.

 



 

That's my Nerf gun collection. Most of which was collected at a birthday Nerf War.

 

Over at Popular Mechanics they posted THIS article about the Top Ten Nerf Guns ever. A lot of these I agree with.  The N-strike missile system brought my life a great deal of joy.  The Maverick really is probably the best, most versatile, general weapon you can add to any Nerf arsenal.  If what they say about the Nerf n-strike Raider Rapid Fire CS35 is true, then it very well may be the greatest Nerf gun ever produced (a big deal as far as I'm concerned).

 

But there is a glaring omission to this list as far as I'm concerned;

 



 

The Nerf Rapid Fire

 

That gun right there is a pure piece of awesome. Not only does it hold twenty of any kind of dart Nerf makes, but releases them with air powered fully automatic Nerf-gasm. Also if you're like me, (and if you're reading Geek-tastic you just might be) you're never satisfied with just regular powered weapons.  Well the rapid fire has you covered there also because it can be easily modified to hold more darts and to shoot both harder and farther.

 

For shame Popular Mechanics for forgetting it.  For shame!  Hell, I'd even bump the Nerf bow and arrow off the list for the Rapid Fire 20, along with all my childhood memories of pretending to Rambo with it.  It being air powered makes it a damn sight better than that bettery powered Vulcan at the very least.

The Burger King + Sir Mix-A-Lot + Spongebob Squarepants = The God Damned Greatest Music Video Ever!!!

 



 

Oh . . . . . my . . . . . god!!!

 

In the thirty one years I have lived on this planet, I have seen some truly strange and outlandish things.  Nothing that I have ever experienced though could have ever prepared me for the absolutely insane and amazing awesomeness that is the new Burger King commercial for Spongebob Squarepants kids meals.

 

It's sheer level of ridiculousness instantly makes it one of the greatest things I have ever seen.  The concept of the Burger King rapping to a cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot's hit song Baby Got Back about the greatness of women with square butts, all in order to sell kids meals about a popular children's cartoon character, is so outlandish and so completely batshit insane that I was almost moved to tears.  My brain is still trying to process the unusual images and sounds my eyes and ears just sent it.  I think my brain is actually trying to deny what it experienced.  It just can't cope with the awesomeness of what it just saw.

 

It's moments like this when I think I should just end my day right now.  I should just go home and go back to bed because today just reached its peak.  Nothing else today can possibly hope to compare to what I just witnessed, so I may as well go back to sleep and wait to see what tomorrow brings.

Eye On Springfield Reminds Me Why I Used To Love The Simpsons

 



 

I've mentioned before that while I used to be a huge fan of The Simpsons many years ago, ever since about the 10th season or so I just sort of lost interest.  I don't know whether it was because the writing on the show just wasn't as good anymore, or whether it was just that my tastes had changed as I got older.  Whatever it was, I ended up becoming a huge fan of Futurama instead and just sort of forgot all about The Simpsons.

 

However, I just stumbled upon a great blog called Eye On Springfield (named after the local TV show in The Simpsons that is hosted by that quintessential newsman Kent Brockman) and it has reminded me why I used to love The Simpsons so much.  The main focus of the blog are daily postings of screengrabs from episodes in the first nine seasons of the show.  Why only the first nine seasons?  Well, here's how the blog describes itself:

 

Eye On Springfield is a retrospective of Simpsons hilarity spanning from seasons 1 to 9, when it was still funny.

 

I can't say that I disagree with that logic.  Although, even if you're still a huge fan of the show, there's a lot to be found and loved at this site.  Each day, new screengrabs are posted that highlight some great moment in simpsons history.  Some are big moments and are easily recognizable, but most are smaller, almost forgotten jokes that are truly worthy of being re-discovered and enjoyed.  One of my personal favorites is the photo above of Bart wearing glasses and Martin looking shocked.  Here's another one I really love:

 



 

Lousy Smarch weather!!!

 

If you ever were, or still are, a Simpsons fan then the site is definitely worth checking out.  There's bound to be something on there that will make you chuckle at least a little bit.

The New Wolverine Milk Ad Creeps Me Out

 

This is the new milk ad featuring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and it's really creeping me out.  I don't know which is worse, the fact that the skin on his shoulders and upper arms looks all leathery and veiny as if he was a pro wrestler who spent too much time in a tanning booth or the fact that his hair looks like it was styled by a blind schizophrenic on acid.

 

Maybe it's just me though.  I've always thought the Got Milk ads were inherently creepy, especially when the subjects in the photos are superheroes.  Need I remind you all of the child molester looking posters featuring Batman and Superman with their "come hither" looks?

 



 



 

They're all creepy I say.  Why do the milk people keep making these ads?  Are they purposely trying to damage my peaceful state of mind?