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Fat Cult - January 2009

Barack Obama and his Ninja Lightsaber

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Obama as an angry ninja with sword
This week on BoingBoing, some lucky blogger in Japan noticed that Japanese toy makers are already eager to cash in on Obamamania. It seems like an obvious thing to make - after all, when the Superbowl finishes, they've already got the championship rings ready - but an Obama action figure? Yeah!


Of course, on the original post on Alt Japan, they realize that it's from a Hong Kong toy factory...

...that's right: no one's happier than the Chinese and the Japanese that Obama's running the show now. When Bush was in office, you could hear the sneer in his voice when he said "Chinese". With Obama in the top hat, there's a chance for every nation on the planet to get some measure of respect.

That doesn't mean that it's damn cool when Obama pulls out a lightsaber and goes toe-to-toe with Darth Vader himself!

Obama fighting Darth Vader with a lightsaber



I'll be honest - I don't figure much for Obama's choices in this fight. After all, he's soft from his time at Harvard and then as a Senator, while Vader has been honing his deadly skills every since he screamed "Noooooo!" in Episode III.

AltJapan prefers the loungin' Obama, though. I can see why - while swords and laser weapons are a good first choice, a Jedi's true power is in the harmonious interaction with Nature and those forsaken Midichlorians.

Argh! If only Obama could tackle George Lucas and his accursed reverse-Midas' touch, where he ruins every childhood memory with a sprinkling of pixie dust.
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Incredible slow motion video of water hitting sand

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The true nature of substances can be hard to appreciate, sometimes, especially since interactions can occur faster than our eye can see.

A drop of water, for example, is a beautiful thing to see in slow motion, forming an intricate crown and jeweled spires that seem to stretch and reach to the sun before they are pulled down by the iron hands of gravity


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Iceland gripped by mob hysteria

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angry mob

Icelandic television hosted a debate between the Prime Minister of the country and other political experts, only to have the station rushed by an angry mob, who forced the channel to shutdown.

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