Unipiper Plays Bagpipes Balancing on BB-8

We’d love to hear what you think of the Internet’s strangest and geekiest moments in
this week’s “Geek Bits.”

Links

This Spider-Man Car is Amazing 

To celebrate Spider-Man’s long-awaited welcome into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, here’s a custom 2000 Toyota Celica that honours the webbed hero.

Batman Rollercoaster Offers Riders Darkness…No Parents…Plenty of Thrills

After being lifted straight up a 120-foot hill, this 4-D Wing Coaster
challenges riders to “face their fears” as they flip head-over-heels at
least six times along the weightless, tumbling journey. Along the way,
riders face hills and unexpected drops along with an interactive ride
experience. BATMAN: The Ride gives riders an experience simulating
flying like batman.

For Some Reason No One Bought This Star Trek Themed Mansion for $35 Million

The mansion belongs to Marc Bell, the former CEO of networking site
FriendFinder. The 27,000-square-foot, eight-bedroom, 16-bath estate at
3682 Princeton Place is like a private resort, tucked away in a gated
community and designed for entertaining with three bars. It’s also
equipped with a 9-car garage with car lifts, an arcade, 1,500-bottle
wine cellar, gym, Xbox gaming room and a basketball court. The property
is off the market and remains unsold. Why?!

Meet the real-life superhero who dresses up as a giant grasshopper to hunt for “drink-drivers”

Supported by the police and wearing an armband identifying him as an official drink-drive patrolman, Kumagai is funded by local Buddhist Priest Fukumitsu, the head of the Gokurakuji Temple. Dressed like a member of Kamen Riders and the police say “he is actually raising awareness of the dangers of drink driving and is catching people at it who he then reports to the police. Every city should have a Kamen Rider.”

British Police Are Terrified That Fans Of Star Trek Would “Go Mad” Or “Start A Weird Cult”

According to UK’s Telegraph this weekend, British police and
intelligence agencies were monitoring fans of shows like Star Trek and
The X-Files in the run-up to the Millennium “amid fears that British
fans would go mad and kill themselves, turn against society or start a
weird cult.”

You Can Now Play As Superman In Grand Theft Auto 5

A Guy Dressed Up Like Superman to Streak a Rugby Field

Artist’s Beautiful Illustrations of Kids Playing as Star Wars Characters Perfectly Capture Childhood

Reviews

Television

Star Trek: The Animated Series – “The Time Trap” (01×12) – Recommended

I didn’t watch this episode, but here are some reviews from awesome blogs

• Star Trek TAS “The Time Trap”
  (via Spacerguy)
• Star Trek: The Time Trap (via Armchair Squid)

Movies

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Recommended

I didn’t watch this movie, but here are some reviews from awesome blogs

• Who Killed the World? – Fury Road Review [Spoilers] (via MsMariah’s Space Blog-yssey) 
• Mad Max
  Fury Road Review (via Alex J. Cavanaugh)

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