ICYMI: The alcohol creating energy and removing pollution

Today on In Case You Missed It: The University of Colorado, Boulder is diving into a beer project with a surprising twist: Researchers have managed to use beer brewing runoff to grow a species of fungus that not only cleans the water but can also...

Homer Simpson will broadcast live, with some motion-capture help

The Simpsons, live! Well, at least partially. In a new episode set to broadcast on Sunday May 15, Homer Simpson will speak live to viewers, commenting on the day's news as well as answering fans' questions. (You can can tweet your queries to him star...

Edible Nacho Hat: I Want to be a Nacho Man!

Take your nachos with you wherever you go with this edible hat. Just fill it up with salsa and wear it. If you get hungry, just start breaking pieces off and start eating.

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Maybe you should just wear it at home, because I just had a scary thought. There’s like a one in a million chance that a bird will poop on your head, and therefore in your salsa. Best not to take chances, that’s what I say.

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Anyway, this Homer Simpson inspired hat was created by Cota Froise, who loves her nachos so much that she’s willing to wear her food. Damn. Now I’m hungry for nachos. Thanks internet.

[Oddity Central and Incredible Diary via Geyser of Awesome]

Officially-Licensed Duff Beer Is Coming

Good news, Simpson’s fans! You no longer have to enter a magical portal and emerge in Springfield to go to Moe’s Tavern to get some Duff Beer. Fox has announced that it will be releasing officially-licensed Duff next year.

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It took them a while, but I guess they figure they might as well since they can combat the countless unlicensed knock-offs that have been available for years. At this point, Duff is headed to Chile and some South American and European countries. What we don’t know is whether the beer will ever make it to the U.S. market. It would certainly make a killing here.

This premium lager is said to have a very good balance of flavor, is deep golden in color with a hint of fruit and a caramel aromatic. Does it get me drunk like Barney? That’s all I need to know.

[via Cool Material via Geekologie]

Official LEGO Kwik-E-Mart Playset

Your LEGO Springfield is not complete without the Kwik-E-Mart. Luckily LEGO has announced an official Qwik-E-Mart playset which will be available this May for $200(USD). The set has 2,179 pieces and you also get Apu, Marge, Homer, Bart, Chief Wiggum and Snake Jailbird minifigs.

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I’m guessing the Snake minifig is so that you can simulate shoplifting. Then Wiggum can chase him for two seconds and get winded. The store even has a removable roof and the walls are also hinged so you can have access to the whole building.
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Now your Simpsons characters can actually shop and feed their LEGO selves. Can Apu interest you in a LEGO Slushie? Just remember, this is not a library.
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[via Kotaku]

The Simpsons get a new pixel art intro

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No, we refuse to call this 8 bit! Regardless, meet Springfield’s most famous family in their pixel art version, with the opening recreated fully.

This recreation of the Simpsons iconic intro was created by Paul Robertson and Ivan Dixon, who took all the directing and animating duties themselves, and then used Jeremy Dower‘s music to round it up in a perfect package that is a loving tribute to the iconic series.

Now why couldn’t any actual Simpsons video game look this good, or run this well, for that matter? Ah, whatever, we just hope these guys eventually decide to go all out and animate a whole episode.

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