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By JB Sanders<\/p>\n

Is it spring yet?<\/p>\n

Abstract Art or Model City?<\/a><\/Strong>
\nVery cool, very large model of a city \u2014 any city. See the 1,100 cars whiz by, the trains, and watch it all in the reflective mirror windows of the skyscrapers.<\/p>\n

More details<\/a> <\/p>\n

Floating Cities That Eat Icebergs<\/a><\/Strong>
\nSeriously. A couple of French architecture students have plans to create a floating city, population around 800, that lives by eating icebergs that break off from the Arctic.<\/p>\n

Secret Structures<\/a><\/Strong>
\nSee 7 different things built in secret that will just blow your mind, or so this Cracked article claims. Yes, another Cracked article. Coolest thing? Some guy, and his friends, built a massive series of underground temples based on the guy\u2019s dream. When he was ten. And it looks \u2026 amazing.<\/p>\n

Free Speech<\/a><\/Strong>
\nNot as in rights, as in a visual map-based method of communication that doesn\u2019t involve language (or not exactly). It uses pictures instead of words, and then graphical relationships to convey things like time and pronouns. Simpler than it sounds, and far more complicated. It was developed originally as a way for children with autism to communicate \u2014 an iPad app takes their strung together images, and converts them into computer speech. Boom, communication. The creator of Free Speech also reckons that it could be used to allow people to learn languages better and faster than traditional methods. Check out his TED talk.<\/p>\n

Check out their software here<\/a><\/p>\n

That\u2019s Not a Watch, It\u2019s an Astronomical Clock<\/a><\/Strong>
\nSo this Parisian watchmaker has created a watch that shows the orbital positions of the 6 closest planets on its face, as well as telling time. Each of the planets is done in a different precious or semi-precious gem, and you can even set a \u201clucky day\u201d so that when Earth reaches that point in it\u2019s orbit, you\u2019ll know it\u2019s your lucky day. And all for the low-low price of $245,000. It does look swell.<\/p>\n

Steampunk, LEGO(tm), Walking Ship<\/Strong>
\nI think that hits three or four Geek Points. Watch the video to see a very cool use of LEGOs and the remote control.<\/p>\n