Nick’s Friday Round-Up

A guy  carved the Death Star out of a ping pong ball. What more is there to say? [geekologie]

I'm usually one to encourage creative ways to revamp foods, but how in the world does putting cheese on top of the bun, make any kind of sense at all? Here's the KFC Cheese Top burger [geekologie]

If you haven't seen this making it's way around the instanets yet, then here's "Meet the Pyro", from Team Fortress 2. [geekosystem]

Watch this guy create a 3D Mario chalk drawing. It's amazing what you can do with the right angles and a bit of shading. [howtogeek]

For those of you who love a good MMORPG, but don't like paying the $15 a month to play... I'm looking at you, Guild Wars fans. Guild Wars 2 now has an official release date of August 28. [geekosystem]

Those Japanese are pretty awesome. Especially when their politicians are having a legitimate discussion about building a life-size working Gundam. Yes, you read that correctly. [geekosystem]

Do you want to create things with LEGO's, but can't afford to drop $20+ on a small set of them? (seriously, LEGO's are expensive) Then why not make your LEGO creations inside Google Chrome for free! [howtogeek]

They say video games make you stupid, and by "they" I mean, usually, "parents". Now when they tell you that, you can just show them how wrong they are by demonstrating your awesomazing problem solving skills, and sword-fighting ability. (i don't recommend demonstrating the sword-fighting ability in the house) Here's 7 ways video games make us smarter. [dorkly]

Tired of the ol' cartoony Minecraft? Want a little more live-action in your life? Well you're in luck. Youtube channel, CorridorDigital has just the thing. An extremely well done live-action Minecraft video, as well as other videos on their channel that you will definitely be interested in watching. [geekosystem]

Have you ever wanted to use Hulu and Netflix, but had that tiny little problem of not living in the US? Well have I got a fix for you, and it's much cheaper than actually moving to the USA. In fact, it's super easy and free. [howtogeek]

Ever had a brain freeze? There are surprisingly some people out there who have never had one. I say to them, "Consider yourselves very VERY lucky." What exactly causes a brain freeze, aka ice cream headache, and what can you do to make it go away faster? HERE'S THE SCIENCE!!! [howtogeek]

And finally, test your reaction time by tranquilizing some sheep. No, not real sheep, just fake, computer sheep. It's fun! Try it! My average is "Bobbing Bobcat" [bbc]