Insects in the morning dew

Carnivorous insects often have to get their water from somewhere other than their prey, and often they’ll go to plants for their water too, drinking from fruit maybe. Or they might sip from the morning dew or from raindrops or from edges of ponds or puddles.

1. He had lots of phobias (including eggs and jail cells!)

Hitchcock had a lot of fears. The most unusual of these phobias was probably his fear of breakfast foods. More specifically: chicken eggs. The oozy yellow yolks, specifically, freaked him out. He once said,

2. He was one of the first to make cameo appearances

Sir Hitchcock has 52 major films that have survived (one of his silent films from 1927 has been lost) and he makes cameo appearances in 37 of them.

3. He popularized the MacGuffin

it’s something used in a plot that helps to advance the story, but doesn’t really matter for any other reason than to advance the story. For instance, Harrison Ford once told David Letterman that all of the objects in the Indiana Jones movies are basically MacGuffins.

4. He tried to hide Cary Grant in Lincoln’s Nose

In North by Northwest, the climactic scene happens on Mount Rushmore. He wanted Cary Grant to hide out in Lincoln’s nose, but have his pursuants discover him when he sneezes.

Underneath It All

Entry for the Last Man Standing competition at ConceptArt.org.

13 Geeky Baked Goods

Here are 13 excellent examples of baked geekiness…tasty, too! I need a snack now.

All Your Base Cake

edalytical’s girlfriend Jess made him this funny cake. Roses are #FF0000, indeed.

XML Code Cake

Darth Vader Cupcakes

Nintendo DS Cake

iCake

Super Mario Cake

Mudkip Cake

Robot Cupcakes

The Simpsons Cupcakes

Revenge of the Sith Cake

Space Invaders Cookies

Tetris Cookies

Yoda Cake

National Geographic Channel strikes again…mind blowing!