10 unusual merit badges

When you think of Boy Scout merit badges you probably think of typical scouting activities such as fishing, campfires, etc. But over the years there have been many unusual merit badges. Here are some of my favorites, and yes - they are all real.

Dentistry

Book Binding

Fingerprinting

Genealogy

Pigeon Raising

Paper and Pulp

Salesmanship

Small Grains

Stalking

Theater

3 Olympic lists

It's Olympic time again, and just to get you in the spirit here are 3 past olympic-themed lists. Just click on any of the 3 lists to view them in their entirety.

8 forgotten Olympic events

7 worst Olympic logos

10 unusual Olympic rings

10 things you cannot unsee

Once you look at the photos below you will 

not be able to unsee their true appearance! 

15 vintage computer ads

Ahh, the 1980's. I remember it like it was only 30 years ago. This was the decade when personal computers were just starting to get some traction, and tech giants like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were mere millionaires. For you youngsters out there, here is a little history lesson on some of those early computers that are the grandparents of your iPads.

15 iconic robots

For almost 100 years robots have been part of our collective perception of the future, and are now part of our actual present. As you will see from this list of famous robots our visions of these metal machines are as varied as the colors in a box of crayons.

C3PO and R2D2 from Star Wars

ASIMO, made by Honda. One of the first humanoid walking robots.

Optimus Prime, from Transformers

Rosie, the fictional robot maid from The Jetsons.

The Roomba iRobot vacuum, the actual robot maid in the real world.

Klaatu (on the left), from The Day The Earth Stood Still

The Daleks, from the classic British TV show Dr. Who

Terminator T-1000, from the film The Terminator

Marvin the very depressed robot from the great

book The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

Robocop the cyborg, from Robocop the movie.

Rock-Em Sock-Em Robots, from my childhood.

Robot, from the 1960's TV show Lost In Space

Robbie The Robot, from Forbidden Planet

The robot that started it all (in cinema at least):

Robot Maria from the silent film Metropolis