QMx’s FX Cinema Arts team was tasked with re-creating the badges from Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I think they’ve done a superior job. One of the badges in the above picture is an actual prop used on camera, and the other two are replicas. Can you guess which is which?
There isn’t news about a release date nor is a price set for these badges yet, but we’ll be sure to let you know when we hear more!
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Let’s face it, pitching tents and canoeing are skill sets that are not as practical as they once were. So, in an attempt to stay relevant, the Boy Scouts have teamed up with NASA to offer a merit badge that promotes achievement in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
In order to earn the badge, Scouts must design, build and demonstrate a robot they created. Ken Berry, the assistant director of the Science and Engineering Education Center at the University of Texas at Dallas lead the effort, and explains how the experience can be beneficial for a Scout’s future:
“One of the biggest problems we have for high school kids and Boy Scouts included, is that there aren’t a lot of opportunities to tinker and experience what it’s like to be an engineer, so when they get to the college level, students are often ill prepared to do an engineering degree,” he said.
NASA, which allowed its Mars rover to be depicted on the badge, also agreed to take 100 patches into space on the Endeavour shuttle mission. Those badges will be distributed through an online contest.
If this bag doesn’t stop thieves then nothing will. Any sane thief would not be trying to steal anything that looks like a policeman’s badge, and even if they were that stupid they would have difficulty wresting it from you when you have it cuffed to your arm. It will allow you to indulge in a little of your bondage fantasies as well.
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If you often find yourself missing phone calls because your cellphone is on silent (with a weak vibration) or the ring is muffled in a bag or purse, these Mathmos badges can help. Just attach it to your shirt and it will flash whenever you receive a call. Keep in mind that the badge can only detect GSM signals, so it will not work with 3G-enabled phones.
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Believe it or not, there were actual brothel inspectors in the old west. After all, customers want to know that they are getting a quality hooker—and your friendly neighborhood brothel inspector would help keep things in order. This particular badge is a replica of those found in the famous town of Tombstone in the 1880′s.
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