Elvis the Robo Kitty

Via ohhaveyouseenthis:

Poor Elvis lost his hind legs in an accident and is lucky his owner [Carlo Bertochinni] knows a thing or two about inventing things. His owner created a little contraption that Elvis fits in and can operate with his paw to move around.

The cat keeps making all right turns.  If only he liked to do all left turns instead, then he could win NASCAR.

Kapidex (dexlansoprazole): another stupid drug that should not exist.

Every pharmaceutical trade magazine I’ve been reading recently has an ad for Kapidex (dexlansoprazole) in it.  What a coincidence that this drug is coming out now.  Dexlansoprazole is the R-isomer of Lansoprazole.  In other words, Kapidex is the active isomer of Prevacid, a drug that is supposed to go generic this November.  What a coincidence that this drug was released now, less than six months before Prevacid goes generic.  Kapidex, by the way, costs around five dollars per pill.

Another lovely thing Takeda Pharmaceuticals did with this product is provide an oh-so-helpful comparison chart in their print ad.  They compare Kapidex 30 mg and 60 mg with Lansoprazole 30 mg.  Notice something misleading about that?  Well, since Kapidex is the active isomer, they’re comparing 30 mg of Prevacid to something that is similar to 60 mg or 120 mg of Prevacid.  Then they say, “Look, this is stronger, doctor, and the cash price is comparable (for now).  You should switch all your patients over before Prevacid goes generic and gets way cheaper 6 months from now.”

Man, I just can’t wait till we get that first prescription for this overpriced, unethical, system-bloating rebranded drug.  I’ll be counting those pills thinking, “5 . . . this is why I can’t afford good insurance . . . 10 . . . this is why I can’t afford good insurance . . . 15 . . . this is why I can’t afford good insurance . . .”

Mmmm, snickers salad-y

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Link Explosion wants to disinfect the remote control now.

Above:  Hopefully-staged video of a kid freaking out when his mom cancels his World of Warcraft account.

Girls That Have Said No by David Thorne.

Moscow Cat Theatre (youtube via ohhaveyouseenthis)

John Hodgman at Radio & TV Correspondents’ Dinner, quizzing Obama on his nerdiness.

Roller skating monkey (break)

How to start a fire with your cellphone.  For when you finally snap at work. (MAKE)

Link Explosion craves imitation crab meat.

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Real ad campaign from the 50s: drink our coffee or Jim Henson will kill you. (homicidal muppet videos here, more info on the campaign at superpunch)

Japanese company Genepax built a car that runs on water.  They claim it goes 80kmph (~50 mph) for 1 hour on 1 liter (~1 quart) of water. (uniquedaily)

I have a new favorite keyboard cat video. (warming glow)

Wanna see a cat trying to walk with masking tape stuck to him?  Shut up, yes you do. (ohhaveyouseenthis)

Hands Down, The Best Facebook Vanity URL (techcrunch)

Crazy (NSFW) story from Dan Savage. (thedailywhat)

We could cut the incidence of PTSD in our combat troops by over 50%, and here’s how. (neuronculture)

 

If my job had a theme song.

If you’ve ever called up your pharmacy to ask if it’s okay to use the Oprah-recommended herbal supplements you didn’t buy here with the prescriptions you also bought someplace else (but won’t tell us the name of the drugs because they’re super secret), and then get indignant that we don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, this song is what’s in my head at the time.  Stop calling me about crap we didn’t sell to you.  Why don’t you call Oprah, since she’s such a fucking medical expert?  Please slip on a puddle of magic neti pot water and knock the phone line out of the wall, so you can’t inflict your time-sucking idiot phone calls on other businesses you also don’t shop at.

Link Explosion needs a ninety degree head rotation.

Viva las chinchillas!

Every sitcom theme song montage ever.  Uncanny. (College Humor)

Slinky cat (video here)

The periodic table gets a new element, and you can suggest names for it. (BBC)

“An eBay auction for a ‘Factory GM SBC Deep Groove Crank Pulley 3858533 BJ L-79′ gets a little out of control (in the questions).” (buzzfeed)

Take that, quantum physics hater. (superpoop)

 

Nic Cage: great actor, or greatest actor?

Check out this montage of some of the best scenes from Vampire’s Kiss, starring Nic Cage.  Right now the video only has 340 views, which seems low until you realize that’s 340 people for whom no movie will ever be intense enough ever again.  Everything will seem like a Jennifer Aniston vehicle from here on out.  Nic Cage is just that intense.  If you’d also like to see the best scenes from Wicker Man, put on your Sunday bear suit and click here.

Link Explosion always wears sweatpants in public.

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Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny’s (Onion News Network)

Bang-yao Liu’s senior project “DEADLINE”, a stop-motion video made with post-it notes (thedailywhat)

Oh hey look, an old man on fire. (filmdrunk)

Old video of old people ghost riding da whip. (youtube, via theduty)

Three First Date DOs and DON’Ts, possibly NSFW sidebar pictures. (holytaco)

Link Explosion won’t lie to you; there’s an asteroid headed toward the Earth, and you only have four days to live.

The video above is comedian Eugene Mirman’s commencement speech for the 2009 Lexington High School graduating class. (buzzfeed)

Awesome Jay Mohr and Tracy Morgan PCP story (video here)

I need to get a cane. (Brad Neely)

A cat who enjoys playing the piano has had a piece of chamber music written for her by acclaimed Lithuanian conductor. (BBC)

Baby white tiger is cute, possibly retarded (videogum)

New type of cloud discovered (article stupidly devoid of pictures here, pictures here)

Slideshow of the Derinkuyu Underground City (MAKE)

Dartanion London demonstrates how to dance to “Wildcat” by Ratatat. (via theduty)