Can I make a confession? I kind of hate Super Bowl commercials. They're a lot like the Super Bowl itself: bloated with hype and usually a letdown. Even the best of them are still, you know, commercials. But there's no denying that Super Bowl commercials are responsible for some of the most enduring (or enduringly awful) artifacts of their time. Can you name the 8 advertisers responsible for the famous and infamous Super Bowl ads seen below? And for the 2-point conversion, can you name the year each aired?
Completely Unfair Comparisons: On Astronomy, Podiums, and Bird Watching
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
There are plenty of places on Woot where you can find helpful information. This is not one of those places. Every week we will be comparing 3 pairs of things that shouldn?t be compared using this formula: Unrelated Thing X vs. Unrelated Thing Y in terms of Function Z. Facts will be misunderstood, overlooked, or changed for the sake of the argument. Enjoy.
1. A Good Reputation vs. An Extensive Knowledge of Astronomy in terms of Getting the Last Bit of Toothpaste out of the Tube
Dark and Milk Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels ? 2 lb. Box - $22.99Dark and Milk Fleur de...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
My Hungry Valentine
Yes, we?re really selling delicious chocolate covered salted caramels. No, we haven?t magically changed bodies with Wine.Woot.
Okay, we?re not gonna say that nobody?s ever put a curse on us, but a quick look in the mirror proves we?re neither Lindsay Lohan nor Jamie Lee Curtis. From this, all we can conclude is that these Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels must be exactly where we intend them to be.
Dark and Milk Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels ? 2 lb. BoxDark and Milk Fleur de Sel...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
My Hungry Valentine
Yes, we?re really selling delicious chocolate covered salted caramels. No, we haven?t magically changed bodies with Wine.Woot.
Okay, we?re not gonna say that nobody?s ever put a curse on us, but a quick look in the mirror proves we?re neither Lindsay Lohan nor Jamie Lee Curtis. From this, all we can conclude is that these Fleur de Sel Chocolate Covered Caramels must be exactly where we intend them to... Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts)
The Debunker: Ken Jennings vs. Color Myths, Part 4
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Is January a bleak, colorless time of the year where you live? To brighten your gray winter days, we?ve asked Jeopardy! phenom Ken Jennings to poke holes in four of your most embarrassing misconceptions about color. After all, there are plenty of colorful anniversaries to observe this month. The first color TV broadcast was the Rose Bowl of January 1953, and in January 1993, Crayola added sixteen new colors to its crayon boxes, including ?Tickle Me Pink? and ?Macaroni and Cheese.? The political novel Primary Colors was a January release; so was Radiohead?s album In Rainbows. Could there be a better time of year for a kaleidoscope of facts... Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts)
Remember two weeks ago when we talked about television themes? That went so well it got us thinking: what's more popular than television? Naturally, the answer is "nothing" but Scott still had to put together a post for today, so he pretended the answer was "the movies." And that brings us to today, when Scott's picked his five top movie themes! What sort of controversy will he stir up this time? Let's take a look and see. As always, click on the image to see the video on YouTube.
In this edition of Real Actual Field Tests, we try out the TopChips microwave potato-chip manufacturer. Can we really make potato chips in our microwave with this thing? And if so, as a follow-up question, can we make chips that look like great men from American History?
