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           SPACE INVADER INVASION
1st Place April 09 Have you ever happened upon a tiled Space Invader on a city street? Most of these creations are the work of one man. He likes to be called "Invader". For the past eight years he has been traveling the planet earth playing his own reality Space Invader game. For every tiled Space Invader he cements in place he gives himself points. He has Invaded 35 cities on five continents. He is documenting his invasion and even offers a collection of maps. If your planning a trip to one of the invaded cities stay alert, bring your laser beam and remember they like to move sideways.
Nominated by Ivana B. Awesome
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Filename: spaceinvader_marseille.jpgSource: cudmore on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cudmore/26544105/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_mercer.jpgSource: ianqui on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianqui/2467984/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_turkey.jpgSource: livinghood on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livinghood/52891117/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_paris.jpgSource: yoyolabellut on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoyolabellut/384120278/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_vienna.jpgSource: watz on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/watz/166374876/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_nepal.jpgSource: 9-lives on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rachelhwalker/2974495935/ 
Filename: spaceinvader_london.jpgSource: What What on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatwhat/5699851/ 
Filename: spaceinvader.jpgSource: die_gabel on flickr cc Url: http://www.flickr.com/photos/die_gabel/87314974/
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Space Invader Invasion was voted MORE AWESOME than:
 Monster Trucks  The Couch Dress  Moustache Balaclava  Japanese Game Shows  Venus Fly Traps  General Lee 01  Mock Apple Pie  El Chupacabra  BigDog Robot  Dwight K. Schrute  Mister Rogers doing The Wave  Bob Ross  Badass Mountain Men  Polio Vaccine  Don Hertzfeldt's Shorts  Luchadores Luchadores  Rollerman  Where the Hell is Matt?  Ninja Hauler Listing  UFOs  Double-Necked Guitars  Extreme Shepherding  Rabbit Holes  Smoking Smarties  Cossacks  Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan  Easter Eggs  The Leia Wig  Moon Boots  Nessie  Hammerhead Sharks  Max Raabe  This Super Stars MusiCard  Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  Johnny Cash  Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Space Invader Invasion was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Chewbacca  Shaved Ball Cap  Jesus Christ  Little Superstar  Theo Jansen's Art  Nikola Tesla  Crop Circles  Robocop on a Unicorn  Roller Derby  The Hamburger Bed  Aurora Borealis  Flying Spaghetti Monster  Hedgehogs  WAKE n' BACON Rollerman Rollerman Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator  The Brick Testament  Banksy  Teddy Roosevelt  Library of Congress  James Earl Jones Counts to 10  Death Star  Hunter S. Thompson  Extent of the Universe  Mark Twain  Emperor Norton  Jesus Riding A Dinosaur  Walking on the Moon  Les Claypool
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       AURORA BOREALIS
3rd Place February 09 The Aurora Borealis is an astronomical phenomena in which energetic particles light up the upper atmosphere with a luminous glow. It is understandable that tribes of the past tried to make sense of this eerie, awe inspiring affect! Over the years the explanations of teh Northern Lights have varied greatly:
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Filename: Aurora_Borealis.jpgSource: United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang (Public Domain) Url: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polarlicht.jpg 
Filename: Aurora_Borealis2.jpgSource: orvaratli on flickr cc Url: http://flickr.com/photos/orvaratli/2246341521/ 
Filename: Aurora_Borealis3.jpgSource: Arnar Valdimarsson on flickr cc Url: http://flickr.com/photos/arnar/2236751409/ 
Filename: Aurora_Borealis4.jpgSource: Image Editor on flickr cc Url: http://flickr.com/photos/11304375@N07/2249104485/ 
Filename: Aurora_Borealis5.jpgSource: eir@si on flickr cc Url: http://flickr.com/photos/eirasi/320873864/ 
Filename: Aurora_Borealis6.jpgSource: zhengxu on flickr cc Url: http://flickr.com/photos/efz3x/231570209/
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 Afros Chewbacca The Couch Dress Moustache Balaclava Shaved Ball Cap  Giant Nintendo Controller Jesus Christ  The Krull Glaive  Meat Suitcase  Sasquatch Nikola Tesla General Lee 01  Ghost Riding da Whip Crop Circles Mock Apple Pie Mock Apple Pie El Chupacabra BigDog Robot Robocop on a Unicorn Roller Derby Dwight K. Schrute Mister Rogers doing The Wave  Miracle On Ice  Don King  President Obama  Velcro Shoes  Enclose by Bea Camacho The Hamburger Bed The Hamburger Bed The Hamburger Bed  Wingsuit Base Jumping  Mr. Snuffleupagus  Blue Whale Bob Ross Bob Ross  Big Wheel Racing  Saber Toothed Deer  The Man with No Name  Corndog Pizza  Shrunken Heads  Easy Cheese  Julie Moss at the 1982 Ironman  Leeroy Jenkins! Flying Spaghetti Monster Flying Spaghetti Monster  Dramatic Chipmunk Badass Mountain Men Badass Mountain Men  Journey's Arnel Pineda  Plight of the Snowman  Beer Maids Hedgehogs  Zombies Rollerman Space Invader Invasion  Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton  Captain James T. Kirk The Man with No Name Teddy Roosevelt Library of Congress Death Star  Literal Video Versions  Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Hunter S. Thompson  MST3K Extent of the Universe Les Claypool Aurora Borealis was voted LESS AWESOME than:  Freerunning Wingsuit Base Jumping Wingsuit Base Jumping  Major League Gaming Major League Gaming Emperor Norton Walking on the Moon
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Anyone else notice how some of the "space invaders" look more like Pac-Man ghosts?
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Spooooky . . .
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Look, I didn't want to have to break this to anyone, but the Aurora Borealis is fake.
It was invented by the Canadian Governor General in 1890 as a way to promote tourism, and is created by spraying our clouds with kool-aid. Simple, really, but the hoax has taken on a life of its own.
The excess kool-aid is messy and kind of gross. It's wasteful, phony, and not that awesome.
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Actually, am I the only one who thinks that story makes it MORE Awesome?
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Science is so kool!
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Could someone attempt to convince me that this is somehow awesome?
Because I currently just don't see it. reply
Wow, i know. I mean its kinda awesome, but not undefeated awesome. Its like a video game version of Where the Hell is Matt, but without the depth and meaning of it.
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At most it inspires perplexed bemusement... but it doesn't make me feel awe-struck.
Regardless of how neat it may be, SII is simply aweless. reply
Although, I do think it's the most awesome graffiti ever. It takes a lot more thought and time than just using a can of spray paint.
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Banksy is more awesome than Space Invader graphiti. (www.banksy.co.uk)
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I had never seen his work before, but I have to agree with you.
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I'm quite fond of the fact that he installed several of his works at the MOMA, the British Museum and the Tate ... without anyone knowing about it for several weeks.
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Banksy is super-awesome...but I also love the fact that Invader is not only doing guerilla art, he's got his own points system for it. That's so unnecessary as to be awe-tastic!!!
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I must agree, I never would have guessed at the beginning of the month that the final matchup would be these two....
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