This Is No Asteroid
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…but that’s not because it’s a giant space slug, but because it’s an oven mitt — very likely the nerdiest oven mitt in the world. It’s currently available from StarWars.com for $20; it’s a lot for an oven mitt, but the play value of this thing is enormous. It’s pretty much a puppet that can hold 400-degree casserole dishes, so when you look at it that way, it’s a pretty good deal. And I’ve heard that if you hold a hamburger with and olive stuck to the side while wearing the mitt, George Lucas is legally required to fly down and give you a hug. Don’t hold me to that, though. (Via Super Punch)
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.