Cultural Blips: Real-life Mario Mushrooms, Carmen Sandiego found, 3-D Zelda, and More

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Mario mushrooms sound delicious, but we wish someone would hide a delicious turkey leg in a trash can for us. This guy knows what we’re talking about.

Cultural Blips:

• This is super: Make your own Mario mushrooms. Nerd-food pro Anna The Red teaches us how to make the iconic height-enhancing mushrooms from Super Mario Bros. via a radish and some seaweed. Hmm, wonder if these are FDA-approved… [Offworld]

Carmen Sandiego

• Stop the presses: Carmen Sandiego found. Yep, there she is. Waldo would be ashamed. [Geekologie]

Mario Hydrant

• Mario hydrant is a nerd firefighter’s wet dream. Looks like Mario is eagerly anticipating a hose, too. What a perv. [Level One Boss]

3-D Zelda

• Zelda in 3-D still surprisingly flat. But here’s what it would look like if you drank a red and blue potion at the same time. [Offworld]

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