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Picture courtesy of artist unaware of their ability
to make a spaceship look like a phallic symbol.

GyroXtreme

James and I both had the privilege of attending the Real Pirates! exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science this weekend. The exhibit was full of interesting historical artifacts and pieces recovered from the Whydah Galley, a pirate ship that sank off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717.

The museum has numerous other attractions, and I only felt it appropriate that the GyroXtreme be captured on video. The result is below.

Jeff Bridges' Tron Trench Coat

I'd like to start by stating a fact: no one saw Tron: Legacy without wondering how they can make their own Tron trench coat Jeff Bridges sported when he clicked on the bad ass switch.

Image courtesy of the Internet. No really why couldn't the whole of the Internet give me a better picture? Thanks Internet.

As the fact stated, I left the theater with my head full of light-up jacket lining dreams. Later, when I was killing time at work, I decided to look up how they heck they did that.

Being a nerd the first thing I thought of was some form of flat EL wire. After many different attempts I failed to find anything of merit.

I found a video with the costume designer. While an interesting watch, gave no clues to the fabrication of this particular vestment.

Low quality image courtesy
of an over priced VHS tape. 

I found a forum post with some sap asking where he can find the jacket Mr. Bridges wore in the first Tron. Really dude? I'll grant you that the posting was pre-Tron: Legacy, but it's not that cool.

After seeing so many others looking for the same answer, on the edge of giving up, I stumbled on light tape. They make a sample kit that would be perfect for would be Tron trench coat makers. The kit is a strip 2" wide and a foot long that runs off a 9 volt power pack the size of a trench coat pocket*. You might need two kits.

So get to it Internet. Make some Tron coats that light up from the inside. Make so many they go for cheap on ebay because there is no way I have the tailoring skill required to craft it.

*May fit in other coat pockets as well.