Stroboscope + Dubs = Pimpstar

This is one of the most unusual autoparts I've ever seen, obviously the result of what happens when "Gangstas" and "Hackas" collide: A 26" rim called the Pimpstar which contains (as near as I can tell) six multi-colored LED strips, that when standing still create this cool Cylon/KIT-car effect. But wait, there's more... When they spin, the wheels become full color displays via a stroboscope effect. Using Wi-Fi, each wheel can be programmed to display whatever picture you choose to distract other drivers with. I'll admit it would be more satisfying if this were a homebrew project, but its still pretty slick to see it in action. I guess it just goes to show that inside every thug is a nerd yearning to break free.

It took two tries with the same article, all I did was change the title, add a couple of links to make it appear I did some research and then resubmit it under Science instead of Index and after pending over a day, there it was! Not only was my submission taken serious (I expected more jokes, there are a few), it spilled over into two pages of comments. I'm so proud:

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/25/2051212&tid=14

I've been published on slashdot, I can die happy now.

I am unhappy about this. My submission was better written and rejected twice. This showed up over a week after my original submission:

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/11/20/191206&tid=126&tid=158

Jerks.

(Wow, these grapes are sour.)