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If you've always wanted an impossible to open door chain, then check out the "Defendius" by Art Lebedev. This contraption is literally a maze gone wrong. Click here for one more picture.

Sure there's plenty options out there for those that want quick and easy security measures for their doors, but what about those that like to make everyday activities a challenge?

Coming across an HTTP 404 (not found) error is never a good thing when surfing the internet, but these webmasters have taken the extra step and put up some creative text/graphics to weather the storm. Click here for first picture in gallery.

When you end up following a dead or incorrect link or mistype a URL, you are likely to end up on a 404 error page. It doesn’t have to be a bad experience, though

So you've seen the Scion Hako, now check out some interesting fan-made concepts, starting off with the hot rod version above. Click here for first picture in gallery.

..friends at Jalopnik were equally uninspired by Hako, so they asked their readers to build a better concept using the magic of Photoshop

So you've seen Boston Dynamics' Big Dog robot, now check out this interesting spoof by Peter Furia. Continue reading to watch.

If you thought Humanity was damned after watching the latest BigDog quadruped robot, prepare to loot the nearest supermarket and run for the hills, because this video of the beta version of BigDog will leave you in awe.

File this under: "Error messages you don't want to see" One of our readers pointed us to this strange Windows copy file error that should have never occurred in the first place.

(Thanks, Jake)

In the latest "Get a Mac" ad from Apple, PC "doesn't like the overhead banner ads that feature quotes pertaining to Vista's total suckage from the likes of CNET and PC Magazine, so he resorts to using his 'Emergency Banner Refresh' switch to try for a better one." Video after the break.

[via Macdailynews]

Worth1000's latest contest wants users to "take modern products and display them in a vintage light, through advertisements." Click here for first picture in gallery.

You can also reverse the challenge and take vintage products and display them in a modern way

To promote the release of Windows Vista SP1 in Japan, Microsoft has distributed specially printed rolls of toilet paper at select retailers. Click here for first picture in gallery.

[via Watch.impress]

So you've seen the iPhones, now check out these strange Chinese game knockoffs, starting with the SEGA Genesis Super Mario World port above -- video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Link to the Past on NES? Got it. A Lord of the Rings 2D fighter? Got it. Super Mario World on Mega Drive? Yup. A Titanic platformer for the NES? Got that too, and it's amazing

Yes, the crew over at Improv Everywhere decided to bring their full-sized desktop computers to Starbucks for reactions sake. Video after the break.

We didn't know how people would react to the computers. The most common reaction surprised us: people assumed that they were public machines put there by Starbucks. As Agent Casey went to pick up his coffee order, a man sat down at his computer