Whiz of the Web: Wednesday Whiz-Up

• Watch as a cockatoo rocks out to Queen. Definitely the silliest thing you'll see today. (Via)
• Some science notes: First off, we're upset to learn that beer may be eating away at our precious brain meats! But thankfully, Google is apparently good for your brain, so maybe it will all balance out. Finally, a new study proposes that, pound for pound, all living things' at-rest metabolisms use similar amounts of energy. We're not really sure what that means for us, but it's kind of fascinating. (Via Jill)
• A fun interview with the guy who plays PC. He's very funny and geeky and smart. (Via Jill)
• Cinematical takes a look back at seven ages of Clooney, and picks the seven funniest horror movies.
• There's a bunch of stuff in this Cinematical post, but our favorite links are the Zack and Miri porn star ID maker and the list of horror movie cliches.
• A long-rumored sequel to Wall Street is being fast-tracked to capitalize on the stock market's new relevance to ordinary people. It'll focus on Gordon Gekko, who's getting newly released from prison as the film opens. Obviously the studio wants Michael Douglas to reprise his role.
• Supposedly the sequel to Twilight (New Moon) is already in the works.
• The release date for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is November 16th.
• Video of Lord British being shot into space.
• A pic of Ben Kingsley in costume on the set of the Prince of Persia movie.
• FriendOrFollow reveals who's not following you back, and who you're not following, on Twitter. (Via)
• Aww, we missed the mobile phone's birthday yesterday! Happy belated, mobile phone!
• Yo-yo chargers. Probably not practical, but still pretty awesome.
• The buzz for Mirror's Edge is so strong, it's already been decided it's actually just number one in a trilogy.
• Shiny Shiny is also talking about Apple's new offerings: cheaper, better Macbooks; a better Macbook Air; and an LED cinema display.
• James Cameron talks about Avatar, among other things.
• Milla Jovovich is set to play Alyssa Barron in Clock Tower.
• NBC is developing a new take on Jason and the Argonauts, which would be produced as the first-ever green-screen drama developed for prime time.
• Sci Fi Wire picks its ten favorite vampires.
• The World of Warcraft version 3.0 patch got released yesterday, and there's a bear.
• Reviews of the much-anticipated Dead Space are coming in and they're... not good.
• Pics and a few details on Full Love, which was written, produced, and directed by Jean Claude Van Damme. He also stars, along with his son and his daughter. (Via)
• Mental_floss lists Five Ballpark Promotions That Went Wrong. (Via Sarah)
• Find out your Pew news IQ score. (Via Jill)
• Liquid Comics, the successor to Virgin Comics, is teaming up with Mandalay Pictures and producer Mark Canton to transform its Ramayan 3392 AD, a 21st-century re-imagining of the Indian literary epic the Ramayana, into a movie.
• The developer of No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle is hoping to include online play and the MotionPlus in the game.
• Super Punch shows us how to build a creepy walking crab monster, and how to make Mega Man's gun. Meanwhile, amongst Super Punch's odd news items is this link which could be too cute for human consumption. As a final fun item from Super Punch, we present pictures of Robocop riding a unicorn (via).
• It's the ten greatest floating heads of all time! We're not sure about all the choices, but the list concept is brilliant. (Via Sarah)

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