Hasta La Gadget!

No matter how hard he tries, Han Solo can’t seem to escape being put back into his Carbonite shroud by geeks everywhere. Now, with a little time and patience, you can have Han Solo in Carbonite on all of your kitchen cabinets too.

This fun little project from Our Nerd Home shows you how to create Han Solo in Carbonite drawer pulls using Sculpey clay and one of those silicone Han Solo ice cube trays.

All you need to do is fill the tray with clay, then sculpt some backs to hold onto some nuts, and bake them. A little glue, some Martha Stewart metallic paint, et voilà. Trophies fit for a tiny Hutt.

If you’d like to take a shot at making your own Han Solo Carbonite pulls, head on over to Our Nerd Home for the full directions. I imagine you could easily do the same with Death Stars, Darth Vader or Stormtroopers too.

Forget the face on Mars and it’s mysterious pyramid structures. The universe is even stranger than that. Case in point, Han Solo, frozen in carbonite has been spotted on the planet Mercury. NASA’s Messenger probe found a raised shape on the surface of the planet that looks just like our smuggler friend after Boba Fett caught him and put him on ice.

Here is the NASA press release on the discovery:

A portion of the terrain surrounding the northern margin of the Caloris basin hosts an elevated block in the shape of a certain carbonite-encased smuggler who can make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

If there are two things you should remember, it’s not to cross a Hutt, and that Mercury’s surface can throw up all kinds of surprises. This block may be part of the original surface that pre-dates the formation of Caloris, which was shaped by material ejected during the basin-forming event.

Looks like NASA is finally embracing its inner nerd-dork. Good job, NASA. Now get back to the Moon already. It’s right next door for God’s sake.

[Fark via Gizmodo]

With this awesome Han Solo in carbonite fridge, Jabba can just reach inside and grab a cold brew or a chilled toad to enjoy while he watches his private dancers. It definitely beats just hanging some frozen dude on your wall.

The problem of course is that, that little psycho Salacious Crumb will steal all of your popsicles and then cackle about it at your feet all day. Oh well. Obviously, this model of fridge comes from “Hanasonic”.

So when will we be able to buy our own Han Solo in carbonite fridge? Somebody needs to get to work on that now. I have a lot of nerd dollars just waiting to be spent.

[via Nerd Approved]

Every once in a while, something comes along that’s very impressive, incredibly cool and endlessly desirable. The only problem is that it’s not real. Such is the case with this Photoshopped fridge adorned Han Solo frozen in carbonite.

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It’s summer and it is hotter than Tatooine outside. It’s the perfect time of year for a frozen treat to cool you off. Try this Han Solo dessert treat – frozen in root beer sherbet.

Jabba would love to devour this frozen treat on a hot day while sailing on his barge. This tasty and cool carbonite treat comes from Justjennrecipes and I don’t know about you, but I wish I had one right now. It’s too damn hot!

The sherbet is made of root beer, heavy cream and condensed milk. Hit the link above to find out how to make this tasty treat yourself. You’ll need to pick up one of these carbonite silicone molds to do the job. You can’t go wrong with a sherbert smuggler.

[via Neatorama]