A Hat That Shoots Lightning And Plays Theme Tunes

This is exactly as awesome as it sounds. A young fellow from MIT recently took it upon himself to create what is arguably the most amazing piece of headwear this side of the celestial plane. Taking a cue from the closest thing that mankind has ever had to an honest-to-god mad scientist, Nikola Tesla, the unnamed student decided that the best way to bring all the milkshakes to his yard this Halloween was to strap a fully functioning Tesla Coil to his skull…

…then make it play the theme tune to Mortal Kombat.

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Geek Out: Mortal Kombat: Legacy – The Nineties are Cool Again

If you are any good at the Internet, and have even an ounce of culture, then you will no doubt have already seen the brilliant re-imagining of that most bone-crunchingly awesome punch-em-up of the early ninties, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth.

Created as a promotional video in order to coax Warner Bros into letting it’s creator, Kevin Tancharoen, write and direct the next installment in the MK franchise, the trailer accidentally slipped into the public domain via YouTube and immediately went viral. Needless to say, fanboys the world over simultaneously ejaculated glitter and fireballs all over their SNESes.

Said Graeme Thunderpants from his mom’s basement: “I was a high-powered executive in my early thirties with a seven figure salary and then suddenly, BAM!, I’m wearing a faded Metallica T-shirt and up to my eyeballs in acne. It’s the greatest day of my life. Way to make the nineties cool again, Kev!”

But did Warner Bro’s buy it?