Thanksgiving: How to Ramp Up the Geek Level

There's something sweet about observing Thanksgiving in a traditional manner, but if that's not cutting it for you this year then we at Slice have some suggestions for how to geek it out. Like almost everything (Halloween, Valentine's Day, March 14) -- Thanksgiving, too, can be geekified.

• Want to make the perfect turkey? Learn how to AND learn the scientific reason behind it in this CNET video.
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• Hoping to play on your iPhone but still revel in the Thanksgiving spirit? Install a Thanksgiving iPhone App! There are so many to choose from! Word Spree: Thanksgiving Lite, for example, involves creating absurd and quirky Thanksgiving-themed stories.

  

• After everyone has eaten and the dishes have been cleared, invite your guests to make an LED turkey centerpiece. The folks at Sparkle Labs can help you.

  

• After you've completed the LED turkey centerpiece, maybe it will be time for a drink. Wired has 14 geeky cocktails to choose from.

  

• Tomorrow, when you're wondering what to do with the leftover turkey and that bag of onions you ended up not needing, go to the store and pick up Jeff Potter's Cooking for Geeks. Prepare to be inspired.

  

Whether your Thanksgiving is traditional, geeky, or some combination of the two, we hope it's a good one!