This just might as well be the best costume I’ve ever seen. I know, I know, that’s saying a lot. There are plenty of great costumes and lord knows that there are geeks out there that have make a whole life of that “cosplay” stuff. But this is just a fantastic idea and execution. I just wish I had the wherewithal to construct this for Halloween. What are you going to be this year?
Check out this awesome essay from a 4th grader. He speaks more sense than most of our politicians. If only we had more people thinking in the way maybe we wouldn’t be in some of the dire situations that we find ourselves in a times. The genius of youth sometimes astounds me. If only my child (I don’t have one yet) were to half as wise as this kid I would be happy.
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If you’re unfamiliar with parkour…it’s all that jumping and climbing that people do without ropes and such. Pretty much what Jackie Chan got famous for but on a higher level even. Well this is a pretty cool little video of a hand-drawn stop motion parkour guy.
This is just insane footage of some insane dudes getting insanely close to burning hot magma. If it were me…well let’s be honest…if it were me I would be watching it on some blog. These guys just rock my face off (someone actually once said that to me…”This rocks my face off”, not quite sure how to translate that).
You will never see anyone closer to a volcano than this…, Our team in Vanuatu ab scaled 500 vertical metres into the Marum Volcano on Ambrym Island to the very edge of a huge lake of violently boiling lava – live via sat phone 20 Sept 2010
I knew I always loved this guy, but this picture just brings it to a whole new level. His brilliance is still terribly missed. One of my most loved albums growing up was Nirvana’s “Nevermind”. I remember skating outside the house after school with “Come As You Are,” “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Lithium” blaring on the good ‘ol Ghetto Blaster. This picture makes me smile and remember him as I always felt he was. I hope it does the same for you.
Most people have seen air guitar playing in action, when a person pretends to play a guitar while music is playing. The air guitar move is so popular it’s even the basis of the video game Guitar Hero. Playing air guitar is every frat boy’s favorite party trick but, the fact is, air guitar has roots that extend back prior to the heyday of heavy metal. While no single musician or act can claim undisputed credit for inventing air guitar, there are a few early adopters whose pioneering efforts are recorded on video.
Take a look at this graphic from OnlineDating.org for tips on how to impress your significant other by not actually playing an instrument.
Featuring riders Mitch Anderson, Landon Parenteau and John Hunt from Team Genes, this video is an amazing display of the Canon 7D 1001 FPS. I love, love, love HD and slomo stuff like this. It gives you a whole new perspective on the action because you’re able to see every single minute motion and detail.
With the 200th anniversary Oktoberfest in full swing, here are some great photos from the 2+ week party in Munich, Germany. This year it runs from September 18th to October 4th. So if these pics make you want to head on over the join in, you’ve still got time. Make sure that you bring enough money though, over the years the prices have been increasing (supply and demand I guess) and a typical litre will run you about $11.00 (8.70 Euros).
Here are some cool facts about the event:
Area: 103.78 acres
Seats in the festival halls: approx. 100,000
Visitors: 6.2 million
Beer: appr. 6,940,600 litres (126,900 litres non-alcoholic)
Wine: 79,624 liters
Sparkling wine: 32,047 litres
Coffee and tea: 222,725 litres
Water and lemonade: 909,765½ litres
Chicken: 521,872 units
Pork sausages: 142,253 pairs
Fish: 38,650 kg
Pork knuckles: 58,446 units
Oxen: 104 units
Expenditure of electricity: 2.8 million kWh (as much as 14% of Munich’s daily need or as much as a four person family will need in 560 years)
Waste: 678 tons
Toilets: about 980 seats, more than 878 meters of urinals and 17 for disabled persons
Phone booths: 83
Lost property: about 4000 items, among them 260 pairs of glasses, 200 mobile phones, wedding rings, and even crutches.
Did you grow up in the late 90s? If so this video will certainly ring true for you. I know it had a good amount of my favorite things growing up. The best of which were pogs, The Secret World of Alex Mack (I had/have the biggest crush on Larisa Oleynik) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Of course there is quite an absence of things, like Pizza Rolls, roller blades or Kenan & Kel, but you can’t expect everything to fit into a minute and a half. What are your favorite things from your childhood? Now, watch… reminisce… repeat.
