Sometime in the ‘80s, the public opinion of drugs split into two distinct camps, one deciding that drugs were okay, and the other deciding it had transcended the human form and was ready to live with the star people in magic space huts. The latter group is responsible for most of these ads. Read more.
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Five generations of Nintendo consoles, stacked. It’s art. Or a statement. Or whatever. No matter what, it’s pretty cool. (via: Pete)
Ronald McDonald has long been an admired figure. Kids the world over brighten up when they see the affable clown, with his unmistakable red hair, yellow jumpsuit and striped shirt. They know upon spotting him Read On »
With the French Open recently wrapped up, I thought it might be nice to hit the courts and spotlight the twenty hottest girls to ever pick up a tennis racket. Well, not to ever pick up a tennis racket, that’s a little too broad. The twenty hottest girls to ever play pro tennis. That’s better. Expect lots of hot gams in your future.
The gorgeous Michelle Larcher de Brito hails from Portugal and is probably best known for her loud grunting when hitting physically demanding shots. Hey, there’s nothing wrong with a girl who likes to make a little noise. Read more here.
While we all think that our Mom is the best one ever, some just aren’t. Some, in fact, should have never been allowed to reproduce. I’ve always felt that there should be some sort of “checks and balances” system in place. Or at the very least a class an exam that would need to be passed before one can parent a precious wee one. I mean we have to take a drivers license test, but not a parenting test…come one. In this feature, 20 of the worst Moms the world has ever seen. Read more here.
A Muslim Kazakh Turkic scholar from Farab he concocted a flying machine that used two wooden wings and a rope. He leapt from the roof of a mosque in Nijabur and flew/glided for a short while before eventually falling to his death.
Mr. Bullock invented the web rotary printing press. Several years after he had invented it, he was installing a new machine in Philadelphia. During the process his foot was crushed by the heavy contraption. The crushed foot developed gangrene and Bullock died during the amputation.
Otto would frequently be the pilot for his various gliders that he built. During a flight in 1896 he crashed roughly. The following day he died from injuries sustained in the wreck.
William was a General Electric employee. Working there he invented a new way to motorize bicycles. While testing his new cycle he fell off which resulted in his death.
As a tailor, Reicht developed a coat parachute. He fell to his death off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower while testing his invention. It had gotten permission from authorities to test it using a dummy but he felt it better to try it himself. It was his first and last attempt at using it.
A Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot. He developed several flying machines. While attempting to cross the Carpathian Mountains by air in his self-constructed “airplane” Valaicu feel to his death.
Abakovsky constructed the aerowagon, an experimental high-speed railcar that had a large aircraft engine and propeller traction. It was intended to carry Soviet officials. On July 24, 1921, a group took the aerowagon from Moscow to the Tula collieries to test it, with Abakovsky also on board. They made it to Tula but in the return trip it derailed resulting in the death of everyone on board.
Curie invented the process to isolate radium after co-discovering the radioactive elements radium and polonium in 1898. After a life of exposure to ionizing radiation which emanated from her research materials she died of aplastic anemia.
An American engineer and chemist who contracted polio at age 51, leaving him severely disabled. He came up with a system of strings and pulleys to help others lift him from bed. In a weird twist of fate he, while using the system he was accidentally entangled in the ropes of this device and died of strangulation at the age of 55.
An aviation enthusiast living in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia where he worked as the managing director for British-based Avcen Ltd, the manufactorer of the “flying taxi”. Dacre had invented the flying machine and was taking it on its first test flight when he crashed resulting in his death.
Crime: it isn’t pretty. And when the cops come and haul you in front of the cameras to record your lawbreaking visage, you usually don’t have time to freshen up. In this feature, 20 of the most hilariously horrible mugshots ever photographed – these people are already guilty of crimes against the eyeballs. Read more here.
The wondrously fantastic show ALF was a late 80s classic. TVs favorite Alien Life Form (ALF) ran for 4 seasons with a total of 101 episodes. All of which have been released on DVD and can be purchased right now (I highly suggest you go get them). You can also catch all episodes on Hulu.
The masterpiece of the talented yet zany Paul Fusco (the man behind the puppet and voice) has warmed many a child’s heart. Mr. Fusco has been trying to reacquire the rights to the show from Hallmark and is also working on a movie that would highlight how exactly ALF ended up on earth. He is also attempting to revive the talk show. I would love to see anything and everything ALF but from the sounds of some Paul is difficult to work with.
This show brought us the Melmacian who lived with the Tanner family and has a taste for feline critters. There have been various articles about life on set but whatever happened to this lovable cast?
Sure we’ve all in that moment of unclarity felt like we could handle the problem ourselves using our MacGyver like skills but there are certain instances where it’s just better to lay down the money and call in the professional. Here are some examples of when things should not be “home-made”.
…speaking of things that shouldn’t be homemade.
Although these might not be coming to your local cinema anytime soon I sure as hell wouldn’t mind seeing some of these come to reality. How great could “Sherlock Homeboy” be? Anytime you put the Fresh Prince and Diddy together you can’t go wrong…am I right or am I right? (I don’t think I’m right) What other possibilities would you like to see?
…also I think these two would make for a really good movie.
The good folks over at Insurance.com have come up with the 10 most dangerous foods to eat while driving. We all know that driving and eating is probably not the smartest thing, although decidedly less risky than other things…say, driving while making love (not that I’d know). In order to save time in this fast paced world we’ve all been guilty of it, the eating in the car…not the sex.
They claim the bad habit of munching while navigating traffic can lead to an average increase of 25% in your insurance costs and that most accidents associated with this behavior are rear-ending the car in front of you. In general 80% percent of crashes and 65% of near-crashes involve driver distraction…well I don’t think I needed a study to tell me that.
If all this food makes you hungry for dessert head over to TechVert to see how to make your own DIY Cotton Candy machine at home.
Obviously the number one item that people will be consuming in their rides next to soda or another drink. This would pull the top spot due to the temperature and the fact that you can never seem to get that lid on their quite right and just as you’re running through a yellow light it spills all over your good khakis.
I’m not sure who is consuming “hot soup” in the cars, not to mention who eats “cold soup”, but I guess I can see why this would make the list…in the same way that maybe eating sushi with chopsticks really should have been number one.
