Thursday, May 31, 2007

Alter Ego

Interesting look at game avatars and their creators. (needs audio for the commentary)
(via Transbuddha)

Lego Chestburster

A very nicely crafted Lego Chestburster.
(via Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories)

Boldly Going To Nerdville

Series of images comparing the size of the Enterprise to real landmarks.

Joe Pogan Sculptures

Amazing animal sculptures made from old scrap metal.
(via Drawn)

VTOL Gallery

Gallery of early vertical take off and landing aircraft.
(via Gravity Lens)

Freight Train Collision

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Overheard On Holiday

A red faced shrieking crazy-woman to her young child -

"HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A MONSTER!?"

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Holiday

This blog is on holiday, back soon.

How to Build a Simple Steam Engine


Boy Bags Enormous Wild Hog

Unbelievable.

Tomasz Maroński

Surreal fantasy artwork by Tomasz Maroński.

Spammer Hall of Shame

These 200 spammer organisations are responsible for 80% of all spam.

Origami Art

Gallery of neat origami paper art.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Best Homer Simpson Impression Ever?

Pistol Shrimp

Shrimp that kills it's prey by firing bubbles at them.

Power Football

Pretty decent fullscreen 3D soccer game.

Strange Sign

What does it mean?

30 Years of Star Wars

Happy 30th Birthday Star Wars.

Star Wars characters then and now
30 pieces of trivia about Star Wars
The Vader Project
Max Rebo Cake
Paper Star Wars spacecraft and characters
Star Wars in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies
Star Wars Virgin
Star Wars Asciimation
30 most memorable Star Wars quotes
The making of Star Wars
Fan Films
Virtual Lightsabre
Secrets of Starwars
Star Wars wallpapers
Star Wars Bloopers
The Top 15 Han Solo Quotes You Need to Use in Regular Conversation
Was the destruction of the Death Star an inside job?

Battle at Kruger

Here's a high quality version of the video (see below).

(via A Welsh View)

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Insane Landing


Insane Base/Bungee Jump

Building The Eiffel Tower

Series of photos showing the construction of the Eiffel tower.
(via Cynical-C)

Why is my Girlfriend Mad?

The Future of Our World

Interesting timeline of events that may happen over the next 7 million years and beyond.

(via Spluch)

Streampunk Star Wars

Collection of very cool steampunk style Star Wars images by Eric Poulton.

Incident at Toshi Station

Video: Think parking is tough for you? Try finding space for an AT-AT.
(via TechEBlog)

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Darth Vader's Psyche: What Went Wrong?

Heh

Anakin Skywalker, the Star Wars character who became Darth Vader, had borderline personality disorder, psychiatrists report. The news comes not from a galaxy far, far away, but from San Diego, where the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is holding its 160th annual meeting.

Pranking A Thief

Serves him right.

Slo-mo Water Balloon

(via Fazed)

The Strangest Disaster of the 20th Century

Here’s the story of how scientists unlocked the secrets of the worst natural disaster in the history of the West African nation of Cameroon… and what they’re doing to try and stop it from happening again.

10 Disturbing Trends

In subliminal advertising.

Battle at Kruger

Buffalos v Lions and Crocs

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

2 Chickens Break up a Rabbit Fight

A Ferret's First Jalapeno

Video: This made me laugh.

(via A Welsh View)

Monday, May 21, 2007

The Sun as Art

This 21-page image set, assembled by SOHO Media Specialist Steele Hill, presents a new way of looking at the Sun. Its goal is to highlight the artistic range of colors and shapes and beauty that can be derived from a little manipulation of SOHO images.

(via Ursi's Blog)

Related - Mars as art

Varied Diet

Pacman's Skeleton

The Pac-Man skeleton was created by Le Gentil Garcon with help from paleontologist Francois Escuilie in 2002. They created it by observing the human skull and different predatory animal skulls.

Indian Superman

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Steam Powered R2D2

Graffiti Covered Building

A building in Queens, New York that's completely covered in graffiti.

Pinch Hitter

Slick batting game.

The Octapult

Friday, May 18, 2007

Kite Surfing Gone Totally Wrong

Video: Kite surfer's worst nightmare. If this is real..ouch (may have nsfw banners)

SNL - Under 21

Saturn From Above

Image mosaic of Saturn taken by the Cassini probe. (via Plep)

Best TV Ad of the 20th Century?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Link Dump

Make my people sing

Austria's 5 star prison

Kaboom game

Virtual classic drum machines

List of internet phenomenas

How to detect lies

Suspicious Looking Device

You never know when you might need a suspicious looking device.

The only function of the Suspicious Looking device is to appear as suspicious as possible, whether carried in hand or placed indiscrimately in public places.

The Longest Joke in the World

It's pretty long.

Postcards (circa 1900) Show the Year 2000

Victorian postcards depicting life in the year 2000.

I Chat, Therefore I Am

Can a smooth-talking robot initiate good conversation, generate witty responses, and reveal profound thoughts? See what happens when two chatbots speak to each other.

Alice: Do you dream?
Jabberwacky: Yes, I dream.
A: It goes without saying. Do you remember your dreams?
J: I remember them vividly.
A: What do you remember about it?
J: I think I shouldn’t flirt with a robot.

How to Mosh

In a mosh pit.

Hey Crackhead

Funny best of Craiglist rant (nsfw language).

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Simpsons Movie Trailer

This is Driving Me Mad

Game: Connect all the houses to the gas, water and electric supplies without crossing a line.
I always get stuck on the last connection.

Update - When you're sick of trying click here.

Flickrvision

Watch in real-time as users post photographs to flickr. The site shows you the image and location of the poster.

The Long Take

The greatest long tracking shots in cinema.

In a director’s cinematic bag of tricks the long tracking shot is the boldest way of making a statement. It’s the flashiest and most attention-grabbing egotistical way of flexing one’s muscle. In most cases it's a narcissistic maneuver, “look-at-me” filming technique, but rare ones, the best ones, serve to reflect and further the story in a way that can’t be reflected with traditional editing.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Turkish Superman

Link Dump

The top 5 ways to become a millionaire

How to tie the ten most useful knots (via Geek Press)

Dumb gameshow contestant

Cheese drumkit

Rabbit Surgery

Kill the rabbit and then revive him in under a minute.
(via BoingBoing)

Maccas Ice Cream Challenge

LOL There's nothing worse than ice cream headache.

NASA HD

Awesome NASA HD video gallery.

What Can be Done With a VW Beetle

Gallery of customised VW Beetles.

Popeye - Little Swee'pea

Monday, May 14, 2007

Top Gear - Bugatti Veyron

Thanks Lee!

RC Steam Turbine Powered Tank

The latest creation from crabfu steamworks, an RC steam turbine tank. (with video)

Optical Illusion

A perplexing optical illusion.

(via Dvorak Uncensored)

Do Try This at Home

How to make a match gun
How to make a 9volt tazer
How to defy gravity
(via Monkeyfilter)

Lightning Strikes Tree

Implosions

Videos: The top ten building implosions.

(via Grow a Brain)

Custom Consoles

Gallery of customised consoles.

The Happiest Married Man on Earth

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Back to the Future Set

Flickr photoset of the Back to the Future set.
(via Neatorama)

Fierce Skies

Gallery of awesome weather images.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

King of the Cul-de-sac

Heh.

How to Disarm a Gunman

This happens to me all the time.

Mars as Art

Arty photos of the planet Mars.

LOLcat Builder

Make your own lolcat online.

Tiger Attack

Video: This would really spoil your day.

Molecular Gastronomy

Photojournal of an amazing 5 hour, 24 course meal.

Miserlou

Video: Two non musicians, a guitar and an egg whisk = Pulp Fiction intro theme.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Your Name in Lights

Everyone's doing this today, I couldn't resist.

Train Cam

Insane.

Impossible Quiz

Probably the most annoying (but addictive) quiz you'll ever play.

Ratatouille

9 Minute preview of Pixar's new movie Ratatouille

Funny Movie Death Scenes

Withnail and I

Full script of one of my favorite movies Withnail and I.

You've got to love any film that has the line:

"Right you F***er, I'm going to do the washing up!"

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Turkish Star Wars

I came across a clip of Turkish Star Wars a while back it's so awful it's a must see. Here's the full movie (with subtitles)

Laurel and Hardy

Laurel and Hardy photo gallery.
(via Plep)

The Top 25 Web Hoaxes and Pranks

These online spoofs and shams have made the rounds on Web sites and through e-mail. Perhaps you even believed one or two of them yourself.
(via Museum of Hoaxes)

The Addicts Who Take 70 Over the Counter Pills a Day

I can believe it. I took Solpadeine last weekend for toothache and was surprised at how high the codeine in it made me feel.

Boozing Rules

The 86 rules of boozing.

First Picture of Earth From Space

Taken in 1946 at an altitude of 65 miles by a V2 rocket.
(via Kottke)

Pyrotechnic Rube Goldberg Machine

Video: Rube Goldberg style contraption powered by fire.

Earth Guide

The "Moving diagrams" that depict basic planetary science and geographic related data may dramatically change the way you look at the Earth. (via Joel's Blog)

Puppy v Mirror

(via Arbroath)

Monty Python - The Spanish Inquisition

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Need Glasses?

10 Attributes of Really Lazy People

I can identify with all 10 points.

Idiot Test

Are you an idiot? Take the test and find out.

Mice v Cat

Killer Tortoise

Friday, May 04, 2007

The Real Hustle

Lifting the lid on a couple of clever scams.

The White House Scam

The Casino Dice Scam

More LOLcats

Heh, we can't get enough of the lolcats.

How to Pose for a Photo

How to pose (and look thinner) in a photo.

Rubber Bullets

What exactly are rubber bullets?

Quirkology

Interesting psychology tests, experiments and videos.

Professor Richard Wiseman has dedicated his life to understanding the backwaters of the human mind and going to places where mainstream scientists fear to tread. The result is Quirkology.

Hit "stuff" for the interesting..er..stuff.

Children v Artist

Professional artist's renderings of children's drawings.
(via Spluch)

Thursday, May 03, 2007

The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds

Japanese Spiderman

Another World

High res Windows XP version of the 1991 Amiga classic Another World. Download the demo here. I loved the original, it's probably the most atmospheric game I ever played.

(via Transbuddha)

3D Ping Pong

3D ping pong game. It's a bit fiddly at first but you soon get the hang of it.

Little Becky

Prank call by a Dublin radio station.

I Can Has Cheezburger?

Funny blog dedicated to LOLcats.
(via The Presurfer)

Creepy 80s Kinder Egg Advert

I remember this ad.

Litigious Lunacy

Hilarious look at some frivolous lawsuits.

(via Metafilter)

Coincidences

20 most amazing coincidences.

Optical Illusion

If you look really carefully after a few seconds you'll be able to see Toronto's CN Tower in the background.

(via Ghost of a Flea)

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

Crazy Skills

Skillz compilation.

Lifeguard on Duty

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Wooden Castle

Russian Nikolai Sutyagin has built the world's tallest wooden death trap..sorry..log cabin.

Link Dump

Was the destruction of the Death Star an inside job?

Duct tape sculptures

The monsters of Wall Street

Java physics simulations

Faking it

Sea Organ

Pipe organ played by the currents of the sea. It sounds pretty good too.

Ivy Mike

Ivy Mike was the first H bomb test, exploded on October 31st 1952.

Old West Gunfights

Complete list of old west gunfights.

There are several misnomers about these “romaticised” gunfights , the first of which is that very rarely, did the gunfighters actually “plan” a gunfight to occur, “calling out” their enemy for dueling action in the street. Instead, most of these many fights took place in the heat of the moment when tempers flared, and more often than not, with the aide of a little bottled courage.

(via Grow a Brain)