Tuesday, July 31, 2007

LOLcat Bible

The first page of the Old Testament in LOLcat speak.

The Most Detailed Pictures of Earth Ever Seen

Extremely detailed NASA image mosaics of the Earth.

Guy Passes Out on a Merry Go Round

Hand Luggage Designed to Look Like a Bomb

I think your chances of getting near an aircraft with one of these things are pretty slim.

Alice in Wonderland 1903

50 Best Movie Robots

The Times have compiled a list of the 50 best movie robots of all time (with plenty of videos).

(via Boing Boing)

Insane Police Chase

It's Supercop

Monday, July 30, 2007

LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk is Playing at my House

How the Mafia Works

The Mafia has controlled everything from the street corner drug trade to the highest levels of government. Glorified by movies and television, hounded by law enforcement officials, marked for death by their enemies, mobsters live violent and often brief lives. The Mafia at its core is about one thing -- money. Still, there are secret rituals, complicated rules and tangled webs of family loyalty.

(via Ursi's Blog)

Medical Mysteries, She Wrote

Have you ever wondered why it hurts when you hit your funny bone? Or why your eyes close when you sneeze? WebMD has the answers to these and other perpetually perplexing medical mysteries.

(via Look at This)

Lego Falcon

It's hard to tell from this picture but this model of the Millennium Falcon is the biggest Lego kit ever produced. It's made completely to minifig scale, has over 5000 pieces and is almost 3 feet long.

(via Neatorama)

Stackopolis

Game: Follow the blueprints and build up before the timer runs out.

Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer

List of Artificial Objects on the Moon

There's a lot of stuff up there.

Related - The only piece of art on the moon

The Simpsons - Tetris

Will it Blend? - Bic Lighters

Some people might say it's not a very smart idea to throw 6 lighters into a blender. Those people would be right.

Let it Flow

Game: Connect the pipes and give everyone a much needed drink.

Atari Game Manuals

Flickr photoset of old Atari game manuals.
(via Bibi's Box)

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Relax

I have designed this website for your relaxation. It is a counterweight to the hectic hustle and bustle on the Internet today. Now put your feet up, relaxation is just a click away.
(via Joel's Blog)

Guinea Pigs Fighting Over a Cucumber

(via Arbroath)

Airplane! v Zero Hour

The movie Airplane! is an almost scene by scene remake of the 1957 movie Zero Hour. These videos compare the two films.

Part 1

Part 2

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Crane Building Itself

Lego Batmobile

Nice Lego model of the new Batmobile.

Kick, Punch, It's All in the Mind

Sony have released the soundtrack to the video game Parappa the Rapper - For Free. You can download it (.mp3) here.
(via Random Good Stuff)

America's Got Talent - Magic Trick

Gravity Pods

Addictive little physics/shooting game.

Top Ten Spacewalks

Pictures and video of the top ten spacewalks.

The Simpsons - Homer Smokes Weed

Friday, July 27, 2007

Links

Steampunk Watches

Proximity game

Monty Python video wall

White Jigsaw

Tank Limo

The value of your home

Abandoned Italian village

Animated philosophy

Thursday, July 26, 2007

The Mating Dance of the Jumping Spider

This guy has all the moves.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Making a Strat

Photo log showing the construction of this home made Stratocaster.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Reaction Test

Could you react in time to hit a 90mph fastball?

Stevie Wonder Playing the Talkbox

Stevie Wonder playing Papa Was a Rolling Stone on a talkbox.

(via Fazed)

Rope Swing Disaster

Video - I don't think this woman has ever been on a rope swing before.

Eat Your Sausages

Video - Eat your sausages

Saturday, July 21, 2007

World's Most Accurate Watch

Money couldn't buy you a more accurate timepiece.
(via The Presurfer)

Human Skateboard

Video - Nice stop motion animation featuring a human skateboard.

(via Grow a Brain)

Skittles Touch

Video - What if everything you touched turned to skittles?

Friday, July 20, 2007

Links

Music stars real names

Simpsons wrecking ball game

10 coolest weapons from science fiction

Rally simulator

Unicycle

Looks like it might be tricky to ride.
(via Militant Platypus)

Giger's Batmobile

Swiss artist H.R Giger's take on the Batmobile.

Joel Schumacher contacted Morpheus' James Cowan in 1994 to bring in Giger to design a new version of the Batmobile. Unfortunately, due to pressing time constraints, Giger's revolutionary designs could not be realized.
(via Ghost of a Flea)

Car Parking Game

I did pretty well at this game for some reason. (via Found on the Web)

Derren Brown Beats 9 Chess Players Simultaneously

And explains how he did it.

Extreme High Dive

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Mud Angels

Meet my nephew Stephen, chilling out at the Oxegen 2007 festival.

Links

Top 10 incredible recordings

Top 10 Robot Chicken moments

72 optical illusions & visual phenomena

Spinning silhouette optical illusion

Shocking cats

Your amazing brain tests

Pixar: Lifted

A Letter to Optimus Prime

From his insurance agent.

Manga Charlie Brown

Manga versions of the cast of Peanuts.

Abandoned Tunnels & Vast Underground Spaces

I'd love to go exploring in some of these places.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Flying High in Swiss Alps

Amazing footage and amazing pilot skills at the Red Bull Air Race World Series.

Monday, July 16, 2007

The Beastie Boys - Sure Shot

Bat Dance

Link Dump

Top 10 car keys

Kinetic sculpture (must see)

Great graffiti

Infinity

Celebrity knife throw game

Tiny house

Nine Brain Quirks

You didn't realize you had.

(via Geek Press)

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Quadrophenia Trailer

Web MD

Convince yourself that you have every disease known to man with this handy online diagnosis tool.

(via Linkfilter)

Teton Dam Failure

Series of pics showing the destruction caused by the dam's failure in 1976.

Worst Dive Ever

Friday, July 13, 2007

Link Dump

3D Billiards

How bad is it to get gored by a bull?

Enlarged scale models

Old school games

101 frightening ice cream flavors

Adult sheep finder (probably not work safe)

TV themes

Crazy Cube Game

Quote of the Day

UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer said: "We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area".

Thursday, July 12, 2007

St. Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Gangs of New York

Fascinating article about the early gangs in New York.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Ratatouille Virtual Set Tours

Collection of 360 degree panoramas from the new Pixar movie Ratatouille.
(via Drawn)

Frisbee Trick

Linda Vista Hospital

Photo tour of an old abandoned hospital.
(via Fazed)

Ten WORST Things to do During a Zombie Outbreak

A wave of Zombie survival manuals have popped up recently, this blog included, telling people what they should do during an outbreak of zombies. Thing is, nobody’s talking about what people shouldn’t do during a zombie outbreak.

When Not to Hyphenate Your Name

Some funny double-barreled names.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

IT Crowd Soccer

These guys have about the same level of soccer skills as me.

The Stone Roses - Fools Gold

Loose Cannon

Luckily no-one was killed when this 560 kilogram wrecking ball broke loose. It detached from its crane, rolled for almost a mile and slammed into several cars before hitting this one.

Update - Video of the aftermath

(via The Bog Brush)

Texting v Morse Code

Star Trek v Batman

Very well made fan film, mixing the 60s Star Trek and Batman shows. Download here.

Or watch streaming video.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

(via linkfilter)

Cards From Air Trick

Video tutorial on how to conjure playing cards from thin air.

(via Grow a Brain)

Link Dump

Top 10 cars from the 60s

Top 5 unique Ferraris

Top 10 green cars

Top 10 flying cars

Top 10 scary cars

Top 10 most expensive cars

Top 10 most powerful cars

Top 10 most memorable TV cars

Top 10 extremely modded cars

Top 10 weirdest car gadgets ever

Extreme Tattoo

I think this might be taking things a bit too far.

Rolling Car Door Concept

Designed to overcome the problem of getting out of a wide car in a narrow space, the doors fold underneath the car (with video).

ISS Solar Transit

The International Space Station (ISS), with its new solar arrays, transits across the face of the Sun. Sunspot group 963 is also visible on the eastern limb of the Sun, just rotating on.
(via Bifurcated Rivets)

Monday, July 09, 2007

Stars and Planets to Scale

Sunday, July 08, 2007

A Scanner Darkly

Saturday, July 07, 2007

Dancing Trooper

Amazing Samsung Dance

Tilted Room Sketch

Foil Board Surfing

(Found by Lee)

Friday, July 06, 2007

Dave Mirra BMX Secret Warehouse Session

Wow, he's really on form in this clip.
(Found by Lee)

Hyperion

Hi-res Cassini image of Saturn's Ice Moon Hyperion. More info here, and here.

Shooting Stars - Peanuts Song

The Loudness War

Link Dump

Top 10 strangest deaths

How to photograph fireworks

What's inside: Red Bull

Social Wallpapering

History of games consoles

Top 10 craziest shit made with household items

Top 15 fountains of the world

Are you a genius?

Crossword game

Dr Who Linkdump

An awesome collection of Dr Who links

The Simpsons Get a Trampoline

Thursday, July 05, 2007

The Orb - Blue Room

Travelers Phrase Book T-shirt

It's missing a beer glass icon.

911 Math Call

Virtual Haircut

3D audio demonstration (needs headphones).

Make a Knot that's Almost Impossible to Untie

Instuctional video on how to make a double fisherman's knot.

(via Joel's Blog)

Inside a McDonalds Factory

A look inside a McDonalds factory in Moscow.

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Could You Pass the US Citizenship Test?

Based on my results I'd be on the next plane out of there. Link.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Real Kwik-E-Mart

Part of a promotion for the new Simpsons movie. A flickr photo set of a 7-11 store that's been turned into a Kwik-E-Mart.

Sony's Fake Book

PSP promo by Sony Italy. It's a fake book with fake hands so you can play your PSP undetected.

Zoom in Into Pelican Nebula

Sunday, July 01, 2007

What Happens When You Die

Guy Catches a Ricochet in his Headgear

A guy shooting what looks like a Barrett .50 catches a ricochet in his hearing protection.
(found by Nick)

A Dramatic Reading

Of a real breakup letter (probably nsfw)