Friday, October 31, 2008

New Trousers Landing

16 Coolest Star Wars Characters in Gadgets and Mods

Bunch of cool Star Wars gadgets and toys.

Nikon Small World

Nikon Small World 2008 winners gallery.

Friday, October 24, 2008

When Men Get Together

10 Stunning Flickr Photos of the Gaeltacht

The Gaeltacht regions are the official regions in Ireland defined as where Irish is the spoken language of the communities. The Gaeltacht covers some of the most beautiful scenery in the country, and somehow encompasses the spirit and the atmosphere of the people who live there.

The Craic Was Mighty

List of Irish slang. They're missing my sister in-law's favorite saying - "Go fly up my hole"

If The World Could Vote

On the American Presidential election - interesting results. Cast your vote.

A Journey By a London Bus

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Nothing Wrong With My Car

Balloon In Liquid Nitrogen


(via Bog Brush)

Dangerously Aborted Takeoff

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

7 Most Extreme Cliff Diving Spots On Earth

After an arduous climb up to the top of a waterfall or massive cliff, are you feeling brave enough to take a flying leap from the peak of your destination? How about if it means that you have to jump through narrow crevices into icy cold waters, risking your life because of the height of the jump and the chance that you’re going to pummel straight into the side of that cliff? Some crazy people out there aren’t afraid to take these chances, or are at least brave enough to overcome those fears. Here’s a look at nine of the places where they go to do those insane jumps.(Thanks Andy)

Upside-Down Dogs

A blog of upside-down dogs. That is all.

Zimbabwe Restaurant Bill

(via A Welsh View)

Radiohead: The Headmaster's Ritual

Radiohead cover one of my favorite Smiths tracks - The Headmaster's Ritual



Update - Here's a great acoustic version.


Chimp on a Segway

Downhill Snowboard

Game: Downhill Snowboard

How to Drink in the Clink

A guide to making delicious prison hooch.

Amazing Anemone Defense Mechanism

The Personality Defect Test

Here's my result:

You are the Robot! You are characterized by your rationality. In fact, this is really ALL you are characterized by. Like a cold, heartless machine, you are so logical and unemotional that you scarcely seem human.

Great. Take the test.

Making a Venezuelan Street Burger

I'm getting hungry just watching this.

Ketchup, mayo, mustard, onions, cabbage, shoestring potatoes, more ketchup, mayo and mustard, avocado, tomato, burger patty, chorizo, chicken, eggs and bacon, and a mountain of shredded Roquefort cheese.


(via A Hamburger Today)

Could Samurai Swords Slice Through Three Bodies at a Stroke?

From the Straight Dope.

(via Geek Press)

9 Brain Habits You Didn’t Realize You Had

Brain is certainly the most amazing part of human body. It becomes more interesting when it does not work the way you expect it should. Psychology frequently establishes our intuitions about how human mind works, but it reveals a number of surprises as well…

The ultimate Battlestar Galactica Viper link

A look at the history of the Viper ship from Battlestar Galactica.

Star Wars ABCs

G is for GNK & Garindan. Star Wars alphabet.

Thursday, October 02, 2008

Jesus Is My Friend

Quite catchy.


Wednesday, October 01, 2008

MR2 For Sale

Precondition for the purchase would be following things:

Knowledge in electronics
Skills in PC technology
Knowledge of programming (especially Visual Basic)
Knowledge of micro-controller

Why would you need to know VB to buy a car
?

(via Fazed)

Stomach Expansion

Tips from competitive eaters on becoming a "Thanksgiving assassin". I like this one -

Do not - Eat the marshmallow topping on yams. It expands like foam in your stomach, destroying everything you've worked so hard to achieve.

Lightmark

Painting with light, incredible gallery of images.

Link Dump

50 inspiring vintage advertisements

13 spin off worthy simpsons characters

17 insanely modded game console controllers

10 Seriously Unusual & Outlandishly Weird Asian Hotels (Thanks Andy)

10 green concept cars

9 of the largest robberies of all time

The 6 most horrifying ways anyone got rich

Pearl Harbour

Archive of photos of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbour.

Car Doesn't Notice Kids Skate Ramp