A 21-year-old student from the UK has designed a cardboard bicycle that he has dubbed "the ultimate green machine."
Supporting anyone up to 168 pounds, the frame, which costs around $6 to
make, is made from the cardboard used in industrial packaging, whilst
the wheels and chain are standard bike issue, and will cost around $24.
Aluminum forks are not used anymore because of the danger of it bending out
of shape (the fork is the piece of the frame which holds the front wheel in place)…. CARDBOARD?!?! good luck not killing yourself…but hey it looks pretty cool. [ $24 Cardboard Bicycle ]
I am going to go ahead and include this in the list of videos I could have used in my elementary school days. I also really need to include "How to outwit Carnies" on this list.
Last week the video of a Chinese farmer's homemade airplane made it's rounds around the internet last week and pretty much everyone was crying hoax. But oh lookie here... A second video has surfaced proving to all those who cried hoax that this chinese farmer is truly ingenius and is totally an autogyro.
Earlier this week, a little bit of awesome turned up in my inbox, via
the South Florida Sun-Sentinel of all places. This gallery of retro
cereal boxes is fun not necessarily because it's a reminder of all the
crap I used to eat, but rather because it nicely highlights all the
cereal ideas and kooky design ideas that didn't quite work.
They don't make breakfast cereals like they used to... also, Crunchy Logs? Seriously? That passed approval from everybody? Yikes. Honestly, I am just sad I missed out on Kaboom! [ Retro Kids Cereals ]
It's very rare that a man can speak so respectfully and eloquently to a woman. I love how he starts postulating possible reasons she hasn't called him! This guy's a catch! They should make Being John Malkovich again with Dimitri playing John Malkovich playing Dimitri. [ Let the Romance Begin ]
The Buzzball delivers a thrill like no other interactive ride can. At
the heart of the Buzzball is a dual motor configuration, enabling the
pilot to control the motion and direction of travel via left and right
control triggers, which provides power to the driving wheels.
Once the Buzzball
is in motion the pod maintains an upright position until the pilot
turns, causing the pod to rotate inside the ball against the direction
of travel, which applies a braking force and the pod to lock with the
ball. This causes the pod to rotate with the ball until the weight of
the pilot and pod overcomes the inertia forces and causes the Buzzball
to change direction.
Want. Want. Want. WANT. What fun this would be for July 1st (if you're Canadian) or July 4th (for all Americans)...
It's a well-known fact that the majority of contemporary traditional American sitcoms are pure dreck. For every standout ("30 Rock," "The Office," "Curb Your Enthusiasm"), there are roughly a dozen other shows that parlay hackneyed jokes and predictable one-liners into syndicated success. The connecting thread among these programs is, of course, the laugh track. Born exclusively from the medium of the sitcom, the tool was utilized by producers in the 1950s to bestow upon the audience a visceral connection to experiencing live theater, and although its presence has waned in the decades following, the laugh track has, nevertheless, remained present on your TV screen. From "Alf" to "Friends" to "According to Jim," canned laughter has provided a patronizing signal indicating to the viewer that it is, indeed, time to laugh (and what could be funnier than when someone essentially alerts you to the fact?). The practice is often groan-inducing and, as such, has found its way into meme territory among those eager to subvert the form and see it go viral.
Here is a collection of clips from television dramas with added laugh tracks for your own awkward entertainment. It's very well done. Even at 4 in the morning I am impressed. That's difficult. Trust me. Not all clips' language are safe for work. [Fun with Laugh Tracks]
In late March, Jon Rose, Mar Ohno and Sergio Laus ventured to the mouth of the Amazon River in northern Brazil to take part in what is probably one of the most unusual surf experiences on the planet -- to surf the Pororoca. The Pororoca is probably the largest, longest and most dangerous tidal bore in the world.
So they've found a way of exponentially increasing the likelihood of a horrible drowning death. Tubular! Oh and, hey, more still pictures can be found here. [Pororoca]
So your HOA has contracted an outside company to boot your car if you park on the street? So this man got his car booted for parking outside his own house, for not
displaying for one day after living (and parking) there for 3 months. He then takes his car into garage so they cant tow it for parking overnight, they threaten to press charges if he doesn't pay them
to give them their boot back. The man in question tells them they are welcome to come get the boot, out of his garage. The company goes crazy and boot almost every car in the whole neighborhood.
Dude actually has a pretty good legal case.
1. he didn't damage anything
2. he told them they could have the boot back
I seriously doubt they are going to get any money off the guy. As well,
if that HOA actually did their job and provided value for the people in
the community, THEY would be fighting this fight, not one single guy.
Attention Chicken! is a three dimensional version of the collage that goes by the same title.
Nicolas Lampert and Micaela O’Herlihy created a ten-foot rotisserie
chicken out of polystyrene foam, hard coated, and then painted with
latex paint and final coat of high gloss varnish. In October, 2006 Attention Chicken!
made a number of unannounced public interventions throughout Milwaukee
at Bradford Beach, the woods, Walmart, National Ave, and other
locations throughout the city. Reactions ranged from laughter to
attacks directed at the chicken (three in one day!) More interventions
and a short film by Micaela O’Herlihy coming in the future. Micaela’s website: http://www.anarchocinemalista.com
What an attention...chicken, that thing is. Who does that chicken think she is? [ Attention Chicken ]
One morning, after she was awakened by her bedside alarm, she sat
up and, she recalled, "this fluid came down my face, this greenish
liquid." She pressed a square of gauze to her head and went to see her
doctor again. M. showed the doctor the fluid on the dressing. The
doctor looked closely at the wound. She shined a light on it and in
M.'s eyes. Then she walked out of the room and called an ambulance.
Only in the Emergency Department at Massachusetts General Hospital,
after the doctors started swarming, and one told her she needed surgery
now, did M. learn what had happened. She had scratched through her
skull during the night -- and all the way into her brain.
Very interesting read. I found the mirror therapy they talk about for
phantom limbs fascinating. The human brain: will its tricks never end? [ The Itch ]
Remember the original 20Q, which first gained popularity
as an online game where users log onto the website and play against an
artificial intelligence foe? Players are asked to think of an animal, vegetable,
mineral, or other object and 20Q guesses what the player is thinking in
twenty questions or less.
This is the 20Q: Star Trek.
Think of a sentient being, place or thing from Star Trek, and the 20Q
Artificial Intelligence will read your mind by asking questions. [ 2OQ: Star Trek ]
In March 2007 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London we hosted an evening of animation related events which I took as an opportunity to make some more examples of my Phonographantasmascope, an extension of the Zoetrope principle.
It is all live action and works by using the shutter speed of the camera rather than the rather irritating stroboscope methods other 3D Zoetropes use.
Please excuse my waffling over the top of it, I was speaking for four hours to a constantly revolving set of people.
This video is amazing. Using the principle of the old Zoetropes, he built his own 3D discs and rotated them with turntables. The song you are hearing is Elliot Smith "In the lost and found".
Oh look, another reason why cell phones scare me. To be honest, I hate all phones. This is just not going to help me answer mine even if this video is hilariously fake. Full video can be found here, link thanks to Frank N.
The Klondike Bar Needs a Favor -- What Would You Do For A Klondike Bar? -- The Lonely Island Finds Out ...
Have you seen what Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone of The Lonely Island and “Saturday Night Live” fame will do for a Klondike Bar? Check out what America has submitted so far at www.KlondikeContest.com and perhaps submit your own video. The grand-prize winner will receive $100,000 and a digital short consultation with Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Fans can vote on their favorite consumer videos by visiting the contest site, which automatically enters voters into a contest to win $25,000.
This contest has prompted me to re-watch some of my favourite Lonely Island videos and I think it's time we all re-watch stork patrol again. Oh man, still great. [what would you do for a Klondike Bar contest ]
Brayden Simms USED to write for The Miami Herald’s Heavy Thrifting, a column
about saving money, when recently the newspaper decided to save their own money and laid him off. However, the miami Herald is actually paying him to blog about how he's been laid off...by the Miami Herald. I am particuarly fond of his mom’s comment, and how he could sell stuff on “Carl’s List”. Cute. [ I've been laid off; now I'll try to save money ]
I got a sneak peek at Mio's new Knight Rider GPS, and it's more fun and cheesy than I expected. As you can see in the video, William Daniels,
the original voice of KITT, guides you as you cruise the streets,
fighting crime. Flashing red LEDs are synced up to the speech, and the
screen marks your location with a Pontiac Trans Am
icon. My favorite part is that is has 300 names built-in when you're
done pretending that you're Michael Knight and you want KITT to call
you by your real moniker. It'll be $270—a bit less than we thought—when
it's out in August.
Here is a list of movie cameos (with video) that end up stealing the whole movie. I'm going to have to fully agree with #1 being Alec Baldwin's Glengarry Glen Ross speech. Fantastic cameo.[ One Scene Wonders ]
I just wasted 30 odd minutes at this site. It's improved alot and it's downright brilliant. I am in love. All I want to do is hug this website, someone invent the technology that allows me to do that, please. The moment I saw Don Hertzfeldt's work was included the urge to hug took me over. [ NeaveTelevison]
The odds are in your favour that you did not make this list. But if you did, I'm sorry. Here is a list of what is supposedly the 12 funniest wedding names and I am going to have to agree with them. Wow, just wow, REALLY?[ 12 Funniest Wedding Names ]
A unique game where you act as the brakeman for a roller coaster and
attempt to advance through different levels. Surprisingly fun. It
might seem like there's no point to actually using the brakes until you
get to about the third coaster. Then it quickly becomes clear that it
makes sense to be judicious with the throttle.
Also the music makes me think of a porn soundtrack for "What's Happening?" [Rollercoaster Rush ]
14 months in the making, 42 countries, and a cast of thousands. Thanks to everyone who danced with me. You can turn HD off it's playing jerky or taking too long to load.
Part two to follow the much loved original. Everytime I watch the original or this one, I wind up all teary-eyed. Must be my time of the month or something... [ Where The Hell Is Matt ]
Yes, everyone upon watching this video is going to go out and attempt this. I think it's safe to say escalator spinning is going to become a new sport.
We like Daleks, here at Project
Dalek. We like them a lot. We want more Daleks in this world. We don't
really care what size they are - scale models or full-size Daleks. We
don't care if they are 'real' or CG renders. So long as they are Daleks
we are happy.
Are you
ready to take the plunge and create a Dalek of your very own? If so,
Project Dalek is the place for you. Project Dalek is the home of the 'Dalek Builder's Workshop Manual', the Dalek builder's bible. It contains everything you need to know about how to construct a full size Dalek of your very own.
Dr. Who fans here is your very own Dalek network. Some great pictures of homemade daleks by fan is keeping me busy this morning. A Dalek is honest. It does what it was born to do for the survival of
its species. That creature is better than you. [ Project Dalek ]
Okay, I will concede that Freud may have been on to something."Oh the internet, what they're gonna do with this one!" Truer words were never spoken. [slips of lips ]
One of my favourite comedians has passed away at age 71. Carlin was best known for his routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say On
Television," which appeared on 1972's "Class Clown" album. He will surely be missed and at least we have 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, three books, television shows and movie appearances to remember him by.
My favourite Carlin quotes: Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
If God had intended us not to masturbate he would've made our arms shorter.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
Electricity is really just organized lightning.
Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers?
As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
Why do croutons come in airtight packages? It's just stale bread to begin with.
I'll be watching random George Carlin youtube videos all day long. <3
Description: This city letter carrier posed for a humorous
photograph with a young boy in his mailbag. After parcel post service
was introduced in 1913, at least two children were sent by the service.
With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway
and city carriers to their destination. The Postmaster General quickly
issued a regulation forbidding the sending of children in the mail
after hearing of those examples.
Move over Millennium Falcon, because there's a new Best Lego Set Ever in town: the $400 Death Star. Almost 4,000 pieces of absolute nerdgasmic technological terror now available to order, showing 14 scenesLego Imperial Stormtroopers.
that happened in the no-moon during the original trilogy. We have all
the official information and three high definition photos that show
every angle of this amazing set, with 21 amazing mini-figs.."
All throughout the world lie the scattered remains of hotels that once
stood magnificent in their beauty, but which are now decaying and
decrepit. We recently took a look at sixteen of the world's most amazing abandoned hotels but there are many more of these strange wonders out there.
As per usual, Andy Boyd has created another entertaining post on hotel wonders around the world. I see these photos and think to myself, "How lovely would it be to see Vogue film here?". These abandoned hotels would make for great high fashion shoots. [ 8 More Abandoned And Decayed Hotels From Around The World ]
I am a liquor store owner... in the hood. Now when I say "hood", I
mean The ,"holy mary, mother of god, that is ghetto!" hood..., and just
so you know, I aint no rookie in the "liquor slang thang.
I currently have a new favourite blog, Slangin Liquor in the hood. This guy types just he talks and his stories are truly fantastic. The language is potentially NSFW and Eddy's post's start at the bottom of the page for some reason. Eddy, I am going to be quoting you on a daily basis. I have so many favourite phrases from you already. I don't know which is better:
round here, some bum muhf****s got like a train of carts all tied together, choo chooin around like they "thomas the train."
or jase: "tuna's not a fish"....pause....
me: "oh yeah, what is it?"
jase:"its dolphin."
i let it be.
later...
jase "is shrimp like fish?"
me: "no bitch, its dolphin. dumb***."
jase "oh, alright. hook it up."
or
"normally i refrain from tootin my own horn, but some times you just gotta toot the muhf*****."
For serious though, the entry on him getting the walker deserves to be read by everyone (A MUST READ). Truly touching, what is this strange salty discharge leaking from my eyes?
All the stories take place around Eddy's Liquor store in Pomona, California. The man you see pictured above is Rawl and he has never eaten KFC chicken before and is one of Eddy's boys. I highly suggest you bookmark this page and check back frequently. Quite the storyteller, let me tell you... [ Slangin liquor in the hood ]
If one thing and one thing alone could sum up the awfulness of Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin
movie, it would be the Bat-nipples. For all the ridiculousness of the
film, the terrible dialog, the cheesy plot, the inane goofiness, it's
those superfluous nipples on both Batman and Robin's normally
nipple-less outfits that so eloquently summed up what was wrong.
The mere fact that this list exists has restored my faith in the internet. I think Slalom Racer Batman and I could become the bestest of friends. Even though he has a jetpack and that it completely (COMPLETELY) ruins my theory that bats can't live in snowy conditions. Bats are to me what snakes are to Indiana Jones. [ 10 worst batman action figures ever ]
Stewart Butterfield, the cantankerous cofounder of Flickr, has, as we've noted, tendered his resignation to Yahoo, as has wife and cofounder Caterina Fake.
The two recently celebrated, along with Flickr's other original
employees, a "Vestfest" for their take from the $35 million sale of
Flickr to Yahoo three years ago; we'd heard as long ago as October that
Butterfield was ready to leave.
But we couldn't have anticipated the manner of Butterfield's exit. In a
long, rambling email to Yahoo executive Brad Garlinghouse, under whose
aegis Flickr fell, Butterfield described the company as a tin-smithing
concern, but found that there was no place for him as the company left
its metallurgical roots. Better this entertaining nonsense than some
tired cliche of "bleeding purple," I suppose. I'm also told that this
email is classic Butterfield, and that his employees at Flickr would
stage dramatic readings of some of his better missives at Flickr's San
Francisco headquarters, which will now be run officially by Kakul Srivastava, Flickr's longtime de facto chief. Butterfield's full resignation letter:
Who doesn't love the smell of corporate intarweb drama in the morning? It's actually a great resignation letter despite Butterfield's haters. He's funny, entertaining and uses just enough obscurity that you can read in more wisdom than is intentionally present. All in all, no harm no foul right? It's not exactly like they just gave Flickr away. I'd take the money and live on an Island for the rest of my life if I were Butterfield. An island full of robot minions...to do my evil island biddings... I'd also probably buy a pirate ship and a crew. But I'm just getting ahead of myself here.[ Butterfield's dramatic Resgination Letter ]
*ahheem*
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
Drink and the devil have done for the rest.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
