Friday Fun Links

Ever since the car was invented, people have wrecked them. Here's a collection of auto accidents from the early 20th century.

An old fireworks safety video gets a makeover with a new soundtrack: The 1812 Overture. Exploding heads and flying limbs can be entertaining -when they are from plastic mannequins.

The world’s most unusual vending machines. If there’s any reason you can’t sell your product in a vending machine now, someone will eventually come up with a way to do it.

For years, we’ve had a chuckle at the Shed of the Year competition in the UK. This year’s winning shed has the history and charm to draw interest on its own merits -plus music! (via Breakfast Links)

Outfit skateboarders with paint-spraying devices under their boards and let them loose in an empty pool, and what do you get? A human Spirograph!

The Star Wars Zone, by Rod Serling and George Lucas. We always knew Luke was a monster underneath that goofy expression. (via Cynical-C)

If cats could write poetry, they’d probably write haiku. Because if you spend time writing too much, you’ll run over into nap time.

The Beatles' Strangest Gig.

I Hope This Will Meet with Your Approval. It does!