Friday, August 03, 2012
Cooking in Space
I think the aim of this video is to get NASA to hire a French chef as an astronaut. Corentin Charron http://www.onectin.fr/blog/ made this as his third-year project at Supinfocom Arles, a French digital animation school. (Thanks, Christophe!)
Niche Blogs for the Dog Days of August
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Forbes' annual list of top colleges ranks Princeton as the number one school. Their ranking criteria included things like student debt load, which other lists don't.
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer wants to start his own Jurassic Park in Queensland. Besides theme park plans, he's contacted the people who cloned Dolly the Sheep about repeating that with dinosaur DNA.
Gabby Douglas won two Olympic gold medals in gymnastics. So why are so many people focused on criticizing her hair?
The Cat Tunnel Couch is perfect for people who want to design their living rooms around their pets. It looks like a toddler or two may fit in there as well.
Batman Meets Two-Face. But he has a little trouble figuring out exactly what's going on.
The tiny town of Miami, Arizona, has its buildings decorated with street art featuring cats! Painted mice don't stand a chance.
China's Olympians are winning gold medals left and right -more than any other country. But is it worth the sacrifices its young athletes go through for the motherland?
Elephant Crashed Pool Party
Remember the old joke: What does an 800-pound gorilla do? Anything he wants to! Along those lines, what do you do when an elephant crashes your pool party? Well, you really can't do anything about it, so you may as well watch it on video. (via I Am Bored)
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Cakes For Completely Inappropriate Occasions
Cake Wrecks has a collection of cakes that aren't necessarily wrecks, but were baked for the strangest reasons. I mean, it was nice to have a"get well cake" made, but this decorating scheme seems like you're just rubbing it in. See the rest at Cake Wrecks, but keep in mind that some refer to adult subjects.
Paul Hunt
The world's most famous comedy gymnast does a demonstration of the Olympic gymnastic events. The women's events.
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Classic Schwarzenegger, from Mr. Universe doing the Samba in Rio to action movie kill counts.
In Rural China, a Generation Left Behind. When parents leave to find work in cities, their kids often suffer alone back home.
Matthew Inman at The Oatmeal explains the history of the music business, how it’s changing, and what the future holds.
Whatever happened to the gold medal-winning 1996 US Gymnastics Team? They grew up, did well, and really don't look all that different 16 years later.
This video tribute to Muhammad Ali highlights how downright poetic his boasts always were. It was played at a gala held the night before the Olympics opened.
Under new ownership, the latest version of Digg was unveiled yesterday. There have been a few problems already.
When a mass murderer is found not guilty by reason of insanity, there is no closure for the victims. In fact, family members may spend decades keeping track of the killer and reliving the horror.
When a massive power blackout struck India, 10% of the world's population was left in the dark. Too much demand and too little supply will lead to emergencies like this.
Taken with a Real Dad
He’s not Liam Neeson. In fact, he’s probably more like the dads you actually know. This video from Captain Hippo reminds us why we watch movies -to see something that doesn’t happen in everyday life. (via Gorilla Mask)
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Where Do Zombies Belong?
Watch zombies roam the streets of New York, doing mundane, everyday things. Even better, watch the people around them react! This is part of the Put Zombies Back on TV Campaign, a protest against Dish Network, which dropped several channels, including AMC, the home of the TV series The Walking Dead. (via The Daily What)
Cat Bank IRL
We’ve shown you how a cat bank works. We’ve even seen cats using one. We even have them in the NeatoShop, in case you want one of your own. But now you can see a cat who aspires to BE one! (via Buzzfeed)
Buttermilk Sky
Only one of these baby goats has had her morning coffee already. Can you guess which one? I thought you could. Her name is Buttermilk Sky and she is five weeks old in this video. These goats live at Took A Leap Farm in Houlton, Maine. (via Arbroath)
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The Onion's articles on the Olympics.
This Is How Olympic Divers Really Look While Diving. Funny! And they look like this on TV.
Hey! If you play Van Halen music on a marimba, it sounds like a lullaby! "Jump" is just one of a selection of rock lullabies you can buy to play for your baby.
Hostess Wins The Olympics Advertising Gold Medal. Even though they aren't even sponsoring the Games.
What do you do when an elephant crashes your pool party? Well, you really can't do anything about it, so you may as well watch it on video.
The dreaded disease Whooping Cough is making a comeback. We just don't have the proper immunity to keep it away.
If the London Games were an old-school video game, they would be ...cute. Celebrate the Olympics with this 8-bit montage.
8 Octopus Facts (one for each arm). Because we need to know all about them before they take over.
A Little Laundry Music
Modern hi-tech washing machines can be used as musical instruments! This one plays "The Imperial March" from Star Wars. (via Buzzfeed)
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