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40 Foot Twisty Slide Is Made of Win

Brie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:13:33 +0000

I feel like the airports in the United States are totally hosing passengers with their lack of completely amazing 40 foot slides, like this one in Singapore’s Changi Airport. If you spend $22 in the airport, you get two free ride tokens on the Slide@T3, and you too can zip down at 19 feet per second. Source

Armless Pianist

Brie — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:03:07 +0000

23 year old pianist Liu Wei’s arms were amputated after a childhood accident and he now plays the piano with his toes. Liu became a hit when he performed on “China’s Got Talent,”

What’s Cooking Under The Sea

Brie — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:09:13 +0000

Check out this video of an abandoned rice cooker guarded by a large crab 1256m below the sea surface. Anyone else have the Sponge Bob theme song stuck in their head?

And You Thought You Were Good At Rock Band

Brie — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:41:11 +0000

I see now why I fail at games like Dance Dance Revolution. Apparently I not only lack rhythm, but also the super quick reflexes like this guy demonstrates. Very impressive.

Ridiculously Awesome Shark Boat

Brie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:49:36 +0000

I have a new love and that love is for the shark boat aka The Seabreacher. Not only can it dive under water, roll from side to side and jump 12ft into the air, it looks like a great white shark. Featuring a dorsal fin, gaping jaws and rows of dagger-sharp teeth, it can do 50 mph above water and 20 mph below it and it has sound system on board, so you can literally blast the theme song from Jaws while you cruise around. Unfortunately, this bad boy costs about 94,000 dollars, so I doubt I’ll be seeing one of these in my garage anytime soon (or ever for that matter). Source

Crazy YoYo Skills

Brie — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:37:59 +0000

Considering the fact that I can’t even get a yoyo to function (unless by “walking the dog” you mean dragging it around behind you) so I’m definitely impressed by this guy’s skills.

Ice Cream Robot

Brie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:32:49 +0000

Thought the end product has to be the saddest looking ice cream cone I have ever seen, check out this Robot that serves as an ice cream vendor at the Tokyo Summerland Waterpark. Source

Glass Bottom Hot Air Balloon

Brie — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:17:53 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of heights, so this video of a hot air ballon with a glass bottom, is definitely on my list of things that make my palms all sweaty. Source

This is just freakishly weird

Otelo — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:23:27 +0000

No, it is not a still from a new alien abduction movie … not is it rabid rabbits about to eat an innocent sleeping little girl. It is part of a unbelievably bizarre but very creative art collection by artist Patricia Piccinni.

We Are Family by Patricia Piccinni

The Long Awaited by Patricia Piccinni

You can check out more of her work at her site … if you’re not too squeamish

Interview with a Robot

Marcie — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:22:55 +0000

Have you ever thought about creating a digital back up of yourself? Watch as New York Times reporter Amy Harmon interviews Bina48, a robot who has been embedded with the memories and thoughts of a real woman named Bina Rothblatt.

Created by the Terasem Movement, who also offers the CyBeRev Project. A website where you can preserve your identity for eternity. You upload photos, video, audio of yourself, as well as complete tests all in an effort to preserve your being. Sounds very Total Recall to me. Did you catch her say “conspiring to take over the world”. Scary!

via: The Daily What