Ripley's Believe it or Not - We Own Weird. Accept No Substitutes

CornerShot is an Israeli-designed gun mounting system.  It’s built for military special forces and police SWAT units.  Basically, it lets a person peer around a corner without exposing themselves to harm.  It is fitted with a camera on the front and a video display to the rear, so the soldier/cop can see what they are aiming at.

That’s all well and good, of course.  It’s an interesting trick, with a few specific applications.  What happens, when somebody gets the bright idea not only to look around a corner, but to have the weapon disguised while they do it?

Enter the Kitty Shot!

Check out Megan Shea’s backwards speech.

A beer-dispensing robot built at the UK’s Middlesex University.

Musician Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the pentatonic scale with a little bit of audience participation.

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

This is a road on the side of a mountain…watch how big cargo trucks maneuver this tricky turn.  This is a real nail biter!!  I kind of get heart palpitations watching…I am still trying to figure out where this road is located.  If anyone knows, drop me a line. 

Update:  Just got an email from a very awesome fan named Kai who informed us that this is the Trollstigen Road in Norway.  He also sent me this cool pic.  What a crazy road!

Thanks Kai!

It seems that this dog really loves her owner because whenever he shows up…she gets a big smile on her face!  Too cute!

Have you ever seen a dog smile?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

This video captures a dump truck recklessly driving down a busy highway with the bed in the upright position, destroying a pedestrian bridge in Istambul, Turkey.  You can clearly see people walking across the bridge.  On the side the truck strikes, you can see a man…he can see the truck coming and freezes, almost stunned and not sure what to do or where to go.  He and one other person were on the part of the bridge that was destroyed at the time of impact.  Luckily they suffered only minor injuries.

Ok, I know I say this a lot, but really, NOW I HAVE SEEN EVERYTHING!  This is Matthew and he literally had a pair of glasses tattooed onto his face.

Here is a video of Matthew getting the tattoo.

I also found a link to his Flickr stream documenting the tattoo.

From David Attenborough’s Life in the Undergrowth, a giant centipede goes bat hunting:

Interested in a machine that does nothing but turn itself off?

Thanks to the wonders of the internet and Instructables member Saskview, it’s The Most Useless Machine Ever!  He even teaches you how to build it, if you’re so inclined.