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Sunday, September 30, 2012
0 to 21 years in 6 mins.
Cory McLeod's parents took pictures of him almost every day for the first 21 years of his life. Now, all these pictures are combined in this time-lapse video. Watch him grow from baby to his 21st birthday in six minutes.
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Some Gadgets that I Used to Know
We had all sorts of people covering Gotye's Somebody that I Used to Know, but we haven't had any machines: a HP scanner on lead vocals, a a pair of hard drives, and a few traditional instruments all controlled by computers, all fed through an oscilloscope.
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Gangnam Style without the music
Youtuber Moto2h takes the video for Gangnam Style and only uses the a capella lyrics and some sound effects as audio. For teh lulz.
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Dexter intro theme - metal cover
Yesterday night was the premiere of Season 7 of Dexter and to mark the occasion, Mat Graham aka Artificial Fear celebrates with this guitar rendition of the show's intro theme.
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Hot Wheels car chase
The guys from Vanguard Pictures worked for 6 months of this 3-minute video of a stop-motion toy car pursuit.
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A super-charged Ford Mustang is under hot pursuit by the law and throws them off its tail one by one, but it may have met its match when it comes up against a mysterious black police Chevy Corvette...
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So Justin Bieber threw up on stage
In case you've missed it: Justin Bieber came down with a serious case of Bieber fever Saturday night at a concert in Glendale, AZ. Or maybe - sorry, we can't help ourselves - she's pregnant.
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Daily Mail
Friday, September 28, 2012
Henri the Existential cat on politics
Henry the Existential Cat shares his political opinions. Because "castration without representation" is just wrong.
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Inflatable unicorn for cats
Apparently, it makes your cat really happy.
Your cat makes a show of being regal and in control, but you could turn all that around with this Inflatable Unicorn Horn for Cats. It's a vinyl, 5-1/2" (14 cm) long unicorn horn with a four-point elastic strap system that holds it comfortably on a kitty's noggin. Why have just a regular cat, when you could have a uni-cat?Coming soon - here
Epic death scene of the day
When it comes to dying in slow-motion, Hollywood's got nothing on the 1973 Turkish movie Kareteci Kız (Karate Girl.)
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Gangnam Style live in Korea
South Korea's viral-est song of all time performed at Kyonggi University in Seoul in front of a large crowd of people who all know the lyrics. Pretty amazing.
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Magazine cover of the day: Tina Fey as Audrey Heburn
The next issue of Entertainment Weekly features an interview with Tina Fey about the upcoming final season of 30 Rock and to accompany that, a pictorial with her as Holly Golightly, Audrey Hepburn's character from Breakfast At Tiffany's.
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POV video of soldier getting shot in Afghanistan
Video filmed with a helmet cam during combat in Afghanistan's Kunar Province shows a US soldier getting shot several times, after drawing attention on him while his squad was pinned down by a Taliban machine gun.
" I got a hit a total of 4 times. My helmet cam died and i made it down the mountain on my own. I was also hit in the side of my helmet and my eye pro was shot off of my face. We were doing overwatch on the village to recon and gather intel. I was point heading down the face of the hill with the LT. when we got hit. the rest of the squad was pinned down by machine gun fire. I didn't start the video until a few mins into the firefight for obvious reasons. I came out into the open to draw fire so my squad could get to safety."Fortunately, no rounds penetrated his body armor and he made it home with no permanent injuries.
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Grumpy cat
In case you've missed it: a a feline that's been gaining viral status on the Internet these days is Tard aka Grumpy Cat, a cat from Arizona with a not-so-cheerful smile on its face, after a photo of him got posted to Reddit a couple of days ago. Pretty soon, videos emerged, and all sorts of pictures, including advice animals macro ones.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Google Street View underwater
Google's Street View tool has has just taken it to the next level. Below sea level.
Today we’re adding the very first underwater panoramic images to Google Maps, the next step in our quest to provide people with the most comprehensive, accurate and usable map of the world. With these vibrant and stunning photos you don’t have to be a scuba diver—or even know how to swim—to explore and experience six of the ocean’s most incredible living coral reefs. Now, anyone can become the next virtual Jacques Cousteau and dive with sea turtles, fish and manta rays in Australia, the Philippines and Hawaii.Google Blog
iPhone 5 breaking prank
The guys from AwesomenessTV dress up as Apple employees and drop a bunch of boxes of iPhone 5's in front of crowds of fans waiting in line to buy them, just to see their reaction.
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The new cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"
Haley Joel Osment, Candace Cameron, Chael Sonnen, Xzibit, and Andrew Dice Clay are the new stars of the new season of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, premiering Oct. 11th.
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"History of TV Themes Songs" with Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon performs a medley of TV show theme songs with the cast of Guys with Kids.
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Charles Manson writes Marilyn Manson from prison
Last month, convicted serial killer Charles Manson sent this letter to Marilyn Manson - whose name is the combination of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, which he considers the biggest icons of the 1960s.
Here's a transcript, but there's not much more you'll understand from it.
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It’s taken me a long time to get there from where I could touch M. Manson. Now I got a card to play – you may look into my non-profit, ATWA, and give Manson what you think he’s got coming for Air, Trees, Water, and you. Or I will pay Manson what you think Manson got coming – the music has make Manson into Abraxas Devil, and I’m SURE you would want some of what I got from what I got. It’s a far out balance. Beyond good and bad, right, wrong. What you don’t do is what I will do – what you did a sing-along, and let it roll and said how you saved me a lot of steps – I don’t need, it’s not a need or a want. Couped – coup. Ghost dancers slay together and you’re just in my grave Sunstroker Corona-coronas-coronae – you seen me from under with it all standing on me. That’s 2 dump trucks – doing the same as CMF 000007
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
GifSound compilation 2
In case you've enjoyed JamaicanBaconfly's previous set of animated gifs with sound added to them, here's episode two.
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Gangnam Style marching band
Happened in the opening of the Ohio vs. Norfolk game this Saturday: Ohio University Marching 110, whom we've also seen doing Party Rock Anthem last year, gives a master performance of Psy's Gangnam Style.
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Presidential badassery: Obama riding a lion
There's not much left to say about Jason Heuser aka SharpWriter. He's the kind of guy that likes to make US history a little more interesting. His latest piece depicts president Obama riding a lion holding a lightsaber and a crossbow.
When the President talks about Change, he means it. First on the list is all presidential addresses being issued atop his mighty lion while he wields his crossbow and DARPA issued Light Saber.Also: the Shepard Fairey-ized version
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Previously, from Jason Hauser:
- George Washington holding an assault rifle and an axe
- Ronald Reagan rides a velociraptor
- Thomas Jefferson punches a gorilla while holding the Declaration of Independence
- George Washington fights a Bengal tiger on a sinking boat during a hurricane
- JFK - Alien Hunter
Squirrel makes an epic escape from the kitchen
A squirrel that came in the living room window of an apartment and now its trapped in the kitchen, where the window was opened for it to get out. Wait for it...
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Honest trailers: The Avengers
The ultimate superhero movie gets the Honest Trailers treatment.
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Previously: The Hunger Games
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Previously: The Hunger Games
The Star Wars theme always works
Youtuber SebastianL2012's 4-month-old son gets calmed down by John Williams' theme from Star Wars, played to him on an iPhone.
We discovered by accident that the Star Wars Theme Song has magical abilities to calm the baby down. He was screaming and crying in the car one day, and the MP3 player started playing this song and he just stopped. Then, every time after that when he'd be crying for no reason (we knew his diaper was clean, tummy was full, etc.) and we'd play this song, he'd perk right up.via
Kim Jong Style
Since it's a well known fact that North Korea is best Korea, the supreme leader Kim Jong-un simply felt obligated to do this parody of the most viral video that ever came out of their southern brethrens' country.
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Breaking up with Overly Attached Girlfriend
Jimmy Tatro of Life According to Jimmy breaks up with - or, as others would say, just breaks - Overly Attached Girlfriend.
Watch at own risk. You've been warned.
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Watch at own risk. You've been warned.
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Live puppy cam of the day
Hope, a Pit bull mix, was given up by her owner to the South Los Angeles Dog Shelter while pregnant. On September the 2nd she gave birth to six adorable puppies and they're live 24/7 on Youtube, courtesy of The Pet Collective.
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Previously: the Corgi cam
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Little girl crashes ballerina dance performance
A little girl dressed in a fox costume adorably tries to steal the spotlight from a girl doing her rhythmic gymnastics routine.
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The 2012 European Beard and Moustache Championships participants
This weekend, in Wittersdorf, in eastern France, the 2012 European Beard and Moustache Championships happened. Over 100 facial-haired gentlemen took part and these are only some of them.
Some more pictures from the competition - on a slideshow gallery on The Telegraph
Some more pictures from the competition - on a slideshow gallery on The Telegraph
Seth MacFarlane's Emmys blooper
In case you've missed it: Seth MacFarlane, one of the presenters at this year's Emmys, has a slightly awkward moment on stage, saves it with the Stewie voice.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Toy train goes to space
Contestant for dad of the year Ron Fulgelseth and his 4-year-old son tie "Stanley" the train to a weather balloon and send him into the Stratosphere, 18 miles high, with a GoPro camera strapped to him, and then recover him from 27 miles away when he falls back to Earth.
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Interpreting emoticons
Youtuber/singer/dancer/artist Jemma Marshall re-enacts emoticons she uses the most, with her face.
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DMX uses Google for the first time
Rapper DMX is in the studios of Power 105.1 and apparently, he hasn't used a computer before in his life.
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Infographic: The evolution of creativity in Hollywood
Short of the Week put together this infographic of the highest grossing films in the past 30 years.
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Here are a couple of gorillas looking at a caterpillar
Gorillas at the Calgary Zoo find a caterpillar on the bars of their confinement extremely interesting.
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The best word ever
In the past two months, blogger Ted McCagg has run a contest on his blog Questionable Skills to find the best word ever, using a bracket ranking system.
Here are the finalists:
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Here are the finalists:
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Banksy on your wall
Super-size vinyl wall decals of Banksy's famous works are available on Zanzino.
And this week, with 75% off, on Living Social
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Hitler Gangnam Style
Because of course there's an edit of clips from Downfall making it look like The Führer is doing the Gangnam Style.
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Shit Girls Say is back
After a long hiatus, the original web series Shit Girls Say you've missed so much is back with its 4th episode.
Previously: Shit Girls Say - episode 1, Shit Girls Say - episode 2, Shit Girls Say - episode 3
And oh, of course there's also a book coming, with its release date set for today.
Previously: Shit Girls Say - episode 1, Shit Girls Say - episode 2, Shit Girls Say - episode 3
And oh, of course there's also a book coming, with its release date set for today.
Toilet windows
From Nothing To Do With Arbroath:
You're sitting on the toilet in a New York hotel minding your own business, when all of a sudden someone standing outside on the street waves at you. And they are taking photos. The floor to ceiling windows are not blacked out.
Restroom users at the Boom Boom Room club on the 18th floor of the The Standard Hotel are completely visible from the street below as they do their business, thanks to 10-foot, floor-to-ceiling windows. The toilet-sitters get wondrous skyline views.
But the windows work both ways — much to the chagrin of relief-seekers after they’re told what could be seen from the street.
The Popinator - an automated popcorn launcher
Popcorn Indiana brings you a new contraption that will revolutionize the way you eat your popcorn: The Popinator, a fully automated, voice-activated popcorn launching machine, that will send you a popcorn straight to your mouth every time you say "pop."
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World's tallest mohawk
That's Japanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Watanabe and, with his gravity-defying hairdo measuring 3ft 8in (113cm), he currently holds the Guinness World Record for tallest mohawk. It took him 15 years to grow.
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Hula hooping @ Burning Man
A GoPro camera gets mounted on a hula hoop and hot girls at Burning Man are invited to use it. A compilation ensues.
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Fox News gets trolled
In case you've missed it: Max Rice pays a visit to Fox & Friends Monday morning to explain host Gretchen Carlson why he's disillusioned with President Obama.
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Dogs in boots compilation
Alt: These Shoes Aren't Made for Walking.
Because dogs and dog boots aren't always a good idea. Sometimes they're just hilarious.
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Because dogs and dog boots aren't always a good idea. Sometimes they're just hilarious.
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London Style - a Gangnam Style parody
Psy impersonator Hanbit Cho and his gang of video-reenacting friends are in London, doing the Gangnam Style.
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Also: Navy Gangnam Style
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Also: Navy Gangnam Style
The Heisenbergs
Walter and Skyler White meet American Gothic
The Heisenbergs, by Brian DeYoung
Prints available here
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Gangsta's Paradise exam flash mob
"World famous engineering musical and sketch comedy revue" Skule Nite 1T3 perform The Worst Test - a small engineering-themed Gangsta's Paradise flash mob during an engineering exam at the University of Toronto.
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Things that happen: squirrel tail knots
Redditor Mard86 writes: "My co-worker sent an email saying he would be late because he was trying to untie a squirrel tail knot. I asked for a picture, and he delivered."
This is the email he sent:
This is the email he sent:
I was pressed into squirrel rescue this morning on my way out. 5 young squirrels got tangled in Christmas lights in my neighbor’s yard. We got the lights off, but now their tails are one big knot, so I have to bring them into a rescue place to untie them, as I am unequipped to untie squirrel tail knots. I should be in this afternoon.
Teleportation caught on tape
A CCTV camera captured this footage in an intersection in China on September 5th: a person riding a motorbike is saved from impact with a truck by an unknown figure, by being teleported a few meters away in less than a second.
We have no idea what's going on.
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We have no idea what's going on.
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Subway 'Thriller' cover
An NYC commuter on the 4 train to Brooklyn passionately listens to Michael Jackson's Thriller on the headphones. He takes no prisoners.
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'Call Me Maybe' choir and orchestra
New Haven, Connecticut-based volunteer ensemble 3penny Chorus And Orchestra perform Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Jimmy Kimmel prank: What do you think of the new iPhone 5?
In anticipation of the iPhone 5, Jimmy Kimmel takes to the streets, asking people their opinion on the new gadget. Only instead of the iPhone 5, which is not on the market yet, he shows them an iPhone 4s.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Google launches 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' feature
Google now has a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon function in its search. To use it, just type in the actor's name and the words "Bacon number" after.
And good luck finding an actor with a number over 3.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Movie trailer: Lincoln
The second major Abraham Lincoln production coming out this year, with Daniel Day-Lewis as the slavery-abolishing president, gets its first trailer.
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.The movie also stars Sally Field Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn and James Spader and it's going to hit theaters on November 16th.
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Tear-inducing X Factor audition of the day
Emotional bullying victim Jillian Jensen manages to make everybody, even Simon Cowell a little, cry on the set of X Factor.
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The ultimate Curiosity rover descent video
Youtuber Bard Canning took the 297-frame video of the Curiosity landing on the surface of Mars, released by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and enhanced it from 4 fps to 30 fps, making it look like the rover descends in real-time.
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World's tallest dog
His name is Zeus, he's a Great Dane and he's what they call a big motherf***r.
Zeus, a 44-inch tall Great Dane from Michigan, has been officially recorded as the planet's tallest dog in the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.Telegraph
The Great Dane, who towers 2.2m (7ft 4") on his hind legs, has been named the tallest dog ever recorded in the latest Guinness Book of World Records launched on Thursday.
Measuring 1.12m from paw to withers – the point between the shoulder blades at which the official height of a four-legged mammal is judged – Zeus is officially the tallest dog in the world, the volume claims.
Things that exist: The halfkeyboard
With the revolutionary Matias Half-QWERTY 508 Keyboard, you can type using only one hand.
The ultra-compact Half Keyboard is a one-handed version of the standard desktop keyboard. It uses full-size, high-quality laptop-style keys for excellent typing comfort and speed.It's available here
How does it work?
Typing with one hand is a lot like typing with two hands...
1. Place your hand on the keyboard, in the standard position.
2. The letters under your hand are exactly the same as on a regular keyboard. You already know how to type them – no learning required!
3. For the other half of the keyboard, you need to hold down the space bar. When you hold down the space bar, the keys under your hand change to the other half of the keyboard.
4. To type a space, just tap the space bar.
