Doesn't Denmark have the nicest cops? They stop cyclists and give them free helmets and hugs to show they care about their safety.
Police In Denmark Stops Bicyclists And Hugs Them
Dickens URL
Convert URLs into wonderful works by Charles Dickens. The fear of cryptic URLs, long or short, is now no longer a problem. Enter an ugly URL and you will be faced with beautiful words of Charles Dickens.
The Dickens URL for The Presurfer would be:
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The 5 Deadliest Pandemics In History
The outbreak of swine flu, first in Mexico then cases all over the world, has gotten a lot of people worried. Despite the existence of scarier diseases caused by exotic viruses like Hantavirus and Ebola, influenza still reigns as the number one infectious killer in modern times.
Unlike regular seasonal epidemics of the flu, there are also rare but deadly pandemics, i.e. cases of influenza that spread on a worldwide scale and infect a large proportion of the human population.
Here's a summary of the 5 deadliest pandemics in history.
Turban Man
Nihangs are the monk-warriors of an armed Sikh order. They wear big turbans which are quite a bit longer than the average turban, and it takes more than 45 minutes to tie them.
The Turban the man in the video is wearing is about 400 meters in length. Watch until the end to see the man wrap his head in all 400 meters of material.
(thanks Cora)
FEMA'S 'Scary Thing'
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has removed a children's coloring book from its web site following criticism over its inclusion of drawings of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. The coloring book, titled 'A Scary Thing Happened,' is geared towards helping kids 'cope with disasters.'
The coloring book's cover montage includes a drawing of one of the Twin Towers on fire as a plane approaches the second building. The coloring book was created in 2003 for the Freeborn County Crisis Response Team and was illustrated by Marlys Jentoft, a 68-year-old grandmother of 10. In an interview, Jentoft said she was unaware of the recent criticism of the coloring book, but would redo the drawings if asked.
(thanks Dennis)
Great Redneck Inventions
The El Camino swimming pool, homemade beer goggles, a schoolbus bomb shelter, and other great redneck inventions.
(thanks Nicholas)
10 Of The Most Famous Office Buildings From Around The World
It is no coincidence that the vast majority of the world's most famous buildings are used as offices. Governments and multinational companies that commission and inhabit such buildings are the only organisations with the power and money necessary to create constructions that are large, cutting-edge and ultimately impressive enough to
become famous.
Here are some examples of striking office buildings built from the mid 18th century, right up to 2004 and incorporates a range of styles and materials.
(thanks Andy)
Top 10 Bizarre Illnesses
Ever heard of tourists in Florence, Italy, who became ill in the presence of great works of art? It's called the Stendhal Syndrome. Or what about Mud Wrestlers Rash, Dr Strangelove Syndrome, or Uncombable Hair Syndrome.
Top 10 Bizarre Illnesses.
10 Greatest Sideburns In The World
Ambrose Burnside was a general in the Union Army during the Civil War and later served as governor of Rhode Island and U.S. senator from that state. He was renowned for a kind of beard that was the opposite of the goatee: side whiskers and moustache, with a clean-shaven chin. The style was known, naturally, as Burnside's.
By itself, this word for his hairstyle had no meaning other than the name of its originator. But as memory of the general and senator faded, Burnside's was mistakenly heard as burnsides, a plural, seeming to refer to the two prominent sides of hair.
And so, through the effort of making a word make sense, sideburns entered American English and remained, allowing us to describe the look of Elvis Presley and others in the century to come.
(thanks Nicholas)
Do You Want To Live Forever?
So much for eternal youth! Most respondents to the Reader's Digest global survey are just fine with their limited shelf life here on earth. Not even the younger crowd consistently chooses immortality.
In fact, more than 50 percent of those 45 and under in seven countries (including the United States) report that they don't want to live forever.
The Everyday Lives Of Superheroes
Ever wonder what it'd be like if Superheroes were just regular people like you and I? Like what if Superman had a job as a limo driver and he didn't necessarily have any superhuman powers?
When you add the element of costume and real life it winds up being pretty hilarious. Here are some cool pictures of people in superhero costumes doing normal 'human' things.
(via Optical Poptitude)
The Real Story of the Superheroes. (thanks George)
Incredible Wood Carvings by Randall D. Boni
We've all seen chainsaw-carved sculptures before, but Randall Boni's masterpieces are simply amazing. No point in pointing out Randall is a world-renowned wildlife sculpture artist. Just have a look at his work and you'll see why.
(thanks Cora)
Jones' Good Ass BBQ And Foot Massage
Raise your hand if you are bored with regular barbecue places... That's what I thought. Rather than just sitting around I decided to help the community.
So with my new Target credit card i put a downpayment on an abandonded Chinese restaurant. And so, Jones' Good Ass BBQ And Foot Massage was born!
Airtrax Sidewinder
The Airtrax Siderwinder is a forklift truck that uses omni directional technology. Multiple cylindrical shaped tyres around a single axis help guide the forklift in all directions.
The Most Famous Of All Great Estates
Got $75,000,000 to spare? You could buy this house, the most famous of all great estates on 40 acres in Round Hill.
(via corsinet)
Top Educational Websites For Children That Are Fun
On most educational websites children can play games that involve solving math problems or answering science questions.
But there's a far greater selection of fun games or sites that are also educational and wont bore your poor kid to death.
Top Educational Websites For Children That Are Fun.
LED In My Mouth
Sound and light programming by Daito Manabe and Motoi Ishibashi.
(via Everlasting Blort)
Lost In Space
There are those who believe that somewhere in the vast blackness of space, about nine billion miles from the Sun, the first human is about to cross the boundary of our Solar System into interstellar space.
His body, perfectly preserved, is frozen at –454ºF; his tiny capsule has been silently sailing away from the Earth at 18,000 mph for the last 45 years. He is the original lost cosmonaut, whose rocket went up and, instead of coming back down, just kept on going.
The 'Lost Cosmonauts' debate has been reawakened thanks to a new investigation into the efforts of two ingenious, radio-mad young Italian brothers who, starting in 1957, hacked into both Russia's and NASA's space programmes – so effectively that the Russians, it seems, may have wanted them dead.
More info on this article:
The Lost Cosmonauts, website of the Judica-Cordiglia brothers.
Site debunking the brothers' claim.
Things To Do with Nettles Without Getting Stung
There is more to the nettle than meets the eye. Normally, nettles are associated with that nasty sting that they give. You should you be foolhardy enough to examine them with bare hands or unfortunate enough to have a brother or sister willful enough to want to push you in to them.
However, they have many more uses than a tool in the escalation in to nastiness of sibling rivalry. So, what exactly can you do with nettles when you are bored?
(via Robert-John)
50 Surprising Ways To Boost Your Brain's Performance
Even if you think you're pretty smart or have a good memory, your brain is begging you to work it to its full potential. Getting stuck in the same routine, never exercising and eating junk food are all brain killers that decrease good cognitive function and increase your chances of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's.
But with these 50 tips and ideas for flexing your brain power, you'll be able to boost performance right now and in the future.
10 Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
April is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month in America. That's right: Someone has proclaimed this popular comfort food worthy of a monthlong celebration. Beloved and reinvented by even the most celebrated chefs, the grilled cheese has long-since outgrown its white bread and processed cheese days.
Here's a roundup of the best tributes to this American staple. From Tom Colicchio's french onion soup–themed masterpiece to a fried-egg-finished fantasy, these are definitely feta-than-life sandwiches.
(thanks Annie)
Array Of UFO Shapes
The array is intended only to convey some idea of the variety of shapes that have appeared, it does not give an adequate impression of the relative frequencies with which the different UFO shapes have appeared.
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: Did You See The Sign?
It Says http://www.garageband.com/artist/Dennes
click on the picture for real size
The Biggest Food Product Duds Of All Time
Thousands of new food products are introduced to grocery shoppers every year. Not all of them are succesful. Which items are so wild that they've been removed from shelves permanently?
Here are some of the biggest food flops over the last 40+ years. Some of the items lasted only a few weeks, while others were available for a few years, but they all have one thing in common: you can't find these items at a grocery store near you.
(thanks Annie)
10 Unusual Japanese Fashions And Subcultures
Japanese fashion usually brings to mind kimono, yukata, or the sailor school uniforms. And for many people around the world who are interested in fashion, the lesser known styles and subcultures of Japan are becoming more widely recognized.
The fashions on this list were worn at different times in Japan during the twentieth century and today. With some groups of Japanese teenagers these styles were extremely popular. They were viewed as creative and influential to fashion by some, and looked on with confusion and amusement by others.
10 Unusual Japanese Fashions And Subcultures.
all140.com
all140.com Is a new site, aiming to bring you all the real-time news available on one site by extracting and finding qualitative information hidden on the most remote corners of the web.
Find the information you are looking for - in real time.
(thanks Franz)
Meat Cards
Meat Cards are business cards made from meat.We start with 100% beef jerky, and sear your contact information into it with a 150 Watt CO2 laser. Unlike other business cards, Meat Cards will retain value after the econopocalypse. Meat Cards do not fit in a Rolodex, because their deliciousness cannot be contained in a Rolodex.
Why Men Should Keep Their Clothes On
Many men need little reason to shed their clothing. A little sunshine and whoosh! However, they do not realize - in many cases - that their semi-nudity can sometimes engender not quite the emotions that they supposed.
They may feel that it's worth it but here are a few 'becauses' - together with photographic proof - that beg to differ.
(via Robert-John)
Yahoo To Close GeoCities
AOL took down its Journals and Hometown services, and now Yahoo's following suit with its own GeoCities, the hosting service that once upon a dot-com bubble seemed to include half the personal sites on the Web.
Yahoo isn't currently providing a lot of detail about what users can expect from the shutdown process, other than that it'll happen 'later this year,' probably in the summer timeframe. More info on the GeoCities Help Page.
10 Most Celebrated TV Show Hangouts
We tend to get drawn into our favorite TV shows; we know what the characters do for a living and are privy to their groups of friends. But in order to really love a sitcom or dramatic series, it must be set to perfection - in other words, it's all about the hangout spots.
From the Three's Company bar, Regal Beagle, to Beverly Hills, 90210's diner, the Peach Pit, these renowned places - where our favorite small-screen characters gathered - ignite big memories for those of us who loyally tuned in.
Check out these 10 famous spots where love, laughs and drama all unfolded - and where everyone definitely knew one another's names.
(thanks Annie)
10 Winning Websites With Which To Waste Time At Work
Bored, listless and stressed at work? Perhaps it is time to divert your attention away from that for which you are getting paid and develop a few new strategies around passing the time between nine and five.
With these ten websites you will hopefully discover a host of time wasting ways to prevaricate. Enjoy - and don't get fired!
10 Winning Websites With Which To Waste Time At Work.
(via Robert-John)
9 Amazing 3D Pavement Paintings
Pavement art has grown in popularity over the years and there are few major cities left untouched by the paintbrush of these eccentric artists.
Aside from the traditionalist type pavement paintings where the artist replicates famous works of art, there are also those who very cleverly create optical illusions with their paintbrush. Take a look at some of these mind boggling three dimensional pavement paintings scattered across the globe.
(thanks Andy)
Blackle
Not sure if I posted this one before, but if you want to save energy, use Blackle. Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search.
Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. A given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen.
(thanks Paul)
Peering Into North Korea
News stories about North Korea have been quite frequent recently, with their test launch of a rocket over Japan, withdrawal from nuclear disarmament talks coupled with a threat to restart their nuclear program, and their recent arrest and indictment of two U.S. reporters on its border with China.
Even with all this attention, photographs from North Korea are still restricted and hard to come by. One way around that has been for photographers to peer inside from across the border, a pastime that has also spurred a level of curious tourism in both neighboring South Korea and China. Collected here are a some recent photographs, looking into North Korea from the outside.
Some Really Amazing Hot Rods
Hot Rods are automobiles rebuilt or modified for high speed, fast acceleration, or sporty appearance.
A wide range of automobiles may be called hot rods, including some of those used in drag racing as well as those used in recreational cruising. They may be composed of used or new parts. Some are intended primarily for exhibition.
How To Take Excellent Portrait Photos
Simply put, a portrait is a representation of a person.They usually focus on a person's face, mood and expression. Traditionally portraits were sculptures or paintings however, in modern times, a photograph is the most recognized way of taking a portrait.
Here are some simple techniques to help you take portraits and also self portraits, to make the very best of your photos.
10 Greatest Moles Of All Time
A mole is a pigmented spot on the outer layer of the skin. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, the majority of moles appear during the first two decades of a person's life, while about one in every 100 babies is born with moles.
A mole can be either subdermal (under the skin) or a pigmented growth on the skin, formed mostly of a type of cell known as a melanocyte. The high concentration of the body's pigmenting agent, melanin, is responsible for their dark color. Moles are a member of the family of skin lesions known as nevi.
Here are 10 of the greatest moles of all time.
(thanks Nicholas)
He Came From Our Peep Peeps
New parents Jack Black and Michael Cera take a moment to tell us just how proud they are that their one and only son, Andy Samberg, is hosting the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. Oh, and we learn a bit more on exactly how little Andy came to be.
(thanks Jaime)
Ikea PS Never Ending Design Stories
The new IKEA PS 2009 collection combines the passion for good design and outstanding low prices with the economical use of resources and responsibility for people and the environment.
The collection shows the world surrounding us from different perspectives, collected in a number of inspiring stories - the IKEA PS Never Ending Design Stories.
(thanks Cora)
Madoff, Satan, Saddam And Bush In 'Escape From Planet Of The Shoes'
An entertaining and eye-opening article on the global outbreak of crazed 'shoe-icide' assaults on an elite roster of national leaders and villains.
The piece also features the bizarre history of shoe throwing that involves ancient Romans, disturbing church rituals, fortune telling and more.
(thanks Terry)
Hi-Definition Slow Motion
A high-definition slow motion video made during a recent rugby competition in the Stade de France, Paris.
Talk Like Shakespeare
In recognition of Shakespeare's 445th Birthday, this Thursday, April 23, 2009, will be Talk Like Shakespeare Day. Shakespeare is a part of our everyday lives. He coined more than 1,700 words still in use in modern English and his plays influence the way we think about the world we live in.
How to Talk like Shakespeare:
1. Instead of you, say thou. Instead of y’all, say thee.
2. Rhymed couplets are all the rage.
3. Men are Sirrah, ladies are Mistress, and your friends are all called Cousin.
4. Instead of cursing, try calling your tormenters jackanapes or canker-blossoms or poisonous bunch-back'd toads.
5. Don't waste time saying 'it,' just use the letter 't' ('tis, t'will, I'll do't).
6. Verse for lovers, prose for ruffians, songs for clowns.
7. When in doubt, add the letters 'eth' to the end of verbs (he runneth, he trippeth, he falleth).
8. To add weight to your opinions, try starting them with methinks, mayhaps, in sooth or wherefore.
9. When wooing ladies: try comparing her to a summer's day. If that fails, say 'Get thee to a nunnery!'
10. When wooing lads: try dressing up like a man. If that fails, throw him in the Tower, banish his friends and claim the throne.
The Strange Case Of The Sea Monkeys, The X-Ray Specs And The Ku Klux Krabs
Any man-cub growing up in the UK of the early nineteen seventies had, by sheer species specific need, several (if not hundreds) of imported US comics in their lair.
There, amongst the muscle-growing techniques advertised by bewilderingly middle-aged looking men wearing something approximating the man-cub's mother's girdle, there would be something that could, would and did excite the curiosity of the pre-teen amateur biologist. The Sea Monkey.
(via Robert-John)
The 10 Greatest Mullets Of All Time
Popular in the 1980's, the mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is left very long in the back but is cut short in front, on the top, and at the sides. Other names for this hairdo include 'hockey player haircut,' 'bi-level,' 'shag,' 'neck warmer,' and 'ape drape.'
Here are the 10 greatest mullets of all time.
(thanks Nicholas)
Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix
Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody performed by an 'orchestra' of vintage computer parts, including an Atari, Texas Instruments, an 8-inch floppy drive, a 3.5-inch hard drive, an HP ScanJet, and several oscilloscopes.
(thanks Cora)
Google News Timeline
Google News Timeline is a web application that organizes search results chronologically. It allows users to view news and other data sources on a browsable, graphical timeline.
Available data sources include recent and historical news, scanned newspapers and magazines, blog posts, sports scores, and information about various types of media, like music albums and movies.
The World's 10 Most Iconic Green Office Buildings
Despite tough economic conditions, large office complexes continue to be built in major cities throughout the world. It is great to see that so many of the new ones are being designed with a low environmental impact in mind.
This list comprises 10 existing and upcoming office buildings that are not only bold, beautiful and futuristic, but 'green' too.
(thanks Andy)
Dangerous Diagram
Evel Knievel's name is synonymous with 'danger' and 'daredevil' but, until now, not so much with 'data diagram.' Therefore, here's the first ever interactive infographic documenting the career of a modern superhero - a man who captured the imagination of a nation for the better part of two decades.
The infographic illustrates all of Evel's jumps. At a glance you can see when he made each jump, what he jumped over, what bike he used, how far he went and whether or not he sustained any injuries during the jump.
(thanks Ken)
The World's First Fully Sustainable Race Car
With a vehicle body made from potatoes, a steering wheel made from carrots, the ability to run on waste chocolate and vegetable oil, the 140 mph Environ-MENTAL is the first formula 3 race car designed from materials that are both sustainable and renewable.
Used by the WorldFirst Racing Team, a project of the University of Warwick's UK-based Warwick Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre, the team plans to show the automotive industry that designing and building an environmentally sustainable competition level race car is possible.
(via TG Daily)
Carousel
Philips announces the launch of the exclusive 'Carousel' movie to promote the eagerly anticipated Cinema 21:9 LCD TV. Carousel was made directed by Adam Berg.
(via chunneltv)
Google Similar Images
Google Similar Images allows you to search for images using pictures rather than words. Click the 'Similar images' link under an image to find other images that look like it.
How Music Affects Us And Promotes Health
Music is one of the few activities that involves using the whole brain. It's intrinsic to all cultures and can have surprising benefits not only for learning language, improving memory and focusing attention, but also for physical coordination and development.
Of course, music can be distracting if it's too loud or too jarring, or if it competes for our attention with what we're trying to do. But for the most part, exposure to many kinds of music has beneficial effects.
(thanks Olga)
40 Captivating Photos That Depict Human Emotion
Though we differ in the way we look and things we believe in, there's something we all share: emotion. Human emotion is innate in all of us; it's something we're born with and something we die with. Happiness, sadness, love, hatred, worries, and indifference - these are things that constantly occur in our daily lives.
Here are 40 powerful depictions of the human emotion. In these photos you'll see celebrations, sadness in defeat, raw anger, and everything else in between that makes us what we are… human.
Let's Begin Again
Let's Begin Again by John Rutter, accompanied with landscape pictures. Performed by the Lyons Township High School Choir.
(thanks Sterling)
8 Food-Related Myths: Fact or Fiction?
As we get older, it's easier to logically dismiss some of the outlandish claims we heard as kids - never really needing to investigate if there's any truth behind them.
But some of these assertions - like whether eating too many carrots will turn you orange or if rice really does harm birds when ingested - tend to keep us guessing far into adulthood.
Learn the truth behind these common claims about food, drinks and more.
(thanks Annie)
10 Of The World's Most Unusual Places To Spend The Night
Tired of boring old hotels? With limited vacation time, there's no reason your lodging shouldn't be as fun as the rest of your travel experience!
From converted train cars to converted prisons, here are 10 of the world's most out-of-the-ordinary places to stay.
(thanks Andi)
Subtle Butt: Disposable Gas Neutralizers
Subtle Butt effectively filters the odor caused by flatulence. Simply stick it in the right place and you're ready for a chili cook-off.
Transformed Airplanes
Have you ever wondered what happens to the retired or decommissioned airliners once their flying days are over? Many of them are parted out and the fuselage is sold off as aluminum scrap.
Only a few get away from this end and get transformed into personal residences, hotels, hostels, and cafes. And these are among those selected few.
Babel Tales
Peter Funch is a Danish photographer who lives and works in New York City. In his photo series Babel Tales, Funch took pictures of people passing by the New York City street corners.
Every photo is an edit of several photo's he took at exactly the same spot in a period of two weeks. He then Photoshopped the images he captured to create the Babel Tales series.
(via Nag on the Lake)
The Museum Of The Mad, The Macabre, And The Marvelous
A collection of the work of photographers and researchers who have explored the outer reaches of our known civilization to discover a place where its unlikely inhabitants have been stripped of their natural beauty of the internal soul.
The Museum Of The Mad, The Macabre, And The Marvelous.
Worlds Largest Model RC Plane
This is to the Guiness book of records the largest RC plane. It has a span of 8.9m, 4 X 160cc engine, it weighs 210 kg and is built on a scale of 1/5 of the B29.
Grueling Guinea Pig Games Of The 2009 Olympics
The Guinea Pig Games Olympics have started with an amazing opening as rascally rodents display their dedication to their chosen sports.
In the struggle for survival, only the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals with their stamina, prowess, and incredible feats to win gold, silver, and bronze medals.
20 Creative Ways To Reuse Egg Cartons
Egg cartons are obvious items in almost every modern house and a significant portion of the trash we generate.
Yet, from modern art and high-class lighting sets to beds for cats, seed starters and toys - there are countless of ways egg cartons can be reused and otherwise useful.
Sneezing In Slow Motion
A thousand-frame-per-second camera captures amazing footage of people spraying snot everywhere, set to opera music. From the Government of South-Australia.
Can Water Cut It?
Waterjet cutting technology is one of the fastest growing major machine tool processes in the world due to its versatility and ease of operation. Waterjets can cut virtually any material, leaving a satin-smooth edge.
Flow Man is dedicated to spreading the news that water can cut virtually anything, and he'll prove it to you!
Phrasr
An application where you can write a sentence and Phrasr will find the images to match the words. You will be able to change every image.
10 Top Photography Composition Rules
The only rule in photography is that there are no rules. However, there are many composition guidelines which can be applied in almost any situation, to enhance the impact of a scene. Here are ten of the most popular and most widely respected composition 'rules'.
Television Tropes And Idioms
This wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction. Tropes are devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations.
Scenes From The Zoo
According to the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, over 600 million visitors pass through the gates of over 1,300 zoological parks, reserves and aquariums worldwide every year.
Springtime brings many new animals to these parks as well, as newborns. Collected here are some photographs from zoos and aquariums around the world from the past couple of months.
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: The Return of the Revenge of James & Steve.
click on the picture for real size
Microscopic Images From Inside The Human Body
Get up close and personal with your innards with these 15 amazing 3D-body shots. Almost all of the images were captured using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a type of electron microscope that uses a beam of high-energy electrons to scan surfaces of images.
It's a journey of self-discovery that starts in your head, travels down through the chest and ends in the bowels of the abdomen.
Droppedit's One-Shoe Scenes In Movies And TV
Description and pics of movie and TV scenes in which women happen to lose their shoes. The female character slipped her shoe off on purpose; or the errant shoe is readily recoverable or carried in hand; or she removes the remaining shoe and continues barefoot; or the loss is a result of or accompanied by editing flops and inconsistencies in the movie; or the female character is already dead; or the dose of realism is low, and so on.
The purpose of this site? I don't know, but there are over 450 mentions of movie and TV scenes in which women happen to lose their shoes.
Franklin: The Lost State of America
What led to the creation of the State of Franklin and why isn't it around today? Even more to the point, why hasn't anyone ever made a movie out of this strange but remarkable story?
(via Robert-John)
Hand Signals At The Stork Club
The Stork Club was a famous Manhattan night club that was founded by Oklahoma native and ex-bootlegger Sherman Billingsley and operated continuously from 1929 - 1965. The NYC hot spot was a destination for celebrities, artists, writers and wealthy people in general.
When Billingsley was talking to his guests, there was always an assistant nearby watching his hand gestures. Here's a series of images of Mr. Billingsley demonstrating his own brand of nightclub-code via these gestures.
(via Everlasting Blort)
In An Absolute World
Wouldn't it be nice if currency could be replaced with acts of kindness? What a wonderful world that would be. Unfortunately it's just a thought. And a vodka commercial.
(thanks Cora)
Renault F1 Crash Dubai Autodrome
So, you're Sheik Mohammad Bin Sulayem and your greatest wish is to drive a Formula 1 car. When the Team Renault F1 Roadshow comes to your country, the United Arab Emirates, you finally get that chance. Participating in a drag-style shootout against a Ford GT, you are ready to show everybody what you can do with a Formula 1 car.
When the lights go green, you put the pedal to the metal, only to crash the car into the pitwall 5 seconds later. The bill for the heavily damaged car? No more than $2,600,000.
Flea Circus
Wow! Take a look at the amazing acrobatic tricks from the flea circus. Headstands, somersaults, high jumps, and even a game of tennis. Never seen before.
The Mother Of All Lists
Over 600 lists on anything you can think of. From ways to beat bad customer service to steps to beautiful pet photos, and from reasons to visit California to tips to make long journeys more fun for kids.
(via Interesting Pile)
13 Patent-Holding Celebrity Inventors
When we think of inventors, the image that comes to mind is usually that of a frazzled scientist toiling away in a lab, not celebrities pulled from the pages of Us Weekly. However, a number of well-known public figures hold patents for various innovations.
For example, Gary Burghoff, the man who played Radar on M*A*S*H, invented a device he calls 'Chum Magic,' a floating apparatus that fishermen can fill with chum to lure fish to their boats. He received a patent for the device in 1992.
13 Patent-Holding Celebrity Inventors.
Aircraft Videos
Aircraft Videos is a brand new website that is part of FactualTV, an online service dedicated to gathering content relating to many different themes and subjects.
At Aircraft Videos users will find the best long and short form videos and documentaries about aircraft. The site also provides news, blogs and other content related to aircraft.
Printer Uses Coffee Or Tea Dregs
The RITI printer designede by Korean Jeon Hwan Ju, is an eco-friendly printer based on the concept of a new ink system. The RITI printer uses coffee or tea dregs. The user places the coffee or tea dregs into the ink case located on the top of the printer, then insert a piece of paper in the middle. Moving the ink case left and right will print your image, and as you draw on the paper, dregs inscript on the paper just like ink.
Using coffee or tea dregs as ink saves the cost buying ink, the burden of wasted things, and users' work. Furthermore, since the user moves the ink case in order to make a print, the device doesn't need electricity.
As Seen On Earth
Not just a pretty picture, but a picture made up of hundreds of photos of the natural world, submitted by people like you.
Move the yellow square over an area you would like to explore, click, and go. Double-click on an image to see more information about it. Keep clicking deeper into the Infinite Photograph to get a truly boundless picture of Earth.
The 50 Most Brilliant Atheists Of All Time
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world.
Here's a look at 50 of the most prominent atheists of all time who also happen to be recognized as some of the most brilliant members of our species.
Susan Boyle On Britain's Got Talent
47 Year old Susan Boyle wows the judges with her performance in the auditions for Britains Got Talent.
Cool Cappuccino Foam Art
There's nothing quite like the surprise of ordering a run-of-the-mill cappuccino, only to discover that the steaming-hot pick-me-up has been topped off with a special artistic touch - all delicately rendered in chocolate syrup and foam.
Cappuccino art always has a way of leaving us amazed by the talent it takes to create these impossibly realistic renditions of animals, fruit and more. From the sweet image of a floating straw hat to an irresistible version of a snuggly-faced panda, we vote the swirly sensations below the best-brewed designs of their kind.
(thanks Annie)
The Chariot Which Lets Amputees 'Stand Tall And Walk'
Amputees and people with difficulty standing could soon move using a 'wearable transportation device' that gives the effect of walking. Exmovere Holdings from Virginia, USA, has unveiled a self-balancing, hands-free concept vehicle called the Chariot, which is controlled by subtle movements of the lower torso and hips.
Sensors inside the cocoon-like shell of the vehicle interpret gentle pressure changes from the wearer's body to predict their intended motion and carry out the action.
(via Look At This...)
Novak Djokovic Scores On And Off Court
In this video for Head, a leading global manufacturer and marketer of premium sports equipment, we get to see Novak Djokovic's finesse both on and off the court.
In between shots he manages to flirt with a young lady in the crowd, charming her with everything from a 90s boy band dance routine, nipple tassels and even a Navy Seals
balancing act.
(thanks Scarlett)
The Darth Vader Ant With Superhero Gliding Skills
Their skills eluded observation until early this century, but you can add another animal on to the list of those who have developed the ability to glide. Joining snakes, squirrels, frogs and lizards with those superhero-like gliding skills is a species of ant. The Darth Vader ant!
(via Robert-John)
Archaeologists Will Search Sites for Possible Cleopatra Tomb
Archaeologists in Egypt next week begin excavating sites that may contain the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, whose doomed love story has inspired writers and filmmakers for decades.
A radar survey last month of the temple of Taposiris Magna near the Mediterranean Sea found three deep shafts inside the temple that were possibly 'the tombs of important people,' the Supreme Council of Antiquities said in an e-mailed statement today.
The expedition has also found a bust of Cleopatra made of alabaster, 22 coins bearing her image, as well as a mask believed to belong to Mark Antony, said the statement.
Circuitry Snacks
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories presents what is arguably the tastiest way to design and learn about electronic circuits: make circuitry snacks! They begin by gathering up appropriate snack-food building blocks and making food-based models of electronic components.
From these components, you can assemble 'circuitry snacks' - edible models of functioning electronic circuits. You can make these for fun, for dessert, for your geek friends, for kids, and for teaching and learning electronics.
(via Everlasting Blort)
Loop Of Disney Video That Rips Off Other Disney Video
A video that remixes scenes from Disney movies that appear to be traced from one another.
(via Boing Boing)
49 Reasons Why The BlackBerry Storm Smartphone Is The Ideal Gadget For International Travelers
When you're traveling this year, leave your laptop, digital camera, camcorder, alarm clock, satnav and phone at home.
Take a touch-screen BlackBerry Storm smartphone with you instead - You'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
(thanks Andy)
Bokito Viewer
On May 18, 2008, a gorilla named Bokito escaped from Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands. During his escape the animal attacked a female visitor, who had frequent eye contact with the animal. This presumably led to the attack, since gorillas do not like direct eye contact.
Dutch health insurance company FBTO always offers simple solutions, so they distributed more than 2,000 so-called Bokito Viewers at the entrance to Rotterdam Zoo.
From Portugal To POTUS: The Truth About The President's Pooch
This week the White House welcomed a new member into the household, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog named Bo. Until that moment little was known about the breed.
Behind the shaggy good looks there lies a remarkable story of species survival. By the 1930s the dog was on the verge of extinction. Bo and his breed almost didn't make it at all.
(via Robert-John)
The Smallest Airplanes In The World
This is not about remote controlled or paper airplanes. This is about the smallest manned planes in the world. The first plane to be so titled was known as the Wee Bee. The diminutive plane was designed, built, and flown by Ken Coward, William Chana, and Karl Montijo in San Diego, California, during the late 1940s.
Just over 14 ft long and with a wingspan of only 18 ft, the Wee Bee was powered by a 30-hp piston engine and could carry a maximum of 200 lb, including the pilot and fuel. Weight was kept to a minimum by having the pilot lay in a prone position atop the fuselage.
The Smallest Airplanes In The World.
Was There A Curse Surrounding President Lincoln's Assassination?
Stamps of Distinction has an article that details some of the happenings surrounding the assassination of President Lincoln and the odd events that occurred to those connected to that fateful night. Some have even suggested that the events of that night cursed those around it.
For those of us who do not believe in curses, there are clearly some odd historical events regarding the participants that make for entertaining reading.
(thanks Tony)
SoulWow
Feeling sinful? Get SoulWow! Sinners, take heed: There's a product available now in parts of New York that will leave you with that 'almost baptized feeling.' It's called SoulWow - with the cleansing power of confession.
In a YouTube parody of the popular ads for ShamWow absorbent towels, a priestly pitchman named Father Vic calls on Roman Catholics in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island to partake. The ad campaign was launched before Palm Sunday by the dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre in an effort to increase the number of people who confess during Holy Week.
(thanks Cora)
Signs Of Spring
People all over the Northern Hemisphere are welcoming the spring sunshine and new growth in many ways - from Stonehenge and Mayan pyramids to Dutch meadows and Texan beaches.
Here is a collection of pictures that shows some of the signs of spring.
Corporate Gibberish Generator
At The Presurfer, we understand how to architect holistically. Our functionality is unparalleled, but our user-centric implementation and simple use is often considered an amazing achievement. Think customized. Think user-defined. Think resource-constrained. But don't think all three at the same time.
If you synthesize seamlessly, you may have to strategize intra-magnetically. We apply the proverb 'All that glitters is not gold' not only to our bandwidth but our capability to drive. The capacity to empower dynamically leads to the aptitude to empower strategically.
What a statement that is, huh? If only I could understand what it really means. Actually, it means nothing.
It was created with help of the Corporate Gibberish Generator.
The 100 Most Iconic Internet Videos
Our friends at Urlesque published a list of the top 100 viral videos that made the Internet such a wonderful place. These are the clips that make us laugh the most, inspired future videos, or even changed the web as we know it.
(thanks Alex)
The Definitive Guide To Determining The Approximate Size Of The iPhone
With all of the recent confusion surrounding the size of the iPhone, we just wanted to set the record straight on how big (or small) the iPhone really is.
To best show its true size, we've taken the liberty of taking the photos of things that are of comparable size to the iPhone with a normal sized hand.
The Biggest Bugs On Earth
Bugs tend to freak us out. Mosquitoes, spiders, wasps, centipedes... you name it. If it crawls, bites or buzzes, then we squirm, swat and run. But what's worse than a little bug crawling on, or biting you? How about a really, really big one?
Here are some pictures of the biggest bugs on Earth. Don't let these bugs bite. Oh, and sleep tight.
Color Selector In Google Images
Google Images has added a color selection to the interface. Search for flower, for instance, and then pick orange from the color box to get orange images.
(via Google Blogoscoped)
Dead At Your Age
A little macabre perhaps but give Dead At Your Age your date of birth and they'll tell you which interesting people you have outlived.
I entered my date of birth and found out I outlived Fanny Brice (a singer who inspired the musical 'Funny Girl') by one day.
How To Pass Your Exams Without Killing People
Exams can be traumatic. They can sometimes lead to strange homicidal urges. No, really. Here are 10 tips on how to avoid killing those around you while you prepare for those examinations.
You may not pass the exams but at least it may mean that the chair on which you sit in the future is not of the electric variety.
(via Robert-John)
10 Most Fascinating Twin Stories
Twins of mixed race, twins separated at birth, the world's heaviest twins, the world's oldest twins, twins born in different years.
10 Most Fascinating Twin Stories.
(via corsinet)
Chat Noir
Chat Noir is a very addictive game by Taro Ito of Gamedesign. The purpose of the game is to darken the spots to confine the cat and keep it from escaping off the edges of the play field. Each new game presents you with a random arrangement of pre-darkened spots.
Don't think it's an easy game, it can become very frustrating. The trick is to play away from the cat and learn shapes that can later be efficiently made into walls.
Make An Ugly URL A SoCute URL
Don't post embarassing ugly URLs on your blog or mural. Fluffer up some SoCute ones instead! Now, I wouldn't say the URL for The Presurfer is ugly, but it can be cuter.
Something like http://www.socuteurl.com/peepyfuzzydoo perhaps.
SoCute URL.
Luggage Home
I collect lost luggage, photograph it, and then try to find the owners. It's a little odd but not as odd as stamp collecting, just a little harder to find storage space.
When a bag gets lost at the airport it will be stored for a while and then be auctioned off with the profits going to charity. I go to these auctions and buy the cases so I can photograph them for my weird voyeuristic passion.
Luggage Home.
The Rainbow That Can Fly
There is something about the Rainbow Finch that makes it look like an animal made up, using Photoshop. The colors seem too bright to be real and each garish hue ends abruptly to be replaced by one equally as preposterous for a wild animal.
Found in Australia, there are only around two thousand of them left in the wild. Although conservation attempts are ongoing, the question is whether or not this beautiful species will join the ranks of those who only survive in captivity.
(via Robert-John)
35+ Colorful And Inspiring Examples Of High Definition Wallpapers
A number of beautiful high definition wallpapers.
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: The Dark Tower Part 87.
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It's A Bird
Excerpt from a bizarre 1930 stop-motion animation piece featuring Charley Bowers and a metal-eating bird. The creature devours junk from an auto scrapyard, then lays an egg that hatches and grows into a brand new car.
(via Coilhouse)
Raindrop Shaped Treetents
These raindrop shaped treetents are created by Dutch sculptor and designer Dré Wapenaar. Originally designed to ease the lives of tree-sitting activists, they also make excellent treetop retreats for campers, kids, and anyone soothed by an evening spent softly swaying among the branches.
Each beautifully formed droplet attaches directly to a tree trunk and is roomy enough to sleep a family of four.
Le Whif
Le Whif is a revolutionary new way of eating chocolate - by inhaling it! Le Whif is a terrific way to curb your appetite or to accompany a coffee.
Harvard professor David Edwards, lead inventor of Le Whif, says:
Over the centuries we've been eating smaller and smaller quantities at shorter and shorter intervals. It seemed to us that eating was tending toward breathing, so, with a mix of culinary art and aerosol science, we've helped move eating habits to their logical conclusion. We call it whiffing.
(thanks Cora)
Name That Color
Did you know that the color to the left is called Lochinvar? And the one to the right is called Loulou? With this little app you can create a color on the screen and find out the name of the closest matching color.
You can also select from a dropdown list of 1500+ colors and then play around.
Segway's P.U.M.A.
Think of it as a digital solution to an analog problem. Segway's P.U.M.A. (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility) prototype represents the shift that's needed for the future of transportation.
The P.U.M.A. values less over more; taking up less space, using less energy, produced more efficiently with fewer parts, creating fewer emissions during production and operation, all while offering more enjoyment, productivity, and connectivity.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
10 Full On Full Screen Stickman Stories
The Stickman, ultraviolent and underdrawn master of malevolence, has a special place in the hearts of many and rightly so.
Often though, his true awesomeness is hidden in tiny windows. Here, take a look at ten full screen episodes of murder, mayhem and marauding stickmen.
(via Robert-John)
Snow Diving Fox
This fascinating video shows a snow diving fox carefully listening to its prey under 6 feet of snow and then suddenly pouncing on it.
Keep in mind that the snow fox does not actually see the mouse underneath the snow. It knows where it is simply by instinct and listening to its movements.
(thanks Cora)
Tweenbots
Tweenbots are human-dependent robots that navigate the city with the help of pedestrians they encounter.
Rolling at a constant speed, in a straight line, Tweenbots have a destination displayed on a flag, and rely on people they meet to read this flag and to aim them in the right direction to reach their goal.
Beauty Secrets Debunked
Women did some pretty crazy things to look beautiful back in the day, such as sleeping with raw meat on their faces, brushing their hair 100 times per day, or wearing a 'magic belt' in effort to shed excess pounds. Most of these treatments do more harm than good.
From meat masks to lash trimmings, here are some beauty secrets debunked.
(thanks Annie)
Saharan Rolling Spider
Professor Ingo Rechenberg of the University of Technology in Berlin, Germany, has discovered a presumably still unknown kind of spider on the edge of the Sahara.
The spider, called Araneus rota, is capable of rolling on its outstretched legs, achieving speeds of over 4 mph.
(via Neatorama)
How To Make Peeps From Scratch
It's Peeps Week on Serious Eats, a website focused on celebrating and sharing food enthusiasm through blogs and online community. I didn't know about Peeps Week and my yesterday post about peep dioramas is a pure coincidence.
Here's another peeps post. How to make peeps from scratch.
(thanks Erin)
Flash From The Past: Online Animation Of Yesteryear
Flash animation has come a long way in a short period of time. However, it would be a shame to forget that which came before. Here are ten 'old' flash movies that you may remember. Let's take a walk down memory lane.
(via Robert-John)
Cats In Love
I haven't posted any cat pictures lately. Or have I? I don't know. Anyway, here are some funny pictures of cats in love! Now all together, say aah!
10 Great Websites To Add Effects To Your Photographs
With a point click you can change your photographs without having to know the ins and outs of Photoshop.
Whether your aim is to enhance, change the mood or simply be silly, then get ready to upload your photos and have some fun.
10 Great Websites To Add Effects To Your Photographs.
(via Robert-John)
10 Unparalleled Peep Dioramas
Over the years, marshmallow peep art has become something to admire - so much so that national Web sites have made it their business to hold annual contests in an effort to showcase the chick-iest talent of all.
Each time around, the results are nothing short of amazing. From Peep or No Peep? (as in Deal or No Deal) to Peep-Toed Shoes, you're sure to find these plays-on-Peeps the sweetest treat of all.
(thanks Annie)
On The Set
A Flickr photo collection of miniature recreations of studio sets. Including The Golden Girls, Roseanne and The Brady Bunch.
(via b3ta)
Your Business Card Is Crap!
Words of advice from Joel Bauer, the greatest pitchman alive today.
(via The Denver Egotist)
6 Massive Old School Printers (And How They Were Advertised)
Whoever said size doesn't matter is a liar. Old school printers weren't made to be compact or to be hidden away underneath a desk. They were made to be seen. They were brash, aggressive, and usually needed a pretty young lady to accompany them, or so their advertisements would have you believe.
So cast your mind back around 30 years or so, and enjoy some of the biggest, baddest printers that the world has ever seen.
(thanks Andy)
Ring Pillow
Pilo-Pilo is a finger ring with a mini cushion attached to it. People have the tendency of resting their cheek on their fist when they are thinking, daydreaming... falling asleep; a fashionable yet portable cushion might just provide the companionship that you've long sought in those tedious boring hours.
Designed by Sae Shigeto and Lenny Ming Lo from Downstairs Studio.
10 Old Wives' Tales Debunked
We all grew up with sayings that were intended to frighten us into being good or convince us to eat better. Looking back, some of these childhood proverbs don't even make much sense. (Ever hear the claim that swallowed gum stays in your stomach for seven years? Uh-huh, sure.) However, there are quite a few axioms out there that people still believe in.
Here's an investigastion into 10 common old wives' tales to see how they hold up under scientific scrutiny. From the moon's affect on crime sprees to the true causes of colds, this list is sure to surprise even the most enlightened among you.
(thanks Annie)
African-American Female Firsts
At times in history when they were not expected to excel but to 'know their place' in society, these African-American women became the first to achieve a variety of things.
Some of these achievements we may take for granted these days but others are still astonishing.
Take a look at these remarkable women.
(via Robert-John)
Tone Matrix
Tone Matrix is a simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16-step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.
11 Extinct Animals That Have Been Photographed Alive
The current rate of extinction is 100 to 1000 times higher than the average, making our current period the 6th major mass extinction in the planet's history.
Although fossil reconstructions or pictorial representations can sometimes be difficult to connect with, it's impossible to ignore the experience of seeing a photograph of an animal on the brink of extinction.
Here is a list of 11 extinct animals that were photographed while still alive.
(thanks Princess Selene)
Evolution Of 10 Essential Gadgets And Technologies
Geeks are living in a golden age - the geeky gadgets we love get smaller, cheaper and more capable by the day! Where did it all begin?
Explore the evolution of geek tech through these 10 engaging examples, from classics including refrigerators and boom-boxes and car audio players to contemporary cellular phones, cars, computers, calculators, video games and more.
13 Notorious Shopaholics
Shopaholics comfort shop. Some shop daily while others succumb to binge shopping when times are tough. They enjoy the high of buying something new but, like most addictions, the feeling soon wears off and they need to get their fix again.
Some high profile celebrities are notorious shopaholics but few view it as a serious problem - after all if you've got it, spend it. However, if they were earning an average wage would they really be so quick to dismiss the issue as nothing serious?
(thanks Andy)
Igudesman & Joo
Just when you thought it was safe to go to the concert hall...
Igudesman & Joo website.
(thanks Cora)
40 Hauntingly Beautiful Photographs Taken In Graveyards
Graveyards are oases of tranquility in this chaotic world. They are places where some people finally find - in Earth's welcoming bosom - the peace and solitude they craved for their entire lives.
Here are 40 hauntingly beautiful photographs taken in graveyards.
(thanks Danny)
Places All Called Vertigo
With apologies to a certain Irish rock band for the title, here are some places whose heights are virtually guaranteed to give even the stoutest-hearted a little frisson of terror. Welcome to places all called 'Vertigo.'
(via Robert-John)
Bubbles
A girl walking on the streets of Paris, trying to earn her living disguised as clown.
(thanks Max Carsel)
10 Ways People Eat Gold
Gold, formerly a losing proposition, is experiencing a revival as investors scurry to inflation-proof their assets. A smaller industry lurks in the shadow of bullion and maple leaf coins.
It is the edible gold industry, which invests only in appetite and opulence. Here are 10 ways that people eat their gold.
(thanks Andy)
A Taste Of Candy Land
Candy Land is one board game that has stood the test of time and with WomansDay.com's new interactive recipe finder, we break down all the classic desserts along the trail.
From luscious red peppermint cake to chocolate dipped Oreo pops, we have recipes to satisfy the little one's sweet tooth and make the parents' mouths water. What food could be more perfect for family game night?
(thanks Annie)
Chairs For The Dysfunctional
Designer Alice Wang says: Should there be different chairs designed for people with different sitting habits? Do you sit on all four legs or just two? Do you continuously shake your leg? Or do you like to sit with your back facing the public?
The chair above is called 'Silent Farter.'Those with excess gas in their abdomen can find it difficult to hold it in sometimes, even at important times such as formal dinner gatherings or meetings. Quietly letting the gas out may be the solution, but although the sound may be muted, the scent is still present.
It can often cause misunderstanding and unnecessary embarrassment for the innocent others.This chair announces who the gas is from by amplifying the silent fart exhausted.
Chairs For The Dysfunctional.
(via Everlasting Blort)
What Would Your Body Taste Like To A Cannibal?
Ever wondered what humans taste like?
Ever wondered what you taste like?
Take this short quiz to find out!
Me? I would taste like spicy chicken.
3D PhotoFace
With 3D PhotoFace you can render uploaded 2D images into ultra-lifelike 3D avatars. Upload a single head shot to create a fully rendered 3D face. Then, you can easily manipulate the features: age, emotional expression, makeup and accessories.
Users can also alter nose, eyes, mouth, and more. 3D PhotoFace also allows users to add speech to characters via a computer microphone, uploaded mp3 file, phone call or Text to Speech.
20 Most Amazing Coincidences
Would you believe a story like this one:
In 1975, while riding a moped in Bermuda, a man was accidentally struck and killed by a taxi. One year later, this man's bother was killed in the very same way. In fact, he was riding the very same moped. And to stretch the odds even further, he was struck by the very same taxi driven by the same driver - and even carrying the very same passenger!
20 Most Amazing Coincidences.
Wonderful Websites for Freely Licensed Photographs
Need photographic images that can be shared, remixed or reused but do not want to fall foul of copyright laws? Have a look at these websites - they will help you source the images for which you are searching.
(via Robert-John)
Obama's Speech In Prague
Barack Obama gave a speech in Prague on Hradcanske Namesti to an audience of tens of thousands of enthusiastic onlookers.
This is a 'rough stitch' panorama composed of 75 individual shots.
(thanks Jeffrey Martin)
Nanocrowd
Nanocrowd is a new movie search engine. Nanocrowd collected millions of viewer comments about movies and analyzed them to understand what people think.
Based solely on those comments, they rate movies, organize them, and recommend similar ones.
Kris Kuksi Artworks
Kris Kuksi's art speaks of a timelessness–potentiality and motion attempting to reach on forever, and yet pessimistically delayed; forced into the stillness of death and eternal sleep. He treats morbidity with a sympathetic touch and symbolizes the paradox of the death of the individual by objective personification of death.
There is a fear of this consciousness because it drops in upon us without mercy, and yet there is a need to appeal to it in order to provide a sense of security, however deluded that sense may be. Kuksi's art warns us that this appeal is irrelevant, and that we should be slow to create a need for it.
Shelves For Life
Shelves For Life is a self-initiated project to further explore ideas of built-in sentimentality within our possessions. The aim is to make stronger emotional relationships with our belongings and encourage life-long use.
It may be a little morbid but these Shelves For Live seem somehow appropriate. A solid, plywood set of floor-standing shelves are designed to last you a ligetime. Then, when your time arrives, the shelves can be taken apart and reassembled as a coffin.
Shelves for Life.
(via Everlasting Blort)
Amazing Jumbo Elephant Landing
In this International Fund for Animal Welfare public service announcement, an elephant comes in for a landing in the style of a jumbo jet... making the point that travelers should think twice before purchasing souvenirs made from animal products.
(via Dark Roasted Blend)
Lunch Bag Art
An anonymous artist draws a picture on a lunch bag. He creates a new bag each day for his kids during his lunch break.
How To Blow Away A Deer
A deer is stuck in a hole in the ice. A helicopter helps blow it out.
(thanks Cora)
How Much Water Do You Use?
As we become more and more aware that we may be using water at an unsustainable pace, the idea of water footprints - the amount of water an individual uses -is becoming more common. Water footprints can be hard to calculate, depending on how far up the chain of production you go, since everything you eat and buy used some water to produce.
Here are some examples of how much water is used in some of your daily activities, so that you can begin calculate your footprint and try to reduce your gallons.
(via Neatorama)
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.
Co-writing by Silas Jackson.
The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.
Home Schooled is more or less a reflection of the wacky and occasionally interesting adventures of the artist, Ash Jackson, himself, with the aid of his friends, family, and other cohorts.
Title: Also, The Guy Under the Mask Was Really Ugly.
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