To win a finger wrestling contest you have to pull your opponent across a table, using only one of your digits
It may sound funny, but for some Bavarian and Austrian men finger wrestling is no joke. They take it very seriously: For them it’s about prestige and honor.
In the old days, people say, it was […]

A Bang Up Menu

A fast-food restaurant in Beirut’s war-torn southern suburb has hit upon an explosive way to attract customers.
Buns and Guns is made out to look like a military post and diners eat to the sound of gunfire instead of muzak.
Owner Yousef Ibrahim presents rebranded Lebanese favourites like the “rocket-propelled grenade” (chicken on a […]

Quick n Easy Handful of Fun and Mimicry

Here’s a fine instructable for making a YipYipYip Martian costume from Sesame Street, consisting primarily of lots of fabric, a couple Styrofoam balls, sponge and pipecleaners.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5xKLhbxbmY

Some toys are so obviously dangerous, that you’ve got to wonder what they were thinking. Following Lawn Darts and the 1950s Atomic Energy Lab toy that included actual radioactive Uranium ores, the Fire Footbag seems so clearly dangerous, that you’d better move fast if you want one before the rest of the world follows Australia’s […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM9HsyZpREk

Trunk Monkey ads have become Internet classics
“Thats my Trunk Monkey…” Its hard to find a good parking spot in the city… Trunk Monkey makes it easy. More after the jump.
 

 
Navi Bear
Every day we come across “random” type gadgets that are quite funny most of the time. The latest of these bizarre products is a GPS enabled Teddy Bear.
 
 
 

Burning Man - An event that will change your life
Burning Man began in 1986 when Larry Harvey – ex-bike messenger, ex-cab driver, and landscaper of abnormal gardens - burned a home-made human effigy on a San Francisco beach with 10 people looking on. Twenty years later, Burning Man is a festival […]

Travolta’s Florida mansion looks more like an airport
John Travolta is an interesting paradox. Yes, every last blade of grass is online, but it’s all the stuff on it that causes the commotion. The man is telling people to conserve resources (he encourages his fans to “do their bit to tackle global warming”). but there it […]

The ultimate couch potato vehicle
Not too long ago, a man had built a rocket chair out of a recliner.

 
If one has to study the DIY factor amongst us, we would all rate very high. Who doesn’t like to buy one of those Do-It-Yourself kits and feel like a great mechanic.

The most complex, mind-boggling crop circle ever
The formation, measuring 150ft in diameter, is apparently a coded image representing the first 10 digits, 3.141592654, of pi.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo35HhZGnyU

 “Who wants free money?”
People in Aberystwyth had an unexpected windfall when a man showered twenty thousand pounds into the air at a pedestrian crossing.

The man was heard to shout: “Who wants free money?” seconds before hurling the cash into the air in Alexandra Road. The incident caused chaos as drivers and pedestrians, some on their […]

This Disney RC Tinker Bell is one seriously sweet flying fairy. As you see in the video, it’s using WowWee’s FlyTech ornithopter-type vertical flying system to flutter, glide and dive around this Waldorf-Astoria suite. It’ll be out in the fall for $40. (Video at the Gizmodo and youtube links below…)
via Gizmodo,
video below 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vYZNWidFzA

How about getting dad a gift that will keep on giving all summer long, and for years to come? It’s a Roomba for your yard - the Robomower mows the lawn - you don’t!

 
Here’s a somewhat unsettling proposition: using your skin as an antenna for wireless devices or medical implants. Yes, your skin would be the conductor, sending signals along the outside of your body and saving energy by using the energy already in you. 
 

 
James Bond is finally coming to Blu-ray when six older Bond flicks are released later this year. 
 

  
The 2008 Model - coming to a dealership near you
An ‘U.F.O’ has been recently developed by a Chinese company and the prototype was announced by the Chinese state press recently.

Fractals Shown as Grown From Dense To Delicate

When it comes to unique pieces of furniture, this is about as unique as you can get.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cAwzSZqO_w

 
A study by psychologist William Szlemko at Colorado State University in Fort Collins that recorded whether people had added seat covers, bumper stickers, special paint jobs, stereos and even plastic dashboard toys to their cars has found a link between road rage and the number of personalized items on or in their vehicle.

Don’t Tell Me Ya Love Me…

If there’s anything that USB can’t power, please let me know. At least this talking digital pot called the Pet Plant is only a concept. I can’t imagine one more device being hooked up to my computer, especially a pet. But wait… there is something to be said for this […]

The Infamous Rose-Scented Stamp of Bhutan.

In the past few decades, in order to raise revenue, postal administration of various countries have issued a growing number of …. scented stamps!
As far as how the stamp above evolved, “The tiny nation of Bhutan, located between India and China, is a economically underdeveloped nation. Surprisingly, the country’s lack […]

Reverse Graffiti or Atomic Explosion?

A few months ago, “reverse graffiti” artist Moose traveled to San Francisco where he created a lovely mural by cleaning grime from the walls of San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel. Moose calls himself a “professor of dirt.” Documentary filmmaker Doug Pray (Scratch, Hype!, etc.) made a short film about the artwork.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIEIaE_Ti1Y

Everyone dreams of flying.  Few people actually do it.
David Copperfield has mastered the illusion of flying.  Quite ingenious.  After the jump is the video as to how he does it.
 

 
 What happens to an At-At when he walks through a bad neighborhood.
When you’re part of the evil Empire, you have to conquer worlds. Street by street if you have to.