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Woman Stripped by Huge Mechanical Digger

May 26th, 2008 at 9:23 pm » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUl9OXj9kmo

 Usually we say “don’t try this at home”, but in this case, go ahead
Crazy demonstration of how to use a huge mechanical digger to remove the clothing from a woman. SFW. Second video after the jump.
 



Not So Scary During the Daylight

May 26th, 2008 at 8:37 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z70zNOSZ160

Go ahead, make fun of all my childhood horrors
Brilliant commercial created by Sylvania.  Second funny commercial after the jump.
 



Best Russian Car Ad Ever

May 26th, 2008 at 12:05 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7MIRIuvw8

The effect of the dreaded car curse
This is one of those crazy commercials that just catches you off guard.  Second video after the jump.



Biggest Drawing in the World

May 25th, 2008 at 10:17 pm » Comments (0)

A whole lot crazy, but we like it
With the help of a GPS device and shipping company, DHL, artist Erik Nordenankar went on a 55 day journey around the world to complete this self-portrait. Videos after the jump.



Banned Commercials - Extreme Commercials from the Underground

May 24th, 2008 at 8:13 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB2WgkBhujk

Nike’s crude attempt to prove performance under duress
After the jump are several more banned commercials.  Since they’ve been banned, they are a bit off center.  If you find them offensive, you’ve been warned.
 



When Geeks Are Allowed to Make Videos…

May 24th, 2008 at 7:14 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9dpTTpjymE

The funny bone on engineers must be located somewhere close to the sphincter
“I Will Derive” - A parody of “I Will Survive” that was done to make Calculus and Physics classes more interesting. Second video after the jump.



Introducing the Transformer Tables

May 22nd, 2008 at 9:34 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pThb0LKbHsU

Probably not useful because people will just want to play with it
Here is a very cool design for taking a small round table and turning it into a large round table. Very ingenious, and very slick. More videos after the jump.



Robotic Lawn Mowing Guy

May 21st, 2008 at 6:16 pm » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv61MzF1n7k

 Robot slaves are all the rage in Japan
Isn’t this how we all envisioned the future? People just sitting around laughing it up, while your robot slave is busy doing all the gruntwork, like mowing the lawn. This little guy is working his metal ass off, never complaining.



The Grand Pug of Determination

May 21st, 2008 at 7:51 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm8_HRelHcQ

 This Pug has determination written all over her face
This 10 month old pug puppy is going to get every last treat if it kills her.  She finally figured out how to get them all in the end, even though she takes a bit of a beating from the cat. While the cat has no claws […]



Video: “Music Vest” Commercial

May 21st, 2008 at 7:17 am » Comments (0)

Wearable Music Made Fashionable?

I like to use mine when I breakdance on my left ear…



Toyota’s Robot Band

May 21st, 2008 at 3:40 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQSe4Z1cH4E

As soon as they learn how to compose, punk rockers will be out of a job
Toyota recently unveiled a new, musically-inclined Partner Robot that can play violin. A total of 17 computer-controlled joints in its flexible arms and agile fingers allow the robot to hold the violin and correctly press the strings against the fingerboard […]



5 Million-Piece LEGO Boulder

May 20th, 2008 at 9:08 am » Comments (0)

Ah LEGO, how much do we love you? Let me count the ways: five million. The same amount of million multicolored pieces needed to create this solid boulder, as big as the one in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Then get a fake Professor Henry Jones (You call this archaeology?), fake Sallah (Asps. Very dangerous. […]



Saigak Power Boots

May 20th, 2008 at 7:50 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7s-tnzPZ3c

The news report is in Russian language
This is a Russian TV news report on the russian made “Power Boots”, also known as “Seven League Boots”, or “Quickwalker Boots”, or the “Saigak Power Boots”, which is the russian word for a kind of elk.
The boots were created by a russian scientist Viktor Gordeyev. Each boot includes […]



Microdrones - Next Generation Flying Eyes in the Sky

May 19th, 2008 at 8:45 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4jtguSF0n4

Taking voyeurism to a whole new level
A high technology very small UAV made in Germany by microdrone GmbH. Can reach an altitude of 400m and stay in the sky for 30 minutes. Second video after the jump.
 



The Virtual Sperm Tour on Secondlife

May 16th, 2008 at 9:18 pm » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0TO2dFzbHo

What everyone has been waiting for, male reproductive system simulation
One of the best presentations at the February Eduverse Symposium was the presentation of Douglas R. Danforth, Ph.D. at the Ohio State University who took the audience on a “Testis Tour”, or as the non-biological or medically educated say: “The Virtual Sperm Tour” which sounds kind […]



Attack of the Space Nazis

May 16th, 2008 at 3:33 pm » Comments (0)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KEueJnsu80

 This crazy video is a teaser clip about the upcoming movie - Iron Sky
The film is in pre-production and thus the teaser does not contain any actual footage from the film. It is meant to be a demonstration of the style and feeling of the film. Second video after the jump.



Futurist Thomas Frey on “Radical Transparency”

May 15th, 2008 at 6:35 pm » Comments (1)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eroziS_6aTk

The Whole Earth Genealogy Project - Where will it lead?
Starting with a concept for creating the genealogy for the entire earth, Futurist Thomas Frey takes people on a fascinating journey into the topic of radical transparency.



Treadmill Madness

May 15th, 2008 at 3:00 pm » Comments (1)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edY3HaVRS_Q

Extreme hurdles for the reason deprived
Once again the Japanese demonstrate their own brand of insanity and humor with these game show antics. Second video after the jump.



Japanese TV Amazing Trick

May 14th, 2008 at 5:26 pm » Comments (0)

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

Amazing theater trick
Japanese television has an extra wierd twist that is hard to describe.  Second video after the jump.



Future Energy Policy - Breaking Free of Oil

May 12th, 2008 at 4:12 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU-RzrJdnKQ

Dr. Robert Zubrin on the Business News Network
In his book “Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil,” world-renowned engineer and best-selling author Dr. Robert Zubrin lays out a bold plan for breaking the economic stranglehold that the OPEC oil cartel has on our country and the world. Zubrin presents persuasive […]



The Sex Life of Slugs Hots Up the Internet

May 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm » Comments (0)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSW9kWIRCOQ

Rare footage of two slugs mating from a nature documentary
No, we’re not talking about software bugs (though those viruses can indeed still rear their heads), but good old insects. There are, naturally, numerous scientifically minded sites like bugbios.com throughout the Web, but insects are also finding staring roles in the online entertainment world.
As is true […]



Extreme Unicycling

May 10th, 2008 at 11:51 pm » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uPznTbus3g

 
Freeriding on the unicycle
If this looks easy, you really don’t understand unicycles. These things are hard to do anything on. Second video after the jump.
 



Crazy Air Stunt

May 10th, 2008 at 11:06 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hcWZcXeik0

 
 Amazing but totally crazy pilot
 Another interesting video after the jump.
 



Homemade Music

May 9th, 2008 at 7:33 pm » Comments (0)

 

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

 PVC percussion
All you need to make music at home are ball bearings, a cigar box, PVC, and broccoli. Yes, broccoli… as is clearly demonstrated below. After the jump, a series of unusual music videos.



Mentos and Diet Coke Explosion in Slow Motion

May 9th, 2008 at 6:40 am » Comments (0)

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

 
Robert Woodhead combines the two things that we just can’t seem to ever get sick of seeing: Stuffing Mentos into Diet Coke bottles and the super-slow-mo action of Casio’s EX-F1 camera to create this stunningly beautiful video.
Woodhead compensated for the 1200fps’ paltry 336×96 frame size by stitching four different Mentos tests together, and the results […]