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Archive for January, 2010

HONORARY DOGGLERS: VR Troopers (NSFW)

When VR Troopers – a kind of second-rate Mighty Morphin Power Rangers spin-off – got canned, the pink-slipped cast and crew decided to have some fun NST3K-style. They got drunk, dubbed over part of an episode and threw in some outtakes for good measure. Admire their handiwork. Be warned though, there’s dirty-words a-plenty.

LINK: via Metafilter.

LOOK: Paris Knows How To Party


Paris plays host to the world’s largest disco ball; a 1,000 mirror orb plus spotlights throughout the city to make it glitter. Dare I say it? How fun is that? Loads more pictures, info, and even a video after the jump.

LINK: Gizmodo.

QUICK: Murphy’s Law Calculator


Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Find out what your odds are that it applies to you with Murphy’s Law Calculator. All it takes is moving a couple of sliders to rate the task at hand. Have a go, and if you’re so inclined, let us know the task what it came up with in the comments below.

LINK: Murphy via Presurfer.

PLAY: Libra

Keeping with the Tetris theme, we proudly present Libra. It’s Tetris, plus balance, weights and measures, and a little math… puzzling? Yes. But way funner than it sounds. Click the pic to get the game.


LINK: Kongregate.

BREAK THIS RECORD: Fastest Time To Make A Sphere Out Of A Pile Of Buckyballs



Reid Cohen took a pile of 216 BuckyBalls and assembled them into a sphere in four minutes, 48.69 seconds.
CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- balls must begin in a jumbled pile
- 20 nine-ball triangles must be used to create sphere
The Cube record has been set and re-set 6 times. Get in on this one before the Michael Phelps of Buckyballs sets it at impossible levels.

QUICK: Where the Streets Have Your Name


It never occurred to me that there might be a street some place with my name. Luckily there’s an app for that. After the jump, find your name, then find every street that shares it. There are 125 “Jake” streets. How fun is that?

LINK: Weathersealed via Kottke.

FUN VIDEO: Base Jumping Dubai’s Burj Khalifa


Take a first person plunge from the tallest building on the Earth. The Gaurdian has the video. Unfortunately, they don’t have an embed button. Click the pic to take the plunge.

LINK: Guardian.

LOOK: India’s Fish Hospital

You read that right. Patit Paban Halder runs a 32 aquarium hospital for ornimental fishes from his home. Life has the complete details, and loads more pictures after the jump.

LINK: Life.

PLAY: First-Person Tetris

When you turn the pieces, the screen rotates too. It’s mind-bendingly fun. Click the pic to make the jump. Be warned though, you’re committing at least the first few minutes of your day.


LINK: Firstpersontetris via Boingboing.

HONORARY DOGGLER: Zachary Oberzan

“A film inspired by the novel ‘First Blood.’ A one-man cinematic war waged by Zachary Oberzan in a 220 sq ft apartment.” Also, reviewed by the New York Times, fanned by Facebook, and fun for all.

LINK: Thelmagazine via Buzzfeed.