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Archive for February, 2010

NEW SPORT ALERT: Camera Tossing


Er, it’s not really a new sport so much as a fun, cheap way to make art by throwing your camera around (another fun take on shutter lag). WIRED has a great how-to:

LINK: Cameratoss via Trendhunter.

GET: Burgervetica


A fun new twist on a classic theme. And just in time for Valentine’s day. Yum.

LINK: Threadless.

PLAY: Maze Runner

Maze Runner. Just like Blade Runner, only more puzzling and without the blades. Click the pic to get the game.

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FUN VIDEO: Darth Vaders Voice Before Voice Over

This must have been shot before Vader hit puberty. Going behind the scenes is fun.

GUESS WHO: Celebrity School Pics

Quick, can you spot the familiar faces above? Take a guess, then check your work after the jump. There’s thousands more Celebrity School Pics where these came from.

LINK: Celebrityschoolpics.

BREAK THIS RECORD: Most Times Unscrewing A Plastic Bottle Cap While Listening To ‘Perfect Strangers’ Theme Song


Josh Cohen unscrewed the cap off his plastic Miller Lite beer bottle 18 times while listening to the theme song from Perfect Strangers.

CRITERIA TO BEAT RECORD:
- can use both hands
- cap must be tightly back screwed back onto bottle each time
- cap must be fully removed from bottle each time
- any type of beverage bottle is acceptable (beer, soda, water, etc.)

“Sometimes you just get a feeling like you need some kind of change.”

LOOK: Hipster Puppies


The pictures are cute. The captions are clever (“isis mae only took her top off because, hey, when’s the next time she’ll meet terry richardson?”). And there’s loads more after the jump. Yup, how fun is that?

LINK: Hipsterpuppies via BoingBoing.

PLAY: Where We Remain

Somewhere on an island, a girl is waiting for you to find her. Find 10 possible powerups to help you complete your quest while avoiding the mysterious spirits that populate the island. You’ll also discover that there’s more to the island than initially appears. Click the pic, you’ll see. Besides, any game that starts with a compliment must be fun.

LINK: Armorgames.

NEW SPORT ALERT: Pen Spinning

“They fight with felt tips, and do battle with ball points.” The tournament began in 2007 as an online competition between pen spinning whizzes who recorded videos of themselves displaying their biro acrobatics to send to the competition organizers. The Pen Spinning World Tournament now has contestants from 10 countries competing in realtime. Tons more info after the jump.

LINK: BoingBoing via CNNgo.

QUICK: Overplot


Can’t get enough of Overheard In New York? Listening in on the random musings of strangers is even more fun when they’re layed over the top of a Google map you can scroll around on and zoom in and out of. Better late than never.

LINK: Overplot.