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Archive for March, 2010

FUN VIDEO: Chatroulette Ode to Merton Live

Folds plays homage to Merton, live from the Filmore in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 20th… belly-up to the front row and smile.

LINK: via Swissmiss.

QUICK: When Do They Sleep?

Calculate anyone’s (approximate) sleep habits using their Twitter. How fun is that? Based on his tweeting patterns, Axl Rose is most likely to doze 3PM and 11PM. I’ve been asleep for days.

LINK: Whendotheysleep.

FUN READ: How A $500 Craigslist Car Beat $400K Rally Racers

Long story short: A guy bought a beater from Craigslist, tweaked it some, and wound up beating some very expensive full-blown race cars in a full-blown race. Reading the long story long is 1,000 times more fun. If you’ve got a minute or four, it’s highly recommended. It’s also highly loaded with pictures and videos and sure to inspire.

LINK: Jalopnik.

QUICK: Draw With Flame

Brace yourself, this online drawing widget is unpredictable and maddening and yet, makes some pretty cool stuff. The dragon above is by Kottke, the best I could pull off it this self-portrait. In the market for other fun widgetry from Peter Blaskovic? Poke around the Pixel Animator. Yup.

LINK: Flame via Kottke.

PLAY: Brick Yard 2

How tall can your crane-built Tetris go while other workers throw blocks at it. This thing is adicting. Click the pic to see for yourself.

LINK: Armorgames.

FUN VIDEO: Surfing Alpaca

I don’t know why, but I just keep watching it again and again. And every time, I laugh a little bit louder when the thing falls off. It’s probably time I got a hobby.

LINK: via Neatorama.

DOWNLOAD: NASA Mission Posters


To promote mission awareness NASA has created, well, the funnest mission posters in the galaxy. All are available in high res free of charge. Check the complete set after the jump…

LINK: Nasa via Gizmodo.

QUICK: Thats What Bea Said

That knowing look. That timeless wisdom. And that really is what Bea said. How fun is that?

LINK: Thatswhatbeasaid.

GET: NES Harmonica


Handmade NES Harmonicas at an affordable price. This time around, blowing’s not the problem, it’s the point.

LINK: Etsy.

PLAY: Hooky Interactive

You and your dog are must stop robots, gorillas and other stuff by throwing lemons at them. It’s not a game so much as a portfolio site, but the animations are sooo good. Click the pic to make the jump.


LINK: Hookyinteractive.