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WATCH: Wind Dance

This is what happens when skydivers watch OK GO! Also the reason my next job or office is going to have a wind tunnel. Admit it, it looks like fun.

LINK: via Neatorama. Thanks to Mike G for sending it in. Yup, I’ve been gone for a while, but I’ve been reading your emails.

QUICK: Find Your Doggelganger

Ready to find your furry-match? Upload a shot of your face to the Doggelganger (a clever marketing initiative for doggy addoption down under) and let it works it’s magic. I wanted to upload a shot of my own dog to see what kind of dog it thinks he’d match up best to, but Cash refused to sit still for the portait. Oh well.

LINK: Doggelganger.

PLAY: Bullseye Darts

Finish this sentence: Bullseye darts is…
A. Simple.
B. Mesmerizing.
C. Frustrating.
D. Fun.
If you guessed E. All of the above, you got, well, a bullseye. There’s a reason we’re bringing it back. Click the pic to get the game.

LINK: Bullseye.

MAKE: Skittles-Pixels

Where most people see candy Matt McManis saw a new medium for art. So can you. They only cost a buck a bag. Fun, right?

LINK: Flickr via Likecool.

GET: Pummelvision

30 seconds is all it takes. Log-in with your Facebook and Pummel pulls the photos, sets ‘em to music, and uploads them to your YouTube or Vimeo. Fun, right?

LINK: Pummlevission.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: WIRED Store


WHEN:
November 19th – December 26th, Wednesdays through Sundays, 11AM – 7PM
WHERE: 692 Broadway NYC
WHAT: “The WIRED Store is not just a shopping destination – it’s an interactive experience that allows you to touch, test and tinker with the most “wired” products out there for the digital gentleman, gadget girl, gastronaut, smarter upstarter, adventure capitalist, maker, or culturazzo in your life. Stop by to shop and share what you find with friends and family”… No really though, it’s a room filled with mega-fun, super high-tech toys you’re allowed to play with. There’s a giant pipe-organ-y-thing and Buckyballs and they want you to touch ‘em both!

LINK: Wiredstore.

WATCH: Secret Kitten

My favorite thing about coming back to the internet after all these months? Seeing what the kittens have been up to. Can you spot the secret kitten?

If you can watch this just once, you’re a better man than I.

QUICK: Make Google Beatbox

Here’s the drill:
- Click over to Google Translate.
- Set it to translate from German to German.
- Next, copy the following code in to the window: “pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk pv zk bschk pv zk pv bschk zk bschk pv bschk bschk pv kkkkkkkkkk bschk”
- Push Translate.
- Click Listen.

Fun, right? Whoever figured this out is my new hero.

LINK: GoogleTranslate via Gallozone.

GET: Limited Edition Buckyballs

Deck the halls with Red and Green sets, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Grab a pair or you’ll be rejects, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Please ignore
the bit about rejects.
Nothing rhymes,
nothing rhymes,
with Green sets.

It’s true, the Zoomdoggle gang isn’t much for writing songs, but we do know a thing or two about balls. Only 900, extra special, super-fun, limited edition, holiday sets were made. Buy a pair at a special price for the Buck-head in your life.
Be warned though… they’re going fast. Act now or it’s Scrooge-ville supreme.

LINK: Buckyballs.

LISTEN: Porn For The Blind (NSFW)


PornfortheBlind.org is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to producing audio descriptions of sample movie clips from adult web sites. This service is provided free of charge. No joke. Really. NSFW without headphones. Have a listen though. Amazing right? Now if only someone would make porn for the deaf…

LINK: Pornfortheblind.