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- The Oomphalapompatronium
- BAT OF GOTHAM - He's Not Laughing Anymore
- This Backpack Is Spring Loaded
- Campus Snapchat Love Story
- Construction Workers Find Over Half a Ton of Roman Coins
- Now You Can Watch The Titanic Sink In Real Time
- Boys Don’t Play in the Kitchen
- Amazing Footage Shows Kurdish Fighters Take Out A Suicide Bomb Truck
- When Your Plane's Shadow Gets Trapped inside a Rainbow
- Trash Talk with the Queen
- Cops Study Art History to Become Better Observers
- The Dazzling Physics of Peacock Feathers
- Orange Yarn Cat - Nothing Is Safe From A Pet's Imagination
- Sleazy Tabloid Asks For Cleavage Pics, Gets The Trolling They Deserve
- In Texas, There's Statue of Jesus in Cowboy Boots
| Posted: 01 May 2016 04:00 AM PDT The Oomphalapompatronium is a musical instrument developed and built by Leonard Solomon. It’s a wind-powered organ made of PVC pipe, belts, bladders, and bottles. Enjoy Solomon’s rendition of “Shortnin’ Bread.” Get a closer look at the Oomphalapompatronium in an earlier video. -via Laughing Squid The Callioforte. The Gahoon. Solomon didn’t invent this one, but he built it. The wine glass drone. The name he uses is much longer. It’s connected to the Callioforte and provides the medieval drone sound. Solomon throws everything he can find in his workshop together here, which he calls his “Ensemble,” to play the Light Cavalry Overture.  | ||||||||
| BAT OF GOTHAM - He's Not Laughing Anymore Posted: 01 May 2016 02:00 AM PDT The days of the NaNaNaNaNaNaNaNa and the Batusi are sadly long gone, and nowadays the Bat has to be a tough man with a rock hard chin you could strike a match on. There's no room for humor or gregariousness in the Dark Knight era, because the rogue's gallery are playing for keeps these days so there's no time for dancing or witty quips. But what the heck happened to Robin? Last time we saw him he was wearing a ridiculous suit of armor with nipples on it, is that really the last cinematic memory of Robin we want to be left with? Evolve your superheroic sense of style with this BAT OF GOTHAM t-shirt by ALIENBIKER23, it's the super way to start conversations about the good old days versus the brutal new version of the Bat. Visit ALIENBIKER23's Facebook fan page and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more mighty geeky designs:
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| This Backpack Is Spring Loaded Posted: 01 May 2016 02:00 AM PDT
The outdoor gear company The North Face has unveiled a backpack with a radical new opening system. Instead of a zipper around the main pouch, it has a spring loaded opening that snaps open and shut. When opened, the spring pushes the outer shell away, creating a wide mouth into the pouch. It's appropriately named the Access Pack. You can see more photos and a video at The Contemporist. | ||||||||
| Posted: 01 May 2016 12:00 AM PDT Mystery Girl saw a guy she was attracted to at the Memorial Library. She called him Vikings Fan because of what he was wearing. A couple of SnapChat messages posted to the campus hub, and they both wanted to meet, but schedules and stuff got in the way. As time went by, the entire University of Wisconsin-Madison campus was rooting for them. Would the two ever find each other? It was a Romeo and Juliet story for the modern age. Better than a soap opera, because it was playing out not only on SnapChat, but also in real life. -via reddit | ||||||||
| Construction Workers Find Over Half a Ton of Roman Coins Posted: 30 Apr 2016 10:00 PM PDT
Construction workers in Tomares, Spain were laying pipe when they found 19 amphorae (ceramic jars) containing 1,300 pounds of bronze and silver coins that date back to 4th Century A.D. The Seville Archaeological Museum says that they were probably minted in the area and then stored to pay soldiers and government officials. The Guardian quotes archaeologist Ana Navarro:
-via Atlas Obscura | ||||||||
| Now You Can Watch The Titanic Sink In Real Time Posted: 30 Apr 2016 08:00 PM PDT If you think the movie Titanic was way too long just imagine how excruciatingly boring it must have been to float atop a chunk of wood and watch the ship actually sink in real time. On second thought, the survivors were probably far too busy trying to stay alive to be bored so never mind. But if you've ever wondered what it would have been like to watch from a safe distance as the Titanic sank then you'll appreciate this video from Titanic Honor And Glory. In it we see all two hours and forty minutes of ship sinking madness, with added text that tells us what's happening on board the ship as this simulated tragedy plays out. -Via Laughing Squid | ||||||||
| Boys Don’t Play in the Kitchen Posted: 30 Apr 2016 06:00 PM PDT That’s a truly outmoded view. A man who cooks is an attractive man, and that’s the truth. Just ask that little girl Moishe made a pretend cupcake for. Chris from Lunarbaboon shows that you can change opinions by appealing to the sweet tooth in his latest comic. | ||||||||
| Amazing Footage Shows Kurdish Fighters Take Out A Suicide Bomb Truck Posted: 30 Apr 2016 04:00 PM PDT Military operations in Syria have been tricky because the enemy (mostly ISIS) love to play dirty and fight sneaky, using the element of surprise to ensure their explosive payload inflicts maximum damage. The enemy forces also love to use civilian vehicles, as well as brainwashed civilians, so our guys don't see the suicide bombing coming. But when friendly forces (Kurdish fighters) manage to intercept and eliminate an armored truck full of explosives driven by a suicide bomber before they can do any damage it's an awesome thing to behold. So does this squad of Kurdish fighters have their own cameraman or what?! -Via Boing Boing | ||||||||
| When Your Plane's Shadow Gets Trapped inside a Rainbow Posted: 30 Apr 2016 02:00 PM PDT Catherine Marshall is a South African travel writer and journalist who lives in Sydney, Australia. While flying over the Strait of Messina separating Sicily from the Italian peninsula, she snapped this amazing photo of her plane's shadow transposed over a rainbow. -via Marilyn Terrell | ||||||||
| Posted: 30 Apr 2016 12:00 PM PDT
What is this all about? It’s a challenge. The Invictus Games are coming up in Orlando May 8-12. Founded in 2014 by Prince Harry, the Invictus Games are a series of sports competitions between injured active service members and military veterans from many different countries. The first games were in London in 2014. The second Invictus Games inspired some trash talk between the Obamas and the Royals. Harry pulled out the big gun for his response.
It takes some serious gravitas to imply so much with a simple “Oh really, please.” Like when Queen Victoria said, “We are not amused.” Your move, Canada. -via Buzzfeed | ||||||||
| Cops Study Art History to Become Better Observers Posted: 30 Apr 2016 10:00 AM PDT
Amy E. Herman is an expert on visual perception. She teaches people how to observe things and gain information from them. This is an essential skill for police officers, so she frequently trains cops how to be better observers by taking them to art museums. Herman shows police officers paintings and asks them what they see. The New York Times describes one such class:
Police often look at art differently from art historians. When they're in the museum, they're taking down criminals:
-via Glenn Reynolds | ||||||||
| The Dazzling Physics of Peacock Feathers Posted: 30 Apr 2016 08:00 AM PDT If you spend enough time watching a peacock shake his tail feathers, you start to see weird things. We were so impressed with a peacock’s magnificent tail feathers that scientists assumed for a long time that a bird with the longest or brightest tail feathers would be the most attractive to peahens. But a new study by a team led by Roslyn Dakin of the University of British Columbia studied the way they vibrate those feathers. At the proper frequency, it makes the colors even brighter, and the “eyes” of the feathers stand out without appearing to move themselves. The obvious shake is called “train rattling,” while the fine-tuned vibration is called “train shivering.” That’s where the real optical illusion comes in. No wonder peahens are impressed! Read details on the study at Gizmodo. -via the Presurfer | ||||||||
| Orange Yarn Cat - Nothing Is Safe From A Pet's Imagination Posted: 30 Apr 2016 07:00 AM PDT Cats have a very active imagination, and even though we can't speak felinese we can kinda guess what they're thinking about when they're playing. When they chase after mice it's like they're playing cops and robbers, and when they attack the feather on the string they're practicing for beach volleyball season. But when they go after something that has variable modes of play, like a ball of yarn, it's easy to imagine they're trying to be like those super powered beings on the pages of the comic books their owners always leave lying around. And as the ball of yarn unravels they pretend to be a massive being capable of unravelling the world... Show your love of cats with imagination by wearing this Orange Yarn Cat t-shirt by Dooomcat, it's so funny people will marvel at your unique sense of humor and so cute it's sure to earn you some fans! Visit Dooomcat's Facebook fan page and official website, then head on over to her NeatoShop for more delightfully geeky designs:
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| Sleazy Tabloid Asks For Cleavage Pics, Gets The Trolling They Deserve Posted: 30 Apr 2016 07:00 AM PDT When you act like a scumbag you should expect to be treated as such, and therefore when you ask for naughty submissions online you should expect the trolls to come crawling out from under their bridges. Sleazy British tabloid The Sun Tweeted a request for women to send in their “cleavage snaps”, promising a 1k prize and acting like they didn't know the internet would troll them up real good. It's hard to tell what people are thinking when they ask for online submissions nowadays, and we must assume they expect to be trolled when they openly act like perverts. But there's no way The Sun's social media person could have foreseen known they would fall in love with one of the entrants. See This Tabloid Asked For Boob Pics And Got Masterfully Trolled here | ||||||||
| In Texas, There's Statue of Jesus in Cowboy Boots Posted: 30 Apr 2016 06:00 AM PDT
Why? Because Texas is awesome, that's why. And here's further evidence: go to the Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas. There you will find the grave of Willet Babcock (1821-1881), a wealthy resident who built furniture, caskets, and the town's 1,200-seat opera hall. Babcock commissioned an artist named Gustave Klein to carve this marble monument to stand over his grave. It's thought to be a representation of Jesus because of his clothing, body shape, and, of course, his cowboy boots. You knew that Jesus wore cowboy boots, right? Anyway, Babcock's grave, which is popularly known as the Jesus in Cowboy Boots, is now a popular tourist attraction. You can read more about it at Atlas Obscura. |
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