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Archive for June, 2007

Japanese Tetris Game with Humans

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

Leave it to the Japanese to offer a crazy live show like this. These poor contestants stand in front of a swimming pool as a large wall comes straight at them. The only way they can save themselves from being pushed into the water is to change themselves into a strange tetris shape.

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Crazy Traffic Intersection in India

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

One of the craziest traffic intersections I have ever seen. But I think it has the highest throughput as well. Just a bit dangerous though!

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Mercedes Driver Gets Hit by Old Lady

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

This video has been around for a while, but I can watch it over and over again. The small little old lady expresses her annoyance at a jerk driving a Mercedes by smacking the front of his car and setting off his airbags.

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Microsoft PhotoSynth Demo

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

I admit I am becoming less of a Microsoft fan and more of a Google fan. But every now and then Microsoft does come up with something of interest. Here’s a video demo of PhotoSynth. It is amazing how quick the presenter can scroll through gigabytes of photos. It makes you wonder how fast his computer is.

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Google Maps Street View

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

Google has added a new feature to their online map application. I love google maps, and think this is a pretty wild way to tour a city I’ve never been to. Google has paid for a van to travel around the city and take photos of every street. They call this new view, Street View. If you are planning to drive to a building in an area where this is available you can actually see what the building looks like before you start driving.

It didn’t take long for the internet community to find the following street view photo. It is a girl getting into a truck and her thong underwear is hanging out.

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The Landlord - Will Ferrell

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

This video makes me a bit uneasy, but my aunt said she wanted to see it. Somehow they get this kid to sound like she is swearing her head off as she plays the angry landlord. Be prepared to hear a little three year old kid say things like “I want my money now Bit$$!”.

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Sparta Speed Painting

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

It is amazing what people can do with Photoshop. This guy shows his Photoshop skills by hand painting Sparta.

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Treadmill Dance

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

This has been around for a while, but I think it deserves a mention here. These guys created a fantastic dance routine using a bunch of treadmills.

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Falkirk Wheel

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

The Falkirk Wheel, is a rotating boat lift connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The difference in the levels of the two canals at the wheel is 24 meters, roughly equivalent to the height of an eight story building.

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Mississippi Braves manager, Phillip Wellman ejected from the game

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007

You have to love the theatrics of baseball. This guy is a master at getting his point across without hitting anyone in the face.

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