Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Whole sum



Well timed and pretty entertaining, this Breaking Bad / Weird Al Mashup, regardless of your level of interest in either subject.

"My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them." - Mitch Hedberg

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

No good deed



Puppy shares lollipop with monkey, gets punished for being nice. Can an animal be arrested for animal cruelty?

"My karma ran over your dogma." - Author Unknown

Monday, July 29, 2013

Top story



TV traffic reporter unknowingly adds a new member to the newscast.

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." - Steve Jobs

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Gentle cycle



What better soundtrack for this video of a washing machine self-destructing than the "music" of Autechre.

"Cigarettes are a classy way to commit suicide." - Kurt Vonnegut

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Stop moving

As if you needed more incentive, Beer Labels In Motion makes worthy animated-GIF use out of creative microbrew labels.

And if you played and enjoyed One Second Stopwatch when you were a kid, you might enjoy a go at this re-creation.

"When I heated my home with oil, I used an average of 800 gallons a year. I have found that I can keep comfortably warm for an entire winter with slightly over half that quantity of beer." - Dave Barry


Friday, July 26, 2013

Upon further reflection



The kaleidoscopic timelapse video footage of "Mirror City" makes for a fairly disconcerting and trippy experience.

"My dad was the town drunk. Most of the time that's not so bad; but New York City?" - Henny Youngman


Thursday, July 25, 2013

Ice chips



Not sure why, but edits from a couple three hundred movies somehow are formed into "Ice Ice Baby", as if it were necessary.

"You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar." - George Carlin

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Green acres



This blooming timelapse is both amazing and a little creepy. Aliens have invaded Earth and we call them plants.

"I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." - A. Whitney Brown

Monday, July 22, 2013

Rockin' your stockings off



You might have seen this sweet-looking older lady who walks into a drum shop in Wisconsin and nearly rips the skins off this drum set with a heck of a solo.

"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?" - Satchel Paige

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Says you


Nearly a literary genre of its own, The Art of the Humorous Amazon Review includes some worthy highlights. And What your beard is saying about you, a sprouts illustrated explanation of whiskers.

"Listen, everyone is entitled to my opinion."- Madonna

Saturday, July 20, 2013

It's a grind


I always thought math under pressure was physics. How well did you do? Also, do you like what your coffeeinated beverage says about you? Thought so.

"If it wasn't for the coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever." - David Letterman

Friday, July 19, 2013

Very special report



A little clip from TV news in New Zealand that isn't quite as polished as the stuff we might be used to. I think you can do this in PowerPoint.

"In the case of news, we should always wait for the sacrament of confirmation." - Voltaire

Thursday, July 18, 2013

How do I describe this?



Hooligan soccer fans duke it out, perfectly accompanied by the unmistakable narration of David Attenborough.

"For my birthday I got a humidifier and a dehumidifier... I put them in the same room and let them fight it out." - Steven Wright

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Toppleganger



It all starts with a single tile, and branches off into different lines, ending with 272,297 dominoes falling for a mesmerizing ten minutes of Guinness world record.

"Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." - Nido Qubein

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Mathster of his domain



Mathematician James Grime entertains as he explains how to devise the shortest roadway between four towns. Funny, I don't recall any of my teachers being so enthusiastic, but then again I went to public school.

"I never did very well in math -- I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally." - Calvin Trillin

Monday, July 15, 2013

Corkscrewy



Ridiculously idiotic yet inanely self-mocking exhibition of the most dangerous ways to open a bottle of wine. Everyone wants to be a YT star.

"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity." - George S. Patton

Sunday, July 14, 2013

You had to ask


A couple of Tumblrs... first, All Staff All Day, a collection of purportedly genuine emails that people have sent to way too big of a distribution list at someone's company. And "Here's that bad advice you were hoping for" takes the initiative and acerbically responds to letters that were sent to advice columns.

"True friends stab you in the front." - Oscar Wilde

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Unconfirmed source



News flash: KTVU Channel 2 in Oakland somehow hilariously misidentified the pilots who crashed Asiana flight 214, and then later apologized. "Sum Ting Wong" is right. Unbelievable.

"News is what somebody somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising." - Lord Northcliffe

Friday, July 12, 2013

Boxster



Beyond beatboxing, this guy called Tom Thum uses only his voice (and a microphone, shure) and proves himself to be a human sound machine. Well worth checking out at least a few minutes worth.

"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute." - Josh Billings

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Shove it



Dog pushing a puppy all around town in a tiny toy shopping cart adventure.

"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it." - Greg Anderson

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Unsinkable in any language



"Titanic" run through a translator and back, reenacted with non-actors. Prepare to be moved, and perhaps amused.

"A mistake is simply another way of doing things." - Katharine Graham

Monday, July 8, 2013

What is it good for?



Senseless stop-motion Play Doh carnage on Planet Six illustrates the universality of absolutely nothin'.

"I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Light and motion in the dark



A little nighttime wakeboarding with LED-encrusted light boards paints some unique and colorful pictures across the dark water. (The real action gets started at about 01:23 or so.)

"An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision." - James Whistler

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Mismatch mishmash


Looking for a new profile photo to post? Try Petswitch and see what your eyes look like on your faithful companion.

Also unexpected, these kitschy and inexplicably peculiar Robert Downey Jr. pin-ups raise more questions than answers.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder." - Kinky Friedman

Friday, July 5, 2013

Techno rainbow



Not much of a club feel to these cats hacking up furballs to thumping beat. Enjoy (?).

"Rhythm is something you either have or don't have, but when you have it, you have it all over." - Elvis Presley

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Head shots



It definitely won't make Tarantino notice, but "Exploding Actresses" does OK on timing and effect.

"I enjoy acting when you really hit it right." - Marilyn Monroe

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Taking it to the streets



Photoshop Live attempts and succeeds in freaking people out just a little with this "Street Retouch Prank". Next time they might just reconsider public transportation.

"Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for a bus." - David Hockney

Monday, July 1, 2013

Brand new bag



Gentleman known as The Badpiper plays AC/DC's "Thunderstruck" — or some semblance thereof — on a flaming bagpipe, although I think maybe this guy sets the musical standard. And yes, he's available for weddings.

"The Irish gave the bagpipes to the Scots as a joke, but the Scots haven't got the joke yet." - Oliver Herford