Demolition, man

A video compilation of some choice building implosions from an International Society of Explosive Engineers (ISEE) conference. If you're thinking about a career change, this seems possibly worthy of making the list.


And somewhat on the opposite, this LEGO artist recreates Brooklyn in his living room.

"May the roof above us never fall in. And may the friends gathered below it never fall out." - Irish blessing

 

Change can be difficult

How many badasses does it take to change a light bulb? Just one, and a 1,768-foot climb, straight up. What some people do for a living... (Thanks rasric)


And some very creative job ads that will get your attention (though maybe not your application).

"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths." - Steven Wright

 

Extra, extra

There's a rumor running around that this actor appears in every movie and TV show ever made. Come to think of it, he does look kind of familiar...


And other things appearing in strange places, a video game in your browser's address bar. [Boing Boing]


Finally, more placement kudos to these 10 Creative Bus Advertisements.

"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade." - Tom Peters

 

Secret impromptu vocations

Daniel Smeeth -- the voiceover artist who never reads a script or does more than one take -- is back. In this one he tackles an advert for Glade air fresheners. More good stuff on his blog at Tumblr.


And on the topic of self-amusement, a little Photoshopportunity of what the rich do for fun when we're not looking.

"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures." - Jessamyn West

 

The road much less traveled

When this guy gets around the house, he gets around the house.


And some extreme sleeping, a pursuit best left to the professionals.


She's living the simple life in 90 square feet of glamorous Manhattan "microstudio".

"About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends." - Herbert Hoover

 

Pumping enamel

Lunatic showing off what could be the world's strongest teeth.


Mistakes that amuse from local comestibles retailers in this compendium of best supermarket fails.


And finally, more drastic misuse in this video piece about Regina and her incredible show-jumping cow, Luna. (Yes, you read that right.) [Asylum UK]

"Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?" - Sun Tzu

 

Cowboy hip hop

You might have missed it too, but apparently this cowboy hip-hop dance craze swept the nation back in the 70s or 80s.


And an insane idiot breaking the "certified shallow diving record" with a 36-foot dive into a kiddie pool filled (and I use the term loosely) with less than a foot of water.


And finally, a high-energy hound shows off his patented jump-bark to the delight of almost no one.

"High expectations are the key to everything." - Sam Walton

 

Rick Rollin' in the Oregon State House of Representatives

A little editing has the Oregon State House of Representatives doing some self-rick rolling. No one knows the cost in terms of number of lives and hours of transcripts. [Neatorama]

And a collection of songs you know by people you don't in this cover song archive blog.

And more from the lost and found: Sad stuff on the street.

"A half truth, like half a brick, is always more forcible as an argument than a whole one. It carries better." - Stephen Leacock

 

Harry Met Sally reprise

The remake of 'When Harry Met Sally' that everyone has been waiting for (?) is finally here. Getting old does indeed suck.


Famous movie posters get the pictogram treatment, and are re-imagined in minimalist style. Simple yet (in most cases) unmistakable.



And 100 years of eye-popping movie title sequences shows how they've evolved. [Gizmodo]

"Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?" - Edgar Bergen

 

Tune out

Gripping theater-quality short (two minutes) called "Tune for Two" in which an execution takes an unexpected turn. (Rated PG-13 for mature themes and humming.)


If you remove the last panel of a Peanuts comic strip it becomes a bleak wasteland of existential misery.


And keeping with the quasi-theme, something like "Japanese roulette" using a Nerf gun and thumbtack. Goofy but earnest attempt to build tension.

"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner flame." - Albert Schweitzer

 

Scent by the gods

Scent by the gods, finally it's Bacon Cologne. (No, really.) [Gizmodo]

Many grains of truth in Facebook you vs. real you. And likewise, Sunday you.

Other things impossible... for example, building a Lego ship in a bottle.

"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character." - W. Somerset Maugham

 

Paris 2K

A visual project that captures the City of Light in a unique light.
[Nat Geo]

This is knot art -- intricate pictures on canvas created using shoelaces.

Give war a chance -- an interactive map of every war ever fought. [Gizmodo]

"A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet." - Orson Welles

 

Soak 'em if you got 'em

An enlightening and entertaining video about wealth and the U.S. government's fiscal situation. Warning: it's not a pretty picture. The exposition starts at around 2:30 if you want to skip the set-up. (Thanks Bomser)

And on that same note (pun intended), interesting things one can do with paper, a little billosophy.

Perhaps only vaguely symbolic of what goes on in D.C., watch these giant subwoofers shred a phonebook. [Gizmodo]

"Any sufficiently advances bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses." - Unknown

 

Doing things...

...faster. Reclaim lost years from your life with these handy tips.

...better. Every country is the best (or worst) at something.

...bigger. Three days, seven Kg, 36,000 calories, and a homemade wrapper get you this giant Kit Kat Chunky.

"You can't learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency." - William Maugham

 

Rauch auf dem Wasser

Apparently when German government ministers resign they have a military ceremony, and get to choose the music. This one (Minister of Defense Guttenberg) self-ejected in after disgrace of a plagiarized doctoral thesis, and having tried to order up a little AC/DC, ended up with this classic rock tune.

Also in the military tradition, Tank Cat.

And finally, the Manifesto Manifesto: a recipe for writing manifesti. Maybe only enjoyed by tech startup nerds. [Boing Boing]

"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln

 

Theoretical

Two of physics' all-time greats Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking meet in an epic rap battle. Who wins? It's all relative.

And Kanye West and Bob Dylan compared head to head in a telling infographic.

Finally, a nice retro-style game where #2 is your #1 goal. (Thanks JoeY)

"The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it." - Harry Emerson Fosdick

 

Musician mash

Impressive overlaying of music tracks created by amateur players to create a jazzy work of musical goodness that's worth a listen/view. [Mashable]

Who knows where all of those musicians come from... the U.S. of Music shows famous musicians from all 50 states.

And finally, a little analog music nostalgia, Cassettes from My Ex is a blog for stories of lost-but-not-forgotten loves and the mix-tapes they inspired.


"He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees."
- Benjamin Franklin
 

Are YouTube experienced?

This short video apparently (sadly) sums up someone's video watching experience.

Also unfortunate, these amusingly ill-placed ads and some poorly-named websites.

And finally, a bonus game, Shaun the Sheep, in case you're in the mood.


"A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom." - Richard Le Gallienne