A minor trampoline malfunction, and the next thing you know, the object of your dunk is you.
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Pauly D's got Bieber fever
Jersey Shore star and Justin Bieber lookalike Pauly D advertises the upcoming documentary Never Say Never:
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From the archives: Star Trek first pitch
Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, submits his first draft for the show, in 1964:
Read the whole thing: 16-page pdf file | via
Read the whole thing: 16-page pdf file | via
Improv Everywhere: Worst ice skater ever?
No. Actually, it's figure skater Kenny Moir. The pranksters from Improv Everywhere teamed up with him at Bryant Park, in New York City, to make it possible for a novice skater to turn into a professional.
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Guessing stuff
A contestant on a game show called Total Blackout has to identify things by smelling them in the dark. He comes across a rather unusual item.
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Book of the day
Based on the website with the same name, this book apparently makes rap lyrics understandable for everyone.
Understand Rap: Explanations of Confusing Rap Lyrics You and Your Grandma Can Understand
Look inside
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From the archives: What is the Internet?
A clip from The Today Show from 1994: Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric try to figure out what Internet is.
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Unique Egyptian protester
An Egyptian protester was photographed Friday using an interesting technique to display her hope for peace through the turmoil taking place in Cairo.LA Times
While many are throwing rocks and flaming projectiles at government troops, she is kissing riot policemen who were sent to quell the madding crowds.
Update: *Not so unique
Graffiti Tags | Alphabet Graffiti Archaeology
Graffiti Archaeology is a project devoted to the study of graffiti-covered walls as they change over time. The core of the project is a timelapse collage, made of photos of graffiti taken at the same location by many different photographers over a span of several years. The photos were taken in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and other cities, over a timespan from the late 1990's to the present.
Skateboard Graffiti Alphabets
Skateboard graffiti alphabet letters black and white. Sketch graffiti alphabet AZ and numbers also can be colored according to your tastes. Free printable graffiti alphabet letters with style skateboard
Comparing speeds: F1 vs. FIA GT
2 overlapped videos of Formula 1 and FIA GT cars racing in the same spot on the Spa Francochamps racing circuit. Considerable differences of speed are considerable.
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The United States of Awesome
Tumblr user Ilya Gerner maps all the good things in each state, as a reaction to the previous Pleated Jeans' United States of Shame:
Big Trollface in Finnish newspaper
It's an article about Internet trolling in Kalena newspaper. Some of the text's translation (more - here):
"Gary started trolling about three years ago.via
'I do it mostly for my own pleasure. Maybe it began from getting frustrated from people complaining all the time. I get pleasure when I create disturbance and people get angry.'
Gary spams and trolls. He may appear using his own name or under a nickname.
'I don't bother to spam anywhere else than in Facebook. That too has become tiresome. Nowadays I troll more.'
Have you ever thought how mean it is to disturb other internet users?
'Yes. Every day. I don't mind.'"
How to cheat dice
Dice-master Jigaboo Jones, who has accumulated 20+ years in dice-cheating experience, shows you how it's done. He is much faster in person.
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Egypt has left the Internet
Since last night, Internet in Egypt has been shut down.
Confirming what a few have reported this evening: in an action unprecedented in Internet history, the Egyptian government appears to have ordered service providers to shut down all international connections to the Internet. Critical European-Asian fiber-optic routes through Egypt appear to be unaffected for now. But every Egyptian provider, every business, bank, Internet cafe, website, school, embassy, and government office that relied on the big four Egyptian ISPs for their Internet connectivity is now cut off from the rest of the world. Link Egypt, Vodafone/Raya, Telecom Egypt, Etisalat Misr, and all their customers and partners are, for the moment, off the air.Renesys | via
Follow updates - on Huffington Post
High school girl's touching coming-out speech
Kayla Kearney is a senior student at Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, CA. and she is giving a speech about being gay in front of her whole school during an assembly honoring Dr. Martin Luther King jr. She tells it like it is.
Previously, in gay teens speeches: gay 14-year-old defends teacher.
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Previously, in gay teens speeches: gay 14-year-old defends teacher.
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Mystery of the sandbar piano solved
Teenager takes responsibility for hauling the grand piano on the Biscayne Bay sandbar:
Nicholas Harrington, 16, told CNN affiliate WPLG that he was behind the mystery, with a little help from his friends.CNN
"I liked the idea of an anonymous piano out there, no explanation to it," he said, adding that he viewed it as art for a portfolio in a future college application.
Harrington shared with the station home video from before the holidays, when he and his father moved the baby grand piano from his grandmother's house to his, on a boat.
Weeks later, after purposely setting the piano on fire at a party, he, his father, and two of his friends decided to place it out on the sandbar, WPLG reported. "It was a solid surface. It wouldn't float away," Harrington told the station.
Trolls in the news
Internet trolls have been around for some time now and most people don't even know what they are and how they should deal with them. FOX11 reporting:
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Quantum mechanics teacher of the day
Redditor Etane, who's teaching at the University of Washington, sneaked into his classroom before a midterm to draw an xkcd comic on the board:
In other news, P. Diddy is being sued for a trillion dollars
Not The Onion: A woman named Valerie Joyce Wilson Turks decided it's time to take legal action against P. Diddy, his ex-girlfriend, Kim Porter, and police brutality victim Rodney King, because they "knocked down the WTC and then they all came and knocked my children down".
She also claims Sean "P. Diddy" Combs date-raped her 24 years ago and that he is the father of her child. She is asking for 900 billion dollars in child support and 100 billion for 'loss of income.'
Oh, and also, P. Diddy should return that casino chip "worth over 100 zillions of dollars" he stole from her.
Radar
She also claims Sean "P. Diddy" Combs date-raped her 24 years ago and that he is the father of her child. She is asking for 900 billion dollars in child support and 100 billion for 'loss of income.'
Oh, and also, P. Diddy should return that casino chip "worth over 100 zillions of dollars" he stole from her.
Radar
Lego nominees for Best Picture
Scenes from all of this year's Academy nominees for Best Picture recreated by Lego movie enthusiast Alex Eylar - on Buzzfeed.
Penguin mass mourning
Wildlife photographer Daniel J. Cox captured the extraordinary image of this mass mourning of adult penguins as they grieved the loss of their babies on the Riiser Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
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Supercut: It's showtime!
Movie editor extraordinaire Harry Hanrahan is back with a new one: people saying "It's showtime!":
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Pic of the day: Guy running with ice cream in snowstorm
A picture of Arlington resident Zach Burroughs running on the street while holding an ice cream in his hand for some strange reason, has made it to the front page of yesterday's issue of the Washington Post.
Inevitably, Buzzfeed and reddit meme creators took to their image editing softwares.
Premake: Up!
What if the animated movie Up! was made in 1965? And it starred Spencer Tracy and Kirk Douglas.
Tips For Drawing Graffiti Sketch to Coloring
The following tips on drawing / writing graffiti from sketch to coloring graffiti on the wall
In particular the use of the bold style lettering is really distinctive to graffiti art. The images themselves will usually be hard hitting, and be painted in stark colours utilising strong shadows and outlines to add depth and definition. Images usually depict social or political issues close to the artist's heart.
Before you start a piece of graffiti art, you should draw a small scale version of the large piece you want to create first, then when you begin your actual piece, its a simple task of just scaling up your graffiti sketch.
If you need ideas for a graffiti font to use, there are plenty of sites online that have examples for you to copy. For the outlines, use a fine marker pen. In order to produce a 3D effect, shade around the letters you've outlined with a different colour. Then use permanent markers to colour in your letters.
Once you are ready to paint your sketch on to your larger canvas or wall, you need to draw a reference grid over your small drawing. Sketch a full size replica of the grid on to your wall or canvas that you are using for your scaled up graffiti piece. Use either chalk, charcoal or diluted paint to draw the large grid. To make marking the grid out easier, the simplest thing to do is to use a piece of string.
Use chalk or charcoal to transfer your small drawing on to you larger canvas. Use an aerosol can to paint the background in using diluted paint, keep the layer thin and allow it to dry before you start your colouring. When you've finished the outline and the background, it's time to add the colours and detail. Again use aerosols to add the colours. Start with the lightest colours first and the largest sections, and then move on to the detail and the smaller areas last.
When you've coloured your work in, you can add the fine definition with a brush to enhance the fine lines and borders around your figures and letters. You can preserve it for years to come with a thin layer of varnish.
In particular the use of the bold style lettering is really distinctive to graffiti art. The images themselves will usually be hard hitting, and be painted in stark colours utilising strong shadows and outlines to add depth and definition. Images usually depict social or political issues close to the artist's heart.Before you start a piece of graffiti art, you should draw a small scale version of the large piece you want to create first, then when you begin your actual piece, its a simple task of just scaling up your graffiti sketch.
If you need ideas for a graffiti font to use, there are plenty of sites online that have examples for you to copy. For the outlines, use a fine marker pen. In order to produce a 3D effect, shade around the letters you've outlined with a different colour. Then use permanent markers to colour in your letters.
Once you are ready to paint your sketch on to your larger canvas or wall, you need to draw a reference grid over your small drawing. Sketch a full size replica of the grid on to your wall or canvas that you are using for your scaled up graffiti piece. Use either chalk, charcoal or diluted paint to draw the large grid. To make marking the grid out easier, the simplest thing to do is to use a piece of string.Use chalk or charcoal to transfer your small drawing on to you larger canvas. Use an aerosol can to paint the background in using diluted paint, keep the layer thin and allow it to dry before you start your colouring. When you've finished the outline and the background, it's time to add the colours and detail. Again use aerosols to add the colours. Start with the lightest colours first and the largest sections, and then move on to the detail and the smaller areas last.
When you've coloured your work in, you can add the fine definition with a brush to enhance the fine lines and borders around your figures and letters. You can preserve it for years to come with a thin layer of varnish.
If the Best Picture nominee posters told the truth
Slightly altered posters for this year's Academy Award nominees for Best Picture:
More - on The Shiznit
Update: The site appears to not be working, so here's a mirror (thanks Viper Pilot)
More - on The Shiznit
Update: The site appears to not be working, so here's a mirror (thanks Viper Pilot)
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