Philip.paulssonCool.
The joys of high-speed cameras.
Almost anything, no matter how mundane, looks amazing amazing in super slow motion. This video — shot at an astounding 10 million frames per second by the scientific measurement and research company Shimadzu — is no exception. At these insanely high speeds you can even see the glass begin to give before contact as compressed air from the force of the ball's movement hits the surface.
Philip.paulssonGeez, I'm still on AC 3 I think... I have to catch up!
We hope you're making good progress on Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, because there's already a sequel on the way. Ubisoft has unveiled Assassin's Creed: Unity, a follow-up that takes the stealthy game series to Paris during the French Revolution....
Philip.paulsson"They have lion's blood"?? Err, sorry pal, but no, not even close.
That is a lot of dog.
The dog on the left was sold at the record price.
The unnamed new owner, not believed to be the man pictured, is said to have acquired the one-year-old mastiff at a “luxury pet” fair in Zhejiang, AFP quotes the Qianjiang Evening News as reporting.
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The $2million dog is said to be 80cm tall and weights 90kg.
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Philip.paulssonAwwww.....so sad and cute at the same time.
Mario has worked with the animals for over two decades.
According to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, the 54-year-old keeper has terminal cancer.
He apparently asked to be taken to the giraffe enclosure one last time to say goodbye to the animals.
Stichting Ambulance Wens Nederland / Via Facebook: wensenrijders
“These animals recognised him and felt that things aren’t going well with him,” said Kees Veldboer, founder and director of Ambulance Wish Foundation, which organised the goodbye.
Afterwards Mario, who is mentally disabled, also said goodbye to staff at the zoo, where he has worked for almost 25 years.
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Philip.paulssonNeat.
Basically, you’re always walking over thousands of dead bodies.
1. Pinball was banned in the city until 1978. The NYPD even held "Prohibition-style" busts.
2. It is a misdemeanor to fart in NYC churches.
3. It costs $1 million to get a license (medallion) to operate a taxicab.
4. The first pizzeria in the United States was opened in NYC in 1895.
5. In 1857, toilet paper was invented by Joseph C. Gayetty in NYC.
6. The Jewish population in NYC is the largest in the world outside of Israel.
7. Up until World War II, everyone in the entire city who was moving apartments had to move on May 1.
8. The city of New York will pay for a one-way plane ticket for any homeless person if they have a guaranteed place to stay.
9. There's a man who mines sidewalk cracks for gold. He can make over $600 a week.
10. According to New York City's Office of Emergency Management, the last hurricane to pass directly over the city was in 1821. The storm surge was so high that the city was flooded up to Canal Street.
11. Hog Island, a one-mile-long island south of Rockaway Beach, was never seen again after the hurricane of 1893.
12. New York City's leading hurricane historian, Nicholas Coch, a professor of coastal geology at Queens College, believes that this is the only reported incidence ever of the removal of an entire island by a hurricane.
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Philip.paulssonDoes anyone have T-Mobile in NYC? I am thinking of switching over because of their whole "unlimited free international data/texting" thing...
Looks like the embargo is officially up on Samsung Galaxy S5 pricing. After AT&T revealed earlier today that it'll sell the new flagship phone for $200 on-contract, T-Mobile chimed in to say it will offer the device for no money down, with pre-orders...
Philip.paulssonAndre the Giant was the best.
He’s kind of a big deal.
Andre suffered from acromegaly, which led to his giant frame. Doctors told him he would not live to see his 40th birthday.
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Since school buses couldn't accommodate Andre's large size, Beckett offered to take him in his truck. According to Andre, all they ever talked about was cricket.
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The army didn't have big enough boots, bunk beds, uniforms, or deep enough trenches to defend himself.
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Philip.paulsson3192 is my best so far! (after 2 games)
2048 is the cripplingly addictive game that’s perfectly simple, but rocket fast and totally satisfying. Tetris for the way we live now.
2048, a simple online puzzle game, is almost perfectly addictive. Using the arrow keys, you bang tiles of the same number together — 2 and 2 become 4, 4 and 4 become 8, then 32, 64, 128, and so on — with the goal of getting to 2048. It's hard to win but easy to play, and while you're driven to do better in each round, it's not stressful or frustrating. The numbered tiles make it feel like you're at least doing basic arithmetic, and they're less tacky than the pieces in Candy Crush. Because no clicking is required, the motions feel like second nature. It would take tremendous willpower, or a real hatred of fun little games, to not get sucked in.
On Saturday, after casually clicking a link to the game from Facebook, I played for two full hours. The game's creator, Gabriele Ciruli, estimates that since posting the game over a week ago, people have played the game for over 500 cumulative years.
In an email Monday afternoon, Ciruli, a 19-year-old from northern Italy, said the game has been played 42 million times, by over 4 million people. This means not just that lots of people are visiting the game's site, but that they're playing the game over and over and over again.
Over the past few days, my Twitter feed has indicated as much, flush with a mix of praise for the game and a shuddering fear that it will ruin us all — or at least our productivity. "Help" and "I can't stop" are common refrains.
And for that final push over the edge into "big thing of the internet" status: a Doge parody version now exists:
Philip.paulssonI feel like being a highly dangerous element is maybe not such a good thing?
"You got: Plutonium
People like you because you’re bright and spontaneous. You get distracted easily, but you don’t let that stop you being a success at what you choose to do – including powering spaceships. Just be careful not to let others lead you astray."
I would have taken another quiz, but all the good ones Argon.
Philip.paulssonOh phew, I was worried it was a black hole. Glad we ruled that one out. Thanks CNN!
Phew!
CNN host Don Lemon seems totally content playing the conspiracy guy role during his network's ongoing saga of missing Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, and on Wednesday night he casually asked his panel if black holes could be responsible for the jetliner's disappearance.
That settles that!
Watch the whole segment and find out how the Bermuda Triangle gets ruled out by CNN's experts, too.
Philip.paulssonOMG people actually run around with broomsticks between their legs: http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/20/real-life-quidditch-with-an-actual-golden-snitch-is-closer-than-you-think-4666414/
Philip.paulssonWow.
It’s a reference book AND a work of art.
Available on Amazon, for $43.62 or £32.00 in the UK.
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Philip.paulssonAwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
So much cute packed into such a tiny creature.
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Philip.paulssonHahah genius!
When you listen to a song on Spotify, the artist is paid around $0.0007, which is hardly enough to send an up-and-coming act out on tour. Imagine, however, if a band's small but devoted fanbase played a short album on repeat for a whole night, each...
Philip.paulssonThe AM Crunchwrap looks like it could be good...
Meet the waffle/taco hybrid behind the hype.
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Philip.paulssonSharing for the last pic "Breaking News". Hilarious!
Plus what goes through your mom’s head when she texts you at 7 a.m., the latest news on “Star Wars: Episode VII,” and 26 epic news items.
Pixar announces plans for a third "Cars" movie and a sequel for "The Incredibles"! - [Variety]
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Insanity helpfully explained: What's going through your mom's head when she texts you at 7 a.m. - [CollegeHumor]
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We know you want to make your March Madness picks with your heart, but you should probably try these 8 mathematically proven tips for picking your bracket. - [USA Today Sports]
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26 glorious pics of important news you need to know. - [theBERRY]
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Philip.paulssonI'm getting excited!
All men must die. But do they really have to, George R.R. Martin? Spoilers up to Season 3.
How They Died: Stabbed by Jon Snow
Orell the skinchanger was in love with Ygritte and hated Jon Snow so much he tried to kill him twice, once as a man and once as an eagle.
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How They Died: Burned to death by dragons
So what if he only dies in the show and not the books? Being burned to death by Dany's dragons was only fair since he was trying to trap her in the House of the Undying.
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How They Died: Beheaded by Robb Stark
Effectively cutting Robb's army in half, Rickard really should not have murdered those two Lannister captives. Just use your common sense!
HBO / Via unleashthefanboy.com
How They Died: Beheaded by Theon Greyjoy
What a sassy old man, telling Theon, "It grieves me you have less honor than a back-alley whore."
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Philip.paulssonFinally, a smartwatch that doesn't look friggin stupid.
LG went first, and now it's Motorola's turn to unveil its Android Wear smartwatch: the Moto 360. Putting an emphasis on the tried-and-true design of classic timepieces, Motorola's crafted a smartwatch that hews closely to a more traditional, premium...
Philip.paulssonWhile I agree that #4, #3, and #1 are problems, I think that including #2 is pretty stupid. They say that african-american women only represent 14% of characters in film. That's awful! Misogynist AND racist!!
Except that in the population of the USA, only 6.5% are african-american women. Same thing with Asian women, who represent only 2.4% of the US population, they are between 3-5% of characters in film.
It's stupid to include something like that in an article like this because it just gives dumbass "men's rights activists" a reason to ignore the rest of the article. It's not like there aren't tons of other reasons he could've used instead of that one.
Philip.paulssonThese are kinda cool, they have actual real people work with the comedy writers to do these articles about their jobs. Interesting, and funny! And check out this video linked in the article:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZRMpxUniOw
Crazy!
Philip.paulssonHah!
Even though these photos are 150 years old, they still look pretty much like your Saturday night.
That first stage in your drinking, when you're on your way to the bar, or, maybe you've even been begrudgingly dragged out to the bar by your friends.
You tell yourself, "I'm only going to have one or two drinks MAX, and then I'm going to head home. I've been partying way too much lately."
Charles Percy Pickering / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw
You're feeling it. You've probably had your one or two drinks, and are probably on your third. You figure, why not? Your already out and it's been a rough week -- you really need to wind-down and enjoy yourself a little more.
Charles Percy Pickering / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw
Sure you might be hammered (those two to three drinks are most likely six or seven), but it's OK cause everything is great in the world. You're invincible, plus it's time to hit the dance floor because the DJ is totally playing your song...or at least you think that's your song (it's getting increasingly hard to hear).
Charles Percy Pickering / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw
All of sudden the good time you're having comes crashing down around you! Decision time: Will puking or eating make you feel better? But, maybe you'll take a nap first? Blackout ensues.
Charles Percy Pickering / Via Flickr: statelibraryofnsw
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Philip.paulsson5 of 12. Ouch.
All men must die, but not before you prove how much you really love A Song of Fire and Ice .
Philip.paulssonSweet.
"You got: Han Solo
You’re the most notorious, sarcastic space cowboy known throughout the history of space. You’ve seen many moons, dive bars, and you’re not afraid to gamble. You’ll always be admired for shooting first. You have a loving side that others will have to work towards to see. Now go on, and live like the most badass character who’s ever stepped foot on the silver screen, you dirty scoundrel."
Philip.paulssonRE Kevin's "obscure reference" comment. Perhaps it's just because I'm on Fark every now and then that I see it a lot?
Philip.paulssonThat IS suspicious!
Today, I had the cops called on me for acting suspiciously. I was using a payphone. FML
Philip.paulssonWow! What's going to happen to iPhones in the EU??
The EU successfully pushed for voluntary adoption of a cellphone charging standard a few years ago, and it's now close to making that standard mandatory. The European Parliament has voted in favor of a draft law requiring that cellphones work with a...
    
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Philip.paulssonAwwwwwww
*sigh* That feels better.
Philip.paulssonWhy am I not surprised?
Turns out Mississippi really, really likes gay porn.
We pulled terms and traffic to gay searches. We couldn't break down "lesbian" because we don't track our users on a micro-granular level (i.e., gender, sexual orientation, etc.). So for example, lesbian searches can account for, like, 40% of a city's searches, but 80% of those searchers may likely be men.
So to answer, it's a rundown of gay porn from male users.
Philip.paulssonI dunno, mine is kinda tough to beat...
Middle names are always hilarious.
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