Atlas, the six-foot-tall humanoid robot created by Boston Dynamics, shows off its balancing skills by walking across rocky terrain and staying upright on one foot while being pushed over by a weight. Previously, we’ve written about the MIT Robotics Team’s unboxing video of the Atlas robot.
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[Vice President Joe Biden arrives at the EPA, muffins in hand, to welcome staffers back to work. Photo by Jacquelyn Martin via AP]
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63-year-old Edward Smith is a self-described mechaphile, and he explains his sexual and emotional attraction to cars in a video interview with Barcroft TV. Smith has been sexually attracted to vehicles since he was 14, and claims to have had sex with over 1,000 automobiles in his life. For the past 30 years, Smith has been in a long-term, open relationship with a Volkswagen Beetle named Vanilla.
I feel a tremendous sense of calm when I am with her. No matter how I tell people they are blown away. ‘What’s he do just stick it up the tail pipe?’ That’s all they can think of and the sexual satisfaction it’s not like that. It’s so much more. It’s about making a connection with this car’s spiritual energy. I’ve been with Vanilla for 30 years now. I still get the temptation to pull over the side of the road if I see a really cute car parked. But I don’t want to break my promise to Vanilla to remain faithful to her.”
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In their latest mission, Improv Everywhere staged a mock Running of the Bulls at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, complete with a mob of red-sashed runners and a herd of inflatable bulls.
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There are three things we know for certain: That is Banksy's truck; that is Banksy's installation; and that photo was taken at Banksy's warehouse. But one question remains: Is the man in this photo Banksy?
Artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm has created a series of photos that illustrate how cats see the world compared to how people do. The top photo of each pair shows what humans see, the bottom is an estimate of what cats see. Lamm consulted with eye specialists at the University of Pennsylvania veterinary school and learned that cats have a wider field of view, can’t see well at a distance, have much better night vision, and can see blue and yellow colors, but not reds and oranges. For more photos and information on how cats see the world, head over to Lamm’s article.
images via Nickolay Lamm
Legend Toys has created two new hyper-realistic action figures of Apple founder Steve Jobs, one from the 1970s and the other from the 1980s. The 70s version comes with a double-breasted suit, the 80s action figure wears Jobs’ iconic black turtleneck and jeans, and both versions come with a 1:6-scale laser-cut wood Apple I computer with a detailed motherboard and cabling. The Steve Jobs action figures are currently available to pre-order online at Legend Toys.
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Eighteen days after he went missing in a California forest, a 72-year-old man was discovered alive and well, having survived by eating squirrels, lizards, berries and at least one snake.
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The Government factory might be shut down, but Ark Music Factory is up and running and they’ve pumped out another obnoxious and catchy adolescent shitshow in Alison Gold’s single “Chinese Food.”
In a video and pictures sent in by Gawker tipster Kevin Mazeski, you can watch Banksy's latest work in Queens being defaced tonight.
The invitations are finally here! Less than 24 hours after Apple announced the hiring of Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts to a new executive position, the Cupertino-base tech giant sent out its official invites to a product presentation event in San Francisco later this month. As predicted and rumored, the date for the big unveiling will be Tuesday, October 22nd. In its typical fashion, Apple gave little clues about the event except for a cryptic statement “We still have a lot to cover.” However, given the larger venue at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, most analysts are expecting Apple to unveil a slew of new products, including the upcoming OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”, Mac Pro desktop, new iPad, an iPad Mini with Retina Display, a new MacBook Pro laptop, with a possibility of a Smartwatch as well… Everything is set to go down on October 22nd. Start the countdown now…
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Nostalgia Electrics, the company behind the retro 3-in-1 Breakfast Station, has now created a machine to make soft pretzels at home (“just like you get at concession stands!”). It’s called the 2-in-1 Soft Pretzel Maker and it’s available to purchase at Amazon.
…Best of all, you don’t even have to turn on an oven! Soft pretzels are great for snack time, party time or anytime! You can make them sweet or savory. Try them with your favorite dips. Includes a pretzel cutter to shape and cut dough into the perfect pretzel shapes. Use your imagination and have fun!
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San Francisco Foodies spotted a sign in Las Vegas that advertised a Pulled Pork Parfait, a tall transparent cup full of bbq pulled pork, mashed potatoes, cheese, and bbq sauce. The savory ingredients are layered in the cup much like a traditional ice cream parfait.
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More than 4000 photos of over 350 people’s face were used to make the captivating stop-motion music video for the single “Young” by the Australia band The Paper Kites. Darcy Prendergast of the Melbourne-based production company Oh Yeah Wow directed the video which took seven days to shoot and ten days to assemble.
Chris Cox said he was not making a political statement. "At the end of the day, we are the stewards of these buildings that are memorials," Cox said.
Snoopybabe is a little cat who has become quite popular on Instagram. It’s probably because of its big sad eyes.
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Gabriel Whaley has figured out that if you send an iOS 7 user an iMessage containing a GIF of the animated text-in-progress icon, it looks like you’re composing a message to them…forever.
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For almost a year now, a national labor movement has been pushing for higher wages for America's fast food workers. Last week in Chicago, a longtime McDonald's worker interrupted a speech by McDonald's USA president Jeff Stratton, asking "Do you think it's fair that I have to be living on a poverty wage?"
IKEA or Death is an online game that challenges you to correctly label words as either an IKEA product or a death metal band. The game was created by the Gatesman+Dave marketing agency.
IKEA is that friendly shop where you get cheap furniture from the inside of a giant, unending warehouse. Black metal is the kind of music that sounds like someone screaming while trapped inside a burning church. They each possess a fervent fan base. And to tell you the truth, the names of the furniture in IKEA sound a lot like the names of black metal bands. Consider this quiz an educational way to learn the difference between the two.
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Japanese skateboard sculpture artist, HAROSHI, needs no introduction, as his works have become a familiar sight on the internet. From designing trophies for the Battle of the Berrics to holding his own in various exhibitions in US, his distinct artworks never cease to amaze the viewers. We reported on his latest joint venture project with Japanese skateboard company, UNIFUL, last month, and some of the boards are available for purchasing online through Kinetics in Tokyo. There are only 150 pieces made, and each deck is hand signed and numbered by HAROSHI. If you missed his artworks in the past, this could be your chance to pick up his work before these are sold out as well.
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In this astonishing video, a tiny tether car model racer accelerates around a small track until it reaches a manic 205 MPH. Tether cars, which were developed in America in the 1930s, take their name from a tether than attaches them to a post in the center of the race track (they cannot be remotely controlled). For more info, check out the American Miniature Racing Car Association.
A modern 5 cc tether car. Photo via AMRCA
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Faith is Torment has posted a gallery of colorized historical photos by two very talented colorizers: Zuzah of Colorizedhistory and Jordan J. Lloyd of Photo Chopshop. Denmark-based Zuzah specializes in colorizations of American Civil War-era photographs. London-based Lloyd has created many wonderful colorizations of Depression-era documentary photography. Both accept private commissions.
Union Generals in 1864, colorization by Colorizedhistory
“Old Gold” by Dorothea Lange (1939), colorization by Photo Chopshop
General Bradley and General Eisenhower in 1944, colorization by Colorizedhistory
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