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09 Sep 19:07
'Bus-Sized' Lump Of Fat Called A 'Fatberg' Discovered In London Sewer
by Patrick George on Jalopnik, shared by Leah Beckmann to Gawker
Warning: This is one of those stories that will be disgusting, but also kinda fascinating. Tune in at your own risk. Municipal officials in London say they have removed the largest lump of fat ever recorded in Britain from a sewer under the city. It is the size of a bus. A bus!
27 Aug 17:19
It Is Thrilling Any Time a Child Finds a Diamond in a Sandbox
by Caity Weaver
A 12-year-old boy on vacation in Arkansas with his family found an enormous diamond inside a crater at an Arkansas state park over the weekend, because apparently Arkansas has a state park where people are encouraged to just scratch around inside a giant crater for diamonds until they find them?!?!??! It’s called the “Crater of Diamonds State Park” and it consists of a crater full of diamonds. IT IS A REAL PLACE. Why don’t we all live there?!
27 Aug 16:47
It's Come to This: Taco Bell Starts Testing Chicken & Waffle Taco
by Neetzan Zimmerman
With the recent expansion of its breakfast taco test to dozens of restaurants nationwide, and with the chicken and waffle craze reaching peak hype thanks to Popeyes Chicken Waffle Tenders and Frito Lay's re-introduced Chicken & Waffles-flavored potato chips, it was only a matter of time before Taco Bell put its hands together and came up with the Chicken & Waffle Taco.
27 Aug 16:47
Combining Peanuts Strips with The Smiths Lyrics Works Like a Charm
by Neetzan Zimmerman
Inspired by a 1986 Smiths gig poster that features a ponderous Charlie Brown, Bay Area graphic designer Lauren LoPrete decided to see what would happen if she combined other Morrissey-penned lyrics with random panels from Peanuts comic strips.
27 Aug 16:43
Seattle Cops to Hand Out 'Ironic' Bags of Doritos at Hempfest
by Neetzan Zimmerman
With Washington's marijuana legalization initiative still in the process of taking effect, police in the state's largest city are doing their part to educate partakers — by doling out hundreds of bags of Doritos at Seattle's annual Hempfest.
12 Aug 21:48
Smart Dog Plays Fetch With Himself Using a Flowing Stream
by Justin Page
A very smart little dog in Kobe, Japan has figured out that he can play fetch with himself by simply bringing his ball upstream, dropping it into the water and then running downstream to catch it.
video via Ryan Faw
12 Aug 21:45
Face Folding Three, More Movie Scenes Featuring Characters With Compressed Faces
by Justin Page
Melbourne, Australia-based artist Isaac Moores (aka “Izac Less“) has released a third edition of his “Face Folding Films,” an ongoing video series where he takes famous movie scenes and compresses the faces of every character.
11 Aug 19:39
There's Been a Death at the Gathering of the Juggalos
by Camille Dodero
The 14th annual Gathering of the Juggalos is currently underway at HogRock Campgrounds in Cave-In-Rock, Illinois. This afternoon, a body was found in one of the tents camped on site.
11 Aug 19:13
This Is What Insane Clown Posse Look Like Without Their Make-Up
by Camille Dodero
Insane Clown Posse, who're currently managing the 14th annual installment of Gathering of the Juggalos, have taken great pains over the last two decades to avoid being photographed without their clown make-up. Now they seem to care less: Violent J, the gentleman on the right, went onstage to one of the Gathering's many late-night programs without his clown paint; that same night, the brothers-in-clown posed for this photo. What up, Daft Punk.
09 Aug 22:04
Skateboarding Dog Kickflips His Board at a Skate Park
by Rusty Blazenhoff
Dash, a dog that skateboards, is shown in this video ripping it up at a skate park. At one point, he even demonstrates an awesome kickflip. Dash’s trainer Omar von Muller says that they get to the skate park super early in the morning to train before anyone else gets there.
09 Aug 22:04
Yoda the Very Short ‘Midget Kitty’
by Rusty Blazenhoff
Las Vegas-based Caitlin Williams has been sharing Vine videos and Instagram photos of her adorable (and very short) kitten Yoda who she describes as a “midget kitty.” Yoda is a Kinkalow, a hybrid of the munchkin and the American Curl.
via Best Vines
06 Aug 22:13
Waterproofing Electronics with Rust-Oleum NeverWet
by Kimber Streams
Becky Stern and Phil Torrone of Adafruit Industries test out Rust-Oleum’s NeverWet superhydrophobic spray to see how well it works for making various gadgets — like the LED bike helmet — water-resistant. They found that the hydrophobic spray works fairly well, but tends to degrade in the sun and leave a white, chalky film behind on electronics. You can read more about their experiments at Adafruit.
image and video via Adafruit Industries
submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
06 Aug 22:10
Ambucycle, Motorcycle Ambulance Brings Rescuer to the Scene in Minutes
by EDW Lynch
The Ambucycle is a motorcycle loaded with life-saving first aid equipment that, due to its small size and nimble handling, can deliver a first responder to the scene of a medical emergency dramatically faster than a conventional ambulance. The Ambucycle is operated by United Hatzalah, a volunteer EMT service in Israel with a network of 2,000 EMTs and doctors who respond to emergencies in their own communities. The average response time of an Ambucycle first responder is an astonishing 90 seconds—ambulances generally arrive much later due to heavy traffic or obstructed roads. For more info on the Ambucycle, see this TED Talk by United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer and this Wired Autopia article.
via Wired Autopia
06 Aug 21:29
Husband-and-wife architectural designers Kyle and Liz offer a 3D sugar printing service, and create rather beautiful geometric shapes out of sugar.
Sugar Printer Creates 3D Cake Toppers
by John Baichtal
Husband-and-wife architectural designers Kyle and Liz offer a 3D sugar printing service, and create rather beautiful geometric shapes out of sugar.
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06 Aug 21:25
Python Escapes Canadian Pet Store, Kills Two Children in Apartment
by Taylor Berman
This is the stuff of nightmares: two young boys were killed Monday morning by a python that had escaped from a pet store in New Brunswick, Canada. The two brothers, aged five and seven, were sleeping in a friend's apartment, located just above the pet store, when the incident occurred.
06 Aug 20:34
Ai Wewei's DIY Art Tutorial on How to Block a Surveillance Camera
by Editor@juxtapoz.com (Juxtapoz)
As part of the book Do It: The Compendium, a colleciton of famous artists' instructions for art anyone can make, the celebrated Chinese artist, and one of our favorites, Ai Wewei has provided us with a tutorial on how to, well, spray one of those hard-to-reach surveillance cameras...
31 Jul 20:38
Close-Up Footage of Flying Debris From a Tornado in Milan, Italy
by Kimber Streams
One office worker captured this amazing close-up footage of flying debris from a tornado that hit Grezzago, an industrial area of Milan, Italy on Monday July 29th. There were no casualties, but 12 people were injured and millions of euros worth of damage were reported, according to the Associated Press.
video via Associated Press
via Gavin Purcell
31 Jul 20:34
Parking Jerk Taught a Valuable Lesson About Not Taking Up Two Spots
by Neetzan Zimmerman
31 Jul 17:24
Honest Movie Trailers: Batman & Robin by Screen Junkies
by Justin Page
“Robin, a naggy sidekick that you and Batman will want to punch in the face.”
Screen Junkies released an honest movie trailer for the 1997 superhero film Batman & Robin. Previously, we’ve written about Screen Junkies and their ongoing series of honest movie trailers.
With the critical success of Christopher Nolan’s Batman, it’s easy to forget what killed the franchise in the first place, the abomination that is ‘Batman & Robin.’
31 Jul 17:10
Crazy Rhubarb Lady Is Really Into Rhubarb, Doesn't Care for Nosy Bitches
by Neetzan Zimmerman
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After a rash of rhubarb burglaries in a nondescript Iowa town, local residents set out to uncover the culprit — only to discover that the person behind the leafy larceny is exactly the kind of person you'd expect would steal someone else's hard-grown rhubarb.
22 Jul 20:00
Honda Creates a 130-MPH Lawn Mower For BBC’s Top Gear Magazine
by Kimber Streams
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For the Speed Week issue of BBC’s Top Gear Magazine, Honda and Team Dynamics modified a lawn mower to reach speeds of up to 130 miles per hour. According to the BBC, the modified lawnmower contains a motorcycle engine, a steering rack from a Morris Minor car, a lower seat, and wheels and tires from a quad bike. Groundskeeper Stiggie takes the high-powered mower for a spin in this video by Top Gear, and Honda shows off their modifications in this short commercial.
images and video #1 via Top Gear
video #2 via Honda
via Engadget
22 Jul 19:45
Two-Week-Old Kittens Talk Back and Forth With Their Mom
by Kimber Streams
A litter of two-week-old Persian kittens talk back and forth with their mom, Tiger, in this adorable video by Sweetfurx4.
via Cybergata
22 Jul 19:39
Man Records Final Fight with Soon-to-Be-Ex-Wife, Uploads It to YouTube
by Neetzan Zimmerman
According to Jim, this is how his 30-year-old wife acts "when she does not get her way."
22 Jul 19:23
Bryan Cranston Secretly Cosplayed As Walter White at Comic-Con
by Neetzan Zimmerman
At yesterday's San Diego Comic-Con Breaking Bad panel, Bryan Cranston shocked fans when he revealed that the man who was walking around the convention center wearing a lifelike Walter White mask was actually Walter White.