January 27, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Do the job halfway

Lesson learned: Never get into a prank war with an Aussie, or you'll suffer the wrath of a
42-foot car guillotine. [Gizmodo]

And a macabre and fascinating Tumblr where people offer up how they will shuffle off this mortal coil.

"A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it." - Arnold Bennett

January 26, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Take a turn for the worse

If Rube Goldberg created an ereader, it would be The Page Turner. I'm pretty sure there isn't an app for that.

Also more complex than it needs to be, pasta equations, an epicurean delight for the mathematically inclined.

"Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done." - Andy Rooney

January 25, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Crowboarding

Nature works in strange ways, and a crow devising a winter roof-o-lympics sledding event to amuse himself is merely one of them. Either that, or I'll have to change my opinion on witchcraft.

And similarly themed, the photographic series Animalia appears to explore what would happen if PETA and Affirmative Action went too far.

"To subjugate another is to subjugate yourself." - Elbert Hubbard

January 24, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Curvy pool

Billiards trick shots well worth watching. Caution: serious English ahead. (And more at the dude's website.)

And use this infographic to figure out whether that guy is a Geek or a Nerd.

"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it." - Jonathan Winters

January 23, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Uneven platform

From your friends at Funny or Die, a bad lip reading interpretation of Newt Gingrich's campaign policy views makes as much sense as anything we've got going in Washington today.

And also on matters political, the alter egos of Henry Kissinger, Queen Elizabeth II, et al. make Foreign Policy’s list of fake and entertaining Twitter accounts.

"A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself." - Joel A. Barker

January 22, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Family ties

Of all the ways to ask her hand holy matrimony, 22 hours of shooting and whole lot more time editing a stop-motion Lego marriage proposal is probably near the bottom of my list. [CNET]

Also in a family way, is it true when they say, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree"? See for yourself... a few decision trees about The Effect Your Father’s Music Has On Your Own covering a variety of genres.

"To love abundantly is to live abundantly, and to love forever is to live forever." - Henry Drummond

January 21, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Shovel ready

Who knows whether it will stand, but a Chinese company put up a 30-story building in a mere 15 days, all caught in a time lapse video.

Not really along the same lines — but definitely faster and topical — build your own president.

"By working faithfully 8 hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work 12 hours a day." - Robert Frost

January 20, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Fauxtoshop beauty regimen

The beauty industry's best-kept secret — including pro-pixel intensifying fauxtanical hydro-jargon microbead extract and more — revealed, or rather ridiculed, in Fotoshop by Adobé.

Also transformative, Street Art - Best of 2011 will give you a new perspective on taking a walk.

"Advertising is the ‘wonder’ in Wonder Bread." - Jef. I Richards

January 19, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Edible universe

A tour of the universe via the kitchen, courtesy of Micro Macro. [Gizmodo]

Also lost in space, Scale of the Universe might give you a new perspective on how tiny and insignificant you are.

"Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over." - HAL 9000

January 18, 2012

[Vin Weasel glob] Sez who?

A worthy follow-on to the original, Sh*t Nobody Says is mostly the funny, snarky truth. (And if that isn't enough, Business Insider rounded up a 10 best 'Sh*t People Say' videos list you might want to look at.)

Also of no use, these presumably one-shot stock photos, a collection of photos so specific and odd you can't imagine how they would be used once, let alone again.

"Some people see things that are and ask, 'Why?' Some people dream of things that never were and ask, 'Why not?' Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that." – George Carlin