Stuff That's Probably True

Eclipses are overrated. Solar...lunar...they're not that great.

BBC 1974

This short video from the BBC is called "Jumping on Eggs", but it's more like skimming eggs. Still entertaining.

Clown News

A former Pentagon worker now clowns at places like Walter Reed Army Hospital. From the article:

"She’s careful with the balloons around some, though. They pop. “So you can imagine the trauma that could bring up, especially if you’re a patient just back from Iraq or Afghanistan. So we’re careful. We ask. Or we just do magic tricks,” she says."

Full piece here.

Video

I like this video.


Getting chased by Jacob's Bronco in my go-kart from skaw on Vimeo.

Photo

Muto

by BLU.

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

Avalanche!

And protection against.

Obama Reagan

First Obama seemed kinda like Kennedy. Then a little bit like Lincoln. But could it be that he's most like...

Photo

Photographer Rachel Graves is doing some interesting work. This is from a series called Fragments.
The images are manipulations of family photos taken over the years that address the relationship between photos and memory. Worth a look.

Belfast Bonfire Photos

Photographer John Duncan's photos of bonfire structures in Northern Ireland prior to July 12 celebrations (pre-ignition). Via Creative Review.

Los Angeles Earthquake Damage Report

BREAKING NEWS
As a result of the magnitude 5.4 earthquake that struck Los Angeles at 11:42AM today, a co-workers' Michael Vick dog chew toy fell over (see photo)

Remote Control Art

British artist Ian Cook paints with remote controlled cars. Via Gizmodo.

Smoking

Here's a great series of photos over at Square America of people smoking.

Transportation 1965

This 1965 Mono-Scoot is featured in "Driving Through Futures Past" - courtesy of Paleo-Future.

Running From Camera

This blog is one of my favorites. Haven't linked to it in a while.

Looks Like Earth

But it's not.

Cowboys. Death. Dignity.

Another good list over at McSweeney's.

Cows Fart

And polar ice caps melt. Argentinian researchers strap a bag to cows to collect and study the culprit gas.
It's only a matter of time before someone from MTV's Jackass gets in the bag.

Photos

Two boys photographed in 1949:


And what they looked like in the 60's:


Courtesy of Shorpy with links here and here.

Your Brain And Choice

I decided to write this post ten seconds before I thought about it. Brain delay explanation here at the WSJ.