Vacation Mode
I’m on a much needed (I didn’t say anything about deserved) vacation this week. I’ll try to write something if I have the time and inspiration, but I really just want to rest and relax as much as possible. Regardless, I’ll be back next week, rejuvenated from all the blood
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Casually Eating A 10-Pound Cabbage And Noodle Pancake
Note: the auto-dubbed translations are great. Because some people’s eyes aren’t bigger than their stomachs (I’m looking at you, young me at an all-you-can-eat buffet), this is a video of professional eater Mayoi Ebihara putting down a 10-pound Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki at Denkou Sekka in Fukuoka, Japan. What is okonomiyaki? I’m
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Tiny Armadillo Chases Down, Wraps Itself Around Rolling Apple
Easily my new favorite feel-good video, this is a clip of three-banded armadillo Roswell chasing down and wrapping himself around an apple (I’ve actually been meaning to post this for a while but it kept getting lost in my 400 tabs). How precious is that? Way more valuable than any
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Building A Giant, 8-Foot Electric Razor Scooter
Because giant and impractical is the new compact and practical *pulls rotary phone from backpack, looks around for a jack*, YouTuber SuperfastMatt scaled up a Razor scooter to 8 feet long, powered by a rear hub motor. That looks like a good time. Provided your idea of a good time
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‘Come Back To FireFox’ Ad Featuring Early Internet Meme Personas Now
Nostalgia is the train you ride when you want to go somewhere warmer and fuzzier. I try to live on that train like a hobo, but it doesn’t always work out and I’m left huddled around a barrel fire, trying to warm my hands on the heatless flames of reality.
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LinkedIn Park: Linkin Park’s ‘In The End’ But Corporate Jargon
Because what are we without synergy, Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It created ‘LinkedIn Park’, a reimagining of Linkin Park’s ‘In The End’ with lyrics made from corporate jargon pulled directly from people’s LinkedIn profiles. Is it sad I could already sing along the first time I heard it?
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Tattoos That Can Be Turned On And Off With Light
Presumably between their courses in snowboarding and advanced hydroponics, researchers at the University Of Colorado Boulder have developed tattoo ink that remains invisible until activated with UV light, and can be deactivated again with bright white (visible) light. Currently being tested before commercial availability, PhotoTats use inks with “photochromic (light
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Guinness World Record For Most Frog Memorabilia
This is a video highlighting the vast amphibious collection of Susan Burgos, who was recently recognized by Guinness World Records as having the largest collection of frog memorabilia. Ribbit! The previous record was an already impressive 10,502, but Susan’s totals 13,201. That’s no tadpole! Susan even bought a second home
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