TO INFINITY AND BEYOND
Deep Sea Footballfish Washes Up Intact On California Beach
These are several shots of what is believed to be a female Pacific Footballfish (I think I caught one of those in Animal Crossing!) that recently washed ashore in Crystal Cove, California. The fish normally lives at depths down to 3,000 feet, so it’s rare to ever see one at
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Man Attempts To Climb 800-Meter High Staircase To Chinese Village Atop Mountain
this is a video of Stuart Wiggins of Youtube channel The China Traveller attempting to climb the staircase to the village of Atulie’er, which sits 800-meters (2,624 feet, ~half a mile) vertically on a mountaintop, accessible only by 2,556 steps constructed of tubular steel (each step consisting of two parallel
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Skateboarder Smoothly Picks Up Kid He’s About To Run Into, Returns To Own Board
This is a short video of pro skater Marc-André Séguin about to run down a kid after landing a reverse boardslide but quickly picking him up instead, turning around on a ramp, then returning him back to his own board. Smooth as silk. Some more info: Professional skater Marc-André Séguin
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1-Minute Timelapse Of Man Stacking 1,512 Jenga Blocks On Single Vertical Piece
This is a one minute timelapse video (played at 120X) of Hong Kong Jenga stacker Mengaman allegedly stacking 1,512 Jenga blocks (a world record) on a single vertical piece over the course of an hour and twenty minutes, before it collapses while he’s taking pictures and video of it. Impressive.
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Computer Glitch Causes Meteorologist To Multiply On Screen, She Loses It
This is a clip of Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul meteorologist Jennifer McDermed multiplying on screen and forming a psychedelic one-woman conga line due to a glitch in the Matrix. She briefly loses it before composing herself and continuing with the forecast as the graphics are restored to normal. Personally, I
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There Are Two Types Of Dogs In The World…
This is a video highlighting the two different types of dog in the world: the one that waits patiently for the kiddie pool to be filled with water, and the other lunatic who darts around like a speed demon repeatedly launching itself through the stream of hose water. Personally, I
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Bottle Of Wine Aged In Space Aboard ISS Expected To Fetch $1-Million At Auction
Because rich people have nothing better to spend their money on, a bottle of 2000 Pétrus merlot is expected to fetch around a cool million from the Private Sales auction website operated by Christie’s. The bottle (which typically sells for around $6,000) was among 11 others that spent 14 months
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Fallen Soccer Player Still Manages To Chip Ball Over Goalkeeper’s Head From Ground
This is a video of Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Ajdin Hrustic taking a shot on goal and getting tripped in the process, the ball returning to him while he’s on the ground, where he manages to chip it over the goaltender’s head without getting up. Talk about athleticism! For reference, I
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Whee!: Unpiloted, Unpowered Plane Takes Off By Itself In High Winds
This is a short security cam video from a small local airport starring a stationary, unpiloted, unpowered propeller plane taking off by itself due to high winds in the area. Anybody else pretend this was Rose from Titanic when it was happening? Good times. Unfortunately, no word how well the
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Guy Stays At San Fran Hotel, Gets View Of Back Of Hotel Sign With Painted City Mural
This is a clip from traveler Jay G of his window view from a San Francisco Hampton Inn. And what a view it is! The city seems so close I feel like I can almost just reach out and touch it. Also, I can almost guarantee this room still costs
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