I’m sure by now you’re all familiar with Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests, right? Giant kinetic moving sculptures that convert wind energy into movement, usually in the form of tens of walking legs? Well now Theo has introduced Strandbeest Evolution 2021, a new line of beests, some of which can take to
Because time waits for no one, this is an only four-hour old llama taking its gangly legs out for a test spin. Then it lays down. Then it falls over. ERR0R, ERR0R, 2CUTE2C0MPUTE! Look — it’s so cute my computer is overheating! “I saw you pour your coffee in there.”
This is a video of Danny Elfman performing at Coachella over the weekend, and covering The Simpsons theme he composed all the way back in 1989. That was 33 years ago. Danny looks great for 68 too — very sprightly. I only hope I have as much vim and vigor
This is a video from a Lake Tahoe, California resident who filmed a large bear breaking into the rental home across the street via a small window in the garage door. If I were that bear there’s no way I would have thought I could have fit through that hole.
This is a video from a Texas homeowner of golf ball sized hail repeatedly breaking the window in their dining area. Should have gone with a double pane! The residents say the hail was blowing in sideways, but I’m fairly certain it was actually bouncing off the ground into the
This is a video of a young martial artist demonstrating a very impressive, and very fast bo staff routine. I hate to admit it, but this puts even my own curtain rod swinging to shame. I mean he didn’t even break a single window or picture frame. How do you
This is a video captured by a Circuit City employee in 2009 during the store’s final days in business. Ah, memories. I remember Circuit City. Not very well, mind you, but I’m pretty sure I went a few times. Or was that Radio Shack? *shrug* I’ll be honest — my
This is a video from the fun-loving Aussies of Youtube channel How Ridiculous in which they set up ten spinning fans, then hold a contest to determine who can throw/shoot things through more of them without hitting a blade, with a point awarded for each fan successfully passed. I learned