For all of you fishermen (and fisherwomen!) out there: Ray Troll’s fish art – this one above is called "Cardsharks": Link

Such as awesome photo, I don’t know how Swiss photographer Pierre Pallez did it:

It took five bulbs before I managed to snap the exact moment when the filament goes up in smoke, so I was pretty pleased when it worked (sort of).

Check out more of Pierre’s photos: Link

What do you get if you cross a quad-bike with a Segway? This concept vehicle called Centaur:

Concept Centaur combines proprietary dynamic stabilization technology with advanced propulsion and suspension systems, and an intuitive user interface to create a unique four-wheel device that is easily controllable on two or four wheels. Its full suspension and aggressive rider positioning provide an exhilarating ride for one or two people while maintaining control over a variety of terrain. Its rugged performance, zero emissions, and quiet operation make it a good low-impact way to explore the world. Its power and versatility make it suitable for a variety of indoor and outdoor recreational and commercial applications.

Link – via Presurfer

Science geeks with luxuriant flowing mane rejoice! Now you can join the hair club for scientists, only from the Annals of Improbable Research (the people behind the Ig Nobel Prize, where dubious scientific achievements are honored yearly.)

Here is the glamour photo of their Men of the Year: Falk Schuch, Andreas Linsner, and Kai Jung – all chemists at the biotechnology company Zentaris GmbH (check out the alternate photo)

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Taking the saying "when life gives you lemon, make lemonade" to heart, Sandi Fontaine took advantage of the heat wave to bake cookies for her co-workers – on the dash of her car!

With temperatures soaring Wednesday, Fontaine placed two trays of cookie dough on the dashboard, shut the doors and retreated inside to her air-conditioned office.

"My husband wanted me to run some errands this morning," said Fontaine, who works at Baldwin and Clarke Corporate Finance. "I said, ‘I can’t. I’m baking cookies.’"

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British Royal Marines show us their fearsome naval prowess. This explains why the sun finally sets on the British empire…

Hit play or go to Link [YouTube]

In 1965, William "Wild Bill" Gelbke built his own bike called "Roadog". The ginormous bike was 17-feet long and weighed 3,280 pounds! Four hydrolic rams were needed to park the bike. Wild Bill then toured the country, riding over 20,000 miles and reaching speeds of 90+ mph!

Link | Roadog [wiki]

Rock band OK Go [wiki]’s music video for their song Here It Goes Again looks like fun. With threadmills.

Actually, there’s more to this than just cool threadmill treadmill dancing choreography – just 48 hours after the clip was uploaded to YouTube, it got over half a million hits. Talk about viral!

Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | OK Go’s website

From the website:

This undated photo released by Allen Snyder, shows a photo of his garden gnome which he received with two others in a letter Wednesday, July 19, 2006, with a Pittsburgh postmark. The 14-inch gnome was stolen from his Morgantown, W.Va. home. A few days later, he received this and two other pictures and a letter that reads, "Please bail me out of jail uncle Allen. Send money to the PA state penitentiary. Gnomey. P.S. Sorry, I left home but I wanted to see the world and now I’m in trouble." Snyder has no idea who is behind the prank. The letter had a Pittsburgh postmark. (AP Photo/Allen Snyder via The Dominion Post)

Just like that movie Amelie (way before Travelocity’s gnome ad blitz): Link

Jason Strachan took this photo (you have to see the full image, this smaller one above doesn’t do it justice) in La Crique, Sainte-Marie, Madagascar.

Absolutely stunning: Link | Gallery

Flickr user earthdog has this Jedi in the Box photo, taken at the San Diego Comic Con 2005. Link [flickr]

From the website:

It’s not the record that spins. The world’s smallest self running record player doesn’t need turntables but churns out music by driving round the record with a needle that is underneath the car.

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