(Photo: Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon)
That's a pace of about 5.4 MPH--a fairly comfortable jogging speed if you have two legs. But Larry Chloupek finished this half marathon while using crutches. He performed this feat at the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona marathon back in January. He recently received confirmation from Guinness World Records that he holds the title of the fastest half marathon completed on crutches.
And the policeman said, "Why the long face?"
Monday was a quiet night at the headquarters of the Cheshire Constabulary in Winsford, Cheshire, UK. Then a horse, obviously in need of police assistance, walked in. The officers did not make him feel welcome and shooed him out.
-via Boing Boing
"Come here, buddy. Good boy, good boy. That's a good fish"
Christopher Green caught a white bass. He let it go. But then it came back! He held it, then let it go, and kept this going for at least a minute.
This clever ring set shows the Enterprise engaged in saucer separation--a process which permits the primary hull to detach from the secondary hull. In the Next Generation, saucer separation was a fairly smooth process. In classic Trek, this was an emergency procedure assumed to be permanent. This Enterprise appears to be from the modern, re-imagined universe. I don't know what is canon about saucer separation on that ship. But we can assume that it portends ill for the relationship.
Allison Hourcade, a jeweler who maintains the RockLove studio, designed this ring. It's one of her many inventive designs. You can view more of them here.
-via Tor
If you really want to treat your friends like σκύβαλον, then this is what you do to them when you have a lingual advantage over them. But at least you're drawing two people closer together in a romantic bond.
-via Tastefully Offensive
Pyrography is the art of creating images by burning the surfaces of wood. It's commonly done with electric tools made for that purpose. But Jordan Mang-osan of Baguio, Cordillera, the Philippines, takes a radically different approach. He uses the heat of sunlight concentrated in a magnifying glass to burn huge images into boards.
It requires an incredibly steady hand and lots of patience. But he doesn't need access to electricity to create amazing pieces. You can view more of his work at Visual News.
(Photos: Visual News)
(Photos: Navid Baraty/Gothamist)
If you're going to have a business lunch and want to impress potential clients, then you may wish to meet them at Amancay's Diner, a new restaurant in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Owner Chang Han envisions it as a classic diner that is open 24-hours a day.
Nell Casey of Gothamist visited the joint and was impressed. There's a large booth with a spinning Coke bottle built into the table. Take a spin and hope for the best.
-via First We Feast
Which movie poster do you see above? All of the text and graphic details have been stripped out, leaving a minimal design. It's part of a project from John Taylor called Film the Blanks. So much of original is gone, but the core design elements make many of these posters instantly recognizable.
What is so amazing about the A6 V1.0 paper airplane gun by YouTube user Papierfliegerei is that it doesn't just fire pre-loaded paper airplanes. As you can see from the bottom screenshot, it folds flat pieces of paper into airplanes, then fires them at a rate of about 1 airplane for every 1.5 seconds. It's an engineering marvel that will allow him to win any middle school classroom paper airplane battle.
-via Popular Science
When someone comes into my office, I want that person to adopt an attitude most conducive to a productive working relationship. And now I know what is the perfect design for that purpose: the Scorpion Chair (translation) by Vyacheslav Pakhomov. It costs 230,000 rubles, which is about $5,749 USD.
-via OhGizmo!
(Photo: Brenden Ashton)
Where is the best place in the world to live? After Texas (obviously), you may want to try Canberra, the capital city of Australia. According to a recent report published by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Australia, and in particular its capital, does very well on a test of nine measures of livability. Alan Flippen of the New York Times explains what that test assesses::
The nine measures were education, jobs, income (measured at purchasing power parity to correct for cost-of-living differences between countries), safety, health, environment, civic engagement, access to broadband and housing.
If you decide to move to Canberra as a result of this report, keep in mind that you will probably want to vacate eventually. In the Exosquad universe, that city will the site of a fierce and destructive battle in the year 2121. If your property in Canberra survives the Neosapien War, the value of it may decline significantly.
-via Ace of Spades HQ
Google Street View is a handy feature integrated into Google Maps. It lets you see photos of travel routes. I find that it's really handy at times when I'm navigating in an unfamiliar area.
Google creates its massive photographic archive for Street View with 360º panoramic cameras that capture images of locations from multiple angles. So far, that archive extends to 230 nations around the world.
Google uses cars, trikes, backpacks, and even scuba gear to travel over all types of terrain. To get over the brutal Liwa Desert in the United Arab Emirates, Google mounted one of its panoramic cameras on the back of a camel. Google selected this method "to collect authentic imagery and minimize our disruption of this fragile environment." You can see photos from this effort here.
-via io9
Recently, I wrote a post about a donut shop in Los Angeles that has inventive recipes, such a donut with a whole Snickers bar baked inside. In the comments, BillB said, "They've got nothing on Amy's in Colorado Springs."
He has a point. Amy's Donuts in Colorado Springs, Colorado offers a donut unlike anything I've seen before: a jalapeño and chocolate-covered donut!
Amy's Donuts also makes donuts with Almond Joy bars, Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies, and cotton candy. I like the way that Amy thinks.
It's time for a road trip! Thanks, BillB. I appreciate the tip.
(Photos: Andy Kryza)
The short answer is: it's awesome.
Andy Kryza of Thrillist realized that because Ben & Jerry's brand cookie dough ice cream is wonderful as ice cream, there would be a good chance that it would make great cookies as well.
He made small balls of cookie dough from the cookie dough ice cream, which he reports baked pretty well. But it's not necessarily a good idea:
It's essentially the same as the minis, but less flat and way more flavorful. If somebody said this was made with store-bought dough, I'd absolutely believe it, then laugh and inform them that most store-bought dough doesn't cost $4 per cookie. Then I'd patiently listen as they scolded me for wasting money and ice cream.
-via Jeremy Barker
(Photos: Japan Trend Shop)
Do you ever say to yourself, "I wish that I could just stay at work all of the time and never go home"? Surely you can use your time more productively than commuting or spending time with your family. To make that dream a reality, the Japanese company King Jim invented the Wearable Futon Air Mat Set.
You don't have to waste time by changing clothes or making your bed. Ever. You're always wearing the only clothing and bedding that you'll need. The suit (which really needs a tie for professional office settings) weighs about 1.5 pounds and inflates for a comfortable evening.
-via Joe Carter
