Do you remember November, the cat on the treadmill? He seems to have lost his mojo. Just kidding! This is Kosh, a lookalike who does not want to take a walk. Push play or go to Google Video. -via Cool Stuff
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Do you remember November, the cat on the treadmill? He seems to have lost his mojo. Just kidding! This is Kosh, a lookalike who does not want to take a walk. Push play or go to Google Video. -via Cool Stuff
Photographer Phillip Toledano has several galleries of strange and amusing photography. He was responsible for the baby suit photo that went around a while back. His other work is equally memorable. Link -via Everlasting Blort
Today is the anniversary of Bicycle Day {wiki}.
At 4:20 in the afternoon, on April 19th, 1943, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann deliberately ingested 250 micrograms of LSD-25, a substance he had discovered during experiments with alkaloids of the fungus ergot. Despite the vanishingly small dosage, he soon found himself stricken with dizziness, euphoria, and an inescapable compulsion to laugh. Within the hour, he could barely write or speak intelligibly, and fearing he'd poisoned himself, rode his bicycle to his nearby home, called a doctor, asked for a glass of milk and collapsed on a sofa.Read about what happened next at Page 3.14. Link -via Grow-A-Brain, who has more links on the subject.
Create Your Own PaloozaHead - Visit Lollapalooza.com
Lollapalooza 2007 is coming up August 3-5 in Chicago. Put yourself, or someone you know, on stage virtually as a Paloozahead! Upload a picture, then select your clothing, instrument, and music. You can then send it via email or post it on your website. http://www.paloozahead.com/ -via Ursi’s Blog.
Suicide Food is an alarming term referring to advertising in which an animal acts as though they wish to be eaten. It's also the name of a blog devoted to such depictions. Ads are rated by "psych evaluations."
1 noose = Mildly troubling
2 nooses = Appalling
3 nooses = Perverse
4 nooses = Deeply disturbed and disturbing
5 nooses = Ye gods! I must go wash out my eyeballs!
Link -via J-Walk Blog
Earlier this month, we posted Evil Mad Scientist’s recipe for meringue peeps. People tried them and reported back, so they have posted a roundup of links tracking the results. Link
It happened in Night of the Lepus. It happened in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It happened to Jimmy Carter. And now its happened again.
Traditionally, rabbits and hares are better known as lovers, not fighters. On Monday, however, a hare in Linz, Austria broke the mold, attacking an elderly woman and her husband, not to mention the police officers who were called to the scene.
The rabbit would not back down, and had to be shot. The injured woman was treated at a local hospital and later released. Link -via Arbroath
This stop-motion video was fun to watch, although I would suggest a more sturdy tripod next time. Push play or go to YouTube.
French sculptor Philippe Guillerm has a thing for cellos and other stringed instruments. This work is called Dialogue.
Link -via J-Walk Blog
Guillerm's music-inspired sculptures are whimsical and curvaceous string instruments, he uses the theme as a way of expressing human nature and needs, you see an instrument, he sees an attitude. In addition to the musical theme, many of his sculptures depict sea scenes and animals. His other works include functional art like " Sculptural-speakers", finely carved furniture, large dimensional wall murals and monumental outdoor pieces.
Father and Daughter is a beautiful but sad short film by Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit. Push play or go to Google Video. -via PAgent’s Progress
This is Astronomy Week, which culminates in Astronomy Day {wiki} on Saturday. The day is set as the Saturday before the first quarter-moon between mid-April and mid-May. There are lots of public events scheduled around the country. Link -via Metafilter
Have you ever wondered what Bill Wyman is doing since he left the Rolling Stones? He’s selling metal detectors!
Link -via J-Walk Blog
The Bill Wyman Signature Detector is the result of our two year long collaboration. It’s a product I’m really proud of as I was involved in every stage of its design and development and in our field trials I have been delighted with its ease of use and high performance.
Link -via J-Walk Blog
A cool recycling idea: using the keys of vintage typewriters to make jewelry. Guaranteed to make your children ask about “the good old days.†http://www.typewriterjewelry.com/necklace1.htm -via Dump Trumpet
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