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Super Mario Proposal

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:09:17 GMT

clipped by: CarnivalBorn
clipper's remarks: Geek proposes to girlfriend inside Super Mario World level -- Too cute

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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The lovestruck techie used a level-editing programme called Lunar Magic to create the unique proposal – before getting down on one knee to proffer a real-life ring.

The man, who lives in New York but did not identify himself in the clip, is not the first romantic geek to propose through a video game.

Last year, a software programmer and blogger from New Jersey reprogrammed his girlfriend's copy of the puzzle game Bejeweled so that the screen went clear and a ring a dropped down when she reached a certain score.

newly discovered orb weaving spider

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:58:43 GMT

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Clip Source: www.newscientist.com

newly discovered orb weaving spider from southern Africa has been named as the largest of its kind in the world

Females of Nephila komaci grow up to 3.9 centimetres long, with a leg-span of 10 to 12 centimetres. Their webs are more than a metre across. By contrast, the males are minute: the only individual described came in at just under 9 millimetres long.

The biologists who discovered the giant spider say they fear it is a threatened species as it is only known to live in the endangered biodiversity hotspots of Maputaland, South Africa, and Madagascar.

Skeleton Beer

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:13:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Broken Bones Brewing

Clip Source: www.thedieline.com

Great concept by Minneapolis, Minnesota based designer Dustin Joyce.

Up is Down

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:03:51 GMT

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Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Woman to marry fairground ride

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:41:59 GMT

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Clip Source: news.uk.msn.com

A 33-year-old church organist from Pennsylvania is planning to marry a magic carpet fairground ride.

Amy Wolfe claims to have objectum sexuality, a condition that makes sufferers attracted to inanimate objects.

She has been 'courting' the attraction, an 80ft gondola ride called 1001 Nachts, for a decade. According to the Daily Telegraph, Wolfe travels 160 miles to visit the attraction up to 10 times every year. It is estimated she has taken approximately 3,000 rides since first visiting the theme park at the age of 13.

"I love him as much as women love their husbands and know we'll be together forever,"

"I was instantly attracted to him sexually and mentally.

I knew it wasn't 'normal' to have feelings for a fairground ride."

Wolfe sleeps with a picture of the ride on her ceiling. She also carries its spare nuts and bolts around in a bid to feel closer to the machinery.

"I'm not hurting anyone and I can't help it," she added. "It's a part of who I am."

Bubble Man

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:36:09 GMT

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Clip Source: just2weird.blogspot.com

Breakfast Club's John Hughes Dead at 59

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:21:27 GMT

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Clip Source: www.mikemileyonline.com

Clip Source: www.cinemablend.com

John Hughes owned the 80s.

In 1991 he suddenly stopped directing movies and there was always this hope, faint hope, in the back of my head that maybe he’d get back to work eventually. Now that will never happen. TMZ is reporting that John Hughes is dead at the age of 59.

Apparently he suffered a heart attack while taking a morning stroll, in the midst of a trip to visit family in New York City.

Hughes leaves behind a legacy of incredible, game changing films. Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Planes, Trains & Automobiles.

SWEET SUE!!

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:29:06 GMT

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Clip Source: www.amazon.com

SWEET SUE WHOLE CHICKEN IN A CAN 6 CT.

$47.94

In Stock.

Bacon Chocolate Cake

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:04:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Wow..

Clip Source: thisiswhyyourefat.com

I ♥ Wine

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:44:18 GMT

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Clip Source: dornob.com

It is hard not to notice the visual similarity between red wine and blood, but this one-of-a-kind set of wine glasses and decanters plays up this colorful relationship in a creative (if disturbing) way.

Though the shape is playful and humorous the craft reflects training in the creation of fine crystal. The heart-shaped drinking glass is perhaps the most amusing as well as dynamic piece in the set, each valve filling together from the center.

This limited-edition, hand-blown glassware set by Etienne Meneau has other funky objects as well outside of the drinking glass shown above, including large custom decanters that similarly fill up along variegated veined lines that converge only toward the top.

Because these do not fill from a central point they can fill and empty in strange ways and at different rates, making the experience of pouring into and out of them part of the fun of using them.

For The Corpse

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:33:18 GMT

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Clip Source: www.boingboing.net

Nothing says you are at the height of fashion like a dead, taxidermied guinea pig hair comb

UK-based dead animal designer Reid Peppard has created an entire line of no longer living beastly accessories and jewelry

Clip Source: reidpeppard.blogspot.com

Small Rat Skin Ring

Assorted 24K Plated Gold Backed Pins

Pigeon Wing Pendant w/Sterling Silver Chain and Skull

Pigeon Wing & Leather Headband

Mouse and Small Rat Head Cufflinks:

Clip Source: reidpeppard.blogspot.com

in case you can't make out what it is, allow me to clarify

-one large hissing white rat (taxidermy)
-80 swarovski crystals (red-- on the tail)
-bright red swarovski crystal eyes
-one silver skull (clutched between front paws)

-one headband (built into the rat for easy wearing)

Oh, yeah... the collection's name is: "For The Corpse"

LEGO Sculpture

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:03:29 GMT

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Clip Source: www.slipperybrick.com

Secrets of Illusions

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:07:58 GMT

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Clip Source: www.redorbit.com

Barrow scientists solve 200-year-old scientific debate involving visual illusions

Participants in the study observed the Enigma illusion while their eye movements were simultaneously recorded with high precision cameras. Microsaccade rates increased before the illusionary motion sped up and decreased before the motion slowed, revealing a direct link between the eye movements and the illusion.

"We have discovered that this illusion originates with eye movements and not solely the brain as previously thought," says Dr. Martinez-Conde. "The findings from the study could help design future prosthetics for patients with brain damage or brain lesions that affect the perception of motion."

Image Caption: “The Enigma” is by Isia Leviant (1981)

Tags: illusion, study. eye movement, perception

101 Ways to Say "Died"

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:10:30 GMT

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Clip Source: vastpublicindifference.blogspot.com

Starting today, I'm going to start running a series called "101 Ways to Say Died." In this project, I will be cataloging all the synonyms for "died" that appear in early American epitaphs.

In order to qualify, the word/phrase must appear in the main part of the text, not the verse. That is to say, I'm looking at the part where it says, "Here lies John Doe, died January 1, 1750," rather than the poetic epitaph that sometimes appears after the primary epitaph. If I can't make it to 101 with this criterion, I'll look at the verses. Similarly, I'm going to limit eligibility to pre-1825 stones with the option to extend that to 1850 if I fall short of 101.

Part 1: Died
Part 2: Departed This Life
Part 3: Deceased
Part 4: Entred Apon an Eternal Sabbath of Rest
Part 5: Fell a Victim to an Untimely Disease
Part 6: Departed This Transitory Life
Part 7: Killed by the Fall of a Tree
Part 8: Left Us
Part 9: Obit
Part 10: Slain by the Enemy

Unusual Urns

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:08:09 GMT

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Clip Source: vastpublicindifference.blogspot.com

These stones can all be found on Plymouth's Old Burial Hill. All date from the first half of the nineteenth century (1821-1855). I'm not quite sure what to make of them. The first two look like something from an art deco frieze, the second two have a little Middle Eastern flair, and the final two look like late 20th-century interpretations of ye olde folke art.