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Terrifying view from skyscraper's 103rd floor

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Architect Ross Wimer said: 'We did studies that showed a four-foot-deep (1.2 metres) enclosure makes you feel like you're floating since there's only room for one row of people, not two.'

The Skydeck attracts 25,000 visitors on clear days. They each pay $15 to take an elevator ride up to the 103rd floor of the 110-story office building that opened in 1973.

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

If you're scared of heights, it may be time to look away now.

Not content with having the tallest building in America, the owners of Sears Tower in Chicago have installed four glass box viewing platforms which stick out of the building 103 floors up.

The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building's Skydeck.

Designers say the platforms - collectively dubbed The Ledge - have been purposely designed to make visitors feel as they are floating above the city.

The reward is unobstructed views of Chicago from the building's west side and a heart-stopping vista of the street and Chicago River below - for those brave enough to look straight down.

The balconies are 10ft high and 10ft wide, can hold five tons, and have glass which is 1.5 inch thick.

Long way up: Even the floor of the platforms are glass - few were brave enough to look straight down

Tags: architecture, science, urban, thrillsville

Blind man has TOOTH implanted into his eye

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:36:21 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like.

The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.

But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness."

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Mr Jones,

had already spent eight years without his sight after a tub of white hot aluminium exploded in his face at work in a scrapyard.

He suffered 37 per cent burns and had to wear a special body stocking for 23 hours a day. He also has his left eye removed.

But surgeons were able to save the right eye, even though he was unable to see through it.

It was only when a revolutionary new operation was pioneered at the Sussex Eye Clinic in Brighton that he was given a chance to have his sight back.

During the procedure, a minute section of a patient's tooth is removed, reshaped and chiseled through to grip the man-made lens which is then placed in its core.

It is implanted under an eyelid where it becomes covered in tissue.

The process requires a living tooth as an implant because doctors suggest there are chances the eye would reject a plastic equivalent

'I feel fantastic getting my sight back,' he said. 'I

Tags: science, health, eye, blindness, surgery

Bacon Haiku

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:55:50 GMT

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Clip Source: baconhaikus.wordpress.com

Don’t need no contest

To tell me Bacon is king

Why vote? Eat instead

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He wants his BACON

King Curtis gets what he wants.

He’s not sorry peeps.

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You? You lived your life

Like some bacon in the wind

Fly into my mouth.

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Crisp edged seductress

Practically begging me

To get my chomp on.

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The World will look up

And shout “save us”, and I’ll serve

The pork protector.

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Though there’s no excuse

Bacon haiku continues

After a short break….

The Bacon Brothers Fan Site

The Holy Church of Bacon

Theories of Bacon

Tags: bacon, food, entertainment, humor

Common Drinking Myths Debunked

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:23:56 GMT

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Clip Source: www.sloshspot.com

"Drinking kills your brain cells."

This myth is an old one, originating from the same people who said that having alcohol in your bloodstream could make you catch fire and burn alive. And until recently, it was never actually challenged. The fact that it scared people from drinking seemed to matter more than whether it was true. But according to modern science, the opposite is true. Far from killing your brain cells, moderate alcohol consumption has actually been shown to improve cognitive functioning and help preserve the brain's capabilities into old age.

"Being drunk improves your sex drive."

"Beer before liquor makes you sicker."

"You're going to get a beer belly!"

"Youth drinking is on the rise in America."

"Men and women of equal height can drink the same amount."

"Drink often enough and you'll get addicted."

"Coffee will sober you up."

"Someone who passes out drunk just needs to sleep."

"Asprin can prevent hangovers."

"Beer is less intoxicating than other drinks."

"Alcohol warms you up."

Tags: liquor, alcohol, beer, idiots, science

Bad movie nude scenes

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:36:51 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "...many a nude scene has been made that intentionally or not, lands so far on the opposite end of the spectrum from sexy that our offended eyes never want to see another naked body again."

Clip Source: www.seattlepi.com

Old School

Will Ferrell's love of his flabby, pasty bare buttocks

Borat
Exposure: Borat and Azamat wrestling over "Pameela," "au naturel."
Hands down and trousers off arguably the most sickening, psychologically damaging, and furry spectacle of movie nudity ever unleashed. EVER.

The Reader

Somehow the first-time, full-frontal bathtub foreplay between the 15-year-old boy and 30-year old woman isn't as seductive as you'd expect.

Casino Royale

Testicle torture in the buff.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Fat Bastard in his hairy, blubbery birthday suit is scarring.

Jarhead

A pumped Jake Gyllenhaal + thong + Santa hat +

The Shining

Perhaps the scariest thing Jack ever encountered in Room 237 -- a hottie turned hag before his eyes.

(Exactly what I imagine might happen if Madonna's cosmetic enhancements abruptly vanished and nature resumed its course.)

Bad Lieutenant

Everything you didn't want to know about Harvey Keitel's anatomy, again.

Tags: entertainment, movies, idiots, humor

The Best, Worst, & Most Ridiculous Tattoos Ever

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:43:20 GMT

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Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

it's a Patrick Swayze centaur Chippendale tattoo

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The tattoo on the left is of Will Ferrell in the seasonal family film Elf. The tattoo on the right is of Maddox, one of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's adopted children. No, we don't know why

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Only Judy can judge you? No, everybody who meets you will judge you, too

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ray Romano is the star of the long-running sit-com Everybody Loves Raymond. It seems, however, that not quite everybody does love him, after all

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

"Come on down"...

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Pegasus and a unicorn getting frisky. While smoking

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Tags: humor, tattoo, idiots, entertainment

The 7 Most Bizarrely Unlucky People Who Ever Lived

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:09:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: (Warning: language) We're not saying these are the unluckiest people in history; we realize the world is full of starving children and cancer victims. But sometimes you see people who have weird, one-in-a-million instances of bad luck, often over and over again, and you can't help but wonder if they didn't piss off a Gypsy at some point.

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#7.

Jason and Jenny Cairns-Lawrence

Unlucky Because:

They've been attacked by terrorists more times than John McClane.

September 11th

July 7th, 2005

But it wasn't over. Three years later, they took another vacation. This time, to the exotic Indian city of Mumbai.

#6.

Violet Jessop

Unlucky Because:

She almost went down with a sinking ship... three times.

#5.

Robert Todd Lincoln

Unlucky Because:

Knew numerous US presidents... and basically all of them got shot.

#4.

Ann Hodges

Unlucky Because:

She got hit by a fucking meteorite.

She is the only one to ever be hit by a meteorite. Seriously, there's no other case in recorded history.

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#3.

Roy Sullivan

Unlucky Because:

He was struck by lightning. Seven times.

#2.

Jeanne Rogers

Unlucky Because:

she hasn't been struck by lightning as many times as Roy up there, but she has been struck. Twice.

fell over the railing into the ocean

#1.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi

Unlucky Because:

Only two cities have ever been destroyed by atomic bombs. This man was in both of them.

Tags: luck, unlucky, bizarre, history, disaster, terrorism, nature, lighting

The Worst Movies and TV Shows Ever Made...

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:44:16 GMT

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clipper's remarks: ...hilarious recaps at The Agony Booth.

Clip Source: www.agonybooth.com

Staying Alive

"I think we may have seen more of John Travolta's crotch in this 96-minute film than Kelly Preston has in the entire time she's been married to him."

What are friends for, if not to murder your dreams before making them come true?

Every shot is tilted at a different angle. I'd call this 'jarring', but I'd worry about offending jars.

Unfortunately for Lindsay Lohan, this is her last movie. If it's any consolation to her, it's all her fault.

Clip Source: www.agonybooth.com

it's called Deafula, it's about a deaf vampire, it's performed entirely in sign language

Clip Source: www.agonybooth.com

So by now, we're watching a drunk Bill Cosby performing surgery on himself with a hunting knife. Hey, having fun yet, Cosby Show fans?

Clip Source: www.agonybooth.com

A spoof in the tradition of Airplane!, if someone had replaced the first three reels of Airplane! with The Sorrow and the Pity.

Tags: movies, tv, entertainment, funny, humor

Medical Terms Your Doctor Uses to Insult You

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:45:36 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cracked.com

CBT

Chronic Biscuit Toxicity. Patient is really fat.

Cunts and Runts

The gynecology/obstetrics department.

Brothel Sprouts

Genital warts.

COPS

Chronic Old Person's Disease.

Donorcycle

Motorcycle. As in, a frequent source of organ donors.

CTD

Circling The Drain. Just picture the world of the living as a bath tub.

Slow Code

the patient is dying, and not to worry too much about it.

Cut and Paste

Also called an "Open and Close" or a "Peek and Shriek," this is when a surgeon opens up a patient for surgery, discovers nothing can be done to avert the inevitable, and sews them back up immediately.

Faecal Encephalopathy

Shit-for-Brains.

AMYOYO Syndrome

Alright, Motherfucker, You're On Your Own

PRATFO

Patient Reassured And Told to Fuck Off.

Clip Source: www.messybeast.com

AFU & BR - all f***ed up & beyond repair

AGA - Acute Gravity Attack (fell over)

AHF - Acute Hissy Fit

Ass Grapes - badly thrombosed or strangulated haemorrhoids

BFH - Brat From Hell

Celestial discharge - died

DPS - Dumb Parent Syndrome

Dys-Synaptogenic - stupid

FLK - Funny Looking Kid

Tags: medical, doctor, humor, sarcasm, funny

7 Military Weapons You Won't Believe They Actually Built

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 14:03:55 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#1.

Cannon-scooter

Ever feel the need to combine the intimidation of a big-ass cannon with the utter laughability of a scooter?

#2.

One-Wheel Tank/Ball Tank

The look and aiming ability of a testicle.

#3.

GE Quadruped

Enter Big Dog, the U.S. Army's modern prototype robot-mule, currently being tested in Afghanistan.

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Flying Aircraft Carrier

The "XF" stands for "This plane looks like a turd."

#5.

Nazi Jetcopter

Hitler looked at the package of bad assery, and decided that the whole thing just wasn't quite crazy enough. And so the Nazis decided to spice things up with a bunch of ramjet engines.

#6.

Russian Tsar Tank

Push-mower blades or not, enemy soldiers will shit at the sight of this crazy bastard coming towards them. And then, you know, step out of the way.

#7.

Corkscrew Tank

"Damnit, they found our one weakness: Anything that isn't snow."

Sometimes wheels just aren't cool enough for a military vehicle. Tanks have treads, hovercraft have... hoverers and the corkscrew tank screwed.

Tags: military, weapons, bizarre, humor

Video: Cat Yodeling

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:05:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: must be seen to be believed...........

Clip Source: icanhascheezburger.com

[Video]

Tags: cats, yodeling

more LOLCATS, more more MORE.....

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:02:41 GMT

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clipper's remarks: can't....stop....myself,................!!!11!!1!!!!

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toodayz lolcats

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:32:57 GMT

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Tags: lolcats, funny, humor, cats, animals

8 Terrifying Instruments Old-Time Doctors Used on Your Junk

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:20:45 GMT

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clipper's remarks: There were all sorts of reasons not to go to the doctor back in the old days, back when their bags were full of mercury vials and hacksaws. And when the often puritanical patients had problems "down there" they were probably even more hesitant.

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

Violet Ray Generators

Are you fascinated by the works of Nikola Tesla? Do you often find yourself wondering how you can cram one of Tesla's most famous inventions in your ass?

Lawson's Vaginal Washer

In the pre-douche era, a time of great Victorian craftsmanship and artistry, one man sought out to take on the problem of feminine hygiene. This man, having never seen an actual vagina up close, invented Lawson's vaginal washer.

There's only one picture of the vaginal washer available. This is an egg beater. Same principles apply.

Spermatorrhea Ring

Victorian era folks tended to believe that masturbation and nocturnal emissions could have devastating effects on the body, including blindness and retardation.

That's right, to combat the growing problem of unnecessary erections many inventors worked feverishly to devise contraptions that could effectively neutralize wang swelling.

Also there are spikes.

Rectal Dilators

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

Prostate Warmer

The Recto Rotor

Electric Belt with Penis Strap

Tags: medicine, medical, science, pseudoscience, health, bizarre, humor

Farms downsize with miniature cows

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:06:08 GMT

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Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup.

The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist. The ranch's border collie stared eye-to-eye with wandering calves.

The Petersens once raised normal-sized bovines on this stretch of Nebraska's rolling eastern grasslands, but with skyrocketing feed costs, the couple decided to downsize.

They bought minicows -- compact cattle with stocky bodies, smaller frames and relatively tiny appetites.

Their miniature Herefords consume about half that of a full-sized cow yet produce 50% to 75% of the rib-eyes and fillets, according to researchers and budget-conscious farmers.

"We get more sirloin and less soup bone," Ali said. "People used to look at them and laugh. Now, they want to own them."

Minicows are not genetically engineered to be tiny, and they're not dwarfs.

They are drawn from original breeds brought to the U.S. from Europe in the 1800s

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Tags: animals, farming, science, agriculture