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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Viewing fireworks from a drone

Note to President Obama: this is an acceptable (and awesome) use of drones...

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Friday, August 15, 2014

Fellow passengers tip train to free trapped man


With all the death and destruction in the news of late, it's all the more encouraging to see things like this. In the video, fellow passengers in Perth, Western Australia, work together to free a man who became trapped between the train and platform:


Always remember: mind the gap!

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Character actors just want to be given a chance

An important message to Hollywood from that guy from that thing...

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Are you pumped for the 2014 Internet Cat Video Festival?

Tomorrow is the big day. I'm talking, of course, about the third annual Internet Cat Video Festival. This year's festivities will be held at Open Field near the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


Don't worry. If you are unable to attend in person, you can watch a live stream of the event, courtesy of Animal Planet.

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Private toll road solves a major problem for British commuters

Free enterprise tends to be much more reliable than government bureaucracy, and you can usually count the former when the latter breaks down—which happens more often than not. In this case, the solution to a seemingly insurmountable traffic problem was a private toll road:


I would love to see more stories like this.

(via 22 Words)

Friday, August 01, 2014

Real men cook their steaks with lava

A steak just isn't a steak without the tangy zip of LIQUID HOT MAGMA...



Read more about this little experiment here.