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Bullfrog vs. Ant Crusher (iPhone game) vs. Human
This guy thought it’d be funny to let his pet bullfrog play “Ant Crusher” (a game made for the iPhone). After the bullfrog was not actually able to eat his prey… well, let’s just say it found a new target. Check out the video below.
Karate Kid
Haha… awesome.
Beezow Doo-Doo Zoppitybop-Bop-Bop Arrested
via Yahoo. A Madison, Wisconsin man with an unusual name was arrested this week on various charges including: carrying a concealed knife, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and probation violation. Who cares about what he was arrested for…? I only posted this for the headline. He changed his name to “Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop” (previously Jeffrey Drew Wilschke) last October.
Fast Food Ads vs. Reality
via alphaila. As you know, fast food can look quite tempting and delicious in the television/magazine advertisements… but how does the real thing compare? Dario D of Alphaila took it upon himself to make the comparison. Check it out below.
Only In Japan: Mochi Master
Mochi is one of my favorite Japanese desserts… it is a Japanese rice cake made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into its shape. It was traditionally made in a ceremony called Mochitsuki. The traditional process involves pounding the rice with wooden mallets in an usu (traditional mortar). Two people alternate the work: one pounds the cooked rice while the other wets the mochi. They must keep a steady rhythm or they may accidentally injure each other. Check out this process below. Amazing!
Parents Prank Kids With Terrible Presents
Jimmy Kimmel recently asked parents to give terrible presents to their kids for Christmas (and to send in the video). Check out their reactions… I’m sure I would’ve been mad if I received a half eaten sandwich on Christmas morning. Haha. Video after the break.
Night Surfing With Bioluminescent Algae
This is a video of a surfer in San Diego surfing in the midst of bioluminescent algae that, when disturbed, glows bright blue. Video after the break.
On the beaches of Southern California, a phytoplankton called Lingulodinium polyedrum is responsible for a spate of red tide. Massive algal blooms like this make the water ruddy during the day, but disrupting the microorganisms at night results in bursts of electric blue bioluminescence.
Man v. Food (Vending Machine Edition) – Update #2
Man v. Food (Vending Machine Edition) – Update #2
Haha… here’s the second update to Prasanth’s quest to eat 1 of each item in the vending machine. You can see the previous update here.
As of 1:33pm this afternoon:
Prasanth: “So now I’m at 3 kcal and roughly 3 g’s of sodium in 3.5 hours. Here’s my dilemma: I have 3 more hours to go, but I’m not sure I could get through the entire next row in that amount of time. Should I even try? I don’t want to get 1/2 way through and then get nothing.”
Amar: “Go big, or go home.”
Kavitha: “I agree with Amar…”
Prasanth: : “Thanks coach; that’s all I needed to hear. Also, this is far and away the most disgusting thing I’ve ever done. And keep in mind that I’ve been to Mexico with Roshan…”
As of 3:30 this afternoon:
Prasanth: Little over an hour to go… I feel bad for whoever has to sleep next to me tonight.”
As of 4:00 this afternoon:
And that is all folks… Looks like he made it through 3.5 rows at 3,920 calories. Haha. I believe he made like $200. Ranvy heard from him via text message:
Ranvy Singh: “Are you alive?”
Prasanth: “Barely. Or extremely. Depends on your definition.”
Prasanth: “Let me just say, of all the humbling experiences I’ve had in my life – bowling, being forced to take anger management classes, bowling, losing to TJ at anything, bowling – this was by far the humbling-est thing I’ve ever done. I don’t know what feels worse, the 4 lbs of salt and sugar and corn by-products rotting in my gut, or the dark specter of defeat looming over my head (but probably the 4 lbs of crap).”
Man v. Food (Vending Machine Edition) – Update #1
Man v. Food (Vending Machine Edition)
Today is the big day… Prasanth is attempting to eat 1 of each item in the vending machine I posted the other day. The charts below indicate what he’s had so far:
As of 8:36am this morning:
Prasanth: “Feeling real hungry this morning. I think I got this.”
As of 11am this morning:
Prasanth: “Not gonna lie, I feel pretty awful. The time constraint is going to be brutal.”
As of 11:36am this morning:
Portraits Of Dogs As They Shake Off Water
via PetaPixel. Photographer Carli Davidson captured several dogs shaking off water with a fast shutter speed on her camera in this amusing series entitled “Shake”. More photos below.