Monday, November 30, 2009

Funny Sport Gif Animations

This gif set is one of the funniest on sports topic I have ever seen so far (damncoolpics.blogspot.com).

San Francisco Circa 1905

Some of the trams in the video are probably still in use today.

Young Palestinian Masters of Martial Arts

Palestinian children are trained force of will, walking on knives and broken glass at the martial arts club in Beit Lahia.

Life of Sparebots

A creative idea of turning spare bits such as capacitors, diodes, resistors, leds, bits of wire, solder to beautiful tiny sparebots. Found at Lenny & Meriel’s photo stream. Jump to their Flickr for more things (damncoolpics.blogspot.com).

New Dragon Backpack

Bob Basset from Ukraine has created a cool looking dragon bag out of leather. Too bad you can’t find it in any shop.

Feeding Crocodiles

After viewing these pictures, it became quite obvious to me that I would never try this job. Even if you work for many years with these predators and know all about their behaviour, there’s no guarantee that you’d be safe, plus shit still happens (damncoolpics.blogspot.com).

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Mind Blowing Hyperrealistic Sculptures

Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures, for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is.Technically, artists who strive for a high resolution level of detail in painting or sculpture are called “hyperrealists”, although all hyperrealists are also considered to be photorealists.Every detail is slavishly recreated as close to the real life model as possible,

Man Jumps Between Two Buildings

Two Russian traceurs in Saint Petersburg made an incredible jump from a nine-story building (35 feet high) to land on mattresses of the five-storey building roof (22 feet high). It looks very impressive and don’t worry, the two jumps were successful. And this was not some kind of training for a movie just two guys who are passionate about Parkour. (

Bioshock Cosplay

This is an amazing Big Daddy and Little Sister cosplay taken at the Georgia Aquarium created by Harrison Krix, who made the Big Daddy suit and Little Sister Adam syringe. He's also the one in the suit, and that's his fiancee as the Little Sister. Harrison runs Volpin Props and does commission work, but is busy until July 2010, when he's also getting married. Harrison has also just put up

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

5 Materials That Will Make The World as We Know It Obsolete

As weird as today must seem to somebody who grew up in the 50s, what with our Internet memes and Bluetooth devices that make us shout conversations into the air like madmen, the future is about to get a whole lot weirder.New materials like carbon nanotubes and the like are going to change everything in the next few decades. And we mean everything. #5. Gadgets That

You've been warned -- 10 grossest foods in Singapore

It's the local version of the "Fear Factor" taste test as we round up the nastiest dishes around The Chinese will eat almost any part of the pig -- yes, even the fallopian tubes. It's funny how often many of us don't think about what we put in our mouths. Well, forget the fridge, throw out the cookbooks and get out the sick bags, as we round up 10 of the

Friday, November 20, 2009

17 Things Worth Knowing About Your Cat

Great infographic - cats have some pretty awesome powers.(theoatmeal.com)

6 Inventors Who Got Jack Shit for Changing the Modern World

We all grew up listening to our parents tell us how talent, dedication and hard work would get us far in life. But the reality is that even if you go out and change the world, there's no guarantee you'll be rewarded for your efforts. There have been plenty of people throughout history that made amazing contributions to modern culture and got precisely dick in return. #6. Alexey Pajitnov, Creator

Architect Day: Renzo Piano

This week we're going to talk about Renzo Piano and his main works that marked the history of architecture. Technology, in its unique and unusual ways, is still characteristic of his work that leaves people perplexed in all corners of the world. Renzo Piano was born in Genova, Italy, on September 14th 1937. In a family full of builders, we are fortunate to have contradicted the logic, and

Anaconda Attacks Reporter In Jungle

These guys catch an anaconda and mess with it for a few minutes then toss it in the air and away from camp. A few minutes later the pissed off snake tracks them down and attacks one of them (damncoolpics.blogspot.com).

Wonderful Illustrations of the Wizard of Oz

I guess we all love classic movies, right? The most worship one of those old, classic ones, is probably the Wizard of Oz, with all the speculations behind it... Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon sync and all that. It is truly a wonderful and full of meanings movie. So, we received the suggestion by email from Sara "Batman", asking us to make a illustration post of it! So, Sara, here it is! If

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

15 Hottest Mother Daughter Combos in Show Business

These are maybe not the most famous mother-daughter combinations, but it doesn't make it less interesting. Goldie Hawn – Kate Hudson Peggy Lipton – Rashida Jones Lisa Bonet – Zoe Kravitz Bebe Buell – Liv Tyler Marcheline Bertrand – Angelina Jolie Tippi Hedren – Melanie Griffith – Dakota Johnson Susan Sarandon – Eva Amurri

7 Things "Good Parents" Do (That Screw Kids Up for Life)

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

The Unraveling of the Real 3d Mandelbulb

TIMESTAMP 08/11/2009. The original Mandelbrot is an amazing object that has captured the public's imagination for 30 years with its cascading patterns and hypnotically colourful detail. It's known as a 'fractal' - a type of shape that yields (sometimes elaborate) detail forever, no matter how far you 'zoom' into it (think of the trunk of a tree sprouting branches, which in turn split off

Crazy Chinese Bus Drivers

They are reading, eating, resting and they are doing this all while driving. (damncoolpics.blogspot.com).

World's Smallest Mother Is Pregnant Again

Stacey Herald, considered to be the world's smallest mother, is defying the odds and is about to give birth to her third baby - a son - in a few weeks. She's only 2ft 4in (or 28 inches) tall. The 35-year-old Dry Ridge, Kentucky, resident suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, which causes brittle bones and underdeveloped lungs, and means she failed to grow. Because of

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Unique Houseboats Called Kettuvalloms

These unique boats are called Kettuvalloms and they are one of the most important tourist attractions of Kerala, India. Kettuvalloms have almost everything: bedrooms with terraces, balconies with comfortable seating, bathrooms and even kitchen with private chef. While cruising you will see memorable sights such as ancient temples and ruins, oppulant rice fields, water lillies,

15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee

How much do you know about the precious elixir that fuels the world? Here are 15 interesting facts about coffee, which can be useful to know (theoatmeal.com).

Big Macs, spoons and prison break-ins! It’s the top 10 stupid criminals


Two stories caught our eye today, both involving criminals who are clearly one sandwich short of a picnic. First, this tale of gun-toting robbers who held up a McDonald’s in Stockholm only to get away with just four Big Macs. Then there was the Welsh burglar who wasn’t flattered by the mug shot police circulated of him following a break-in that he

Friday, November 13, 2009

15 Things Worth Knowing About Coffee

How much do you know about the precious elixir that fuels the world? Here are 15 interesting facts about coffee, which can be useful to know. ( damncoolpics.blogspot.com )

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Leopard Seal Hunting

The Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the Southern Elephant Seal). It is most common in the southern hemisphere along the coast of Antarctica and on most sub-Antarctic islands, but can also be found on the coasts of southern Australia, Tasmania, South Africa, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Tierra del Fuego, the

Monday, November 9, 2009

5 Useful New Photoshop Filters, Vol. 2

Tired of your old Photoshop filters? Adobe just released five new ones to make your life even better (or at least seem that way). Roll over each image to see the new filters in action (damnfunnypictures.com).

New Sim On the Block

Bill: Hello, new acquaintance. Dave: Hey, neighbor, can I ask you something? Bill: City hall. Rain cloud. Dollar sign. Dave: Um, yeah. Listen, I really need a friend. My boss says I can't get promoted until I get one and learn something about cooking. Life in politics is not what I imagined. Bill: Soccer ball. Earth. Ghost! Dave:

Saturday, November 7, 2009

6 People Who Faked Their Own Death (For Ridiculous Reasons)

We can admit that sometimes it might make sense to fake your death. You know, like if you're on the run from the mob, or maybe if it's in order to more effectively strike fear into the criminal underworld while working as a costumed vigilante. Or you could go a totally different route and fake your death for a really

6 Badass Tricks You Can (But Shouldn't) Do With Electricity

As some of you know, Cracked has undertaken a project to show you all sorts of awesome yet deadly experiments people have done at home, specifically so you won't feel the need to do them yourselves. Please, enjoy the fruits of their labor and don't start taking apart your own microwave to see if you can build a railgun out of it.

11 Cracked Lifehacking Tips

Lifehacking has been one of about three hundred rages that’s swept over the Internet in recent years, but as it had nothing to do with adorable animals or fecalphilia, it’s likely the average Cracked reader has overlooked it. Well, now’s the time to raise your sights you abominations, and check this shit out. Lifehacking originated amongst computer geeks, who, after discovering they needed

Why We Should Be Terrified of the 2012 Apocalypse

In a couple weeks the film 2012 will be released, and with its promise of big budget special effect laden scenes of mass destruction, and John Cusack moodily blundering his way through relationships while listening to indie hits form the 80s, movie nerds are creaming their saggy, unfashionable pants in anticipation. Alongside that, talks about doomsday prophecies have also reached a fever

6 Creepy Urban Legends That Happen to be True

It's that time again.It's becoming a reader favorite and Halloween tradition for us to count down those ridiculously over-the-top gruesome urban myths that, oh by the way, happen to be true. This is our third year (HERE is the first one, and HERE is the second) and once again these stories prove that truth is far more horrifying than fiction.#6.Man Killed by Saw-style Explosive Neck DeviceThe

Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Bald Bear

Vets are baffled at this strange sight: Dolores, a spectacled bear at the Leipzig Zoo in Germany has gone bald! It could be due to a genetic defect but the animals don’t seem to be suffering any other afflictions. The normally fluffy dark brown bears should be now growing a thick fur coat to keep them warm during the winter. One thing the lack of hair shows up in their

Sharpie Art on Styrofoam Cups

Styrofoam cup artist Cheeming Boey of Newport Beach, California, creates intricate designs using the underexplored medium of Sharpie pens. His art includes images of noodle shops, faceless diners, scaly fish, Japanese gods, and more, which sell for about $120 to $220 each. Styrofoam cups may typically be associated with ocean pollution and non-biodegradable landfill waste, but

How To Make The Chewbacca Noise

All you Star Wars fans out there, now you can be a Wookie too! ( damncoolpics.blogspot.com )

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Faces Behind TV's Famous Cartoon Voices

You may know very well the characters of your favourite cartoons but do you know the talented persons performing the voices? So, here are some of those faces behind the voices.(damncoolpics.blogspot.com) Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson Dan Castellaneta as Homer Simpson Pamela Segall Adlon as Bobby Hill Seth MacFarlane as Peter, Brian and Stewie Griffin Tom

World’s Largest Lego Super Mario

If you have a few lego bricks lying around you could try building yourself a Mario or just put in a bid for this monster sized Lego Mario that is being auctioned on eBay currently at $3,289. The creator Dirk VH is donating the proceeds to charity. The Netherlands’ Game Mania commissioned Dirk to create this giant Mario. The Huge Mario Lego sculpture weights

Sunday, November 1, 2009

6 Ancient Sports Too Awesome For the Modern World

It's amazing how crazy people get about sports these days, especially considering how much sports suck compared to what they used to be. No, we're not talking about the 1940s when football players wore leather helmets. We're talking about the ancient sports where Viking rape was a trophy and "crocodile death" had its own slot on the scoreboard.#6. Mesoamerican Ballgame Long

Street Doctor in China

I don't think, it's the best way to treat pneumonia, but at least there is a possibility, it could help. (damncoolpics.blogspot.com)

Royal Family Clones

In the British Royal Family not only titles are transmitted by inheritance, but also the striking similarity of family members with their royal ancestors. Sometimes it seems that cloning was used though it is not possible. Now let’s look at the photos. Don’t they look freakishly similar to you?Style queen: Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and her great-great-greatgreat-granddaughter, Princess Beatrice,