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Man Moonwalks Through Walmart (VIDEO) -...

27 July, 2010 - 07:53


Man Moonwalks Through Walmart (VIDEO) - http://mag.ma/andrew/698239

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Acoustic listening devices developed for the Dutch Army, part of...

24 July, 2010 - 19:39


Acoustic listening devices developed for the Dutch Army, part of air defense systems research between World War I and II. [more]

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IPAD BAG

23 July, 2010 - 14:09
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Black and White People Furniture - Red House Commercial -...

23 July, 2010 - 13:17


Black and White People Furniture - Red House Commercial - http://mag.ma/andrew/17335

submitted by bluestater
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Double Rainbow Guy “Bear” Vasquez on Jimmy Kimmel...

23 July, 2010 - 13:09


Double Rainbow Guy “Bear” Vasquez on Jimmy Kimmel … - http://mag.ma/andrew/695274

«At this point, if you don’t know what people are talking about when they say “Double Rainbow,” you should probably just give up on the Internet, go outside, and lead a normal life. Haha, just ki … »
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The Chipophone (via lftkryo) Sure, there’s plenty of...

23 July, 2010 - 06:55


The Chipophone (via lftkryo)

Sure, there’s plenty of software out there to create chiptunes, but there’s just something charming about an old electric organ converted to use an 8-bit synthesizer that makes me want one.

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How to make a daft punk helmet in 17 months -...

22 July, 2010 - 16:18


How to make a daft punk helmet in 17 months - http://mag.ma/andrew/693082

submitted by domirillo [link] [116 comments]
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knowyourmeme: The #1 Google hot search is the phrase “4chan is...

22 July, 2010 - 08:29


knowyourmeme:

The #1 Google hot search is the phrase “4chan is family oriented.

Googlebombing at its finest.

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The iPhone 4 Antennagate story as told (perfectly) through the...

20 July, 2010 - 10:47


The iPhone 4 Antennagate story as told (perfectly) through the famous Taiwanese animators at NMA News - http://mag.ma/andrew/689510 LOL!

第四代iPhone出包賈伯斯忙滅火 蘋果創辦人賈伯斯最近因為新產品iPhone4頻頻出包得常常出面為產品背書。 Apple founder Steve Jobs have been busy defending the iPhone 4, which has been mired in problems since before its launch. The latest scandal to crop up, dubbed ‘antennagate’, is so-named because the phone’s antenna gets poor reception if the phone is held the wrong way. Watch Jobs try and convince the world it’s not a big deal in this animation.
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On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study

19 July, 2010 - 10:06
On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study:

Using a $250,000 network analyser, we find that although on average all helmets attenuate invasive radio frequencies in either directions (either emanating from an outside source, or emanating from the cranium of the subject), certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified. These amplified frequencies coincide with radio bands reserved for government use according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government’s invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason.

via wreckandsalvage

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This video for Tim Halperin’s “She Runs” is a...

18 July, 2010 - 10:06


This video for Tim Halperin’s “She Runs” is a great example of some awesome one-take creativity.

Joe Childress, co-director of the video emailed us some details on the production.

 

It’s one continuous dolly shot (there are no edits—people seem to think there are) and cost $500. We shot it with a Canon 5D Mark II and made it look un-slick (we didn’t want the really clean 5D look to it). It’s meant to look stripped down and like an elementary school play.

Nice work!

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18 July, 2010 - 08:38


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Come Again Mashup (Rare Earth vs Beaties vs Daft Punk vs Cypress...

17 July, 2010 - 09:59


Come Again Mashup (Rare Earth vs Beaties vs Daft Punk vs Cypress Hill vs Boston) by Crumbs Chief - http://mag.ma/andrew/686766

Beatles vs the Rest of the World in this Kleptones mash from Uptime / Downtime - includes Boston, Cypress Hill, Daft Punk, Beasties, Criminal Element Orchestra, Freeez and many many more in this epic extravaganza of a 1,000 dancers by video artists Crumbs Chief. Can you spot them all? Power to the Mashup People! Video by Crumbs Chief as part of the Videotones project Download the mashup: Kleptones: http://www.kleptones.com/pages/downloads_ud.html
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Synchronized Cow Dancing - http://mag.ma/andrew/685229 surreal...

17 July, 2010 - 08:42


Synchronized Cow Dancing - http://mag.ma/andrew/685229

surreal bovine choreography. No cows were harmed during the making of this video, though their future prospects probably aren’t as optimistic. The music can be downloaded from my music shop here: http://www.beatsdigital.com/artist/91829
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oldhollywood: via Batman (1966, dir. Leslie Martinson)

16 July, 2010 - 10:58


oldhollywood:

via Batman (1966, dir. Leslie Martinson)

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