Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The BabyKeeper
Behold, the BabyKeeper. Need to poop, but don't want to hold your child on your lap when you do it? Need to pee, and the baby won't balance on your head? Well then the BabyKeeper is for you. As a bonus, your baby will look like a cute little paratrooper, ready to storm the enemy.
I know what you are thinking, why not just hang them from the coat hook on the inside of the door? I have no problem with that, I do it all the time, but some people (get ready for this) have hang ups about it (applause).
From the company website:
The Babykeeper is a patent pending infant carrier-style seat that hangs from the stall wall in public restrooms and can also be used in many fitting rooms.
Features:
For babies 6-18 months who can sit unassisted
Simple to use harness system keeps baby securely in the carrier
2 large metal hooks encased in safety webbing, each lined with non-slip material for added security
Easy to use and small enough to take everywhere you go
Durable, easy-to-clean nylon fabric
Via
Monday, June 28, 2010
55 Story High Infinity Pool
55 storeys up, this infinity pool could glide you straight over the edge of Singapore, if not the world. It's part of the $6 billion Marina Bay Sands Skypark hotel, which just opened this week.
Ok, so if you were really to propel yourself over the edge, you'd fall into a catchment-area which sends the excess water straight back into the pool. But where's the fun in that? The pool itself is three times the length of an Olympic-sized pool, and is the largest pool in the world at that height reportedly.
Putty Nuggets - Silly Putty ingredient found in McNuggets
My wife hasn't eaten McDonalds since I posted about the year old Kid's Meal that looked brand new. The recent CNN investigation found that the same chemicals found in Silly Putty can be found in McNuggets certainly won't help:
American McNuggets (190 calories, 12 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat for 4 pieces) contain the chemical preservative tBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a petroleum-based product. They also contain dimethylpolysiloxane, "an anti-foaming agent" also used in Silly Putty.
Because Rock, Paper, Scissors is Old
Monkey
* Monkey unplugs Robot
Suggested noise: ee-ee-eek!
Robot
* Robot chokes Ninja
* Robot crushes Zombie
Suggested noise: ex-ter-min-ate!
Pirate
* Pirate drowns Robot
* Pirate skewers Monkey
Suggested noise: arrrrr!
Ninja
* Ninja karate chops Pirate
* Ninja decapitates Zombie
Suggested noise: keeee-ah!
Zombie
* Zombie eats Pirate
* Zombie savages Monkey
Suggested noise: braaaaaaaaaainsss!
Tow Boat Sucked Under a Bridge - Survives
These are real pictures of an incident that took place at Rooseter Bridge on the Tombigbee River in southwest Alabama in 1979. The photos were taken by a photographer for the Linden Democrat-Reporter.
Scenario plays out like this. The captain was dropping 2 of his 4 barges through the east span of the Rooster Bridge, with the intent of running around through the lift span, and then catching the barges below. The captain underestimated the current and got too close the the bridge. He wasn't able to avoid a collision. Through a series of complicated events (read about them here), he was turned sideways, sucked under the bridge, and popped out and righted on the other side, with the boat still running. He was even able to meet up the the barges he had already sent through.
Youtube Video of the Incident
Source: E-mail, 1 2
Source: E-mail, 1 2
Saturday, June 26, 2010
20 Fake Movies From Seinfeld That Really Need To Be Made
1-"Rochelle, Rochelle:" - It is, of course "a young girl's strange, erotic journey from Milan to Minsk" and manages to find its way into the lives of the characters over and over. And, of course, as Susan tells George, it has lots of nudity.
2-"Chunnel:" - In "Chunnel," there's an explosion in the Chunnel. And, apparently, the U.S. President's daughter gets stuck in there. The convoluted plot ended up breaking up Elaine and Susan's new found friendship. Susan couldn’t hear anything due to Elaine and Jerry’s talking through out the whole movie.
Tagline: 32 miles of hell. “Everybody out of the Chunnel!”
The portions of the movie that are shown in the episode are from "The American President."
3-"Checkmate:" - This is the movie all four of the characters want to go see, yet they all find themselves watching "Rochelle, Rochelle."
"Checkmate" is about a king who likes chess and finds himself in real-life jeopardy when, like in the game, everyone is after the king.
According to transcripts, this fantastic dialogue exchange happens in the movie:
Man: I didn't know you enjoyed chess, your majesty.
King: Why wouldn't I?
Man: Because the king is always in jeopardy.
King: Yes, but it's only a game.
Man: (suspiciously) Yes, of course. Only a game.
4-"Death Blow:" - Jerry leaves in the middle of this movie, when he realizes Kramer's friend is bootlegging it. Kramer follows him out, then laments missing the death blow.
Kramer also mentions the tagline of this movie: "When someone tries to blow you up, not because of who you are, but for different reasons altogether."
5-"Firestorm:" - Harrison Ford jumps out of a plane and shoots back up at the plane while he falls. A helicopter lands on a car. Frank Constanza is furious to find out that detail because it spoils the movie for him.
6-"Blimp: The Hindenburg Story:" - If only so we can all have our George moment and, when the Hindenburg blows up, we can all yell, "That's GOTTA hurt!"
7-"Sack Lunch:" It's a movie that opens on the same day as "The English Patient," and represents a non-pretentious, comedic option.
8-"Cry, Cry Again:" The movie Jerry is asked to bootleg. Instead, Kramer does it (terribly), and Elaine ends up recording herself dancing at the end of the movie.
9-"Brown-Eyed Girl:" - One of the movies that Kramer says when he's impersonating the Moviefone guy. Possible reference to the song "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison.
10-"The Other Side of Darkness:" This movie will change the way you look at comas. While watching it, Kramer makes several changes to his will in case he goes into a coma.
11-"Ponce De Leon:" - The film concerns the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León and his mythical search for the Fountain of Youth. George really liked this movie, and Elaine hated it.
12-"Prognosis Negative:" This movie was actually based on an actual screenplay written by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David in the 1980’s which was never actually produced.
The film is about a man who receives a negative result on a medical test, which he mistakenly believes to be bad.
13-"Blame it on the Rain:" Elaine and her date Todd Gack are forced to see this movie when "Means to an End" is sold out.
14-"Means to an End:" This movie is sold out, but Jerry's hot girlfriend is able to use her charm to get them tickets, much to the chagrin of Elaine and Todd Gack.
15-"The Pain and the Yearning:" A 192-minute film, whose plot is simply "An old woman experiences pain and yearning." Elaine passes over this film to see Weekend at Bernie's II (a Gene pick), prompting Vincent to recommend "Betrayed," as well as sending her a button from his VCR.
16-"Agent Zero:" Derives its name from a screenplay Seinfeld writer David Mandel always wanted to write.
17-"Mountain High:" Kramer reads its tagline from the newspaper "There's no higher place than, Mountain High!," and also recites some dialogue from the film: "You've gotta get me over that mountain!," followed by a fake explosion and exaggerated scream. Kramer’s brief flirtation in the role of the Moviefone guy reveals that this flick stars Kevin Bacon and Susan Sarandon.
18-"Chow Fun:" Elaine calls to find out what time it will be showing.
19-"The Muted Heart" George would like to see Firestorm, but due to his recent engagement with Susan, he is forced to see this film instead.
20-"Flaming Globes of Sigmund:" Jerry scribbles something down in the middle of the night, and spends the rest of the episode trying to figure out what he wrote.
The episode ends with Jerry turning on the TV to find "Flaming Globes of Sigmund" on with the dialogue "It's just as you prophesied! The planets of our solar system, incinerating. Like flaming globes, Sigmund. Like flaming globes. Ah, ha, ha, ha!"
Sources: 1 2 3 4
2-"Chunnel:" - In "Chunnel," there's an explosion in the Chunnel. And, apparently, the U.S. President's daughter gets stuck in there. The convoluted plot ended up breaking up Elaine and Susan's new found friendship. Susan couldn’t hear anything due to Elaine and Jerry’s talking through out the whole movie.
Tagline: 32 miles of hell. “Everybody out of the Chunnel!”
The portions of the movie that are shown in the episode are from "The American President."
3-"Checkmate:" - This is the movie all four of the characters want to go see, yet they all find themselves watching "Rochelle, Rochelle."
"Checkmate" is about a king who likes chess and finds himself in real-life jeopardy when, like in the game, everyone is after the king.
According to transcripts, this fantastic dialogue exchange happens in the movie:
Man: I didn't know you enjoyed chess, your majesty.
King: Why wouldn't I?
Man: Because the king is always in jeopardy.
King: Yes, but it's only a game.
Man: (suspiciously) Yes, of course. Only a game.
4-"Death Blow:" - Jerry leaves in the middle of this movie, when he realizes Kramer's friend is bootlegging it. Kramer follows him out, then laments missing the death blow.
Kramer also mentions the tagline of this movie: "When someone tries to blow you up, not because of who you are, but for different reasons altogether."
5-"Firestorm:" - Harrison Ford jumps out of a plane and shoots back up at the plane while he falls. A helicopter lands on a car. Frank Constanza is furious to find out that detail because it spoils the movie for him.
6-"Blimp: The Hindenburg Story:" - If only so we can all have our George moment and, when the Hindenburg blows up, we can all yell, "That's GOTTA hurt!"
7-"Sack Lunch:" It's a movie that opens on the same day as "The English Patient," and represents a non-pretentious, comedic option.
8-"Cry, Cry Again:" The movie Jerry is asked to bootleg. Instead, Kramer does it (terribly), and Elaine ends up recording herself dancing at the end of the movie.
9-"Brown-Eyed Girl:" - One of the movies that Kramer says when he's impersonating the Moviefone guy. Possible reference to the song "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison.
10-"The Other Side of Darkness:" This movie will change the way you look at comas. While watching it, Kramer makes several changes to his will in case he goes into a coma.
11-"Ponce De Leon:" - The film concerns the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León and his mythical search for the Fountain of Youth. George really liked this movie, and Elaine hated it.
12-"Prognosis Negative:" This movie was actually based on an actual screenplay written by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David in the 1980’s which was never actually produced.
The film is about a man who receives a negative result on a medical test, which he mistakenly believes to be bad.
13-"Blame it on the Rain:" Elaine and her date Todd Gack are forced to see this movie when "Means to an End" is sold out.
14-"Means to an End:" This movie is sold out, but Jerry's hot girlfriend is able to use her charm to get them tickets, much to the chagrin of Elaine and Todd Gack.
15-"The Pain and the Yearning:" A 192-minute film, whose plot is simply "An old woman experiences pain and yearning." Elaine passes over this film to see Weekend at Bernie's II (a Gene pick), prompting Vincent to recommend "Betrayed," as well as sending her a button from his VCR.
16-"Agent Zero:" Derives its name from a screenplay Seinfeld writer David Mandel always wanted to write.
17-"Mountain High:" Kramer reads its tagline from the newspaper "There's no higher place than, Mountain High!," and also recites some dialogue from the film: "You've gotta get me over that mountain!," followed by a fake explosion and exaggerated scream. Kramer’s brief flirtation in the role of the Moviefone guy reveals that this flick stars Kevin Bacon and Susan Sarandon.
18-"Chow Fun:" Elaine calls to find out what time it will be showing.
19-"The Muted Heart" George would like to see Firestorm, but due to his recent engagement with Susan, he is forced to see this film instead.
20-"Flaming Globes of Sigmund:" Jerry scribbles something down in the middle of the night, and spends the rest of the episode trying to figure out what he wrote.
The episode ends with Jerry turning on the TV to find "Flaming Globes of Sigmund" on with the dialogue "It's just as you prophesied! The planets of our solar system, incinerating. Like flaming globes, Sigmund. Like flaming globes. Ah, ha, ha, ha!"
Sources: 1 2 3 4
Friday, June 25, 2010
The Grilled Challenge at Melt Bar and Grilled
I'm moving to Akron soon, and after seeing about this Melt Bar & Grilled on Man Vs. Food, I think I am going to have to stop by, and take on The Melt Challenge.
Our monster grilled cheese featuring 13 different cheeses, 3 slices of grilled bread and a pile of hand-cut fries & slaw. Over 5lbs of food!
Finish it all without any help or trips to the bathroom and you will be awarded a Melt t-shirt or Melt Pint Glass, a $10 gift card and we'll immortalize you in our online Melt Challenge Hall of Fame.
Yeah that's right, 5 pounds of food, including 3 pounds of cheese. Mmmm.
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Dinosaur Meat
Apparently Bosch makes refrigerators and have created this clever dinosaur meat marketing campaign to showcase how their VitaFresh appliances can keep foods fresher, longer. Get it? Because dinosaurs haven't been around for a long time. So if this meat was still fresh, that would mean that their fridges are really awesome... Yeah, I don't get it.
16 WWII Nazi Propaganda Posters
Before: Unemployment, hopelessness, desolation, strikes, lockouts. Today: Work, joy, discipline, comaradarie. Give the Führer your vote!
"Germans buy German goods.” The bottom text translates: "German Week/German Goods/German Labor."
We build body and soul.
Yes! Führer, we will follow you!
Comrades at the front — Comrades for life. Advice and assistance in all areas of need.
This genetically ill person will cost our people’s community 60,000 marks over his lifetime. Citizens, that is your money. Read Neues Volk, the monthly of the racial policy office of the NSDAP.
Into Dust with All Enemies of Greater Germany!
The Jew: The inciter of war, the prolonger of war.
In Russian: Get the Jewish-Bolshevist warmongers out of Europe!
Get rid of old cloth and shoes!
Shame on you, chatterer! The enemy is listening. Silence is your duty.
Mothers! Fight for your children!
he enemy sees your light! Black out!
Stand up to fight Bolshevism in the ranks of the Galicia division.
Long live Germany!
Bolshevism without a mask - large anti-Bolshevik exhibition of the NSDAP Gauleitung Berlin from November 6, 1937 to December 19, 1937 in the Reichstag building.
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