Sep 24 2009 Geometric Cans Look Cool, Prevent Rolling
Conceptualized by Dzmitry Samal, these new Coca-Cola cans would be manufactured using impact extrusion and not roll off the counter should one fall over. But I've got news for you: if you knock a Coke can over you've got bigger problems than whether it's rolling. Namely, you're losing valuable mixer. You see, I'm an alcoholic. I kid, I kid -- I don't use mixers.
Jul 2 2008 Sickly Modded Rolls-Royce Spotted In London
This is a $1,000,000 highly modded 1995 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit MKIV recently spotted in London. It was customized by Indian firm DC Designs and is rumored to belong to the Sultan of Brunei's family. I guess it looks okay, and I like the way the doors open (see pictures after the jump), but you know what really gets me? The custom plate. Somebody please tell me CEXI means something in another language or counting system. Because as far as I know, it's a tacky misspelling of "SEXY" and makes you look like an idiot. This reminds me: there was a girl that went to my high school, Lexi, and when she turned 16 her parents got her a new car. And you know what custom plate she chose? "SXI LEXI". The best part was she was nowhere near sexy. She should have gone with "FUGLY LX". I mean she was bad. I'm talking possum ugly. Pogly.
Hit the jump for a bunch more pictures of a car I'll never own.
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Jun 25 2008 Little Kid Rollerskates Under Cars, Is Limber
I've been watching videos of kids rollerskating under cars for like ten years, so this may be old to many of you. But for those of you who haven't seen it, it'll be freaking nuts. It's a 6-year old Indian kid who sets records skating under cars while in the splits. When he gets down he's no more than 8-inches in total height. Hit the jump for a couple videos of the feat, it's amazing. Not as amazing as when I rollerskate under cars, but that's because I perform on the highway. Do I have a death wish? No. Am I nuts? Maybe. Do they drag on the pavement when I skate? Yes.
Hit it for the videos.
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May 1 2008 Albert Hofmann, Father Of LSD, Passed Away
Albert Hofmann, the father of LSD (that awesome stuff that makes the walls melt and/or talk to you), has died of a heart attack at age 102.
Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 - April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for having been the first to synthesize, ingest and communicate the strong hallucinogenic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child. On January 11, 2006, Hofmann became a centenarian, and the occasion of his 100th birthday was the focus of an international symposium on LSD.
That's a picture of him there at age 100, looking healthy and zany as ever. Which proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that acid is, in fact, the fountain of youth.*
* This statement has not been evaluated by the FDA. It has, however, been evaluated by me tripping balls and going to the rollerskating rink. Which was great -- I talked to my skates for over an hour. Good people.
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Thanks to Kathryn, who's a real trip to be around, for the tip
Mar 11 2008 Orbit Wheels Are A Fad, Will Fail, I Got Some
Orbit Wheels are wheels that you put your feet through and then skate around sideways. They cost a not-too-bad $145 and mine just arrived. I'm going to take them for a spin and I'll give you the report when I'm back.
UPDATE: They were surprisingly fun. Unfortunately they were also unsurprisingly made fun of. A whole bus of middle-schoolers called me names so mean I can't repeat them here. A high-schooler purposefully tripped me and then tried to burn me with his cigarette. Then when I got home my dad told me I was no son of his and punched me in the eye. Verdict: Crying.
Orbit Wheels are Like Roller Blades, Just Less Fun [gizmodo]
