For those of you who don’t remember, we did a post about giant spiders invading Seattle not too long ago. Well, that is only partially true- it only looked like that. In actuality the creatures were painted Daddy-longlegs (actually not spiders at all) by the artist Marlin Peterson, on top of the Seattle Center Armory.
The artist is back with an update on how he went about creating these legged monsters. Enjoy.
-Bonus: Get some great and gross facts about Daddy-longlegs here.
-Via Ulamonge
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Good thing the U.S. is friends with the South Koreans (it’s the North that gives us all kinds of grief). This is because they have developed this unmanned "Total Security Solution", a gun named the Super Aegis. Armed with the most advanced killing technology, the Super Aegis is equipped with a machine gun, surface-to-air missiles, sophisticated thermal imagining software and a camera system. It can hit a human sized target from 3 kilometers away, that’s 1.86 miles ladies and gentlemen. The gun most likely will be used to guard the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
Check out Reuters for a fascinating video on the weapon.
-Via Reuters
A British housewife named Marina Chapman claims, after being kidnapped and subsequently abandoned at the age of five in the Columbian jungle, that she was raised by a colony of capuchin monkeys. She alleges that she spent five years with the monkeys learning to catch birds and rabbits with her bare hands.
Eventually she was discovered by hunters, captured, and sold to a brothel in Cucuta, Columbia. She escaped the brothel and after a few years of living on the streets, got work as a maid. From there she met a family that brought her to Bradford, England where she met a Mr. John Chapman at church service. They married in 1977.
"I got bedtime stories about the jungle, as did my sister. We didn't think it odd - it was just Mum telling her life. So in a way it was nothing special having a mother like that."
~Vanessa James, one of Chapman’s two daughters
Chapman says she is now coming forth with the story to raise awareness of human trafficking in South America. Vanessa is helping her write a book detailing her life, set to be published in April.
-Via Orange
Watch out you sneaky Yelpers, the website is now out to get you. Apparently people have been using Yelp to make a quick buck. Users will rise to the rank of “elite reviewer” then people will pay them to review their place, restaurant, or what have you. Now the website is striking back.
Yelp is placing fake Craigslist ads that promise good reviews for money. Any business caught trying to buy reviews is publicly shamed for 90 days with a warning that informs users of their dastardly deeds.
-Via Esquire
Living in Los Angeles, it’s hard not to notice the motorcycles. Whether it’s the loud choppers rolling down Sunset, or the rocketing crotch-rockets dodging in and out of traffic on the 405- they are everywhere. If I was invincible, a motorcycle would by my primary mode of transportation- but alas much to my chagrin I am not and therefore too afraid of bodily injury to own one. I find this bike to be beautiful, awe-inspiring, and awfully dangerous. The video is quite nice though.
-Via PreSurfer
For the people of Newcastle it doesn’t take much to play Beethoven. Press a few keys here and there and voilà, a beautifully orchestrated sonata. I mean, I guess it does help to have someone else playing all the tough parts for you, but hey it’s still beautiful. This took place in the Haymarket Bus Station in Newcastle England and was funded by The Arts Council of England and Nexus Art.
-Thanks Anton
The guys over at Cool Material are trying to get me in trouble. They have come up with a list of mixed drinks using alcohol, sparse ingredients, and your favorite Keurig K-Cups.
This is a hot version of Bourbon Mint Tea. Go easy on the bourbon cause it will have a strong bourbon flavor (unless you like that kinda thing).
-Pure Peppermint Tea K-Cup
-Knob Creek Whisky
-Dark Brown Sugar
There is Apple Rye Punch, Classic Irish Coffee, even a Moscow Hot Chocolate! I can just see it now…
“Hey Brody, that coffee you have there smells awfully funny.”
“Yeah I know, I was messing around with my Keurig this morning…”
“Yeah I know, I was messing around with my Keurig this morning…”
“Is that alcohol? It’s 9 am! Are you drunk?!?”
“Don’t judge me…”
Thanks guys, I was just starting to like this job too. Check out all their diabolical concoctions over at Cool Material.
-Thanks Mike for the heads up
Dubstep violin. How has this not been a thing until now? I mean I do love classical music (not kidding in the least) and I like dubstep- so why wouldn’t they go well together? Like bacon and peanut butter or salt and chocolate milk, just a winning combination.
The artist is Lindsey Stirling and you can find her new album on iTunes. Apparently she is not that new to the scene, the 26 year old has over 149 million Youtube views on her channel and in 2010 was a quarter-finalist on America’s Got Talent.
-Via Unique Daily
We have all seen the so called Perpetual Energy Machines running around on the internet. Whether an actual perpetual energy machine is possible or not (I think not), a perpetual energy wasting machine doesn’t seem so farfetched. I mean just look at my roommate- he wastes an awful lot of energy with all that couch sitting he does.
“Perpetual Energy Wasting Machine” is a rope and pulley mechanism, installed in the staircase of the WRO Art Center in Wroclaw, Poland. The mechanism connects the sliding doors of the elevator in one floor with the elevator call button on another floor. Operating in two directions on the first and on the second floor, the contraption automatically moves the elevator cabin in an infinite loop between those two levels.
I think my favorite part of this has to be the little calculator that estimates the Kilojoules wasted by the machine. After the results print they go right into the trash (more “waste” for you).
The machine won’t run forever, I have a feeling the people in the office will eventually want their elevator back, but it will perpetually waste energy until someone dismantles it or they stop paying their power bill. Link
-Via Today Tomorrow
(Image by Damir Sagoli) Cambodians have been lining the streets to honor King Norodom Sihanouk, who passed away of a heart attack in Beijing on Monday. Sihanouk was King of Cambodia from 1941- 1955 and again from 1993-2004. He was also effectively the ruler of Cambodia from 1953 – 1970. He was 89 years old.
The images here are part of a larger collection on Boston.com in the blog The Big Picture. The images are breathtaking and I recommend that you take a look.
(Image by Chris McGarth)
-Via The Big Picture
Maybe it’s coincidence that I wore my Arrested Development t-shirt today, maybe not. This documentary, about one of my favorite TV shows of all time, is being put together by two superfans- Neil and Jeff.
“The overall goal of the documentary is to provide awareness of this brilliant, witty and original comedy. We have already completed our interviews with fans, cast and crew.”
The two both live and work in LA and the project is self funded. You can check out their website and follow the project on twitter.
-Via Buzzfeed
Reddit poster SpecialXK has come up with one scary mask for this year’s Zombie Walk in Pittsburgh. The Walk is part of a Zombie Fest that was held last weekend in the city. They hold walks on Saturday night that can even be lived-streamed for those Zombies that can’t be in attendance.
-Via Obvious Winner
Before he invaded Middle Earth, before he forged the three rings for the Elves, the seven for the Dwarves, the nine for Men, and The One, pretty darn selfishly, for himself, Lord Sauron was Hula-Hooping. Unbeknownst to the free people of Middle Earth, Lord Sauron was actually a three time collegiate hula-hooping champion.
-Via The Monica Bird
LUDO is a famous French street artist, and while vandalism is illegal that doesn’t stop it from being cool.
LUDO was in London for the Moniker Art Fair (something I may or may not be a fanboy of) when he decided to do a few late night paste-ups. The folks over at Hooked Blog thought it might be a good idea to tag around for that, and boy am I glad they did. Check out more of his midnight mischief over at Hooked Blog.
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