Wednesday, 30 December 2009

The True Odds of Airborne Terror

What's the actual risk of an airplane attack? Here's the definitive chart.










Source: fivethirtyeight

Tibetan Skull Camera

Named after Yama, the Tibetan God of Death, this bizarre camera was created using a real human skull, blessed by a Tibetan Lama.

Designed and built by Wayne Martin Belger “for the study of exodus and for the research of modern incarnations of historical iconic figures”, Yama looks nothing like a photo camera, but, according to the info on Boy of Blue Industries, it actually has a film loading system, so it must take photos.

Yama is made from aluminum, titanium, copper, brass, bronze steel, silver, gold and mercury and is studded with Asian and American turquoise, 4 sapphires, 9 opals and 3 rubies (the biggest one costs $5,000). With all the digital cameras on the market today, Yama can’t target the title of best photo camera, but it stands a shot as the world’s scariest camera.















A Day in the Internet

Lots of interesting facts and numbers about the Internet in one big picture. It’s crazy all what happens in one day in the Internet.








Source: onlineeducation

Tuesday, 29 December 2009

Paignton Ice Skating for Cars

Shocking driving condtions in Paignton on the busiest shopping day of the year. The car is barely moving but the hill makes stopping impossible and both people in the front of the car decide to jump out?????

The couple were warned by neighbours not to venture out that day and they were the only people to attempt to drive on that road. There were numerous pedestrians around who could barely walk on the black ice so a car really stood no chance.

Badass Hummer of Santa Claus

I’ve always thought that Santa-Clauses move here and there only with the help of their sledges. as it turned out, I was completely wrong. The following car belongs to a very stylish Santa and his elves look more than promising. The car is equipped with everything even the most demanding Santa needs. This Hummer is a completely red one and i has even a fireplace.

What a machine!



















Boxing on Floating Ice

Wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and sneakers, a group of winter swimmers entertained passers-by during a series of boxing matches performed on a block of floating ice. Held in Harbin City, the wacky competition had contestants punch each other with over sized boxing gloves while struggling to keep their balance on the slippery ice.

One of the ice boxers lost his temper when the referee tried to stop him from hitting his downed opponent and knocked the “official” in the ice-cold water surrounding the ring.






Source: peopledaily

Salary Theorem

Dilbert's "Salary Theorem" states: "Scientists and Engineers can never earn as much as administrators and sales people."