Treating depression w/ electroshock therapy (TED)

Sherwin Nuland: My history of electroshock therapy (TED Talk)

Blackberry Addiction

Couch humping

This is real...these kids are actually into it...hehehahahah!

Times Square Still Extremely Unsafe For Children

Bad day at the office collection

Filipino Martial Art: Kombotan

Blindfolded

Grampa and the chaotic xmas trailer

Wrong way balloon experiment

Fake airline a hit in India

Pick a musical instrument based on physical effort

MET (Metabolic Equivalent): The ratio of the work metabolic rate to the resting metabolic rate. One MET is defined as 1 kcal/kg/hour and is roughly equivalent to the energy cost of sitting quietly. A MET also is defined as oxygen uptake in ml/kg/min with one MET equal to the oxygen cost of sitting quietly, equivalent to 3.5 ml/kg/min.

Musical activities rated in METs:
1.8 Accordion
2.0 Cello
2.0 Flute (sitting)
2.0 Horn
2.0 Woodwind
2.0 Guitar, classical, folk (sitting)
2.5 Conducting
2.5 Piano or organ
2.5 Trumpet
2.5 Violin
3.0 Guitar, rock and roll band (standing)
3.5 Trombone
3.5 Marching band, drum major (walking)
4.0 Drums
4.0 Marching band, playing an instrument, baton twirling (walking)

Common activities rated in METs:
0.9 Sleeping
1.0 Listening to music
1.0 Kissing & Hugging: Passive, light effort
1.5 Kissing & Hugging: Active, vigorous effort
1.5 Typing: electric, manual or computer
4.0 Ping Pong
8.0 Bicycling: 12-13.9 mph, leisure, moderate effort
8.0 Rock Climbing: Rappelling
10.0 Bicycling: 14-15.9 mph, racing or leisure, fast, vigorous effort
11.0 Rock Climbing: Ascending rock
12.0 Bicycling: 16-19 mph, racing/not drafting or >19 mph drafting, very fast, racing
14.0 Running: 8.6 mph (7 min/mile)
16.0 Bicycling, >20 mph, racing, not drafting
17.0 Forestry, Ax Chopping, Fast
18.0 Running: 10.9 mph (5.5 min/mile)

All activities listed (PDF) »
Compendium of Physical Activities Website


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Guy sings in reverse perfectly

Dripless spout

For as long as the spout has been around it's fucking amazing that there are still problems with it. It's been around longer than the wheel and it still causes drips!!!!

I've witnessed tea pots and other things that poor without dripping, so why on earth would messy spouts still exist?????? We'll here is another take on fixing that problem. It's a pretty good idea, but I'd have to put it to the test to make sure it does what it says.

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Use your forhead as mouse

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Giant Slip-n-Slide

Human Behavior Experiments

From Stanford to Abu Ghraib:

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Stairway to heaven by the beatles

Not really the beatles but a great imitation / interpretation.

Evil ice cream baby!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big wave, little guy

Man turns into Papa Smurf

Colloidal silver making "as seen on tv" gadget turns mans skin grey blue.

How to make a bristle bot

Evis the robot cat

Elvis the cat had a run-in with a truck that resulted in him losing the use of his back legs. Naturally, the only solution that owner and Battlebots (remember Battlebots?) engineer Carlo Bertocchini could come up with was a crazy robotic box for Elvis to be placed in to return his mobility.

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Horse goes to dentist

Wow.

Deer caught in swingset

Deer Caught In Swing Set - Watch more free videos

How to pull a table cloth trick

Wrestling Panda's

Trained turtle doing tricks

Interactive Wind Sculpture

Artists Website: http://www.studioroosegaarde.nl/

Disappearing Car Door

I'd be great if these were standard. I hate riding my bike along cars on the street, just waiting to get hit in the face by a door.
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Squishy terminator pig ball

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All your music on the iPhone

Orb is releasing a new piece of software called Winamp Remote that will allow you to listen to your home music collection from anywhere with a Wi-Fi signal, and it won't even require you to hack your iPhone. It works completely through the web browser, letting you get to your home collection and stream it quickly and easily. You can also share songs with friends by sending them links via SMS.

If your not near Wi-Fi, it won't work...until At&t get there shit together and release the 4G iPhone in May 2008 :)

Does time slow down?

Does time slow down when you are in a traffic accident or other life threatening crisis like Neo dodging bullets in slow-motion in The Matrix? To find out, researchers developed a perceptual chronometer where numbers flickered on the screen of a watch-like unit. The scientists adjusted the speed at which the numbers flickered until it was too fast for the subjects to see. Then subjects were put in a Suspended Catch Air Device, a controlled free-fall system in which 'divers' are dropped backwards off a platform 150 feet up and land safely in a net. Subjects were asked to read the numbers on the perceptual chronometer as they fell [video]. The bottom line: While subjects could read numbers presented at normal speeds during the free-fall, they could not read them at faster-than-normal speeds. 'We discovered that people are not like Neo in The Matrix,' Eagleman said. 'The answer to the paradox is that time estimation and memory are intertwined: the volunteers merely thought the fall took a longer time in retrospect'.
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Security camera hack using google

Glow in the dark paint that lasts 12 yrs

A company called MPK has developed self-luminous micro particles called Litrospheres.
The new material is 35 cents to light up a 8 ½ x 11 piece of plastic that is 1/8" thick.
• non-toxic
• stays constantly illuminated for over 12 years
• not affected by the heat or cold
• can withstand up to 5000 pounds of pressure
• give off light that is equivalent of a 20-watt incandescent bulb
• available in almost any color imaginable
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How the mind works

TED Talks
Vilayanur Ramachandran: A journey to the center of your mind

Japanese Light Bikes

What is a Blog?

A beautiful explanation of what a Blog is and how it works.


To get started, go to www.Blogger.com to create an account.

Years of Mike Tyson Quotes

Dog humps kid playing video game

Bush's personal right to martial law

Why you can't you tickle yourself?

How to make your own biodiesel fuel

Quantum Hate For Love

View of the Universe

Wonder Sauna Hot Pants

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Zero Gravity Cat

Freak Out!