Archive: July 6, 2010

Power laces from Back To The Future almost here

olddoobybrain July 6, 2010 1 Comment

Heads up future heads! The famous power laces from Marty McFly’s Nike sneakers are almost here with this mechanical hack. It’s not as elegant as the movie-version, but in a few years’ time, I’m sure somebody will perfect this technology so we all never have to bend down to tie our shoes ever again. [via] [...]

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Handsome Guy mask is incredibly real looking

olddoobybrain July 6, 2010 1 Comment

This Handsome Guy mask from spfxmasks is insane! It looks so real! Forget the horse mask, I want one of these babies! [via]

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How different cultures perceive time

olddoobybrain July 6, 2010 2 Comments

RSA is back with another animation based on Professor Philip Zimbardo’s talk about how our perspectives of time affect our health, work, and lifestyle. Definitely worth taking the time out to watch the whole thing from beginning to end. If you can’t now, save this video for later. Thanks John!

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Selective eating may soon be classified as a mental disorder

olddoobybrain July 6, 2010 1 Comment

Photo by Herman Yung The Wall Street Journal today has an article about picky eaters who don’t outgrow their selective eating habits as adults. For this reason, researchers are now beginning to gather data on selective eaters nationwide and may soon classify this type under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (rev. 2013). [...]

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The Australian Mountain Unicycling Weekend 2010

olddoobybrain July 6, 2010 1 Comment

Australian Mountain Unicycling Weekend 2010 from Kevin Wharton on Vimeo. Mountain biking looks hard enough as it is, but these Australians thought it was too easy so they went ahead and did it on a unicycle.

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Getting humped off the stage

olddoobybrain July 6, 2010 No Comments

Wait for it, because when it happens, you’re going to laugh very hard. [via]

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