How to launch an anvil more than 100 feet into the air

October 21, 2009 @ 1:33 am

An anvil, the heavy iron object used often in Looney Tunes/ACME gags, can be seen in the video above being shot very, very high into the air by Gay Wilkinson. Gay Wilkinson is a world champion anvil shooter. I didn’t know there was even such a title that existed. [via]

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Rollercoaster at Six Flags in Atlanta under water

September 24, 2009 @ 10:21 pm

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Photo: Reuters

Constant rain over the last week or so has put parts of Georgia under water. In the pictures (taken September 23, 2009) and video here, you can see parts of Six Flags Over Georgia (West of Atlanta) submerged in murky waters rendering the entire park useless until the waters recede.

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Photo: AP

According to some estimates, about $250 million in damage has been done to to people’s homes and 8 people have died as a result of this wet weather.

The video below is haunting.

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Modern deforestation in progress

January 25, 2009 @ 5:33 pm

When I think of deforestation, I picture the scenes from Fern Gully that show heavy machinery slowly making pulp out of trees, with conveyor belts and chop saws lined everywhere. It turns out that the process is a lot less cinematic but definitely still captivating when you witness it in action. [via]

The video above shows just how quickly deforestation can take place nowadays. With machinery that can cut a tree down, strip it of its bark, and chop it up into pieces in a matter of seconds, it’s no wonder that people are concerned about the rate at which we take advantage of our natural resources.

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