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]
Floor lamp dangles light high above you
May 10, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
This simple floor lamp is called the Inchino Floor Lamp and it is designed by Antonino Sciortino for Busnelli. Its impressive height and short base make it seem like it’ll fall over any moment, but I have a feeling it’s pretty stable and efficient with its use of space. I want one in my future living room, right near my future reading chair. Mmm. :)
Inhaling sulfur hexafluoride will lower your voice temporarily
May 4, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
I had no idea that inhaling sulfar hexafluoride does the opposite effect of helium to your voice. Whereas helium makes your voice go higher, sulfur hexfluoride makes your voice go much deeper, making it sound like you’re speaking in a slow-motion video when you really aren’t. [via]
I’d love to see somebody inhale sulfur hexafluoride and say something really fast. And I wonder if this is how they get evil characters in movies to laugh the way they do.
Here’s one more video. Kinda neat!
The Drop
April 12, 2009 @ 5:43 am
Who knew grain factories were this high? That’s the drop to your death if you take one misstep. There was no fooling around here.
Full set of pictures coming soon…
Dry Christmas trees burn like mad
January 2, 2009 @ 1:19 am
Christmas has passed already, but knowing the habits of some folks, they’ll probably keep their Christmas trees for another few weeks before tossing them out. If that’s the case, then you better make sure you water it because if you don’t and it somehow catches on fire, you can pretty much kiss your house goodbye.
As seen in this demonstration video from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a dry Christmas tree can be utterly devastating for any house corner as it will quickly spread fire and black smoke. At one point it looks like the flames are being shot out of a flame thrower!
Here’s another video of a dry Christmas tree fire compared to a Christmas tree on fire that has been fed water. Incredible how intense those flames are on both trees.
The Pod Pet Bed
December 12, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
Design Public has this neat but expensive pod pet bed for sale. It’s an elevated cave-like home ideal for a cat to sleep or rest in.
The Pod Pet Bed comes in 4 color variations (shown above) and each cost $115. If your cat doesn’t like enclosed spaces, you can take off the top cover and let it simply be an elevated bed (you can buy The Podium Pet Bed for the same price, but you’d be a fool to do that).
The inside of the pod is Sherpa fleece-lined and easily taken out for cleaning. Nice, but definitely not $115-nice.
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