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Swinging on the Nevis Arc in Queensland, New Zealand

September 5, 2011 @ 7:49 pm

With a 70m freefall and a 300m swing arc, the Nevis Arc in New Zealand is basically the world’s largest swing. The only thing is that you can’t start from a free-hanging position at the bottom center. Oh well. I’m … Continue reading →

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The Original Swing Street in Harlem

November 13, 2010 @ 1:46 pm

The City Concealed: The Original Swing Street from Thirteen.org on Vimeo. PBS’s video series on New York City current events and history is back with a new video from The City Concealed about the boom of the early jazz era … Continue reading →

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Golfer sparks 25-acre blaze in California with his swing

September 1, 2010 @ 12:19 am

Photo by Zach Bates Think you’ve had a rough day? Try being the yet-unnamed golfer who set off a 25-acre blaze in California after his golfball ricocheted off a rock and created sparks that eventually ignited the dry land around … Continue reading →

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Swing Necklace

April 26, 2010 @ 12:07 pm

This Swing Necklace is part of the 2010 Calourette collection. It makes for quite a nice conversation piece. [via]

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Dog in a swing

August 13, 2009 @ 9:14 am

Dog in Swing – watch more funny videos Hahaha, how cute!

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Manhattan Bridge sways with traffic

July 24, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

This time-lapse video shows the Manhattan Bridge swinging up and down as vehicular traffic and subway traffic go across it. I’ve been told that bridges are built to sway for safety reasons and that if they didn’t the bridge would … Continue reading →

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