Southwest Airlines plane catches fire upon landing

May 16, 2009 @ 3:01 am

On May 12, 2009 at around 7:45PM, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 (flight WN519) caught fire while landing at Hobby airport in Houston. The flight was inbound from New Orleans when one of its tires burst into flames.

This video shows passengers and crew immediately evacuating the plane as emergency crews came to put the fire out. Nobody was seriously injured although it is reported that 2 people suffered minor injuries.

My question is just who was filming the plane landing at the airport? It definitely looks like it’s taken from a helicopter or another plane in the air.

Vroom iPhone and iPod touch case

December 2, 2008 @ 11:10 am

Case Mate makes the VROOM iPhone and iPod touch case that transforms the back of your device into rubberized tire treads. [via]

The rounded corners of the case really go well with the tire treads, and I’m assuming that this case does wonders for shock absorption since it’s made of real rubber. If I wasn’t already satisfied with my current iPod touch case, I’d totally go for this one, especially since it’s only $15.

Pencil cam video of a bicycle track race

November 21, 2008 @ 1:16 pm

YouTube member, rabbieburns, has several videos online of him racing on a track bike on an oval track. He uses a pencil camera attached to a point just above his front wheel which gives a pretty cool view of the race. It almost feels like you’re in the heart of it all.

I’ve posted the other videos of him racing inside.

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Making donuts with your bicycle

May 12, 2008 @ 1:35 pm

This is the craziest thing you’ll see today!
Here’s a dude drifting and making donuts with his bicycle!

Also, here’s some tips on how to drift with your bike.

Thanks Simon!