Cymbal Slowed Down

Apparently cymbals flex a lot more than I would have expected:

(via kottke)


Nevada Passes Law Authorizing Driverless Cars

With Massachusetts soon to follow?

Nevada Passes Law Authorizing Driverless Cars – Alex Knapp – Robot Overlords – Forbes.

(via marginalrevolution)


Define American

This is definitely worth coming out of my hibernation for:

Define American.

Be sure to watch the video and read the article, which is also printed in the NY Times Magazine here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/my-life-as-an-undocumented-immigrant.html?_r=3&ref=magazine&pagewanted=all


Literally Unbelievable

Hudson Hongo (a contributor at McSweeney’s) began compiling Facebook reactions to articles from The Onion from people who think the stories are real:

http://literallyunbelievable.tumblr.com/

(via kottke)


Invisible Tetris

This guy is pretty good at Tetris. Feel free to skip to around 3 minutes when it gets ridiculous, or to around 5 minutes if you want to know why it’s titled “invisible tetris.”

YouTube – TGM 3 Tetris Arika !!! Invisible Tetris.

(via kottke)


I Love Charts

I’m sure some of these (or at least similar one’s) have been seen by many of you, but even those are worth another look:

I Love Charts – Ben Greenman’s Museum of Silly Charts.

(via kottke)


Adventures of a Koodie

I have no idea how to tell if this is real, but I hope it is. A 10 year old food critic:

Adventures of a Koodie.

So far all of the reviews I’ve read were 5 stars (except for an 8 out of 10 for his family’s Thanksgiving dinner).

(via marginalrevolution)


Fear the Boom and Bust

Here’s a pair of economics videos to make up for my absence for so long.

The first of these came out over a year ago, the second is a little more recent. I’m pretty sure the creators have an Austrian bent, but entertaining nonetheless.

A Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem:

 

And part 2:

 


The Greatest Comment Thread on the Internet

At this point, you very likely have seen this already, but I’m still trying to catch this blog up to my internet browsing:

I like big butts and I cannot lie, but is there some evolutionary reason as to why? : AskReddit.

(via @petergett, plus others)


Shackleton’s whisky deemed delicious

Culla sent me this link, possibly as a reminder that I have not been very good at posting this month:

Shackleton Antarctic Whisky.


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