Thursday, March 4, 2010

I WonderHowTo Get These Excruciatingly Painful Cactus Needles Off of Me

I WonderHowTo Get These Excruciatingly Painful Cactus Needles Off of Me


I WonderHowTo Get These Excruciatingly Painful Cactus Needles Off of Me

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

I WonderHowTo Get These Excruciatingly Painful Cactus Needles Off of Me Looks like this dude could use a little help in the first aid department.

Via Bits & Pieces,

"This guy fell backwards onto a cactus after a few drinks while playing a round of golf at a desert course.  It took paramedics over three hours to remove the cactus before he could get into an ambulance and go to the hospital."

Ouch. The cholla cactus is one amazing beast. Brush against it ever so lightly, and it grabs on - deeply and painfully. Scroll all the way down to see the cholla in action, starting at 0:28. ...more

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Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:00 PM PST

Dominoes That Fall... and Get Right Back Up Again Nothing better than toppling a domino chain and watching them fall. Worst part? Setting them all up again. Created by Los Angeles artist Karl Lautman, the Ouroborus Domino structure reconstructs itself after a single round of five times. Wonderfully clever and whimsical. Previously, Perform the Impossible Balancing Dominoes Trick.
POP! POP! POP! Ultra Fast Stick Bomb "Xyloexplosive". ...more

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Rockers 'OK Go' Deliver Another Viral Music Video- Rube Goldberg Style

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:00 AM PST

Rockers 'OK Go' Deliver Another Viral Music Video- Rube Goldberg Style With an impressive series of viral music videos to their name, it is no surprise that the latest video from indie rockers OK Go is another hit. The video is directed by James Frost, in collaboration with Syyn Labs, a collective of engineers that work on elaborate art projects. A huge Rube Goldberg machine was built in a warehouse, for a one-take video for the song This Too Shall Pass.

Check out the music video, plus a series of "behind the scenes" videos in the gallery below. Wired interviews Adam Sadowsky, president of Synn Labs:

"...Many tiny details needed to be just right for the ...more

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