Slow Loris with a Tiny Umbrella

Slow Loris with a Tiny Umbrella

38-Meter High Dive Goes Wrong

Constable Velumurugan of the Tamil Nadu State Police gives a whole new meaning to the words ‘pain dive’.

38-Meter High Dive Goes Wrong

Constable Velumurugan of the Tamil Nadu State Police gives a whole new meaning to the words ‘pain dive’.

Charlie Sheen Bi-Winning Dubstep

Dubstep mix of Charlie Sheens interview about his coke and parties.

Charlie Sheen Bi-Winning Dubstep

Dubstep mix of Charlie Sheens interview about his coke and parties.

Phantom of the Floppera

People have made floppy drives sing before, but this is my personal take on it.

Features two 3 1/2″ drives and two 5 1/4″ drives connected to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller. It interfaces to any MIDI source via MIDI over USB. Straight MIDI would also be possible with an additional small circuit and some minor firmware changes. This initial version can respond to all 128 MIDI notes, and pitch bends +/- 2 semitones.

What a cool reuse of vintage computer tech.

Hip Hop Panda Gets Groove On

This is one of those stories where the headline sort of says it all. Well, here’s some context – it’s not CGI, it’s not a 3D Pixar movie, and it walks a fine line between adorable and menacing.

An Atlanta Zoo panda having a hell of a time scratching his back against a pile of tree trunks ends up looking like he’s dancing. Or doing something lewd.

Worst Ice Skater Ever?

For its latest public performance, Improv Everywhere presented a completely novice skater so inept that he was stranded on the ice when it was time for the rink to be resurfaced. But as Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto plays, he learns and becomes a graceful, even masterful dancer. The man in red is Kenny Moir, a member of the Ice Theatre of New York who has been skating since the age of three.