Sep 2 2010

Weird Fact of the Day

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Science

Did you know that submerging your entire hand in liquid nitrogen isn’t as painful as you might have suspected? That is only true if you trust the Leidenfrost effect as much as Theodore Gray. This man actually risk his own left hand to test out this phenomenon theory. Here is what our friend Theodore had [...]



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Jun 30 2009

World’s Record Attempts at Coconut Breaking

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Malaysia

A Malaysian kung-fu master has entered the Malaysian records book after breaking four coconuts with index finger in a little over 30 seconds while breaking his own finger in the process. The video below shows master Ho Eng Hui, 55, injuring his index finger on the third coconut, but somehow managed to crack open the [...]



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Jun 29 2009

Filipino Inmates Honour Michael Jackson by Dancing

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Philippine

The Filipino inmates who have made international fame with a YouTube video of their “Thriller” dance are stomping their feets again to honor their pop star idol, Michael Jackson. Video after the break.

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When the inmates heard about Jackson death on Thursday, they decided to organize a performance as a final tribute to [...]



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Jun 22 2009

Bowlingual Can Translate Woof into Words

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Gadgetry

Have you ever wonder what thought runs through your dog mind? Good news for you because a Japan-based toymaker Takara claims to have developed a gadget that translates dog barks into human language. The company is planning to sell the device in the US beginning this summer under the name Bowlingual.

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Jun 20 2009

Soviet Soldiers Breakdancing

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Russia

What do you get when you mix old school Russian army dudes with and hip-hop? How about an amazing dance video thats well worth your time! I throughly enjoyed it. Hope you will enjoy it as well. Video after the break. [...]



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Jun 18 2009

Real-Life Gundam Robot

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Japan

Tokyo, Japan — Japanese engineers has cleverly built a fully operable life-size Gundam robot to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam franchise. The godly robot stands at 59 ft (18 meters) tall and was built using steel frame with reinforced fiber glass. From a distance, the Gundam RX-78 robot may look like a giant [...]



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Jun 12 2009

Nunchaku Master Playing Sports

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Japan

Inspired by Nokia’s recent commercial featuring Bruce Lee playing ping pong using nunchuck, this real-life nunchaku master from Sapporo, Japan shows off some amazing martial art skills in a few popular sports we’re familiar with. Video after the break.
 

 
The tough audiences at youtube.com are calling this guy amazing. How bout’ you?
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Jun 11 2009

Nokia N97 Official Release Date

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Gadgetry

I’ve got some great news for you Nokia fanboys out there. Nokia has officially announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N97 mobile phone will be available for purchase in more then 75 countries starting June 1st. The phone has a 3.5 touch display, QWERTY keyboard, WiFi, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 32GB internal memory, microUSB 2.0 that [...]



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Jun 3 2009

Chinese Man Builds Working Helicopter from Scraps

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Mainland China

Shanzhai, China — A skilled Chinese farmer has cleverly built a fully functional helicopter from used scraps he had collected at a local junkyard. Unfortunately, it’s a single seater so he won’t be able to take his girlfriend out for a ride. Video after the break. [...]



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May 23 2009

Breakdancing Robot

Posted by Minh Nguyen in Gadgetry

What do you get when you mix technology with cool? How about a wicked breakdancing robot that can perform anything from basic top rock to a full flare. With a price tag of 7,008,951,915,000 Zimbabwe dollars, approximately $1500 USD, I think it’s safe to say that most of us would rather watch it online then [...]



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