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miercuri, 4 mai 2011

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Parkour Dog
Modern Celebrities in the Renaissance Era
Hydro Jet Pack
Superhero Movies By The Numbers (Infographic)
The Modern Super Samurai Isao Machii
Surprising Same Age Celebrities

Posted: 04 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

Parkour, also known as free-walking, is damn impressive to watch when done right. Videos on YouTube get tens of millions of views as free-walkers bravely leap between rooftops, over fences, along walls or up trees—anywhere two feet and a firm grip can get you. The goal is to get from one point to another in the most elegant way possible, even if that second point is 20 feet up a building facade, or blocked by errant construction materials.

Well, free-walking is not just for humans anymore. Meet Tret, the parkour dog. He is better at Parkour than most people. Watch him climb trees, do trick jumps, and leap from building to building like it's an average day at the park. Two extra feet are a big asset it seems. That is one well trained animal.

Modern Celebrities in the Renaissance Era

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:37 PM PDT

The Renaissance, is a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Florence in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historic era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not uniform across Europe, this is a general use of the term. As a cultural movement, it encompassed a resurgence of learning based on classical sources, the development of linear perspective in painting, and gradual but widespread educational reform. Traditionally, this intellectual transformation has resulted in the Renaissance being viewed as a bridge between the Middle Ages and the Modern era. Although the Renaissance saw revolutions in many intellectual pursuits, as well as social and political upheaval, it is perhaps best known for its artistic developments and the contributions of such polymaths as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, who inspired the term "Renaissance man.

Here we have celebrities painted as renaissance man and women from 14th- 17th century enjoy as u imagine who they are

Jennifer Aniston

Dustin Hoffman

Johnny Depp

Sharon Stone

Mel Gibson

Julia Roberts

Robin Williams

Scarlett Johansson

Harrison Ford

Angelo Bono

Madonna

Eva Longoria

Michelle Pfeiffer

Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt

Cate Blanchett

Daniel Craig

Natalie Portman

Drew Barrymore

Natalie Portman

Dakota Fanning

Hugh Laurie

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Aniston

Anne Hathaway

Cher

Amy Winehouse

Michael Jackson

Kate Winslet

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Johnny Depp

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

Uma Thurman

Michael Jackson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Hydro Jet Pack

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Feast your eyes on the Jetlev R200, a water powered jet pack.

It soars 30 ft. high, can dip into the water, and although it's attached to a cable, there is a "three dimensional degree of freedom" in the steering.

As of May, the first round of these jet packs will be released for the sticker price of $99,500 a small price to pay to turn yourself part Aquaman, part The Rocketeer.

Superhero Movies By The Numbers (Infographic)

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Hollywood's been churning out superhero movies for more than half a century now, but it's only in the past decade that they've really become an all-encompassing cultural phenomenon. With Green Hornet in theaters this weekend to kick off yet another year of superhero obsession, we put on our lab coats and started crunching numbers to try and figure out how it's going. The answers may surprise you.

Here's the result, superhero movies by the numbers:

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Source: cinemablend

The Modern Super Samurai Isao Machii

Posted: 03 May 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Superhuman Isao Machii can slice through the tiniest of objects at incredible speeds.

Surprising Same Age Celebrities

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:55 PM PDT

These days we expect our celebs to look nothing less than perfect. Some of them only got better with age and knew how to age gracefully, others just seem hooked up on botox injections, cosmetic surgery and who knows what else...

What all these celebrities have in common? They're the same age. Even if sometimes it's hard to believe. Take a look.

Courteney Cox & Sandra Bullock
Age: 46