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joi, 16 iunie 2011

Damn Cool Pics

Epic Fails - Part 15
Inside The AOL Offices
STD Statistics Worldwide [Infographic]
The Real Iron Man Suit from China
50 US States Stereotypes
Wave Gotik Treffen Festival 2011

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:15 PM PDT

Who doesn't like to see other human beings falling on their faces, getting hit by flying objects or unwittingly being part of funny situations? Here is another grand collection of failed scenarios that will make your funny bone laugh and your heart soar with glee.

Previous parts:
Epic Fails - Part 1
Epic Fails - Part 2
Epic Fails - Part 3
Epic Fails - Part 4
Epic Fails - Part 5
Epic Fails - Part 6
Epic Fails - Part 7
Epic Fails - Part 8
Epic Fails - Part 9
Epic Fails - Part 10
Epic Fails - Part 11
Epic Fails - Part 12
Epic Fails - Part 13
Epic Fails - Part 14

Inside The AOL Offices

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:17 PM PDT

AOL launched a company-wide initiative to adapt to changes in online culture which the company had been instrumental in creating in the first place. As part of this effort, AOL moved its West Coast headquarters to a new corporate space in Palo Alto and brought in Studio O+A to give the office a fresh design.

Image courtesy: Jasper Sanidad
Source: plusmood

STD Statistics Worldwide [Infographic]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) continue to present a growing public health concern in countries all over the world; both industrialized and developing. However, STD information and statistics are often hard to come by, especially for developing countries. With data collection and reporting methodologies varying greatly by country, a million new people infected with STDs each day, and the stigma often preventing people from seeking healthcare, STDtesting.com scoured the globe to uncover the latest statistics on STDs impacting the world today.

Related post:
STDs in America

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Source: stdtesting

The Real Iron Man Suit from China

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:45 AM PDT

After seeing the 2008 blockbuster movie Iron Man, Wang Kang, a 25-year-old office worker from Shanghai, China, had an idea. Kang decided he wanted to be Iron Man.

So, on February 26, 2011, Kang started working on his own Iron Man suit in the living room of his apartment. Three months later, on June 3, Kang showed up at work dressed as Iron Man. Full story over here.

50 US States Stereotypes

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Enjoy poking fun at other American states? You might enjoy this video post covering all 50 state stereotypes in 2 minutes and change.

Alabama - Our state bird is the NASCAR.
Alaska - I can see seasonal depression from here.
Arizona - Keeping Indians in and Mexicans out!
Arkansas - Great scenery, brilliant people.... I'm sorry, we got Walmart.
California - Gay Mexican boob job computer hippies that really want to direct...
Colorado - SNOW, I mean cocaine. We're also known for skiing.
Connecticut - Great schools, because there is nothing else to do.
Delaware - Come, we've got low incorporation fees. No seriously. Please come.
Florida - The more north you go the more south it gets.
Georgia - Atlanta! We're kind of ashamed of the rest of it, though.
Hawaii - If you lived here, you'd be lazy too.
Idaho - Potatoes and Napolean Dynamite... god we're cool!
Illinois - Look! A non-corrupt politician, for once, so far.
Indiana - You have to drive through us to get to somewhere better.
Iowa - 56,000 square miles of dull.
Kansas - White-breds making wheat bread.
Kentucky - Farming from the future; textbooks from 1925.
Louisiana - Thanks BP, like we didn't have enough problems.
Maine - A wicked lot of moose, eh?
Maryland - Have Jeeves bring the lobster boat around.
Massachusettes - Our chief export is obnoxious Pats fans. (corrected)
Michigan - Cereal makers, serial killers.
Minnesota - Too nice NOT to elect douche-y governors.
Mississippi - I'm gonna need a bigger bible belt.
Missouri - We're #1!.... in... meth. (corrected)
Montana - Speed limits don't matter when you're drunk.
Nebraska - Footballs, drawls, and overalls...
Nevada - No laws, no problem. Except all the murders...
New Hampshire - Half hippy, half French, all upper class.
New Jersey - GTL (Guidos, turnpikes, and leeching off New York)
New Mexico - Like regular Mexico, but with more UFO's.
New York - World's 14th biggest city, first biggest ego.
North Carolina - First in flight and lung cancer.
North Dakota - Somehow even worse than South Dakota.
Ohio - People care about us at election time...?
Oklahoma - 10 days tornado free!
Oregon - Dreadlocks on caucasians.
Pennsylvania - Even our Almish will fight you.
Rhode Island - No seriously! We're a state!
South Carolina - Still accepting Confederate dollars.
South Dakota - .... at least we're not North Dakota.
Tennessee - Where white people music comes from.
Texas - Everything is bigger, even our morons.
Utah - Multiple homely wives.
Vermont - Gay marriages on maple syrup farms.
Virginia - Center of civilization to hicks-ville in 20 minutes flat.
Washington - Richer hippies than Oregon.
West Virginia - Inbred lovechild of Virginia and DC.
Wisconsin - It's too cold to be sober.
Wyoming - We don't have any gay cowboys, alright? Okay, maybe a few gay cowboys...

Wave Gotik Treffen Festival 2011

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:49 PM PDT

Wave Gotik Treffen (WGT) is world's largest festival for "dark culture" held every year in Leipzig, Germany. It is held between 10th and 13th June and attracts about 20,000 visitors from all across the world.

150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (Gothic rock, EBM, Industrial, Noise, Darkwave, Neofolk, Neoclassical, Medieval Music, Experimental, Gothic metal, Deathrock and Punk being examples) play at several venues throughout the city over 4 days on Whitsuntide. The festival also features several fairs with medieval, gothic and cultural merchandise.

With 18,000 to 20,000 regular attendants, the WGT is one of the largest events of the Goth, Cybergoth, and Rivethead subcultures worldwide.