marți, 31 ianuarie 2012

Damn Cool Pics

Damn Cool Pics


Tough Guy 2012

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:37 PM PST

The Tough Guy 2012 competition took place on January 29, 2012 in Perton, England. Every year, thousands of men and women tackle the course, which is described on the Tough Guy website as eight country miles filled with freezing mud and "barbed wire, cuts, scrapes, burns, dehydration, hypothermia, acrophobia, claustrophobia, electric shocks, sprains, twists, joint dislocation and broken bones." First staged in 1986, it has been widely described as "the toughest race in the world", with up to one-third of the starters failing to finish in a typical year.


































































































Via: theatlantic


How is Light Beer Light [Infographic]

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:22 PM PST



Today's college students are finding new ways to get drunk faster. Whether its drinking a beer with a straw to chugging sugary alcoholic drinks. But you should always watch your alcohol intake and the excessive drinking will always increase your blood alcohol content. Check out how sugar plays a role in the drunkenness in this interactive infographic.

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Via: totaldui


Lego Man in Space

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:55 PM PST



Two Canadian high school students have successfully launched a Lego man almost 80,000 feet above sea level high enough to capture video of the plastic toy hovering above the curvature of the Earth.

The two teens, Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammed, were inspired to do the project about a year and a half ago when Ho saw a YouTube video of MIT students who sent a balloon to near space. Ho wanted to see if he could do it too.


Via: LA Times


Epic 90's Megamix

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:38 PM PST



What's better than a '90s megamix? A '90s megamix played on melodica, that's what! Take a look at this compilation of '90s hits played on a curious instrument:


What's Your Animal Name?

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:22 PM PST

We all have an inner animal. Find out what yours is. Using the following chart, you can figure out what your animal name is. Mine is "Amigo the Angry Unicorn."


Via: buzzfeed