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luni, 14 mai 2012

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Vinyl Record Trick Shots [Video]
Star Wars Postage Stamps
Project Sea Lion - The World's Fastest Amphibious Vehicle
Mother's Day vs. Father's Day [infographic]

Posted: 14 May 2012 02:52 PM PDT

If you thought trick shots were only for sports, these audio jocks will show you the next level. Not recommended if you believe one day, you have an insane collection of records.

Star Wars Postage Stamps

Posted: 14 May 2012 01:33 PM PDT

Dutch artist Stefan Van Zoggel makes sending love letters to your Wookiee easier with Star Wars-themed postage stamps. Add an extra stamp for addresses in a galaxy far, far away.

In a recent interview with Wired the artist said:

"The collision of the sci-fi futuristic world of Star Wars and the old, traditional world of postage stamps back in the day is what excited me about this project. It wouldn't be as fun to just make droid holograms, or even stamps with randomStar Wars images on [them]. I like the fact that they look like they were used a century ago to send post to another planet."

Via: Cargocollective

Project Sea Lion - The World's Fastest Amphibious Vehicle

Posted: 14 May 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Each year, amphibious vehicle builders participate in a competition for the world's fastest amphibious "land speed" vehicle and this year's winner was a cool looking silver vehicle dubbed Sea Lion that broke the top water speed record. This year, the award went to Marc Witt, with his prototype developed beginning in 2006.

It's powered by a 13B rotary from a 1974 Mazda RX4 to run 125mph on land and 60mph in the water. The Sea Lion doesn't hold the title officially, but the amphibious vehicle has been worked on for the past six years and has remained competitively fast during the course of that time. Its asking price is $259,500.

Via: Fantasyjunction

Mother's Day vs. Father's Day [infographic]

Posted: 14 May 2012 10:51 AM PDT

We spend $14.6 billion to show our love and appreciation to our fabulous mamas on Mother's Day. In comparison, we spend $9.4 billion to honor dad on Father's Day. But that doesn't mean we have a favorite parent. Just like our parents definitely don't have a favorite child. (But if they did, it'd be you. Clearly.)

In our latest infographic, we take a look at Mother's Day spending vs. Father's Day spending. Enjoy.

Click image to see a larger version.

Via: Hrblock

Infographic: How Refinancing Can Help Families

Monday, May 14, 2012

Infographic: How Refinancing Can Help Families

Last Friday, the Treasury Department posted this infographic to their blog and we wanted to make sure you didn't miss it.

Today, millions of Americans who are current on their mortgage payments cannot refinance at historically-low interest rates. The President is proposing legislation that would allow more homeowners to refinance. Under the President’s plan, they would have two refinancing options.

View the infographic and see why refinancing is so important for helping families: