Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts

Monday, October 15, 2012

Human-Powered Freerunning Rube Goldberg Machine


The first Human-Powered Rube Goldberg machine with parkour fanatic Jason Paul and his team Farang parkour pals.
And the making of the Human-Powered freerunning machine.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Friday, August 20, 2010

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Golf the Extreme 19th


quote [Few holes in the history of golf have generated as much interest as the Extreme 19th. Newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations across the globe have run features on this most amazing golf hole. Accessible only by helicopter, with the tee set 400m up on the majestic Hanglip Mountain and played to a green the shape of Africa some 400m below, the Extreme 19th has captured the imagination like no other hole].

Friday, November 27, 2009

Monday, May 19, 2008

Bowling Beauties


LINK quote [Howard TV On Demand, Howard Stern’s uncensored television channel, presents the first ever multi-round elimination bikini bowling tournament with smokin’ hot babes in stiletto bowling shoes! Featuring adult superstars like Gina Lynn and Savanna Samson, Penthouse Pets Krista Ayne and Justine Joli, as well as a bevy of other beauties hand picked by the discerning eyes at Howard TV, “Bowling Beauties” is a genius merger of eye candy and heated sports competition. Hosted by comedian Jim Florentine, the tournament begins Monday, May 12th and lasts through June 12th].

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Speared by Javelin!


And it's not the first time! quote [Finnish javelin thrower Tero Pitkämäki accidentally speared French long-jumper Salim Sdiri at the Golden League meeting in Rome on July 13, 2007. Sdiri, who was rushed to the hospital, actually wasn’t too badly injured and is expected to recover].
(via Neatorama)
[Previously: Unfortunate javelin judge]

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Kung Fu Kids Tape Dispenser


LINK quote [Martial arts has been a very important part of the Chinese culture for thousands of years, and is still a major exercise to enhance the "chi" that flows within the body. "Chi" is the belief of "balance of energy," and is demonstrated by an assortment of Chinese sculptures displaying a distinctive force and power of traditional Chinese Martial Arts. This Kung Fu Kids Tape Dispenser is a must-have for your office or den].
(via *PRADT)

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Apartment House Wrestling


LINK quote [This site is my homage to the fabulous apartment house wrestling stories that appeared in Sports Review Wrestling Magazine in the 70s and 80s. I became a fan of these stories back in the mid-seventies and at one time had quite an extensive collection of the original magazines. In 1999, I put the first incarnation of this site on-line with only thumbnail sized images. The response was overwhelming, and in May of 2000, I moved the site to it's current home].
(via dadanoias)

Thursday, March 29, 2007

YouTube Video Awards


LINK quote [2006 was a pioneering year for online video, user-created content and the YouTube community. You let us into your bedrooms, created new forms of entertainment, and radicalized popular culture. Now it's time to reflect on what a tremendous year it was and recognize the best of the best during the first YouTube Video Awards].
[Thumbnail: OKGo, Here It Goes Again. Winner of "Most Creative"]

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Pedal-Powered Rollercoaster


LINK quote [This is probably the slowest rollercoaster in the world. Why? Because you have to pedal your way around it].
(via A Welsh View)

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

World’s Deepest Pool


LINK quote [The world’s deepest pool is at Nemo 33 in Brussel, Belgium. It is 33 m (36 yard) deep].
(via Neatorama)

Monday, October 02, 2006

Unfortunate javelin judge



LINK quote [Brazilian javelin judge Lia Mara Lourenco is helped by colleagues and medics after a javelin, launched during warm-ups by a competitor, pierced her foot before the start of the competition in a national athletics championship called Trofeu Brasil].
(via Hedonistica)

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Zidane Headbutt Animation Festival



LINK quote [Zinedine Zidane's savage headbutt of Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final has touched on many things: Race, family, country, terrorism, sportsmanship. But more than anything else, it's united the entire Internet around the most important thing. Wacky animations!].

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Binball Wizard


LINK quote [As anyone who's worked in an office knows, staving off boredom is your primary objective. Enter Binball Wizard, a simple flash game ... All you have to do is kick a ball into a trash bin located somewhere in the office. Control the power, height and direction of the ball and smash objects in the room. Then sit back, finish your coffee, then maybe file that TPS report when you have time].
(via jay is games)

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Friday, June 23, 2006

Sex Worldcup 2006

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Sunday, June 04, 2006

French gymnast springs a Leak!


LINK quote [Picture of a news headline featuring a French gymnast whose bladder let loose during a routine...].
(via The Asphole)

Monday, April 10, 2006

Top Ten Female Streakers


LINK quote [Streaking - a curiously British phenomenon (that guy who streaked behind David Niven at the Oscars notwithstanding). While I was growing up, it seemed that almost every national sporting event in England was interrupted by a naked runner - usually a short ugly hairy man who proved to the crowd just how cold the weather actually was].
[Previously: Nude Runner]
[Previously: Mark Roberts: The Streaker]
[Previously: Hardcore female soccer]