Archive for June, 2008

Beautiful Fan Made Video For Radiohead’s Nude Track

Watch a fabulous, unofficial video for Radiohead’s  “Nude” track by Stefan Ringelschwandtner, a visual artist based in Germany.
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Original Sketch of the Twitter UI

This is a yummy slice of tech history. Back in 2006, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sketched this conceptual, um, sketch of Twitter’s original UI on a notepad. 

Snip from the description on Flickr:
The 6th year; the idea has finally solidified (thanks to the massively creative environment my employer Odeo provides) and taken a [...]

Retro Italian Adult Comic Book Covers Gallery

I found this amazing collection of vintage Italian adult comic book covers on Flickr. The gallery includes covers of the infamous “Isabella” comic, illustrated by the great Sandro Angiolini.
The artsy covers feature some buxom Italian beauties in various states of undress, so it’s completely fun, but NSFW.
Ah, Flickr. You just keep on giving.
Link (NSFW) [...]

Hansaplast Earplugs – Print Ad

This slightly macabre print ad by TBWA, Paris,  for Hansaplast earplugs brought a wry smile to my face. The copy in the ad reads “You have never slept so deep.”

As always, click on the picture to view see it in a higher resolution.
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Batman: Gotham Knight – 5 Minute Preview

The animated, Direct-to-DVD  Batman: Gotham Knight is a series of six animated tales set between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
Completely dark and somber in tone, the films in the series were written by some talented, award winning writers like Alan Burnett and Josh Olson (of A History of Violence fame). [...]

Floppy Drive Plays Darth Vader’s Theme

This is spreading like an epidemic. Many more obsolete machines are playing music now. This time, it’s a floppy drive playing The Imperial March,  more popularly known as Darth Vader’s theme from Star Wars.

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Minor League Ball Girl Makes Incredible Catch

This incredible catch taken by a minor league ball girl, will probably be the most stunning thing you will see all day.

If it looks too good to be true, you are not the only one to think so. People have claimed that this is a viral commercial for Gatorade.
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Where in the Hell is Matt ?

With over 2 million views (and counting) on various video sharing sites, “Where in the Hell is Matt ?” is the most popular viral video of the moment.
Matt, a self-confessed “deadbeat from Connecticut”, shot the feel-good video in over 42 countries, with a cast running into the thousands. The sense of joie de vivre [...]

Kinetic Drawing Bug – DIY Instructions

Canadian artist Arounna Khounnoraj created this robotic drawing bug using some easy to find materials.

You can find the simple DIY instructions at the Blosemkids blog.
(Thanks, Sujay)
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Beautiful Pictures of an Abandoned NASA Test Laboratory

This photograph of an abandoned, stuck-in-a-time-warp  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory was taken near Bishop, California.
Visit this link to see more cool photographs of the laboratory and some of its internal machinery.
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Unofficial Script

The Editing Room has put up an unofficial, strictly tongue-in-cheek script for the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie.
Warning: Spoilers ahead !
Snip from the script:

HARRISON FORD
Holy shit, a nuclear bomb! I’ll hide in this lead-lined fridge to protect myself from the radiation that will permeate the area shortly after [...]

Hell on Earth – The Ship Breaking Yards of Alang and Chittagong

The ship breaking yards in Alang, India,  and in Chittagong, Bangladesh, are where more than half of the world’s old ships, oil tankers and ocean liners  go to be beached like huge whales, stripped, cut into pieces, and cannibalized for iron and steel to be used in building new ships.
These hell holes are not [...]

White Bits - Short and Raunchy British Comedy Film

White Bits is a short and raunchy British comedy film directed by Alex Jovy. As is wont with such short films, there is a twist to the tale in the ending.
The film has some adult situations, and so it’s slightly NFSW.
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Presto – 30 Second Sneak Peek From Pixar Studios

Presto is a short animated film from Pixar Studios, which will be shown before the screening of the WALL-E movie.
The amusing plot involves the battle of wits between Presto - an egoistic, star magician, and his poor rabbit Alec, who has not been fed by the magician one too many times.
Pixar has now [...]

Funny Bingo Potato Chip Commercial

JazJaz reader Shyam says, “The Bingo Potato Chips commercials are always funny, irreverent and quite crazy to say the least. This particular one is quite popular in India.”

(Thanks, Shyam)
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Wii Fit Parody Video

Watch an funny spoof of the original Wii Fit commercial.

All jokes aside, Nintendo has managed to sell millions of copies of the innovative game worldwide.
[via Binary Joy]
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Tentacle Ties Are Awesomely Cool, Ultimate in Geek Fashion

I would just love to own one of these beautiful Tentacle Ties designed by Cyberoptix.

The ties are made from microfiber, and the designs are silk screened by hand using eco-friendly, water based inks.
You can buy them here for $36 apiece .
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Astro Boy Mural Made From Recycled Train Tickets

An intricate and massive mural featuring the iconic Astro Boy was created using over 138,000 used metro train tickets to commemorate the opening of the Fukutoshin subway line in Tokyo.
The 10 x  7 ft. mural, currently on display at the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store, also depicts other famous characters from the manga/anime like Professor [...]

Dropping Out of School - Ad Campaign By Winkler+Noah

Sometimes, pictures speak for themselves. The “Dropping Out of School” campaign, shot by award winning, Italian photography firm Winkler+ Noah, aims to succinctly create awareness about the possible pitfalls of not having a proper education.
Two more pictures after the jump. As always, click on pictures to view them in a higher resolution.
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Hen in China Lays an Egg With The Map of the World on it

I’m not sure if this is real, but it’s quite interesting nevertheless.
A hen laid this egg in Zaozhuang City, China, which, astonishingly, resembles planet Earth, complete with all the continents and oceans.
   link (via Weird News Asia)
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