A Welsh View

Video: How Not To Disarm A Landmine

If you are going to volunteer to disarm a landmine, it's probably wise not to use a hammer and a screwdriver.

Goldfish Live In Working Deep-Fryer

This specially designed deep-fat fryer allows you to keep fish underneath the boiling oil without them frying. The fryer is designed to ensure that the fat is separated from the oil and you'll never have to feed the fish as they feed of the bits of food that sink from the oil. Providing they steer clear of the boiling oil they can live as long as goldfish in regular fishtanks. Click here for a video. [via]

3 Guys Play One Guitar

3 guys play a guitar at the same time producing some good sounds. [via]

Swedish Church Fire

This dramatic photo shows the moment a firefighter gets engulfed in flames whilst battling a fire in a 12th Century Swedish church. Thankfully, the firefighter survived. [via]

Britain's Oldest Driver Never Passed A Test

Charlie Howarth, who got his first speeding conviction when he was 99, has been on the road since 1924. Now 101, Charlie has never passed a driving test because back in 1924 they didn't exist.

His first car, the Model T, had wooden wheels and a top speed of 30 mph. He has owned dozens of different motors over the years, and now drives a 16-year-old Rover 416 automatic.

Charlie whose licence has been renewed for three more years, said: “The roads are a lot more crowded now. But the car gives me independence.” Link

Diagram Of Solar System Objects Over 200 Miles In Diameter

An interesting diagram showing all known objects in the solar system that are over 200 miles in diameter. [via]

Video: World Pizza Games

One of the events from the World Pizza Games. [via]

Video: Rocky In 5 Seconds

All 6 Rocky movies summed up in just 5 seconds. [via]

Video: Otters Holding Hands

A very cute video of two otters lying on their backs and holding hands (or paws). [Thanks Dragun and Lindsay]

Video: Truck Falls Into Hole

A truck falls into a giant hole. Oops!

Video: Jennifer Aniston Kisses Courtney Cox

Don't expect too much from this clip. The Superficial sums up the clip well...

If lesbian kisses were race horses, this would be the little guy in the back who's just kind of walking it, and then halfway through he lies down and takes a nap.

If A Child Is Born On An Airplane, What's His "Place Of Birth" And Citizenship?

A discussion about what happens if a child is born on an airplane. What is his place of birth and what is his citizenship? The discussion mainly covers US procedures but briefly mentions other procedures around the world. [via]

Photography Petition

I usually ignore 'No. 10' petitions when they do the rounds via email and it's probably not worth me wasting my 'digital ink' but I'm going to sign this one anyway.

The details of the petition are...

There are a number of moves promoting the requirement of 'ID' cards to allow photographers to operate in a public place.

It is a fundamental right of a UK citizen to use a camera in a public place, indeed there is no right to privacy when in a public place.

These moves have developed from paranoia and only promote suspicion towards genuine people following their hobby or profession.

In the last couple of months I have become more paranoid after I was stopped by police in Newport town centre whilst taking photos of non-government buildings.

A couple of months back I was warned that due to the threat of terrorism I should be careful when taking photos in the town centre and I should to be surprised if the police stop me again. They also specifically warned me against taking picture of the main government building in the town (the Passport Office). That I can understand (to a degree) but after the warning I'm now worried about taking pictures of regular buildings in case I'm arrested under the Terrorism Act.

As the petition states, it's my right to take pictures in public yet I feel that right is slowly being taken away from me.

What Does Your Phone Reveal About You?

According to Nielsen research, the brand of mobile phone that you carry can reveal the type of person you are. This is what the research revealed...

Nokia : Family-minded / Middle aged managers / Balance seekers / Health conscious

Motorola : Fashion conscious / Under 24 / Fun seekers / Individualistic

Sony Ericsson : Ambitious young men / Professionals / Success driven / Individualistic

LG : Favourite of mums / Stay-at-home parents / Success driven / Harmony seekers

Samsung : Young women / Career focused / Success driven / Fun seekers

I own a Nokia and I wouldn't say any of those statements describes me. [via]

Peculiarosities

$1 Parking Ticket From 1980 Paid Off
Space Junk Falls Around Airliner
Reckless Biker Caught On YouTube

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Video: Gigantic Toad

Here's a video of gigantic toad that I posted on Peculiarosities yesterday.

7-11 May Convert Stores To Kwik-E-Marts

7-11 plans on converting 11 of it's stores to Kwik-E-Marts to coincide with the release of The Simpsons Movie.

If all goes as planned, the convenience store chain plans to refit 11 stores across the U.S. -- Richmond is an unlikely choice -- to resemble the front of the Kwik-E-Mart, the convenience store that Homer and other characters frequent in the classic cartoon TV series.

Customers also will be able to buy products inspired by the nearly two-decades-old show, including KrustyO's cereal, Buzz Cola and iced Squishees (the cup says Squishee, but the contents will be Slurpee).

I wonder if they will employ Apu lookalikes? [via]

Update: Pictures of a converted store.

Update 2: Lots more pictures here.

YouTube Mobile To Launch Soon

It's been a long time coming but YouTube mobile is almost due for release. According to GigaOm...

YouTube will launch its mobile website in June 2007 for U.S. users, according to a spokesperson. The mobile YouTube site will go live once the exclusivity clause on the company’s mobile video deal with Verizon Wireless expires. The service will be live for European users in May.

The mobile site when it goes live will have around 800 “editorial picks” of videos to choose from. It’s kind of an experiment to see how well things go and how good of a response the company gets, the spokesperson explained to us. Though, the end goal is to create a truly mobile YouTube experience with eventual access to the entire video catalog.

I'm hoping that they quickly migrate to the full version as it would be great being able to access any YouTube video from your phone.

Video: Real-Life Frogger

Crossing the road Indian-style (it looks like it's in India). [via]

World's Tallest Man Gets Married

7'9" Bao Xishun, the world's tallest man, has reportedly married. The herdsman from Inner Mongolia has married a 5'6" saleswoman from his hometown.

Peculiarosities

Town Seizes Sheep Living In Man's House
Ex-Smoker Gets Hooked On 'Fake Cigarettes'
Man Steals Virgin Mary statue, Paints It Like A Clown

Read more Peculiarosities at Peculiarosities.com.

What Happens Next?

Click image to find out. [via]

Full-Sized Whale Inside Your Monitor

This site is probably the closest you'll ever come to a full-sized whale. You can either let it swim across your monitor or you can move to another part of the whale for a closer look. [via]

Video: Eddie Griffin Crashes Ferrari Enzo

Comedian Eddie Griffin has trashed a Ferrari Enzo during a charity event.

Celebrities, including Griffin, were to split a pool of $250,000 for their favorite charities.

The stars were to race in cars used in the film "Redline" opening April 13. The movie is about the high-end world of high-performance sports cars and gambling and men with big egos.

The actor was placed in an ambulance but was not believed to have suffered serious injuries. He joked about the crash after leaving the ambulance. Referring to himself he quipped, "...the brother can't drive!"

View a video of the crash. [Thanks Fish]

Killer Subject Lines

Email subject lines are probably the most important part of an email - particularly to people who receive a lot of mail - but do you find it difficult composing email subject lines? I do and usually end up with a subject line that doesn't succinctly describe my email and risks being overlooked. Word Wise has some advice on composing a meaningful subject. [via]

popuri.us

popuri.us - see how popular your site is. [via]

Launching A Space Shuttle

Very cool images showing a Space Shuttle being prepared for launch, transferred to the launchpad and launching. [via]

Real-Time Death Toll Counter

A real-time death toll counter based on data from the World Health Organisation. The deaths are broken down into a few dozen categories so that you can identify the causes of death. I'm not sure how accurate this data is. It shows that more people are dying of AIDS than malaria which I thought was the other way around. Also, there's doesn't seem to be any mention of people dying of starvation (unless it's listed as something else).

Early Rambo 4 Pictures

Some early photos of Rambo IV have surfaced and he's looking old. Currently known as John Rambo on IMDB, the movie is being filmed in Thailand and is due for release in 2008.

Video: Angry Chick Beats Up Her Boyfriend In Public

An angry girl beats up her boyfriend in public. I surprised that after a few headbutts he didn't fight back. The no hitting women rule surely goes out of the window in cases like this. [via]

Peculiarosities

Drunken Englishman Fined For Swearing At Welsh Woman Officer
Lap Dancers Must Pay Tax
Texas A&M Coed Killed by Boyfriend, Chopped Up, Barbequed on Patio Grill

Read more Peculiarosities at Peculiarosities.com.

What The Font?!

What The Font is a great free site for finding out the name of a font. I had to use it last week whilst trying to work out a font for a client. I spent a couple of hours trawling through various font sites including Identifont which tries to determine the font you want by asking a couple of dozen questions. I was almost ready to give up when I found What The Font.

You simply post an image of the font and wait for someone to identify it. It took an hour for someone to correctly identify the font! And judging by the other submissions on the site there is a good chance of having your font identified.

Photography Links

Here are a couple of photography links that I've come across over the last couple of days.

How do you prove photography to a blind man? - Skeptico discusses how you would go about proving photography to a blind man.

Focal Length and Aperture Explained [via]

3 Simple Solutions for Shooting Against the Light in Photography that Work

Windows Vista Rejected Wallpapers - Photographer Hamad Darwish posts photos he shot for Windows Vista. [via]

Video: Tapir Massage

A happy tapir receives a body rub by a zookeeper at LA Zoo. [via]

Space Curry

Scientists have figured out how to give astronauts a decent curry whilst in space.

The House Foods Corporation of Japan has finally cracked the dilemma of how to manufacture space-curries – and they now want it officially adopted by Japan's space agency.

The curry has a stickier texture than your Earth curries, to prevent it from breaking up in low gravity conditions. It also contains extra vitamin D, which aids the retention of calcium to prevent the bone weakening which many astronauts experience.

The manufacturers are reportedly requesting that the curry be adopted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, who can approve it as one of the dishes they are permitted to bring on board the International Space Station.

Teen Killed At Same Spot Friend Died

Stories don't come much sadder than this.

Ice Fishing In Style

Ice fishing is cold job so someone has built a nice warm hut with satellite TV and a microwave around the ice holes. [via]

300

If you have seen 300 what are your opinions? I thought the film seemed more like a showcase of what can be done with CGI (btw, I hated the CGI blood) rather than building up a story to make it an epic that it is portrayed to be. The cinema photography is very impressive and but the battle scenes (and there is little else but battle scenes) are excessive.

"Splash Nav" Sends £96K Mercedes Into River

A woman ended up sinking her £96,000 Mercedes sports car when she decided to follow her satellite navigation rather than road signs.

Although the track is signposted as unsuitable for motor vehicles', the driver carried on and found herself at a ford in the village of Sheepy Magna.

Still accepting what the satnav told her, she set out to cross the ford, but it was swollen after days of heavy rain.

The Mercedes SL500 was swept 600 yards downstream, bouncing fromone bank of the River Sense to the other as the woman, in her late 20s and from London, frantically tried to escape.

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Video: Close Up Lightning Strike

This bloke is lucky enough to be pointing the camera in the right direction at the right time and catches a lightning strike. [via]

Microsoft: PS3 or Beer?

For the European launch of the PS3, Microsoft delivered 7 crates of Fosters and an Xbox 360 to the offices of CVG magazine. The aim was to highlight the fact that with the extra money you save by buying a 360 instead of a PS3, you can invest in a ton of beer.

Unfortunately for Microsoft, they blew a good promotional opportunity by choosing a crappy beer. I think I'll take the PS3 and the bottle of Becks. [via]

The Train Lane

In Brno in the Czech Republic, drivers not only have to contend with buses, trucks and bad drivers, they also have to watch out for steam trains! Lots more pics here. [via]

World's Biggest Model Railway

A warehouse in Hamburg is home to one of the largest model railways in the world.

Every half hour, day turns to night in this miniature world. This is one of the biggest mock-up railways of the world. Over 450 railway carriages with more than 7,000 trailers, 50,000 trees, 30,000 figures, 10,000 cars, 5,000 meters of track, 3,000 houses and plenty of bridges.

[via]

Video: Lamborghini On Fire

What a waste.

Housewife Convicted Of Frying Husband

A Brazilian housewife has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for killing her husband, chopping his body into small pieces and frying it.

Rosanita Nery dos Santos, 52, drugged her husband in his sleep, then stabbed him to death two years ago in Salvador, about 900 miles northeast of Sao Paulo, said police spokesman Idmar Bonfim.

She then hacked Jose Raimundo Soares dos Santos' body into more than 100 pieces, which she boiled and fried before hiding in plastic bags beneath a staircase in her house, Bonfim said. He said police discovered the body parts after receiving an anonymous phone call.

Bonfim said the killing was either part of a black magic ritual or an attempt by the wife to collect life insurance worth about $34,000.

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Lan Party

I think I recall seeing this photo a while ago and the funny thing about it wasn't the the guys at the top staring at the woman as though she was the first they had ever seen, rather it's the two guys at the bottom of the photo hiding underneath towels.

Video: Escalator Trolley Accident

At first I didn't see the woman clinging on to the trolley.

Video: Iraqi Car

How is this thing still running? [via]

Video: Tony Blair The Comedian

A funny clip of Tony Blair and Catherine Tate from Red Nose Day 2007.

Video: Heaven's Gate Exit Videos

Videos made by the Heaven's Gate leader and it's followers in the days leading up to the group suicide. [via]