A Welsh View

Video: Slow Motion Cannon Ball

A man doing a cannon ball in a lake, captured at 1000 frames per second.

Chinese Superstition

A '25 floor' Chinese building. I didn't realise that the Chinese had so many unlucky numbers. [via]

Pinkle - If Google Was Pink

Pinkle: the hot pink search engine.

Dog Camera

The Wonderful Shot dog camera from Tomy fits onto your dog’s collar and takes pictures as it walks around. The 3.5MP cam comes with 8MB of internal memory which is enough to take 90 photos. CScout Japan has sample photos from the cam.

Megapussi Crisps

I don't want to know what flavour those are. [via]

Stunning Fairground Photos

A stunning collection of photos of fairgrounds in Missouri. [via]

Two-Headed Turtle

A two-headed turtle has arrived at an aquarium after being bought from a collector in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The yet-to-be-named turtle has two heads on opposite sides of its shell, four front legs, two back legs and a combined tail. Link. More pics here and a video here. [via]

Video: Train Wreck Videos

YesButNoButYes.com has a selection of train wreck videos.

Video: Breakdancer

Even though you can see it coming, it's still funny.

Hi-Res Moon

Click the image above for a stunning hi-res image of the moon.

Giant Grouper

This giant 2.2m long grouper weighed a whopping 281kg and required 8 men to lift it. [via]

Video: Japanese Toilet Training for Kids

I wouldn't expect anything more from those crazy Japanese.

VIdeo: Very Large Pencil

Gizmodo has a video of what might be the world's largest pencil.

Video: Angry Wasps

Note to self - don't set off an explosion near a wasps nest.

Bill Gates Looking Like He Just Got Up For The Halo 3 Launch

You gotta love how Bill Gates turns up on the Halo 3 launch night like he just got out of bed. Oh to be the world's richest man. [via]

World's Largest Swimsuit Photo Shoot

1,010 bikini-clad women have made history by posing on Australia's Bondi Beach for the world's largest swimsuit photo shoot. The shoot will appear in the January issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale Monday December 3, and will also feature in the next edition of the Guinness World Records book, out in September 2008. Link (w/ pics and a video)

Baby Tigers And Baby Orangutans Become The Best Of Friends (pics)

it doesn't get more cuter than this. More pics here. [via]

Roll Call

Thought it would be interesting to find out more about my readers so feel free to answer these questions.

1. Where are you from? (Let's see who lives in the most interesting, obscure or exotic place)
2. What do you do? (Who's got the strangest job?)
3. Tell everyone one interesting thing about yourself.

I'll go first...

1. Newport, South Wales
2. Web Designer
3. I've (technically) had cosmetic surgery and a bonus one - I played the two major parts in a primary school play: a Naughty Sunbeam and Jack Frost (I still have the pictures somewhere!)

Update: I'd like to try and make this the most commented post so don't be shy!

Update: Thanks to all who have posted comments, it's really interesting to see where eveyone is from. I don't think any of the places have been too exotic.

Video: Intergalactic Proton-Powered Electrical-Tentacled Advertising Droids

Just one of the many humerous clips from the new Family Guy Star Wars parody.

Video: Woman Loses Control And Crashes Bus

Not sure how she managed that.

Brian Dettmer Book Autopsies - Sliced Book Sculptures

Stunning works art made from the pages of books.

Man Spends Year Following Every Rule In The Bible

Newsweek has an interview with a man who spent a year following every rule in the bible - more than 700 of them.

Credit Card MP3 Player

This ultra-thin MP3 player is about the size of a credit card (4.5mm thick) yet packs in 2GB of storage that can also be used as a flash drive. Yours for $42. [via]

The World's First Digital Film Fesitval

Starting tomorrow (26th September) until October 7th, 6 features and a selection of short films from The Raindance Film Festival are going to be broadcast on the Internet at the same time as they are shown at the festival.

This will be the world's first digital film festival and you can view it for free here. The original press release which includes details of the features and shorts can be found here.

Video: Chewbacca's Back...In Cabinet Form

It actually sounds like Chewbacca.

Funny License (Number) Plates

I presume most of these are real.

Simpsons Scenes and their Reference Movies

66 stills from various episodes of The Simpsons, each one beside the still from the movie scene to which they refer. Very cool! Link

Food Fight Website

Have a food fight using food from images and adverts on the website. I was unable to hit anyone!

Rare White Koala

A rare white koala has received medical treatment in an Australian animal hospital after suffering blindness caused by chlamydia.

Australian media said the koala, nicknamed Mick, was found by police and was taken to the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital, north of Sydney. The koala underwent surgery and was given antibiotics to restore his sight and health.

"He came in with a chlamydial conjunctivitis. He had very bad conjunctivitis in his eyes. He's been surgically dealt with. He's had antibiotics and he's looking good," Koala Hospital supervisor Cheyne Flanagan told local media.

She said Mick was not an albino, as he had a black nose and yellow eyes, but was a rare white koala. Link [More photos]

Why Landing With The Parking Brake Set Is Not A Good Idea

Why you shouldn't set the parking brake prior to landing. More pics here.

The 10 Best Movie Gun Scenes Of All Time

Gunslot, the leading online source for Gun and Gun Accessories information, lists the 10 best movie gun scenes of all time.

Seven Star 'Jungle' Hotel Tempts Developer In Dubai

Developers are said to be hovering over this unique 7-star hotel in Dubai designed by Sybarite Architects after a major hotel group showed interest in putting up the funds.

The US$350m (£173m) 28-floor Aperiron building would be 300m from the Dubai coast and accessible only by boat or helicopter.

As well as 438 luxury suites, it would contain a spa, an art gallery, and an underwater restaurant with views into a surrounding lagoon.

To top it off, the top two floors would house a temperature-controlled butterfly jungle with tropical species.

Its unique structural design has not yet garnered a nickname, but Building staff have variously named it ‘The Rollmop’, ‘The Pringle’ and ‘The Funnel’. Any better suggestions should be posted below. Link [Via]

1GB 20 Years Ago vs. 1GB Today

This picture would be even more mind-boggling if he was holding a MicroSD card.

The Cost Of The Iraq War

Apparently, the Iraq war is costing the US $500,000 a minute or $720 million a day which is enough to "buy homes for 6,500 families or health care for 423,529 children".

50 Years Of Space

Popular Science has an interactive chart that shows every space launch ever - all 6,039 of them.

Video: How To Safely Drink Muddy Water

I love how the guy made his son drink the muddy water rather than drinking it himself. [via]

Britney's Ex-Bouncer Spills The Beans

Britney Spears' ex-bouncer has been spilling the beans about what it's like working with Britney and gives an insight into the crazier side of her. The News of the World has the full article and Dlisted has done a good job of summarising the best parts.

Internet Slang List

Brush up on your Internet slang with this list.

The Arctic

I'm fascinated by the arctic. Besides the stunning scenery, I wonder what life would be like living in such an inhospitable place.

Time.com has got some stunning photos of the arctic taken from a book called 'Nordmeer' by Gueorgui Pinkhassov.

Shed Strapped To Volvo

This Volvo driver was spotted on the A56 bypass in Haslingden, Lancashire carrying a shed on his roof. Link

Melting Cow Statue

Please Remain Seated For Landing…

This has to be one of the oddest photos that I've seen in a long time. It shows a dazed man sat in the cockpit of a plane that has just crashed.

Shortly after take off the pilot issued a mayday and began losing power. It struck a warehouse with it's right wing and crashed metres away from oncoming traffic.

The pilot survived with relatively minor injuries - a broken leg, broken and and a broken nose. Link.

More photos including a larger version of the one above can be found here.

Video: Man Bites And Swallows Ex-Wife's Finger And New Husband's Ears

New story here. [via]

Video: Woman Screws Up On Wheel Of Fortune

Kids Show Love Using Google

[via]

Video: Nasty Motorbike Accident

This is why I won't ride a motorbike.

Video: Giving Him Praise...The Aerobic Way

Goatse Cake

I'm not sure whether this goatse birthday cake is cool or gross or both. I've pixelated it just in case. Click the image if you want to see the full version. [via]

Japan Invents a 26-Hour Work Day

I never knew that there are 26 hours in a day in Japan. At least there are are this bar.

Images Of Beijing Airport

The world’s largest and most advanced airport building located in Beijing, China. According to its designers, it will be a "symbol of place, its soaring aerodynamic roof and dragon-like form will celebrate the thrill of flight and evoke traditional Chinese colours and symbols."