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Biggest Pokemon Fan In The World

Photos showing someone who has taken their obsession with Pokemon just a little too far.

8yo Boy Kills Father After 1000th Spanking

An eight-year-old US boy has been accused of murdering his father and a family friend after he had been smacked 1000 times. The boy had kept a tally and vowed that on the 1000th smack he would kill his father. Despite his age, relatives suspected the boy immediately in the shootings. His grandfather told investigators: "If any 8-year-old was capable of doing this, [the boy] was", and the child's grandmother added: "I knew this was going to happen, they were too hard on [him]." Link

Video: Black Friday Shoppers Fight Over Last XBox 360

A list of 50+ iPhone/iPod Touch apps that used to cost money but are now free due to a promotional sale for Black Friday.

This X-ray shows how, during a fall, a car key penetrated the eyelid of 17-month-old Nicholas Holderman of Kentucky, reaching his brain. While doctors initially believed that the object had ruptured Nicholas' eyeball, another team of specialists later confirmed that the boy had sustained no permanent damage. [via]

Airline meals from a variety of carriers as photographed by Till Bartels, a German journalist.

No Brains? And the lager they've selected for the UK is awful.

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Doctors in China are trying to treat a four-year-old boy whose heart is growing on the outside of his stomach.

Zhang Weiyuan's heart is covered in only a layer of skin under which it can easily be seen beating, reports the Northeastern News Network.

Zhang, of Hetai village, Panjing, has been taken to Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, where doctors are weighing up their options.

"We are not sure if we can perform surgery to put his heart back, but we'll try our best," said a hospital spokesman.

558 dogs and 106 cats filmed inside a house that was doubling as an animal shelter. The house, located in Valparaiso, Chile, was just 2,700sq/ft. iReport has more. [via]

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From Liveleak: After a chase around London,3 drug dealers ended up crashing into an house,injuring 2 of them and the driver fleeing the scene of the incident.

Gadling has some handy tips on how to take the best photos when on holiday.

Some of those passengers would have had a great view of the runway.

A list of English words with interesting origins.

Deputy Dog has posted some photos showing the construction of a bridge in China which, when completed, will be the world's highest. It's so high that the Empire State Building can fit underneath it with 360ft to spare!

One problem that engineers have faced during the construction of the bridge is how to get the 3,200ft long cables across the giant gorge. After considering different options, they settled for firing them across using rockets. There are photos, but unfortunately no video, over on the Deputy Dog site.

The Daily Telegraph has posted some funny signs from around the world.

Luke Skywalker's original lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strike's Back is going to be auctioned next month and it is expected to fetch up to £120,000.

Also up for grabs is the Indiana Jones 'Fedora' hat was worn by Harrison Ford in the Temple of Doom, his bullwhip or his 41ins long machete and original Gremlins puppets. [via]

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A video demonstrating how a chicken's head will remain still when moving its body around. [via]

Gadling's resident pilot Kent Wien has posted his 3 best and worst airports to land at. Unsurprisingly, St Maarten is in his top three. He only lists airports that he has visited so there are plenty more that are better or worse than the ones he has listed.

Image © Matt Hintsa.

Threadless is having it's annual holiday sale with t-shirts priced at $5, $10 and $15. I think I've got enough Threadless t-shirts to last me a lifetime so I probably won't be getting any, although...

Old test footage showing how a DC-7 plane can disintegrate after hitting some obstacles.

Apparently, this video show the toolbag that was lost outside the Space Station last week.

This 5 level multi-storey car park, which The Sunday Times believes belongs to Hong Kong businessman Sham Kar-wai, contains well in excess of £4.4 million worth of cars including Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches and a Mini Cooper S. Notice that quite a few number plates contain the number 8 - a lucky number in China.

The Sunday Times has posted an image showing the cars on each level along with list prices.

A man who has celebrated Christmas every day for the last 14 years with a full roast dinner, champagne and presents is scaling back his celebrations because of the credit crunch.

Over the years Andy Park (aka Mr Christmas) has eaten 117,600, drank 5,110 bottles of Moet champagne, sent himself 235,000 Christmas cards, used 37 electric ovens and worn out 23 video recorders by watching the Queen's Speech every day.

He's hoping that the financial situation improves by the time he dies so that he can afford the £70,000 Christmas themed funeral. Link

I have posted some of these before but I couldn't resist posting them again. Above is "Cock A Poodle Do".

I guess carrying 20 bricks with a wheelbarrow would be less impressive.

For those interested in the interview process at Google, Peteris Krumins over at Catonmat.net has posted a detailed report on his experience. It involved four interviews over the phone and then flying from Latvia to California (all expenses paid) for four interviews at the Googleplex.

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For those not effected by the credit crunch, the ultra-luxurious Emirates Palace hotel is offering a $1 million package holiday.

The week-long break begins with a first-class flight from any destination in the world to the hotel, where the guests will stay in the 680 square metre Palace Suite. After that, luxury is heaped upon luxury for the next seven days.

Once the guests have arrived, they have a 24-hour private butler service, 24-access to a chauffeur-driver Maybach car and their suite is equipped with a 61-inch interactive plasma screen, large private balcony and personal laptops.

The Palace Suite – their "home" for the week – is equipped with "three regal bedrooms", an elegant dining room and an entrance hall with gold and silver chandeliers. It is one of 92 suites at the 394-room hotel, built on an unspoilt stretch of coastline.

During their break, the guests will spend three separate days travelling on a private jet to different countries in the Middle East to experience exotic treats.

The holiday is listed as being a special offer so book it fast before the price goes up!

Footage from Colorado showing a tornado forming from a waterspout. [via]

If you were lucky enough to have witnessed it, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the world was about to end. [Thanks Adam]

The amount of rain that's falling halway through the video is unreal. [Thanks Luke]

The Symbian Blog had a tour of one of Nokia's 11 test centres. They explain each of the tests and have a 14 minute long video.

Update: Gizmodo has posted some great photos of the tests as well as a slow-motion video of two phones being drop tested. All About Symbian has also posted a 35 minute tour of the facility.

Take a tour around the Goodfella's pizza factory where 2 million pizzas are made each week.

To celebrate World Philosophy Day, here are four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt.

From Liveleak:

after that young people (i should say "scumes") made fun of them and one of them kicked a policeman few seconds before the closing of the train's door

Sure looked like fun.

Splitter is a great time wasting puzzle. Not too difficult but requires a bit of thinking. [via]

For some time Firefox extensions have allowed users to redesign GMail but now Google has released some official themes that allow you to jazz up the interface. There are 30-odd themes available that can be access through Settings.

At the moment, the themes are being rolled out so you may not be able to see the option yet. More at the Official Gmail Blog. [via]

I can't stop watching this clip!

A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag after a grease gun inside it burst, and watched as the kit floated away.

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen were taking part in the first of four spacewalks of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's current mission to the International Space Station.

It's a good job the whales didn't follow the penguin. That boat didn't look too big.

Letters supposedly written by children and 'sent' to God.

Personally, I never recline my seat because I don't want to annoy the person behind but then I lose out because the person in front decides that they want to recline and put their feet up to watch an in-flight movie.

This happened to me the last time I flew and it wasn't until halfway through the flight that the woman decided to put her seat up a bit after she saw my legs wrapped around it. It didn't last long before she had fully reclined again.

Are you a recliner?

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50+ iPhone App Store Apps for Free

A list of 50+ iPhone/iPod Touch apps that used to cost money but are now free due to a promotional sale for Black Friday.

Kid Takes Key To Eyeball

This X-ray shows how, during a fall, a car key penetrated the eyelid of 17-month-old Nicholas Holderman of Kentucky, reaching his brain. While doctors initially believed that the object had ruptured Nicholas' eyeball, another team of specialists later confirmed that the boy had sustained no permanent damage. [via]

Photos of Airline Meals

Airline meals from a variety of carriers as photographed by Till Bartels, a German journalist.

Around The World In 116 Beer

No Brains? And the lager they've selected for the UK is awful.

Video: Astronaut Invents Novel Way To Drink Coffee In Space

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Boy's Heart Grows Outside His Body

From Ananova:

Doctors in China are trying to treat a four-year-old boy whose heart is growing on the outside of his stomach.

Zhang Weiyuan's heart is covered in only a layer of skin under which it can easily be seen beating, reports the Northeastern News Network.

Zhang, of Hetai village, Panjing, has been taken to Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, where doctors are weighing up their options.

"We are not sure if we can perform surgery to put his heart back, but we'll try our best," said a hospital spokesman.

Video: 558 Dogs And 106 Cats In One Home

558 dogs and 106 cats filmed inside a house that was doubling as an animal shelter. The house, located in Valparaiso, Chile, was just 2,700sq/ft. iReport has more. [via]

Video: 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 Minutes

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Video: Macy's Parade Rickrolled

Video: Car vs House

From Liveleak: After a chase around London,3 drug dealers ended up crashing into an house,injuring 2 of them and the driver fleeing the scene of the incident.

Tips For Choosing Which Holiday Shots To Take

Gadling has some handy tips on how to take the best photos when on holiday.

Video: Aborted Landing

Some of those passengers would have had a great view of the runway.

A-Z of English Words With Surprising Origins

A list of English words with interesting origins.

Rockets Help Build Bridge Higher Than Empire State Building

Deputy Dog has posted some photos showing the construction of a bridge in China which, when completed, will be the world's highest. It's so high that the Empire State Building can fit underneath it with 360ft to spare!

One problem that engineers have faced during the construction of the bridge is how to get the 3,200ft long cables across the giant gorge. After considering different options, they settled for firing them across using rockets. There are photos, but unfortunately no video, over on the Deputy Dog site.

Funny Signs

The Daily Telegraph has posted some funny signs from around the world.

For Sale: Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber

Luke Skywalker's original lightsaber from Star Wars and Star Wars: The Empire Strike's Back is going to be auctioned next month and it is expected to fetch up to £120,000.

Also up for grabs is the Indiana Jones 'Fedora' hat was worn by Harrison Ford in the Temple of Doom, his bullwhip or his 41ins long machete and original Gremlins puppets. [via]

Video: ABC3D: The Best Pop-up Book In The Whole Alphabet

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Video: Couple Saw House In Half

Video: Chicken Head Tracking

A video demonstrating how a chicken's head will remain still when moving its body around. [via]

3 Favourite And 3 Most Dreaded Runways

Gadling's resident pilot Kent Wien has posted his 3 best and worst airports to land at. Unsurprisingly, St Maarten is in his top three. He only lists airports that he has visited so there are plenty more that are better or worse than the ones he has listed.

Image © Matt Hintsa.

Threadless Annual Holiday Sale

Threadless is having it's annual holiday sale with t-shirts priced at $5, $10 and $15. I think I've got enough Threadless t-shirts to last me a lifetime so I probably won't be getting any, although...

Video: DC-7 Crash Test Footage

Old test footage showing how a DC-7 plane can disintegrate after hitting some obstacles.

Video: Lost Toolbag Spotted By Observer

Apparently, this video show the toolbag that was lost outside the Space Station last week.

Video: World's Most Expensive Garage?

This 5 level multi-storey car park, which The Sunday Times believes belongs to Hong Kong businessman Sham Kar-wai, contains well in excess of £4.4 million worth of cars including Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches and a Mini Cooper S. Notice that quite a few number plates contain the number 8 - a lucky number in China.

The Sunday Times has posted an image showing the cars on each level along with list prices.

Man Who Celebrates Christmas Every Day Scaling Back

A man who has celebrated Christmas every day for the last 14 years with a full roast dinner, champagne and presents is scaling back his celebrations because of the credit crunch.

Over the years Andy Park (aka Mr Christmas) has eaten 117,600, drank 5,110 bottles of Moet champagne, sent himself 235,000 Christmas cards, used 37 electric ovens and worn out 23 video recorders by watching the Queen's Speech every day.

He's hoping that the financial situation improves by the time he dies so that he can afford the £70,000 Christmas themed funeral. Link

Creative Dog Grooming

I have posted some of these before but I couldn't resist posting them again. Above is "Cock A Poodle Do".

Video: Man Carries 20 Bricks On His Head

I guess carrying 20 bricks with a wheelbarrow would be less impressive.

Google Job Interview Process

For those interested in the interview process at Google, Peteris Krumins over at Catonmat.net has posted a detailed report on his experience. It involved four interviews over the phone and then flying from Latvia to California (all expenses paid) for four interviews at the Googleplex.

Video: Kayakers Have A Lucky Escape

Video: Stunning UltraSlow Motion Water Droplet

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That's Gotta Hurt

The $1m 'Package' Holiday

For those not effected by the credit crunch, the ultra-luxurious Emirates Palace hotel is offering a $1 million package holiday.

The week-long break begins with a first-class flight from any destination in the world to the hotel, where the guests will stay in the 680 square metre Palace Suite. After that, luxury is heaped upon luxury for the next seven days.

Once the guests have arrived, they have a 24-hour private butler service, 24-access to a chauffeur-driver Maybach car and their suite is equipped with a 61-inch interactive plasma screen, large private balcony and personal laptops.

The Palace Suite – their "home" for the week – is equipped with "three regal bedrooms", an elegant dining room and an entrance hall with gold and silver chandeliers. It is one of 92 suites at the 394-room hotel, built on an unspoilt stretch of coastline.

During their break, the guests will spend three separate days travelling on a private jet to different countries in the Middle East to experience exotic treats.

The holiday is listed as being a special offer so book it fast before the price goes up!

Video: Birth Of A Tornado

Footage from Colorado showing a tornado forming from a waterspout. [via]

Video: Meteor Crashes In Canada

If you were lucky enough to have witnessed it, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the world was about to end. [Thanks Adam]

Video: Amazing Storm Footage From Australia

The amount of rain that's falling halway through the video is unreal. [Thanks Luke]

A Tour Of The Nokia Test Centre

The Symbian Blog had a tour of one of Nokia's 11 test centres. They explain each of the tests and have a 14 minute long video.

Update: Gizmodo has posted some great photos of the tests as well as a slow-motion video of two phones being drop tested. All About Symbian has also posted a 35 minute tour of the facility.

Video: How Frozen Pizzas Are Made

Take a tour around the Goodfella's pizza factory where 2 million pizzas are made each week.

Four Philosophical Questions To Make Your Brain Hurt

To celebrate World Philosophy Day, here are four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt.

Video: French Police Introduce Some Thugs To Their Batons

From Liveleak:

after that young people (i should say "scumes") made fun of them and one of them kicked a policeman few seconds before the closing of the train's door

Sure looked like fun.

Game: Splitter

Splitter is a great time wasting puzzle. Not too difficult but requires a bit of thinking. [via]

Google Adds Themes To Gmail

For some time Firefox extensions have allowed users to redesign GMail but now Google has released some official themes that allow you to jazz up the interface. There are 30-odd themes available that can be access through Settings.

At the moment, the themes are being rolled out so you may not be able to see the option yet. More at the Official Gmail Blog. [via]

Video: Prince on the Price is Right

I can't stop watching this clip!

Video: Spacewalker Drops Tool Bag

A spacewalking astronaut accidentally let go of her tool bag after a grease gun inside it burst, and watched as the kit floated away.

Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Stephen Bowen were taking part in the first of four spacewalks of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's current mission to the International Space Station.

Video: Pot Cookie Monster

Video: Penguin Finds Safety From Killer Whales On Small Boat

It's a good job the whales didn't follow the penguin. That boat didn't look too big.

Letters To God

Letters supposedly written by children and 'sent' to God.

Video: How To Prevent Airline Seats From Reclining

Personally, I never recline my seat because I don't want to annoy the person behind but then I lose out because the person in front decides that they want to recline and put their feet up to watch an in-flight movie.

This happened to me the last time I flew and it wasn't until halfway through the flight that the woman decided to put her seat up a bit after she saw my legs wrapped around it. It didn't last long before she had fully reclined again.

Are you a recliner?

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