A Welsh View

Video: Very Old Iranian Windmill

A very different type of windmill compared to what you would find in the UK or the Netherlands.

Video: Tilt Shift Music Video

A song called "Clementine" by Keith Loutit that utilises tilt-shift photography to achieve a miniature look. [via & via]

Rainbow Car

Video: How To Use Chopsticks

Looks like too much hard work. That's why I wear this t-shirt when going to a Japanese restaurant [Video via].

Video: Crazy Raving Meat Seller

The video was recorded at the Qingdao International Beer Festival in China. [via]

Read The Cyrillic Alphabet In 5 Minutes

Gadling's got a quick guide to reading the Cyrillic alphabet in a few minutes. I know how to say bar (бар) and vodka (Bо́ДKA) in Cyrillic. Just need to know beer.

Earth Hour Photos

Boston.com's Big Picture comes up trumps again with its photos of Earth Hour. You can click on each photo of the famous landmarks to 'turn off the lights'.

Is This The Worst Job In The World?

If you think your job is crap, spare a thought for this bloke.

Omegle - Chat To Strangers Anonymously

Omegle allows you to chat with a complete stranger anonymously. I just spoke with someone from Holland. [via @veronica]

Animator vs Animation

[Thanks Russ]

Win Paintballing Tickets

There has been a monthly competition running for a while on this blog where you can win some free paintballing tickets for use within the UK. This month's competition runs out tomorrow so if you want to win some tickets read more here.

Video: Pay the Writer

I've never heard of Harlan Ellison but I just love his rant. [Thanks @shotbykim]

Video: Guinea Pigs Follow Each Other To Their Deaths

[via]

Light Interference On Soap Film

Surreal close up photos of light interference on soap bubbles.

The Decline Of Strange Names In Britain

An article about a study of the decline of odd/funny British names in the UK.

A study found the number of people with the name Cock shrank to 785 last year from 3,211 in 1881, those called Balls fell to 1,299 from 2,904 and the number of Deaths were reduced to 605 from 1,133.

People named Smellie decreased by 70 percent, Dafts by 51 percent, Gotobeds by 42 percent, Shufflebottoms by 40 percent, and Cockshotts by 34 percent, said Richard Webber, visiting professor of geography at King's College, London.

The Earth From 30,000m

Photos of the Earth taken from 30,000m (19 miles). They were taken by a group of students who strapped a camera to a weather probe they constructed themselves.

Baseball Park Offers 4,800 Calorie Burger

Containing five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chilli, corn chips, salsa and an 8-inch sesame-seed bun, the 4lb, $20 burger server at Comstock Park, Mich. weighs in at 4,800 calories! Those manly enough to eat it all in one sitting get a free t-shirt! Link

How Big Is Your Twitter e-Penis?

I'm not sure how it's calculated but I don't care. I'm happy with the result.

San Francisco's 'Two O'Clock Titty'

NBC BayArea has a piece on a uniquely shaped cathedral in San Francisco that produces a shadow that resembles a boob.

As drivers enter San Francisco via the Octavia Street off-ramp, and they crest the small hill at Haight street, if their trip is timed just right and the sun is out, they will be greeted by one of the funniest landmarks this city has to offer: the two o'clock titty.

Because of the unique design of St. Mary Cathedral, and the positioning of it geographically, a distinct shadow that resembles a woman's breast is cast both in the morning and in the afternoon on the West and East sides of the church, respectively.

Dirty Russian Apartment

This dirty apartment in Russia is definitely a contender for the world's dirtiest.

Mountain Goat Perched On Cliff

© johnchamilton

Video: 'The Falling Water' - Cocktail Making Machine

I can't see this being a big hit in bars.

Placenta Soft Drink

Anyone for a nice, refreshing placenta drink? It's made with real horse placenta.

According to the manufacturer's website, the drink 'contains 30,000 mg of 100% undiluted horse-origin placenta and promotes cellular metabolism from deep within to produce a firm, moist complexion.'

Apparently it has a fresh flavour that's easy to drink. I'll have to take their word on that. Buy yours here! [Thanks Reggie035s]

Windows 7 Interfaces You Nearly Had

Techradar.com has posted some original sketches and screenshots showing how Windows 7 may have looked. According to Steven Sinofsky, Senior Vice President for the Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, there were over 400 sketches for the desktop experience alone.

Video: Man Holds Lamborghini Back For 7 Seconds

They've got world records for everything!

Bacon Eggs?

it can only mean one thing - Bacon Camp!

The Great Blue Hole in Belize

The "great" Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef Atoll is a popular diving spot off the coast of Belize. Visible in a flyover, the hole is about 1,000 feet in diameter and 412 feet deep. The late Jacques Cousteau and a filming crew explored the underwater cave whose roof collapsed about 10,000 years ago.

YouTube has a load of diving videos from the area. [via]

Video: Bungee Jumper Craps Himself

I don't think you need to understand German to figure out what happened.

Video: Top 10 Time-Lapse Videos Showing Nature at Work

10 nature related time-lapse videos including Aurora Borealis, a snowstorm, a rotting apple and magic mushrooms growing.

Video: World’s Largest Model Train Railway

Ned Flanders Quiz

How well do you know Ned Flanders? I only managed 5 out of 13. [via]

Video: Extreme Sheep Herding... Welsh-Style

Thanks Kirsten and cobra427gt40.

Video: Firefighters Caught in Backdraft

This clip is a few years old and is good example of how ferocious a backdraft can be.

Transparent Sea Spider

Description from Flickr...

This half inch long sea spider is an amazing form of life. It has no lungs or gills, transmitting gasses directly through it's slender exoskeleton. The digestive tract extends down it's legs and is clearly visible here as snaky, colored tubes inside the transparent exoskeleton.

Video: Evolution of the Batman Logo

Some of the logos are really bad.

Video: How To Get Out Of A Tight Parking Space In Egypt

Paintball Competition

You may have noticed that there is a competition running on the side of the site to win free Paintball tickets. The competition will be running every month until the end of May. The competition is easy to enter and you can find out more details here.

Video: Bald Eagle vs. Osprey

Bat Hung On For a Ride Into Space

A small bat was spotted hitching a lift on the space shuttle that launched on Sunday.

NASA had hoped the bat would fly away before the spacecraft's Sunday evening liftoff, but photos from the launch show the bat holding on for dear life.

LiveScience has more.

Debunking 10 Myths About Guinness

Does Guinness contain a lot of calories? Which countries sell the most Guinness? Does Guinness taste better in Ireland? Find out here.

Learner Driver Just Misses Plane in Philippines

A Philippines plane with 80 passengers aboard was seconds away from a crash when a man teaching his girlfriend to drive sped across the runway as the aircraft landed, newspapers reported on Monday.

The Cebu Pacific plane touched down in an airport in the central Philippines but had to take off again when the pilot saw the couples' van crossing the run.

The "instructor" has been detained for questioning. [via]

Bank Hires Strippers

According to English Russia, a Russian bank has tried to lure new customers by employing strippers to dance above the bank. They have lots of SFW photos.

Video: Mini Cabrio Car Wash

4 blokes take a ride through the car wash in a Mini convertible. [via]

Video: Catholic Charity Worker Rants About The Dangers Of Condoms

Don't you just want to punch her? (interview from 2:40)

Video: Ref Slaps Football Player, Gets Chased Around The Pitch

Video: Japanese Bowling Trick

Good but he missed a ton of pins to the left.

Do You Speak Welsh?

I'm going to start learning learning some basic Welsh (I've got the books and CD ready) and am curious as to how many people who read my site can speak Welsh. If you can speak Welsh, feel free to leave your email/Twitter ID so that I can pester you whilst learning.

Space Shuttle Take Off - Photos by Twitter Users

A collection of photos of yesterday's Space Shuttle launch that have been posted to Twitter. Some were posted from 200 miles away!

Video: Pleasure and Pain for Goalkeeper

Behind The Scenes At Mininova

TorrentFreak has an interview with Mininova and some behind the scenes photos of their office in the Netherlands. I always imagined big torrent sites being run by a bunch of guys in their bedrooms but Mininova is a tax paying company with revenues of over $1m.