Early one morning three of Nascar's best drivers met in Charlotte to put their equipment to the test. See what has been caught on film.Your turn to burn some serious rubb...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Piranha Plant Sculpture
Super Mario fans are fond of creating Super Mario art and their creations can range from anything between edible goodies to plush stuffed toys.But rarely have you seen anything that was dedicated to the lesser known but immensely cool supporting characters...
NFL Fans - A Full Frenzy Of Fervent Fans
In no particular order, a full frenzy of fervent NFL fans.(thanks Ni...
11 Unbelievable Glittering Golden Objects
image creditWe've seen golden statues adorn many public buildings and monuments; we've heard of the gigantic golden Buddhas in Asia and the bustling golden souks of the Middle East.Bling is everywhere, in many forms, but seldom do we take much note...
The Epicureans: In The Pursuit Of Pleasure Or Just Plain Bums
image creditThe Hellenistic philosophers devoted much speculation to the problem of winning human happiness. The pursuit of sex, love and satisfaction might have been far from their ideals, however the longing was still present, yet unrecognized by...
Sea Lion Steals Man's Fish
On a fishing expedition near the Queen Charlotte Islands, this guy spends over 15 minutes reeling in a 35 pound Spring Salmon and just as he finally nets him and starts to pull it in the boat a sea lion jumps up and snags it away.(thanks Co...
Complimenting Scale
How would you feel if you stepped on the scale in the morning and it always gave you a compliment? 'You're perfect,' 'you're gorgeous,' 'you're hot!'You'll never have another bad scale day with a Yay! Scale. Thanks to the principles of quantum physics,...
The Super Scooby
Britain's most fattening burger, the Super Scooby, has gone on sale, containing more than a day's recommended total calories. The Super Scooby is loaded with four beef burgers, eight rashers of bacon, eight slices of cheese, 12 onion rings, heaps of...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Make The Most Of Office Coffee
image creditUnless you're very lucky, you're likely stuck in an office that has coffee somewhere between 'drinkable' and 'intestine-wrenching.' Office coffee is generally pretty awful. Purchasing a quality coffee machine, quality coffee, and orchestrating...
Why Women Cry More Than Men...
Are women more emotionally aware than men? Why does your arm hurt during a heart attack? Could people who see fairies be telling the truth? Why are horror films scary? These are just some of the questions answered in a fascinating new book on the brain.Written...
The World's Top Shark Attack Beaches
image creditAre your dreams haunted by big, slippery sharks with dead-black eyes? When you see a body of water, do you instantly imagine razor-toothed monsters lurking below the surface, ready to take a delectable bite out of your arm or leg?Then remember...
Thousands Of Snakes In The Narcisse Snake Pits
The Narcisse Snake Pits are located north of Narcisse, Manitoba, Canada. The dens are the winter home of tens of thousands of Red-sided Garter Snakes. These pits are the largest concentration in the world of this particular type of snake.(thanks Co...
10 Spectacular Woodblock Prints of Dragons
image creditWoodblock printing emerged in China in 220 as a method for printing onto textiles and later paper. An image is carved into a wooden block 'in reverse': areas that appear white in the print are cut away and those that appear black, or a particular...
10 Strange Places
Our planet Earth has many strange and often beautiful places that retain the power to inspire and mystify. They remind us that even in this age of technical and technological marvels there are still amazing places to be discover...
Khuan+Ktron
Khuan+Ktron is a fully equipped and fully staffed modern graphic studio, dedicated to the manufacturing of brightly colored - yet thematically somewhat eccentric - pictures of the floating world, info- and typographics, packaging designs, leaflets, brochures,...
The Super-Sized Saguaro And Its Greedy Guests
image creditThe Saguaro cactus, found in Mexico, Arizona and some parts of California is a giant among its type, growing to the size of a tree. It also gets a number of house guests during its life time. The desert isn't a place that you might normally...
Monday, September 28, 2009
Dumb Inventions
The 20th century saw many astounding technological innovations. The automobile revolutionized the way people live and work, the internet changed the way people think about information, and the USA put a man on the moon.But some technological advances...
Ohio Is A Piano
88 Counties in Ohio, 88 keys on a piano. A musical map ensues. Click on the counties to play the piano. See what the geography of an example song excerpt looks like. Counties darken as they are played, and the red bullseye tracks the average location...
Top 10 Cool Uses For Old Computers And Laptops
So you finally bought a new computer and your old one sits in the corner and is collecting dust. That's too bad because there are a number of things you can do with an old computer.Whether it's a desktop computer or a laptop, whether or not it's broken,...
Dr. Evermore's Scrap Metal Park
Dr. Evermore's Scrap Metal Park contains hundreds of creatures made from scrap metal. At the center of the park - located in Saulk City, USA, is the huge Foreverton Machine, made with 320 tones of scrap metal.It is the largest scrap metal sculpture in...
5 Of The World's Weirdest Cameras
These cameras are visually the strangest ever seen, and if you think the first one on the list is odd, just wait until you reach the bottom of the page. You'll be stunned.(thanks Da...
10 Cutting Edge Folded Paper Artists
image creditMaking art from folded paper is by no means a new idea. Origami has been an established art form in Japan since the early Heian period, which began in the year 794.In recent decades however, artists have really explored paper's potential...
10 Wonderful Websites With Which To Waste Time At Work
There are some things that are best avoided in the workplace and when that thing is work itself then the internet offers a multitude of distractions that will make those hours between nine and five disappear quickly and efficiently.Why, you may even...
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Lost Vegas
image credit Austin HargraveLovebirds Steven and Kathryn share a well-organised home in bustling Las Vegas. They have a neat, if compact kitchen, a furnished living area, and a bedroom complete with double bed, wardrobe and bookshelf featuring a wide...
Demolition City
Always wanted to be a demolition master? Now's your chace.In Demolition City you have to place dynamite on some concrete buildings. Then hit Boom! Get the building rubble below the height marker to win.(via Look At This....
The Famous Layered Jewish Cemetery In Prague
image creditAlthough abundantly dressed in hundreds of Gothic like blocks and layered with century old figures, this historical site does not fall short of mystery and intrigue.The Old Jewish Cemetery located in Josefov in Prague was built in the 1400's....
Ponytail Cap
Business in the front, party in the back. Guaranteed double-takes all around when you don this redneck style hairdo, spilling out from underneath the attached cap. It's yours for $10.98.(via Everlasting Blo...
Can't You See I'm Busy
Can't You See I'm Busy is the only site where you can play games without your boss noticing. Let's face it; we all want to relax every now and then, but still want to appear professional or busy! That's why all the games at CantYouSeeImBusy.com are designed...
The Spider-Man Lookalike Lizard
image creditThe lizard that looks an awful lot like a certain superhero is in huge demand in pet shops. Fans of Peter Parker's erstwhile alter ego Spider-Man who also happen to be animal lovers have discovered their ideal pet.Looking strangely like...
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.Co-writing by Silas Jackson.The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.Home Schooled...
Honesty Stamps
Truth, honesty and the deepest form of sincerity are close at hand with these Honesty Stamps. Stamps include:In all my life I've never met anyone as beautiful as youAll I ask for is one last chanceI know in the past I've found it difficult to say these...
Appetizing Architecture
image creditBuildings shaped like food became hugely popular in the 1930s when the idea of road tripping was relatively new. Business owners along the Lincoln Highway, the first coast-to-coast highway in the U.S. were looking for a creative way to entice...
Top 10 Ways To Get More From A Cameraphone
The best camera, the saying goes, is the one you have with you. Whether that's an impressive iPhone 3GS or a $20-with-2-year-plan flip model, you can pull off great shots and make life easier with these cameraphone tacti...
45 Incredibly Stylish Vintage Travel Print Ads
A collection of the most colourful and endearing old school travel print ads out there. Travel ads of the fifties, sixties and seventies differ greatly from those of the noughties. While modern ads rely heavily on expert photography, those of yesteryear...
Saturday, September 26, 2009
One Chromosome Too Many - The Last Supper
There are many modern versions of Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper.' This sequence of 5 images, photographed by Russian Raoef Mamedov, portrays Jesus and his 12 disciples as 'sufferers' from Down syndrome.This post is not meant to mock religion...
Goby
Goby is a new search engine that's all about finding fun ways to spend your free time, from a weekend to a week off. Whether you're looking for the perfect bed and breakfast for a romantic getaway, a fresh hiking trail to tackle, a cool new museum to...
18 Superheroes Built Out Of Legos
image creditMuch like biological cells, the tiny little blocks of Lego contain within them the potential to build so many things: medieval castles, space stations, pirate ships, and now... superheroes.A toy builder named Angus MacClane has created tiny...
100 Greatest Hits Of YouTube In 4 Minutes
How many do you recognise?The song is 'M.A.D' by Hadouken.(thanks Pier...
The Changing Face Of Everyday Design
The Guardian newspaper has a collection of design images from the 1950s to today. See how airline attendants, corn flake packets, police cars, and Queen Elizabeth's hats have changed over time.The Changing Face of Everyday Design.(thanks Co...
New Light On The Plight Of Winter Babies
Children born in the winter months already have a few strikes against them. Study after study has shown that they test poorly, don't get as far in school, earn less, are less healthy, and don't live as long as children born at other times of year. Researchers...
Friday, September 25, 2009
Fastest Time To Recite All 50 United States In Alphabetical Order While Being Hit In The Head With Wooden Spoons
It's a new world record. No, not the title above, although it's the longest title of a post ever to appear on The Presurfer.The world record was set by Brian Pierce who recited all 50 U.S. states in alphabetical order in 21.20 seconds while being hit in the head with two wooden spoo...
The Instant Art Critique Phrase Generator
Feeling inarticulate? Critically gauche? Or just verbally impotent? Salvation is here! With the Instant Art Critique Phrase Generator you need never again feel at a loss for pithy commentary or savvy 'insights.' With this device you can speak about Art...
Honda Unicycle Launched As 'Indoor Segway'
Honda has unveiled an electric battery-powered personal transporter, a unicycle shaped like the number eight that riders steer by leaning in the direction they want to travel.The 'U3-X' is the latest to join a growing number of futuristic transportation devices, such as the much bigger Segway. But while...
How To Land A Helicopter After Your Pilot Has Been Killed
Lets say you are taking that once-in-a-lifetime helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon, when suddenly a Red Flocked Booby smashes through the windshield, incapacitating your pilot.If you, the non-pilot, find yourself in the unenviable position of being...
The Ruins Of Detroit
At the beginning of the 20th Century, the city of Detroit developed rapidly thanks to the automobile industry. Until the 50's, its population rose to almost 2 million people. Detroit was the 4th most important city in the United States. It was the dazzling...
The 20 Best Cartoons Of The 90's
The 90's were a golden age of cartoons. Brainz put together the 20 best, their only criteria being that the cartoon had to start in the 90's, meaning a couple of very late in the decade entries were still eligible.(via Neatora...
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
30 Extraordinary Black And White Tilt-shift Photos
image creditTilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model.Black and white tilt-shift images, which are surprisingly...
The Story Of The Gömböc
A Gömböc is a strange thing. It looks like an egg with sharp edges, and when you put it down it starts wriggling and rolling around with an apparent will of its own. Until quite recently, no-one knew whether Gömböcs even existed.Even now, Gábor Domokos,...
Odd Finds In Real Estate Listings
Lovely Listing shows odd finds in pictures put on the Internet by Real Estate companies. Like the one above. What's that holding the door? An alien, a deformed hand or a giant chicken infestation?(thanks Mercuri...
The Awesome Graffiti Of Tenerife
image creditTenerife is home to an enormous amount of creativity, from the flower carpets of the Corpus Christi celebrations right through to world renowned architecture such as Santiago Calatrava's stunning Auditorio de Tenerife.Another visual treat...
PUMA Pitcrew Builds Ferrari Car Out Of Clothes
The PUMA Pitcrew really knows how to work their magic. Watch as they transform a Ferrari display into a motorsport masterpiece in 47 seconds flat.(thanks Co...
Hitler's Gold: Uncovering The Biggest Bank Heist In History
Among the chaos of the collapse of Hitler's empire in April 1945 the biggest heist in history took place. Gold bars, jewels and stolen foreign currency with an estimated worth of $3.34 billion vanished from the Reichsbank vaults, in Germany.In the ensuing...
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Pedaling Robot
Joules might be a robot, but that doesn't mean he can't enjoy a calming tandem bike ride with his creator, Carl. He's not dead weight, either - he actually pedals, thanks to a PMG-132 motor.(via Cra...
10 Beautiful Illustrations From Seriously Rare Books
Pictures printed in books published before the development of chemical photography were so much more significant than those printed today. In these pre-photographical times, pictures were essential for the recording and sharing of knowledge, whether...
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