Very funny video from The New York Times. Designer Steven Heller traces the evolution of the tiny symbols for each Olympic sport since their appearance in 19...
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Devo Color Study
The Devo Color Study is being conducted by Devo Inc. for the purpose of leveraging aspects of civilization that appeal to the greater majority (everybody.) Take the Devo Color Study an find out your Devo Color.It seems my Devo Color is blue, which happens...
Giant Egg Laid By Ipswich Hen
A hen from Ipswich, UK, has laid an egg four times the size of a normal egg. Matilda the hen has only ever produced four eggs in her life, according to her owner, so it must have been a shock when she laid one which was approximately four times bigger...
The 10 Most Important Kisses In The Universe
Get ready for a little kiss and tell. From the smooch that changed a law to the peck that launched a religion, these are the most powerful kisses in histo...
Skoda Glass Harp
An advertisement for Skoda Auto featuring Petr Spatina playing on 597 Schott Zwiesel crystal wine glasses shaped like a car.(thanks Co...
New York Heritage
New York Heritage is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of historical New York State. The site provides immediate free access to...
Friday, February 26, 2010
Truck Accident
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Or, if everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.(thanks Co...
Ages Of Social Network Users
How old is the average Twitter or Facebook user? What about all the other social network sites, like MySpace, LinkedIn, and so on? How is age distributed across the millions and millions of social network users out there?To find out, Royal Pingdom pulled...
Top 5 Most Extreme Bodybuilders
Bodybuilding is the process of developing the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and physical exercise, especially for competitive exhibition. Bodybuilding competition grew largely out of 19th century European strongman theatrical...
20 Biggest And Best Comedy Movies Still To Come In 2010
Here are the best comedy movies of 2010.(thanks Sherid...
100 Incredible Lectures From The World's Top Scholars
No matter what school you attend or what field of study you are following, it is easy to learn from some of the top scholars when you watch their online lectures. From words of wisdom on business, literature, science, technology, psychology, and more, you can hear what professors and experts from prestigious...
The Top 10 Plants For Removing Indoor Toxins
Common indoor plants may provide a valuable weapon in the fight against rising levels of indoor air pollution. NASA scientists are finding them to be surprisingly useful in absorbing potentially harmful gases and cleaning the air inside homes, indoor...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
A Rainbow In Your Hand
This book is just like a flipbook, but rather than seeing animation, it creates a 3D rainbow in your ha...
Black Swan - The Theory And The Feathered Friend
image creditThe Black Swan has become a byword for a theory explaining why high-impact and unexpected events happen - the Black Swan Event. Why did this come about - and what of the real bird behind the theory?(via Robert-Jo...
Nanocrowd - Will I Like This Movie?
The people behind Nanocrowd created an application available for the iPhone, Facebook, and an online version. It's called 'Will I Like It?'Consumers want an easy way to decide if they are going to like a movie. Everyone has experienced the disappointment...
Top 10 Most Valuable Comic Books In The World
This week a copy of the first comic to feature caped hero Superman has been sold on the internet for $1,000,000.Here's a list of the top 10 most valuable comic books in the world. (thanks B...
Ezra Montemayor Photography
Presurfer reader Ezra Montemayor from the Philippines has a photo blog. She says it's her dream to become a 'decent photographer' someday. I think she already ...
100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark
It doesn't matter if you're a veteran teacher or a newbie just now taking college courses - finding new ways to get students engaged in the classroom is always a great thing. One way many teachers are reaching out is with the multitude of material found on the web, allowing them to turn everyday lessons...
16 Beautiful Bridges
image creditAll over the world, bridges serve as connectors over valleys, bodies of water and many other things. Womand's Day wanted to recognize the biggest and the best standing, those magnificent in both structure and design.From China's unique spiraled...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The Seed
An animation by Johnny Kelly. A two-minute animated voyage through nature's life cycle, following the trials and tribulations of a humble apple seed.(via Everlasting Blo...
War On Two Wheels: The Motorcycles Of World War II
A World War is no place for half-ass machinery, and motorcycles are no exception. The bikes our grandfathers rode while in the service were not only incredibly functional, but also some of the most stylish vehicles around.Here is a look at the gnarly...
Food Miniatures
Take a look at these beautiful food miniatures.They are created by Kim Burke and are extremely well done.Kim Burke's Flickr pa...
Friskies 'Adventureland'
An advertisement by Friskies, a brand of cat food. Friskies wet cat food unlocks a magical world of sensory stimulation for your cat.(thanks Co...
100 Best Places To Appreciate Art Online
While seeing art in person always offers that special something that pictures just can't, sometimes you just can't travel around to see all the famous works you want. Not to worry, however, as there are numerous places to see and learn about amazing art without leaving the house by perusing the web.Here...
22 Trees Growing Around Objects
image creditWhen a tree is growing, and it encounters something that gets in the way of it's growth, it can do three things: stop growing, grow away from it, or grow around it. Is it possible there are items entirely consumed by trees that we don't...
10 Sensational Skydiving Feats
image creditAccording to the U.S. Parachute Association, Americans make over 2.6 million jumps annually. But some thrill seekers fall much harder for the extreme sport than others, and keep on keepin' on - throwing themselves off high bases and out...
Future Of Transportation: Concept Cars Of Yesterday
The auto industry's finest creatives can always be counted on to give an interesting vision of the future of transportation. Here is a look back in time at these concept cars of yesterye...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Breakdown Of The Blogosphere
Everything you need to know about who makes up the blogosphere, what and why they are blogging, and how much time is being spent doing ...
What Your Face Reveals About Your Health
What do you see when you look in the mirror? According to Chinese medicine, your face is a window to your health. Your forehead, nose, chin, right cheek, left cheek: each of these five face zones gives you clues to what is going on inside your body -...
Great Dane From Arizona Tallest Dog Ever
A Great Dane from Arizona, USA, has been officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the tallest dog ever on record. Giant George, owned by David Nasser, stands 43in (1.09m) tall paw to shoulder, and weighs 245lb (111kg).Guinness officials said...
First Superman Comic Sells For $1,000,000
A copy of the first comic to feature caped hero Superman has been sold on the internet for $1,000,000. The 1938 edition of Action Comics No 1 - which originally sold for 10c - was sold by a private seller to a private buyer, neither of whom was nam...
5 Stunning Sea Monster Myths Around The World
Around the globe there are lots of myths about sea monsters. Marine monsters are sea-dwelling creatures like dragons or sea serpents, but they always tend to be gigantic.5 Stunning Sea Monster Myths Around The Wor...
100 Web Tools Business Students Need Now
For undergrads and MBA students alike, knowing how to use the latest technology to the greatest advantage is becoming par for the course in the business world. That's why it's more important than ever to start learning how to use the web for marketing, networking, and even your studies before you ever...
9 Famous People Who Got Egged
Throwing eggs is a great way for the Joe public to get back at politicians or other famous people who annoy them. Here are 9 of the best famous eggings in history.(thanks Dan...
Monday, February 22, 2010
The Annoying Orange
The Annoying Orange annoys the hell out of an Apple.The Annoying Orange YouTube Chann...
The Building That Thinks It's A Pin Cushion
The centerpiece of the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site will be the Seed Cathedral. The cube-like construction is covered by 60,000 slim transparent acrylic rods, which will quiver in the bree...
Link Bait Generator
Link bait is content within a website that somehow baits viewers to place links to it from other websites. It's anything interesting enough to catch people's attention. Link bait can be an extremely powerful form of marketing as it is viral in nature. Now you can create your own link bait with the...
What Kids Think About Moms
Why did your Mom marry your Dad?* My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.* She got too old to do anything else with him.* My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.What Kids Think About Mo...
Top 10 Courtroom Movies Of All Time
Courtroom movies hold a special ability to provide mystery, suspense, and a good story that almost always reaches a neatly packaged conclusion, making this genre of movies appealing to a wide variety of audiences.Here are 10 movie recaps (including plot spoilers!) that span the entire 20th century,...
15 House Plants You Can Use As Air Purifiers
A NASA research document came to the conclusion that 'house plants can purify and rejuvenate air within our houses and workplaces, safeguarding us all from any side effects connected with prevalent toxins such as formaldehyde, ammonia and also benzene.'Here...
Admiral Ackbar Mounting Glorious Campaign To Become New Ole Miss Mascot
It's true that colleges occasionally become dissatisfied with their mascots and swap them out for a new one. Ordinarily, schools go straight for another conventional college mascot - but could Admiral Ackbar, the squid-like Star Wars character, be poised...
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Meet Or Die
Company meetings are boring. Why? Because of the old guy that's been there too long. Or the ad agency clown, the marketing jerk, or 'No Deals McGee,' who's just a big mouth co-worker. It's a waste of time and money.Tell 'Goolah' what industry you work...
The Office Kid
Don't have kids but want all of the profits that your co-workers have?With The Office Kid kit, you'll soon find that exploiting the joys of parenthood have never been easier. With one simple kit, you can do as your co-workers with children do. Make excuses,...
Flyfire
Flyfire, a project initiated by the SENSEable City Laboratory in collaboration with ARES Lab, aims to transform any ordinary space into a highly immersive and interactive display environment.In its first implementation, the Flyfire project sets out to explore the capabilities of this display system...
Top 10 Smallest Colleges
College is supposed to be the time of one's life. With all the partying, learning, studying, friendships, and drama that come along the college path, it's definitely a memorable time in anyone's life.When you think of college, you might think of a huge...
Tucume: The Adobe Pyramids Predating The Incas
image creditIn the Lambeyeque Valley in Peru, there lies six adobe pyramids known as the site of Tucume. The Lambeyeque people, as well as the Chimu tribe, considered this site sacred.(via Laur...
Why People Don't Buy Their Movies
According to the law, piracy is illegal. But not everybody sees copyright infringement as a problem. Some see it as a natural evolution of society in conjunction with the rise of the internet, which fundamentally changes the way society operates. However,...
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson and co-written 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, which started...
How To Cook Food On Your Car's Engine
Nothing puts a damper on a road trip like having to stop the car, pop the hood, and check the engine - unless of course you're just checking to see if your pork tenderloin is done.Engine-block cooking is a tradition going back almost as long as the automobile...
'Chocolate Shoppe' by Sniper Twins Featering Rob Collier
Sniper Twins is a creative duo based in New York City. Here they show you how to get chocolatel in the Chocolate Shoppe.(thanks A...
Bugatti Renaissance Concept Design
This is supposed to be the successor to the Bugatti Veyron, designed by John Mark Vicente, a design graduate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada.The design concept is known as Bugatti Renaissance but it's not sure whether...
Absolutism In Prussia, Austria, And Russia
Frederick II, Catherine the Great, and Joseph II all based their ideals upon or representative of ones own opinions, founded upon their enlightened wisdom or righteous way of thinking.All three rulers based many of their attempted reforms on the ideals...
10 Mind Blowing Talent Showing Wonder Growing Flash Driven Websites
Flash animation represents the cutting edge of Internet animation. Here are ten of the best flash driven websites you will find on the net at the moment.(via Robert-Jo...
Peanut Butter Maker
This Peanut Butter Maker is a new and original product that allows you to create an old family favourite. Peanut butter from scratch. Simply add shelled nuts to the nut bin and turn on the machine and out comes warm delicious healthy nut butt...
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Codeorgan
The Codeorgan analyses the 'body' content of a web site and translates that content into music. The Codeorgan uses a complex algorithm to define the key, synth style, and drum pattern most appropriate to the page content.What does your web site sound...
A List Of Common Misconceptions
This Wikipedia list of common or popular misconceptions corrects various fallacious, misleading, or otherwise flawed ideas that are described by multiple reliable sources as widely held.A common misconception about cattle is that they are enraged by...
80 Awesome Ideas For All Your Old Or Unwanted Books
Maybe the semester has passed and you forgot to sell back your text books, or perhaps you just held on to too many books over the years and now you need to figure out what to do with all of them.You don't want to throw them away, so what is left to...
10 Helpful Websites You Have Never Heard Of
It's easy to get lost on the internet among the millions of useless websites and the couple dozen or so good ones. Unfortunately, some of the few good ones go way under the radar, and you've never even heard of them, let alone visit them. Ranging from practical and educational to just plain fun, these...
What Really Happens When You Navigate To A URL
You may have a high-level picture of how web apps work and what kinds of technologies are involved: the browser, HTTP, HTML, web server, request handlers, and so on.In this article Igor Ostrovsky, a software developer, takes a deeper look at the sequence...
Friday, February 19, 2010
10 Photos That Look Exactly Like Paintings
image creditIn actual fact, they are all photos from some amazing photographers and I recommend you check out the rest of their work by clicking the links.(thanks Dan...
One Man Saw
From the Red Green Show.How to use a two man saw with just one person.Hilarious!(thanks Co...
Adolfo Farsari - The Man Who Shot Old Japan
image creditIn the 1880s, at a time when most Europeans were denied access to the Japanese interior, Italian photographer Adolfo Farsani managed to capture many images of Old Japan.These were then beautifully and realistically hand painted and serve...
50 Famously Successful People Who Failed At First
Not everyone who's on top today got there with success after success. More often than not, those who history best remembers were faced with numerous obstacles that forced them to work harder and show more determination than others.Next time you're feeling down about your failures in college or in a...
The Mariana Trench In Perspective
The Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the world's oceans, and the lowest elevation of the surface of the Earth's crust. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean, to the east of the Mariana Islands.The trench is about 1,580 miles (2,550 km)...
5 Websites To Play Music Matching Your Mood
In movies, music is used intensively to set the stage for a dramatic appearance or a sad goodbye. Just imagine Pretty Woman without Roy Orbison, Waynes World without Queen, Robin Hood without Bryan Adams, Men in Black without Will Smith, or Kill Bill...
Campbell Soup's Labels Redesigned Using Neuromarketing
For years, Campbell's researchers asked consumers whether they remembered an ad and whether it made them more likely to buy a product. But a 2005 Campbell analysis revealed that, overall, ads deemed more effective in surveys had little relation to changes...
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