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News

Holy Crap, That’s A Big Crocodile

12:00AM September 7, 2011 | Brent Rose

This 6.4m, 1075kg megacroc destroyed four traps, one water buffalo, and possibly a fisherman before finally being captured in a specially designed, reinforced, steel-wire trap. Trapped, not killed? And cue Jurassic Park theme music in 3… 2… 1… More »


Science

Expedition Finds 300 Species In One Trip To The Philippines

7:20AM June 28, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

For most of us, discovering a new species is a big deal. So it’s always a little startling when you hear about some expedition rolling out of bed and stumbling into 300 undocumented species in one trip to the Philippines. More »


Geek Out

‘My We’ Is Scary Art To Address A Scary Situation

7:40AM March 23, 2011 | Kwame Opam

In the Philippines, where you can die for singing Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” off key, artist Louie Cordero decided to satirise the ongoing violence with an over-the-top installation that shows just how crazy the phenomenon has gotten. It’ll make you think twice whenever you find yourself humming the Sinatra songbook. More »


Cameras

Killer Captured By Victim Just Before Fatal Shooting

7:00AM January 5, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

The man with the .45 handgun is Michael Gonzales. Just a second after this image was captured, he fired various shots against the man holding the camera. He was photographing his wife and daughter just hours before the New Year. More »


Cars

This Enormous Flying Boat Made Transcontinental History, 75 Years Ago Today

1:20PM November 23, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The China Clipper left San Francisco as a huge seaplane full of mail—110,000 pieces of it. But was responsible for the first transpacific flight in history, and became one of the world’s first technological celebrities. More »


Entertainment

Actor Mistaken For Gunman, Killed During Filming In Philippines

6:20AM November 3, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Last weekend, in the Philippines, an actor was mistaken for a masked gunman by a village watchman, who jumped onto the actor’s moving motorcycle and shot him fatally. Witnesses reportedly thought the killing was part of the movie’s action. More »


Entertainment

Sinatra “My Way” Karaoke Killings Plague Philippines Bar Scene

10:00AM February 8, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Apparently, when people sing Sinatra’s My Way in a Philippines karaoke bar, and they sing it poorly, they die. More »


Geek Out

Using Power Lines As A Bridge Seems Incredibly Dangerous

11:00AM October 1, 2009 | Adam Frucci

During Typhoon Ketsana in the Philippines last week, residents had to figure out creative ways to stay dry and get around. There are about a dozen reasons this seems like a bad idea, however. [Big Picture]


Enslaved Robotic Child Pulls Rickshaw, Dooms Humanity For Certain

2:40AM September 1, 2009 | Mark Wilson

When computers reach singularity and robots become smarter than men, they’ll be indifferent to humans, generally pitying us and leaving us to graze. That is, until they watch this clip. More »


Mary Poppins Has Nothing On The Unbreakable Fighting Umbrella (John Steed, however…)

10:00AM July 14, 2008 | Jack Loftus

Unbreakable Fighting Umbrellas have been around for a little while now, but today we know of one government that actually uses them to protect its president. That government is the Philippines, and the protected president is Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Further testimonials for the US$180 multi-purpose weapon/rainstopper from Secret Service agencies beyond the Philippines are just as glowing: “Your product is simple and affective as we saw in your video. I can carry it everywhere. Many other agencies wanted to know where they could purchase this umbrella,” said one proud customer on the Unbreakable Fighting Umbrella product page. If you haven’t seen the video yet, it’s worth a look, for nothing else than the fact that Thomas Kurz (“the world’s foremost expert on flexibility training”) uses one of these rainstoppers to chop a watermelon in two.

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