Geek Out

Naked Redneck Throws Himself In A Hay Baler

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I’ve been reading about hay-balers for the last 10 minutes to get some idea of whether this video is real or not. And it’s probably not. But it’s still nude redneck adventure of the first order.


June 27, 2010
Gaming

Gaming With Defendant Costs Judge His Seat

Weird story out of Bristol, Va.; a judge there has abandoned his seat after it came to light that he’d been a constant video gaming companion of a man he’d sent to jail at least three times over the years.


July 17, 2009
Geek Out

Make Up For Looking Sexy In High Definition Video

Cargo cosmetics has a line of Blu_ray make up for looking good on high definition video. [Cargo Cosmetics via BBG]


June 22, 2009

Bandai Water Bottle Toys Offer All The Cuteness Of A Waterborne Parasite, None Of The Diarrhoea

Here’s a Japanese cultural phenomenon you’ll probably have to strain to understand: small toy creatures that float around in water bottles like captured alien parasites. Odd? Definitely. Adorable? Kind of.


May 6, 2009
Cameras

Santa LeBron Gifts Unsuspecting Teammates With Flip Mino HD Cams

It’s probably just the latest of King James’s half-hourly endorsement contract fulfillments, but it’s still slightly weird to see the ‘Bron at the 2009 MVP rostrum pulling Flip cams out of a Best Buy bag.


April 23, 2009
Online

The Strangest StreetView Craziness Yet

Gizmodo AU

If you thought the weird images in Devonport Tasmania were the strangest thing on Google’s streetview, you’re going to love Coopers Plains in Queensland. It’s like the Google Car was suddenly abducted, imprisoned in purple bars to be judged for its crimes against humanity. And then released to carry on as usual. Weird.

[Streetview - Thanks Michael!]


March 31, 2009
Gaming

Sony Registers ‘Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!’ Trademark

Sony’s new trademarked tagline is “HOLY INVASION OF PRIVACY, BADMAN!” It’s apparently related to “games” and “optical discs.” I think it might be related to “Christian Bale” and a “temper.” Would explain all those caps.


Cars

Man Arrested For Crashing Motorised Barstool While Intoxicated

A Newark, Ohio man was busted for an OVI (Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated) when he crashed his motorised barstool on a public street.


March 19, 2009
Geek Out

UFO Spotted Over China

Chinese officials have reported a UFO sighting while they were on an aeroplane and, in case anyone thought it was just a case of baijiu-induced hallucinations, they snapped pictures of it too.


March 18, 2009

Probably the Weirdest Way to Visualise Music Yet

After his debut, Daito Manabe decided it was time to torture four of his friends by connecting them to his Face Visualiser—a player which stimulates facial muscles using electrodes. The resulting video is funny.