Category: Fun
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Anthony Ervin releases the “Swim Swam Song”
Uploaded today on YouTube … GoPro’s are great for video but not audio :-P
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Monster Roll – A short film about sushi chefs fighting sea monsters
Proof-of-concept for a feature film about sushi chefs fighting sea monsters, see Monster Roll. Via Laughing Squid
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Missy Franklin’s Sherpa
Footage from the upcoming feature documentary “Touch the Wall” featuring Missy Franklin. This footage was shot at the Franklin house 10.21.12. Go to touchthewall.com for more. Missy Franklin’s Sherpa from Christo Brock on Vimeo.
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Behold a beluga whale mimicking human speech
A Beluga whale living in a conservation centre in San Diego learned to mimic the human voice to the extent that it fooled an underwater diver, according to researchers. Actually, I think I know that guy it is mimicking ! :-) See for instance ITV It seems likely that NOC’s close association with humans played…
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Winning The Water: The Swimmer As Hero
Performance on October 16, 2010, in which the artist entered the water at Alcatraz (9 AM) and swam to Aquatic Park while accompanied by the band Coconut. The public was invited to gather at Aquatic Park. A selected group watched the act from a nearby boat. Winning The Water: The Swimmer As Hero from Pawel…
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A pool table with a difference
Freshwest Design have created this cool pool table, complete with diving board. See Contemporist.
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CC photo #296: Ervin happy after breaking the 50 free American record
USA’s Anthony Ervin celebrating at the World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, after winning the men’s 50 meter freestyle in 20.85, breaking the American short course record of 20.88, set by Josh Schneider in Dubai in 2010. Read about the meet here on SwimmingWorld Magazine, I’ll take it easy since we have an early morning…
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Water Condom Head Balloon – The Slow Mo Guys
“Gav and Dan give you a brief insight into what they get up to in their free time. Oh… and there’s some slow mo too.” Via Mashable
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ContourROAM2 is a Waterproof, Wearable Camera at $199
The folks over at Contour have a brand new waterproof, wearable, FOV camera coming to market. It’s the CountourROAM2, and it’s designed as an entry level alternative to the Countour+2. At $199, this matches the price of similar products and offers a few things that some don’t, including an instant-on record switch – you don’t…