Category: Fun
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Rain room lets you walk between the drops
The Rain Room, an exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London, is a room from whose ceiling torrential rain falls. However, a series of 3D cameras are used to track where people in the room are, and it selectively stops the rain such that you effectively walk between the drops. Still noisy though, Read boingboing
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Waterfall Swing – World Maker Faire 2011
As each swing rider reaches their highest point, the computer controlling the waterfall stops the flow at the exact moment for the rider to pass under completely dry. Awesome. Via Buzzfeed
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Kids swim with tigers at Florida animal sanctuary
Oh my, just you wait ’till mama comes home !
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Man Tries to Cross the Irish Sea in Giant Hamster Wheel
Awesome, “Chris Todd has a dream: to walk from Wales to Ireland. His means of doing so is a paddlewheel raft that he made in his backyard. Alas, 9 hours into a projected 48-hour crossing, he had to stop because of technical problems.” But he’ll try again later this month, all for charity! Via Neatorama
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Liquipel-coated iPhone 5 gets soaked filming FlyBoard ad, and survives
According to Sparkhouse, their new ad for the FlyBoard from Fly Jet Sports was filmed entirely using an iPhone 5 coated in a water-resistant coating made by Liquipel. Here’s the finished ad
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Longest wave Surfed By a Dog
The longest wave surfed by a dog (open water) is 107.2 meters (351.7 ft), and was achieved by Abbie Girl (USA) at Ocean Beach Dog Beach, in San Diego, California, USA, on 18 October 2011.
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Aww, neglected ducks like their first swim
About two dozen ducks had reached adulthood without ever having the opportunity to swim. They (along with 100 other birds) were confiscated from an animal hoarder by the Ulster County SPCA and lodged with Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. Of course, the flock was apprehensive about going into the water at first, but once one of…