Category: Fun
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The Ballad of Michael Phelps
Funny or Die, hmmm, I put this in their ‘Die’ category The Ballad of Michael Phelps – watch more funny videos
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Swimming Pool Jump
Interesting problem – how much horizontal velocity do you need in order to hit a swimming pool 15 meters out and 71 meters below? “The math actually isn’t hard once you break it all down” – but the landing might be :-P Swimming Pool Jump from Joseph Liaw on Vimeo.
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Shoshoni the horse crosses the Loch Lomond every week
“We live on an island and had no means of transportation to take her to the mainland so we tried swimming – and she loved it. Despite being a horse, she took to it like a duck to water. It helps to keep her fit, and we find swimming is good for her mentally as well.†Read…
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CC photo #268: The Tropical Islands resort near Berlin
The resort my wife visited earlier this month, on a field trip with 9th grade students and fellow teacher and parents. A huge, former airship hangar transformed into Tropical Islands, complete with fake horizon and everything. By pure coincidence, another Faroese party visited at the same time, bringing the total tally of Faroese visitors up…
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Gangnam Synchro Style
Aqualillies and what appears to really be Psy doing the Gangnam Style ‘synchro style’. As commented a couple of times on YouTube, ‘slightly disturbing’.
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The Noise of the Aquatic Centre
A somewhat different swimming video :-) The Noise of the Aquatic Centre from Luce on Vimeo.
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Adam Hills – The best thing I saw at the Paralympics
Adam Hills was born without a right foot, so I guess he is entitled.