Category: Fun
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Flyboard from Zapata Racing, for when you REALLY want to have fun
Wow, this thing looks even better than the Jetlev r200 Jet Pack, with those additional hoses on your arms and everything. See zapata-racing.com, via Buzzfeed
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Pregnant giraffe rescued from swimming pool
While filming TV show Wild at Heart in Africa the crew are surprised to discover a pregnant giraffe trapped in their swimming pool. Via care2.com
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Beluga has a weak spot for mariachi music
This is Juno the beluga whale, headbanging to mariachi music at Mystic Aquarium. Via discovery.com and mmm.com. They flute music too, for a while
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Jeanette Ottesen battles a Danish ice hockey player
World Champion Jeanette Ottesen versus Frederik Storm, ice hockey player on the Danish national team, with the decision made to have the water liquid rather than frozen. In Danish yes, but I’m sure you’ll be able to pick out the winner, regardless of language :-)
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Are you smarter than Nathan Adrian ?
A different kind of the Morning Swim Show interview, courtesy of SwimmingWorld Magazine, testing what Nathan Adrian knows about a variety of topics, from astronomy to American history.
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(Cool) Aquabotix HydroView beams your video to the iPad
The Aquabotix HydroView is an easy-to-use, remote-operated underwater vehicle that beams a live high-definition view back to the surface. Controlled using an iPad, smartphone or laptop, the HydroView shoots full 1080p HD video or stills, and returns it to your controller. And looks the part, like something out of Star Trek, only for underwater purposes.…
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Man throws himself into pool fully clothed to protest membership notice, wins
40-year-old Ian Whitfield dived into the pool at David LLoyd Gym in Darenth Road, Dartford, UK, in his business suit after being told he had to serve three months notice to terminate his membership. He and his partner had missed the deadline with a few days, and faced with having to pay £300, he starting…