Category: Wow
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Cool Way To Put Out A Boat Fire
MacGyver to the rescue – “A boat caught on fire at Lake Lyndon in New Zealand with no fire extinguisher anywhere near. Then suddenly, out of nowhere….”
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Behold the Iglu-Dorf outdoor jacuzzi (and other magnificent photos on Twisted Sifter)
This outdoor jacuzzi is part of the Igloo Village, ‘Iglu-Dorf‘, in Zermatt. Guests sleep at an altitude of 2,727 meters (8.946 ft) at the Gornergrat, right next to Switzerland’s most famous mountain, the mighty Matterhorn. The Igloo village typically opens up in December with accommodations for up to 40 overnight guests (although it can handle…
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Wild Wadi’s Swim Around Burj Al Arab 2013
Swimming around this iconic landmark for a great cause. The next edition of the Swim will be held on 1st February 2013. Swimmers cover the 800m distance around the iconic Burj al Arab in support of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Visit wildwadi.com for more information. http://youtu.be/cNDQUNTRseU
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Beneath360, A Short Film About High Divers Shot in 360°
Beneath360 is a 4 minute short film by British director Amanda Bluglass which shows a 360° panoramic view of Olympic high board medalist Tom Daley, Olympiad Brooke Graddon and under 12 champion Victoria Vincent as they each dive into the water from a 10m board. It was viewed on a 360° projected screen during the…
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Swells and Storms – Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons makes his Waterlust debut with a music video for his new single. Shot around the San Francisco Bay area using a GoPro Hero 2 Camera with the Blurfix lens by Snake River Prototyping. More watery goodness at www.waterlust.org.
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Shark tank crack injures 15 in Shanghai
Fifteen people were injured, though none seriously, after a 33.5-ton aquarium burst on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at the Orient Shopping Center in Shanghai, police said. Three sharks raised inside the 7-meter-long, 3-meter-high aquarium died in the incident. http://youtu.be/Gn0YcspiesI
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Don Warner’s Icy Antarctic Swim With Gentoo Penguins
At Neko Harbour (off Andvord Bay), Antarctic Peninsula (64°50′ South) Water temperature: 0.5°C Air temperature: 0°C 2012/12/05
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CC photo #360: A very happy boy with Ryan Lochte’s medal
After receiving his gold medal for the 1:49.63 world record breaking 200 IM swim at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, Ryan Lochte ran over and gave it to this local boy. Awesome.