Category: Wow
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Russian taxi driver runs car into huge pothole, fortunately knows how to swim
As Dave puts it here on Daily Picks and Flicks: “A taxi driver in the city of Kirov, Russia, is having a really bad day.”
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A New Aquatics Facility For UCSB Athletics
Already one of the top academic institutes in the US, University of California, Santa Barbara is also aiming to raise the bar of its athletic campus, beginning with a new $9.5 million aquatics facility, “A place for champions”. Standing applause here.
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Canadian Paralympic ad is awe-inspiring (and shot in one go)
Absolutely fantastic 2010 Paralympic Games video ad made by BBDO Toronto for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, featuring an athlete with a prosthetic leg running on a track littered by elements of his story of recovery – a car crash, a hospital and physical training. Via Mashable. The video itself is also a major feat, shot…
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Bar Refaeli shows off her new men’s collection
Yes, men’s underwear inspired, designed *and* demoed by Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, see under.me. And yes, since it did that thing with Michael Phelps and cleans a swimming pool in the video, it is relevant for this site. Period.
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UFO-shaped underwater hotel called “Water Discus” planned in Dubai
Shipbuilding company Drydocks World has signed a multi-million deal with Swiss BIG InvestConsult to develop an partially submerged resort off the coast of Dubai, called the Water Discus Hotel. Designs show two discs, one fully submerged and one above sea level, the one submerged including 21 rooms with views of the surrounding coral reef 10…
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Alexander Dale Oen – Tribute
“Rest in peace, Alexander Dale Oen, 1985 – 2012. You were a great sports star and accomplished incredibly much in your far too short life. You will never be forgotten.”
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RIP Alexander Dale Oen
Haven’t got much strength to write anything yet, so here’s a quick list out of Twitter. Just a quick list where I’ve favorited RIP tweets about Alex, favoriting felt wrong but it was the solution I could find. And the widget won’t let me list more than 20, so here is the rest.
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Surfing the Red Tide in San Diego
Short raw clip of a surfer taking advantage of the amazing conditions thanks to the Bioluminescence blue waves that hit San Diego back in 2011, read mmn.com
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UK considers surface-to-air missile batteries on London rooftops to ensure safe Olympics
An east London estate, where 700 people live, has received leaflets saying a “Higher Velocity Missile system” could be placed on a water tower, chosen as it is situated close to the Olympic Park and offers an excellent view of the surrounding area and the entire sky above the Olympic Park. Read The BBC and…