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  • Opening Ceremony of the Shanghai 2011 World Championships

    Aug 18, 2011

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    rokur
    in Competition

    We arrived too late for it, but our guide told us that is was really nice. I think I’ll fast-forward past the introduction of dignitaries etc, and go straight for the show, “An Ode to Water”.

  • Ryan Lochte knows fashion (or not)

    Aug 18, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    LOL, “I’m going to go for something for a girl”. Well nicely put, Sir, that must be covering at least 90% of the entire fashion industry :-D

    Here is that bolero ‘hat’ for you. Yes, I had to look it up.

    Bridal Boleros and Shrugs

  • Swimmunity – An online community for new adult swimmers

    Aug 16, 2011

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Each day an average of 10 unintentional drownings occur in the U.S., whereof 7 are adults. Despite their lack of swimming ability, many adults still venture out into lakes, oceans, rivers and swimming pools for recreational activities, and that’s why a new online swim community is launching today on www.swimmunity.com, to bring greater awareness to the need for adult swim lessons. Via sunherald.com.

  • Want a jellyfish on your desktop ?

    Aug 15, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Jellyfish are fascinating, yes, but apparently really difficult to keep in a traditional aquarium, because they get sucked into the filtration. So Alex Andon has designed the Desktop Jellyfish Tank, where a circular flow keeps the jellyfish centered in the middle, with colored LEDs to make it really beautiful. You can support the project here on Kickstarter. Via gizmag.com.

  • The world’s most crowded pool ?

    Aug 15, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Covering 30,000 square meters, the ‘Dead Sea’ indoor water park in Sichuan province is said to be the largest in China. According to the Daily Mail, they let it accommodate up to ten thousand visitors at once. I think that is a bit unsafe, rubber rafts or not.

    Photo: The most crowded swimming pool in the world?

  • Wow, behold the Air Swimmers

    Aug 12, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    My Christmas is saved, see www.airswimmers.com.

  • The sex doll swimming craze is spreading

    Aug 12, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Behold the Bubble Babba Challenge, an annual event from St. Petersburg area where participant swim down the wild Vuoksa River while clinging to inflatable sex dolls. We’ve seen this before in Lithuania, where the participants though took better care covering up their partners (Warning, don’t go searching if you cannot handle the occasional full frontal sex doll nudity). Via failblog.org.

    Looks a bit rough, especially when seen from the perspective of a struggling sex doll

  • Wait, isn’t a chef supposed to cook the food ?

    Aug 11, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    They did that stunt one time here in the Faroes, serving live Norway lobster at a fish fair, resulting in a police report. Delicious or not, I would never. Ever. Video found here.

    Ate live shrimp tonight with brown butter emulsion. Crazy but delicious! Noma is insane! @ReneRedzepiNomaless than a minute ago via HootSuite Favorite Retweet ReplyGarrett Weber-Gale
    G_WeberGale

    noma from pocketfork on Vimeo.

  • The new London 2012 Olympic logo

    Aug 10, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Ouch :-S via Laughing Squid.

    New Logo for the London Olympic Looting Team...

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