I Am Legend (a.k.a.- “The Omega Man in Black”)

A virus outbreak.
Bad animation zombies.
The Fresh Prince survives.

The Omega Man
meets 28 Days Later.
Typical New York.

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According to his last wishes, the remains of Robert “Evel” Knievel will be set on fire and launched over the Grand Canyon.
Given his recent passing, his final numbers can now be tallied:

•Wives: 2
•Longest Coma: 29 days
•Pelvis Fractures: 3
•Number of Broken Bones: (sources vary from 35 to 40)
•Total Number of Days in the Hospital: 36 months
•Number of Times Running an Anaconda Mining Company Earthmover into the Butte Montana City Powerlines: 1
•Number of Mountain Lions Jumped at One Time: 2
•Greatest Number of Cars Jumped at One Time: 19
•Greatest Number of Greyhound Buses Jumped at One Time: 14
•Convictions of Assault with an Aluminum Baseball Bat: 1
•Arrests for Solicitation of a Prostitute: 1
•Liver Transplants: 1
•Back Taxes Owed in 1983: $1,600,000.00

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According to the AP, a South Korean man in Seoul was killed Wednesday by his cell phone, when the phone’s battery exploded in his shirt pocket. LG, the maker of the phone, claimed this was virtually impossible, but in light of other accidents, one has to wonder.

(via Liz; via CNN)

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From the brilliant minds at [adult swim] - the awesomely awesome free Shockwave game “Candy Mountain Massacre”.

Something has gone terribly wrong with the denizens of Candy Mountain. Clad as a Japanese cosplay schoolgirl, your mission: free cupcake hostages while exterminating the explosive cookie-lobbing Keebler Elves Baker Leprechauns, bazooka-toting Hello Kitties Salutations Kittens, and the thumping Energizer Bunny Blue Rabbit.

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I $hit you not, on the tails of ipood this has to be the next best thing in the traveling toilet.

No ifs, ends or butts, forget the boat or camper, I am towing one of these to show the world just how full of it I really am.

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Along the lines of sticking “i” in front of everything and calling it a product, Sea to Summit have a clear winner! No $hit! It is a camping trowel for the fancy die hard color oriented camper. Hollow handle for other such vital camping items like your drugs or mini-vodka bottle.

• Lightweight & compact; weighs only 3.5 ounces (99 grams)
• Handle collapses to fit inside the shovel blade; to open push handle to full size and lock into place with a spring-loaded button lock
• Approximate length at full size 9.75 inches; collapsed length 5.5 inches
• A handy hollow handle for storing useful items like toilet tissue, hand sanitizer or lighter
• Handle has a comfortable, full-size grip for easier and more efficient digging
• Made of a super-strong, ultra light 6066 - T6 aluminum alloy
• Hard anodized blade to Rockwell C 70
• Available in four fun colors
• Comes with its own stuff sack
• Designed to support Leave No Trace practices

Leave no trace camping is a good thing, but the second you say ” Hey guys, iPood!” you body will be found all beaten and bloody at the side of the trail.

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Behold! The Super-Awesome Action Hero Name Generator!!! Push the button for non-stop crime-fighting Action Hero names!!! You can’t fight zombies with a name like “Scooter.” Push the button and get ready for ACTION!!! [Does not work well with Internet Explorer - the browser of the feeble].

©2007 Blogadilla
Concept (and names): Timbotron
Actual Labor and Creation: Steve B
Machete Photograph: Y. Trottier.

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This is why you should never try to smash a can of WD-40. Then again, survival of the fittest, right?

(via Gizmodo; via Spluch)

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I’m not sure why whoever made this video compilation was so obsessed with people getting hit in the face, but a lot of these slow-mo clips are quite cool.

It may be obvious to some, but the explanation as to how people can get such good shots is that the cameras used record these videos capture many more frames per second than ‘normal’ video cameras, and thus can be slowed down tremendously.

Czech it out:

(The water balloon video I initially posted is included in this compilation, but it’s cool enough that it can be seen twice)

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C’mon . . . you know you wanna push it!
By designers Taro Mukasa and Yoshitane Sakamoto, the “Suicide Bomb Button” is available through Amazon.co.jp.

(via Giant Robot)

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Every Independence Day the residents of Santa Cruz, California pay homage to this nation’s founders by blowing up beaches. Behold the fury:

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Happy 4th of July to all of our American readers. In honor of this pyrotechnic holiday, here’s a video of a fire at a Danish fireworks factory.

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A Purdue University research team (the Rosen Center of Advanced Computing) released a video of their computer simulation of the 9-11 aircraft collision into the World Trade North Tower. This reconstruction is the product of two and half years of research to help understand this tragedy from an engineering standpoint.

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Slo-Mo-Mentos+DietSoda

(via TVweek.com; Via Metacafe)

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On June 11th, a sinister plot by “Sippy Cup Terrorist” Monica Emmerson was foiled by the brilliant and brave security officers at Ronald Reagan National Airport. Hundreds Dozens of passengers were saved from a possible biological attack of dampness.

(via Susan)

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There really are no words to describe this newscast, which is clearly from another era…

One memorable quote:

“The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to a run for survival as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere.” –News Anchor

[postscript/update (by Timbotron)]:
“Son of Exploding Whale“ - Three years ago. Tainan, Taiwan. 60-ton dead spermwhale in transit to Cheng Kung National University for necropsy. Gasses from decay built up. The whale exploded. The 100+ bystanders (who had gathered to comment on its enormous penis) were flecked with decaying viscera.

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Who knew I’d feel so content having just spent a minute and thirty-three seconds watching a water balloon explode?

Certainly not I.

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May 19th-20th (last weekend) was the 2007 Make: Magazine “Maker Faire”. It was a spectacular event: steam-powered robots, battery-powered motorcycles, tinfoil hats, human-powered carnival rides, a life-sized version of the game “mouse trap,” and lots of explosions.
Below is a video I put together for Blogadilla, and below below are some nice shots of the event by our own Blogadilla photographer, Garry. [click on photos to enlarge]

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