Helping the world smile

Dog O'Lanterns

2010-10-29T01:01:00.000-05:00

Hiding in the couch

2010-10-28T01:23:00.000-05:00

New generation robots

2010-10-27T01:11:00.001-05:00

Amazing, how these robots are becoming sophisticated...

What a pressure!

2010-10-26T01:11:00.001-05:00

Watch until the end, his performance is great!

Labrador & dolphin swimming together

2010-10-22T00:52:00.000-05:00

Golf ball hitting a steel plate

2010-10-21T21:37:00.001-05:00

Surfing into the fractals

2010-10-20T00:13:00.001-05:00

FractalNet HD - Slow deep Mandelbrot zoom from Michael Hogg on Vimeo.

Time lapse: skies

2010-10-19T00:53:00.001-05:00

The Unseen Sea from Simon Christen on Vimeo.

Guillaume, Laetitia and Kitty

2010-10-15T00:12:00.000-05:00

Guillaume, Laetitia and Kitty, making a journey from Miami to Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) walking a total of 10 000 miles. Their journey is going to take around one and a half year.

Good luck, guys!

Kitty Indedit from TURNOFTHEWORLD on Vimeo.

Cat vs. printer

2010-10-14T12:12:00.000-05:00

Swonderful...

2010-10-13T12:07:00.000-05:00

Just put the mouse over and play... it is beautiful:
soytuaire.labuat.com

Remembering 'We are the World'

2010-10-13T00:05:00.002-05:00

So nice to see all this people singing together...

Dog singing with iPad

2010-10-07T20:00:00.001-05:00

Ninja bear

2010-10-07T19:31:00.000-05:00

Nuclear power plant demolition

2010-10-06T23:40:00.001-05:00

The shape of the sound

2010-10-05T20:07:00.001-05:00

From the source:
A simple experiment demonstrating the visualisation of cymatics can be done by sprinkling sand on a metal plate and vibrating the plate, for example by drawing a violin bow along the edge, the sand will then form itself into standing wave patterns such as simple concentric circles. The higher the frequency, the more complex the shapes produced, with certain shapes having similarities to traditional mandala designs.

Let's dance - II

2010-10-01T11:11:00.000-05:00

Let's dance - I

2010-09-30T11:11:00.000-05:00

No comments...

2010-09-29T11:11:00.001-05:00

Unfortunately the author is unknown...

China, by Dr. Feng Jiang

2010-09-28T11:11:00.001-05:00

Photos from China, by Dr. Feng Jiang - professor from York University:

See more: www.obviousmag.org

The cats at St. Petersburg's Museum

2010-08-27T01:11:00.000-05:00

From abc.news: "The standard line about the Hermitage Museum on the banks of St. Petersburg's Neva River is that you can spend days wandering its rooms and only see a small fraction of the millions of masterpieces under its roof. But glance out the window next to that ancient Roman statue and you may see something as much a fixture of the museum, but not nearly as celebrated: cats.

Dozens of cats roam the grounds of the Hermitage, living in the museum's gardens and labyrinthian basement, cared for by a designated staff. They've lived here for centuries, first brought in by the imperial family to rid the Winter Palace of rats, and for the last 10 years cared for by the office of the director of the Hermitage.

"We joke that if [our director] permits us to have 50 cats, so we [technically] have 50 cats. But really we have around 60 cats," says Maria Khaltunin, the director's assistant and head of the cat program.
More...

Canine revenge

2010-08-26T10:10:00.000-05:00

Water balloon bursting in slow motion

2010-08-25T22:34:00.001-05:00

The calendar cats

2010-08-24T20:15:00.002-05:00

From style.com: "Meet the new faces of 2011: Poncho, Ziggy, Shuvel Face. Those were some of the fancy felines on hand yesterday as United Bamboo shot its second annual cat calendar. Miniature versions of the line’s looks from Fall ‘10, Resort ‘11 and the upcoming Spring ‘11 collections hung on one wall of the United Bamboo studio, as half a dozen kitties stalked the space, clad in bow blouses and peacoats. “We have to remake all the patterns, obviously,” explained United Bamboo founder Miho Aoki, as she dodged the aptly named cat Bamboo. “But it’s OK, because our patternmaker has a cat, so she gets into it.” Read more

Frostie, the dancing cockatoo

2010-08-20T01:11:00.001-05:00

Amazing friendship

2010-08-19T11:11:00.002-05:00

Discussing politics with a goat

2010-08-18T11:11:00.000-05:00

Balloons and Dyson Air Multiplier fans

2010-08-17T23:10:00.001-05:00

Dolphins & bubble rings

2010-08-13T01:11:00.001-05:00

Travelers commercial

2010-08-12T11:11:00.000-05:00

Kittens & the treadmill - II

2010-08-11T11:11:00.000-05:00

Spectacular Aurora Borealis

2010-08-10T11:11:00.000-05:00

From Telegraph.co.uk: "A large solar storm has caused spectacular aurora displays across the Northern Hemisphere after blasting out of the Sun three days ago." (August 4)

See more pictures from Flickr gallery

ChimpDance

2010-08-06T01:11:00.002-05:00

Don't ask me if this is real... I really don't know!

French know-how

2010-08-05T01:11:00.000-05:00

Soccer girl

2010-08-04T11:11:00.000-05:00

iPad magic show

2010-08-03T01:10:00.000-05:00

Dancing baby

2010-07-30T09:11:00.001-05:00

Grooming time

2010-07-29T11:11:00.000-05:00

Lego printer

2010-07-28T11:11:00.001-05:00

Lego printer uses world's cheapest ink cartridge...

Bobcats in downtown Dallas

2010-07-27T16:20:00.002-05:00

You can read the complete article at www.wfaa.com

Fake one until you make it!

2010-07-23T09:59:00.000-05:00

The body doesn't know the difference between a fake laugh from a real laugh and the benefits are the same. So..."fake one until you make it"!

Dolphin jumps out of the water

2010-07-22T16:53:00.002-05:00

Animal odd couples gallery

2010-07-21T11:11:00.006-05:00

Beautiful images, see it at Dailynews.com

Sunspot 1087 time lapse movie

2010-07-20T11:11:00.001-05:00

A time lapse movie spanning for 4 days about a solar eruption which has happened just a few days ago - magnificent. See here at www.spaceweather.com

Read the complete article

Very smart!

2010-07-16T01:11:00.000-05:00

The keyboard cat

2010-07-15T01:11:00.000-05:00

More than million views on YouTube...

So much tenderness

2010-07-14T11:11:00.001-05:00

This picture is amazing - but no credits for the great artist who shot it:

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest

2010-07-13T11:11:00.001-05:00

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California.

See the pictures at the Telegraph.co.uk :

A real nice 'person'

2010-07-09T11:11:00.002-05:00

The kitten & the ice cream

2010-07-08T17:02:00.002-05:00

Paul the psychic Octopus

2010-07-07T21:13:00.005-05:00

Paul the psychic octopus remains undefeated predicting the results of FIFA World Cup 2010. See below:
1 - Germany victory over England,

2 - Germany victory over Argentina...

3 -Today he was right again, predicting the victory of Spain over Germany:

FIFA World Cup 2010 Official Theme Song

2010-07-06T11:11:00.001-05:00

I think you don't need to be a soccer fan - this video is a tribute to all the different cultures and to the sports as well, very well done.

He loves her!

2010-07-02T09:11:00.000-05:00

Matthew Harding strikes again

2010-07-01T09:11:00.000-05:00

Do you remember Matt Harding, the guy who danced around the world? Now he strikes again:

Magdeburg Water Bridge

2010-06-30T09:11:00.000-05:00

From Wikipedia: "The Magdeburg Water Bridge (German: Wasserstraßenkreuz) is a navigable aqueduct in Germany, completed in October 2003. It connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittellandkanal ("Midland Canal"), crossing over the River Elbe. The canals had previously met near Magdeburg but at opposite banks across the River Elbe. It is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world - 918 metres.

Canal engineers had first conceived of joining the two waterways as far back as 1919, and by 1938 the Rothensee boat lift and bridge anchors were in place, but construction was postponed during World War II. After the Cold War split Germany, the project was put on hold indefinitely by the East German government.

The reunification of Germany and establishment of major water transport routes made the Water Bridge a priority again. Work started in 1997, with construction taking six years and costing €500 million. The water bridge now connects Berlin’s inland harbour network with the ports along the Rhine river. The aqueduct's trough structure incorporates 24,000 tonnes of steel and 68,000 cubic meters of concrete."

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Crop circle for the Summer Solstice

2010-06-29T14:30:00.005-05:00

From MailOnline.com: "(Not so much) peace and love: Farmer's fury as crop circle appears next to heart-shaped wood on Summer Solstice"

Read the full article

Seagull steals from world's laziest cat

2010-06-25T11:11:00.001-05:00

Snow dogs

2010-06-24T11:11:00.000-05:00

Britain's Got Talent: Tina and Chandi

2010-06-23T11:11:00.000-05:00

This video was disabled from embedding but you can watch it straight on the YouTube page -

Click here.

Bold gator takes up residence in Wilmer, Texas

2010-06-22T00:22:00.000-05:00

From wfaa.com: "It's certainly not something you'd expect to see swimming in a man-made retention pond with a fountain in the middle.
A six-foot alligator has made himself right at home at the industrial park off Interstate 45, and even the game warden had trouble catching him." ...

Read the complete article

Diet Coke & Mentos

2010-06-18T11:11:00.001-05:00

Did you ever imagine that this could happen?

More about UFO's: now spotted in Australia skies

2010-06-17T11:11:00.001-05:00

From abc.net.au: "The UFO was seen moving through the sky just before Saturday's sunrise in New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT."

Read the complete article and view more pictures

Friendship

2010-06-16T11:11:00.001-05:00

North Texas llamas give wool to fight Gulf spill

2010-06-15T11:11:00.000-05:00

From wfaa.com: Area ranchers (from North Texas) are sending llama wool to the Gulf Coast because of its highly absorbent qualities.

A doggy summer

2010-06-11T11:11:00.000-05:00

Cat saves woman from pit bull attack

2010-06-10T11:11:00.000-05:00

From wfaa.com: "Harold Woods said when he found two pit bulls attacking his wife outside their Pearland home, he tried unsuccessfully to separate them. That's when the family cat, Lima, came into the fray and saved the day."

Read the complete article here

Aliens Land in Russia

2010-06-09T11:11:00.000-05:00

From Pravda, the Russian newspaper: Residents of the city of Perm, in Russia’s Ural region, say that they could see a strange object in the sky. The object, eyewitnesses said, was hanging in the air above the city, scanned the area with a beam of light and even let off several “passengers.” The people did not specify what kind of passengers they were exactly and how they disembarked from what seemed to be a spaceship.

A woman saw a strange object in the window at about 2-4 o’clock a.m. She woke up her daughter and asked her to take a look at the strange sight. The two women could see a disk-like object sending three glittering beams of light on the ground.

Many city residents discussed the strange object on local forums.

Nikolai Subbotin, the director of RUFOS research station said the specialists of the station were investigating the information about the appearance of a UFO above Perm on January 9, Arguments and Facts newspaper wrote.

World's ugliest dog dies aged 17

2010-06-08T11:11:00.000-05:00

From Brisbane Times: " Miss Ellie, a small, bug-eyed Chinese Crested Hairless dog whose pimples and lolling tongue helped her win Animal Planet's World's Ugliest Dog contest last year, has died at age 17 after a career in resort showbusiness in the Smoky Mountains."...
Read the complete article

Dog singing 'Jingle Bells'

2010-06-04T11:11:00.000-05:00

Surfing Dogs

2010-06-03T13:51:00.002-05:00

Pictures from: www.peoplepets.com

I am a cat...

2010-06-02T12:12:00.001-05:00

Domestic Transformer

2010-06-01T11:11:00.001-05:00

From YouTube: "In Hong Kong, because of the space, apartments are small and expensive. Gary Chang, an architect, decided to design a 344 sq. ft. apartment to be able to change into 24 different designs, all by just sliding panels and walls. He calls this the Domestic Transformer."

Meting a long time friend

2010-05-28T11:11:00.000-05:00

From the source:"In the African jungle, conservationist Damian Aspinall searches for Kwibi, a lowland gorilla he hasn't seen for 5 years. Kwibi grew up with Damian at his Howletts Wild Animal Park in England. When he was five, he was released into the forests of Gabon, West Africa as part of conservation programme to re-introduce gorillas back into the wild. Now Kwibi's 10 years old, much bigger and stronger. Will Damian find him? Will Kwibi attack him?

A man and a dog

2010-05-27T11:11:00.000-05:00

I bet you will cry with this animation, a very tender one:

The Fun Theory - II

2010-05-26T11:11:00.002-05:00

Very smart way used for recycling bottles...

Amsterdam Nieuw-West

2010-05-25T11:11:00.000-05:00

From the source: "The city district Amsterdam Osdorp recently merged with Slotervaart and Geuzenveld-Slotermeer and was given the name Amsterdam Nieuw-West. This change also meant the end of 20 years of restructuring urbanized areas. To celebrate everything achieved, a book was published. ‘The Metamorphosis of Osdorp’ gives an overview of the architectural highlights. PlusOne was asked to create an intriguing video. "

Norway got talent 2010

2010-05-07T11:11:00.000-05:00

...and Happy birthday!

2010-05-06T11:11:00.001-05:00

From the source: " This was a shoot for a client T.D.S. who hired out a flash mob to perform in Washington Square Park in New York city for her husband B.D.S.'s birthday."

Aurora Borealis Photo Gallery

2010-05-05T11:11:00.000-05:00

From the source: " Solar activity continues to increase after a two-year solar minimum that ranks among the century's deepest. The return of sunspots and a resurgent solar wind is good news for aurora watchers, who are seeing some of the best displays since ~2006"

Photo: Tony Wilder

See more pictures here

Subway Stations

2010-05-04T14:10:00.007-05:00

The World's Ten Amazing Subway Stations - according to the Pravda, Russian newspaper.

See all the pictures here

Playing for change: Don't worry be happy

2010-04-30T11:11:00.002-05:00

From the source: "The first original Song Around The World that speaks to the similarities we all share as a human race."

See more videos

Brain stimulation therapy:-)

2010-04-29T11:11:00.000-05:00

Got vertigo?

2010-04-28T11:11:00.001-05:00

From planetoddity.com: "The Hussaini- Borit Lake Bridge in Pakistan is considered as one of the most dangerous as it is very old, narrow, and too high above the lake and to top it all the wooden planks are missing."

Solar storm - April 22 2010

2010-04-27T11:11:00.000-05:00

..."A solar flare so big it could encase more than 100 Earths is seen exploding from the sun's surface. The amazing image is one of the first spectacular pictures to come from a new NASA space probe, taken with UK-built cameras."...
Read the full article and see the video at www.thesun.co.uk

Baby pandas playing

2010-04-23T11:11:00.000-05:00

I could watch to this all day long...

Strange Animal Moms

2010-04-22T11:11:00.000-05:00

The four fingered pianist

2010-04-21T11:11:00.002-05:00

The river most beautiful in the world: Cano Cristales

2010-04-20T11:11:00.000-05:00

"The Cano Cristales, touted as the most beautiful river in the world (also called as the “River of five colors”), is definitely a treat to human eyes. It is so indistinguishable from other rivers of the world, that just a look at it or a beautiful visit to it can leave an everlasting impression on a person. A river flowing in Colombia runs for about 100 km before joining into the main water body. It is located in the northern part of Colombia, in “Sierra de la Macarena... "
See more pictures & read the full article

Embrace life

2010-04-16T11:11:00.002-05:00

A baby is born

2010-04-15T11:11:00.000-05:00

From the source: "These pictures were taken immediately after the baby's birth on April 6 2010.
The mare laid down, and then he trotted around and crawled right up into her lap..."

** Unfortunately, no credits for these pictures

Robot animation

2010-04-14T11:11:00.000-05:00

Very tender story - it goes straight to the point

Earth Hour 2010

2010-04-13T11:11:00.003-05:00

Earth Hour 2010:
lights are switched off in
major cities around the
world - see the pictures
clicking on the link below,
it's worth seeing:
www.telegraph.co.uk

Crow adopts kitten

2010-04-09T11:11:00.002-05:00

This is amazing - the footage is from 2001... so, I keep wondering how they are doing nowadays.

GE Ecoimagination commercial - V

2010-04-08T14:04:00.002-05:00

New species of lizard found in the Philippines

2010-04-07T14:43:00.003-05:00

A new species of giant lizard -"Varanus bitatawa" - has been discovered in the Philippines.

About 6.6 feet/2 m long, they are vegetarian, with a diet based on fruits.
Read more on BBC News

Tortoise chases dog

2010-04-06T11:11:00.000-05:00

Exotic creatures: Slow Loris

2010-04-02T11:11:00.000-05:00

Video & more info here: Very cute: Slow Loris

Exotic creatures: Tarsiers

2010-04-01T11:11:00.002-05:00

From Wikipedia:
"Tarsiers are the only entirely carnivorous primate on Earth: they are primarily insectivorous, and catch insects by jumping at them. They are also known to prey on small vertebrates, such as birds, snakes, lizards, and bats. As they jump from tree to tree, tarsiers can catch even birds in motion.[citation needed]
Gestation takes about six months and tarsiers give birth to single offspring. Young tarsiers are born furred, and with open eyes, and are able to climb within a day of birth. They reach sexual maturity by the end of their second year. "

Location: Phillipines and other Islands of Southeast Asia

Exotic creatures: Lyrebirds

2010-03-31T11:11:00.000-05:00

From Wikipedia:
"A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. Lyrebirds have unique plumes of neutral coloured tailfeathers.
Lyrebirds are among Australia's best-known native birds. As well as their extraordinary mimicking ability, lyrebirds are notable because of the striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in display..."

Exotic creatures: Alpacas

2010-03-30T11:11:00.000-05:00

Some info from the web about these creatures:
"Alpacas (and Llamas) come from Peru, Bolivia, and Chile, in the high plains areas called the "Altiplano", elevation: 8,000'-15,000'. Very intelligent, gentle animals, they are relatively inexpensive to maintain and are quick,to learn, cooperative and patient in training."