Archive for November, 2009
This is a world record no surfer wants to see broken anywhere near his or her home break. But alas, the previous record held by the Brazilians for surfers riding the same wave was 100. The record setting stunt was organized by the ocean conservation group, EarthWave. Well, we appreciate… Read the rest
The Sky Burial, or jhator… Read the rest (which literally translates to “giving alms to the birds”), is a once-common Tibetan burial practice in which a human corpse is mutilated before being left on a mountaintop as food for vultures.
According to a fascinating article in ZME Science, the monks (rogyapas) who prepare
Thomas Miklautsch wind surfing in front of the Perito Moreno glacier … Read the restin the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina.
Sassy got a little bored at work and convinced us that surfing the Surly was a much better idea. We agreed since it’s Thanksgiving time and nobody wants to be doing boring old work stuff. Sassy has a vast many talents, and his excellent balance and super sasquatch strength lent… Read the rest
A man in Victoria, Australia ended up in the hospital after sustaining deep cuts to his abdomen and face in a battle with an aggressive male kangaroo that was trying to drown his dog Rocky in a dam.
The forty-nine-year-old victim told reporters his dog chased the male kangaroo into… Read the rest
When I was a young lad growing up in the promised land, I skied almost ever day during the winter season. Growing up in Minnesota meant skiing in below-zero temperatures on hills with 200-300 foot vertical drops. Ski life was all about getting big air. Bomb the hill, hit the… Read the rest
A night hike in the Amazon Rainforest is mind-blowing. You’re literally surrounded by a wildlife symphony – the croaking of a toad, the sound of a spider crawling or a bat flapping its wings. The nocturnal Amazonian residents come alive.
Enter their world through these images. Click on the thumbnails… Read the rest
Members of the Ga Tribe in coastal Ghana honor their dead with creative coffins that celebrate the way the deceased lived – for better or worse.
From Ghana Web:
The coffins are designed to represent an aspect of the dead person’s life — such as a car if they were … Read the rest
Stefan Gulas has spent the past four years developing the ErockIT, a super-fast hybrid bike that can sustain speeds of up to 50mph.
Instead of using an accelerator, riders must constantly pedal the ErockIT to keep it going. The faster you pedal, the faster you go. The motor multiplies the… Read the rest
When 8,000 families share the same surname, telling one another apart on paper can become a confusing, frustrating task. That’s why residents of Chioggia, Italy are rejoicing at a new decree from the interior of ministry that allows residents to use their nickname as a second, official surname, when filling… Read the rest
Although you’d never know it by looking at her, Barbie turns 50 this year.
To mark the anniversary more than 500 of the dolls went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy. According to the Daily Mail, makers Mattel are backing the exhibition, which is the… Read the rest
Chris Hawley and Sergio Salache have put together an interesting profile on Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard in USA Today. One of the more interesting aspects of the article is the mayor’s push to ‘civilize’ the city.
Here are some of the ways he’s doing it:
1. Smoking in bars… Read the rest
Andrew Querner -Living in Canada, Querner has a passion for alpine climbing and captures some amazing shots from frozen places around the world. When he’s not shooting crazy climbers on icebergs off the coast of Labrador, he’s working on photo essays that document the relationship between residents and their communities… Read the rest
Sound designer/composer Diego Stocco is a musician from Italy who has been playing music since the age of six. He is unique in his approach to sound, as he custom builds his instruments out of everyday objects for each composition to create never before heard sounds. In this particular video,… Read the rest
Children across the world can rejoice over a new study that concludes they should be allowed (and encouraged) to get dirty.
In a report published in the online edition of Nature Medicine scientists claim that being too clean can impair the skin’s natural ability to heal. In short, every time… Read the rest
