Some Link Love

Hail Kitler!

Sat, 31 May 2008 12:18:59 +0000

Ever thought a cat could like Adolf Hitler? This site is wholly dedicated to Kitlers; that’s cats who look like Hitler, and hosts over 2000 very amusing user contributed photographs.

If you are wondering what else cats are up to these days check this out. For some little known facts about Hitler go here.

Pork and Beans

Sat, 31 May 2008 07:22:21 +0000

Can you guess who all the characters in this video are? These are people from ‘most watched’ videos on youtube. Great concept. I kinda like the song too.

Logo Logos

Wed, 28 May 2008 15:40:10 +0000

These are the kind of company logos that you’ll find when you’ll visit Logologos.

There are hundreds of these logos, made using other logos.

Pencil Animation

Wed, 28 May 2008 11:02:18 +0000

With a pencil, a stick figure drawing and very little use of language, artist Ross Bollinger creates some very humorous and often poignant animations. Here are two you can’t miss - Pencilmation1 & Pencilmation2

Check out more of his highly creative flash animations on his new website, Rossbollinger.com.

Strut your stuff at Strutta

Tue, 27 May 2008 16:12:44 +0000

Strutta.com calls all YouTube video geeks to compete against each other and prove their worth. All you have to do is use your YouTube videos and compete in existing categories or just create a new one.

If you are just looking to browse, the site covers almost any talent you can think of; from the Funniest Joker to the Coolest Bike Trick.

We thought Victoria Foroponova’s Stop motion Ping Pong Ball Manipulation was reaaaly cool.

Beautiful game turned ugly

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:34:33 +0000

Football or soccer as it’s called in some countries, is supposed to be the Beautiful game.

Here is a catchy video from a campaign telling everyone to keep the game beautiful.

For background, here is an other video on why the beautiful game is turning ugly.

When something just Fails

Sun, 25 May 2008 12:41:58 +0000

Photos taken at the precise moment when something fails. Some really good sites on the topic here.

Fail Blog

Doing it wrong

I beat you

Redbull office

Sun, 25 May 2008 12:33:26 +0000

Redbull’s london office seems to have got a new swanky look.

Check out the pictures here.

Like it’s rightly pointed out in the post there, the entire setting does have a very Apple Ipod feel to it. Time for another redbull….

Chessboxing

Sat, 24 May 2008 09:53:03 +0000

Wondering why two heavy weight, half naked guys are playing chess in the middle of a boxing ring? Well the ‘Chessboxers’ were throwing punches at each other just a couple of minutes ago.

Combine the world’s most popular thinking game with the number one fighting sport and you have a unique hybrid sport - Chessboxing. The match starts with a 4 minute chess session and can go up to eleven alternating rounds of boxing and chess. Chessboxing is gaining in popularity with a World Championship every year. This year its in Berlin. Here’s a video clip from an earlier world championship match.

The real Iron Man

Fri, 23 May 2008 18:12:08 +0000

If you thought Iron Man’s high powered, red and gold, futuristic armour was cool, then listen to this.

Raytheon Corp., a major American defense contractor that specializes in state-of-the-art defense technologies, is currently developing a robotic suit for tomorrow’s soldiers. Know as the ‘Sarcos XOS Exoskeleton’, the suit amplifies the wearer’s strength and endurance, enabling the wearer to perform superhuman tasks effortlessly. Check Raytheon’s official site for images and more information.