OstrichCopter

Remember the catcopter? Well now someone's gone and pimped that idea by using an ostrich.


The original catcopter.

The Beer Turnstile

Carnival in Rio is exuberant and outrageous. So beer brand Antarctica as a main sponsor decided to match their advertising with a potent message of ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’. Arrive safely at home after drinking by using the a ‘Beer Turnstile’ at the metro station. Now....how do we get every subway system to implement this?



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Blacksmith Forges Batman's Batarangs

A Very Cool RC Car Chase Scene

I just love this. An RC car chase made entirely out of cardboard, hot glue, and spray paint. Check out the behind the scenes video below afterwards!

The Hype Train

Typical Culture presents "The Hype Train" a D.I.Y. based skateboarding
film by Zack Dowdy. Taking it back to the basics with tents, concrete,
dirt, tools, and a group of 100% skateboarders dedicated to mashing all
the time. Based out of San Diego, Calif. Featuring Chris Gregson, Greg
Zamarripa, Luis Sedano, Chris Russell, Zack Dowdy, Brendan Keaveny,
Connor Getzlaff, Josh Stafford, Little Chris, and more. 

The Hype Train is a crew of skateboarders that managed to find each-other
in Southern California. When everyone (The Hype Train) is together and
the wheels start turning - everybody starts pushing their limits, going for
the thrill seek. Taking skateboarding back to the basics, trying things we
never even imagined. All because we push each other, and this vibe runs
deep in the Hype Train, making it impossible to see anything impossible.

Premiering January 24th 2013 - At La Paloma Theater - Encinitas, Calif.

Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer

Fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton swaps the studio for the slopes of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France, with a luminous after hours short starring Artec pro snowboarder William Hughes. The electrifying film sees Hughes light up the snow-covered French hills in a bespoke L.E.D.-enveloped suit courtesy of designer and electronics whizz John Spatcher.

 

Murmuration

A chance encounter and shared moment with one of natures greatest and most fleeting phenomena.

Skydive From Space: Felix Did It!!

Over 8 million people watched Felix step off that capsule and hurtle through the sound barrier and into the record books.
His records:
Highest jump: 128,097ft or 24 miles (39 km)
Highest manned balloon flight: 24.261miles (39.045km)
Fastest freefall: 1342 km/h or 834mph (Mach 1.24)
He was in freefall for 4 minutes and 19 seconds, missing out on the record by 17 seconds still held by Joe Kittinger.

 

Check out all our previous posts that lead up to this epic event dating back to January 2010!
First Supersonic Freefall
Skydive From Space Update 
Skydive From Space Update 2 
Skydive From Space Update 3 - A sad day
Skydive From Space Update 4 - It's back on!
Skydive From Space Update 5
Skydive From Space Update 6 - First manned test flight!
Skydive From Space Update 7 - 2nd manned test flight!
Skydive From Space Update 8 - A teaser

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Grounded - A Downright Gorgeous Short Film

Grounded, a short film by Kevin Margo follows the final moments of extrasolar astronauts. I don't fully understand it, but I can watch it over and over.

Kuratas: The US$1m Super Robot

Did someone say Gundam?
Japanese electronics company Suidobashi Heavy Industry have created this super robot called "Kuratas" which can be yours for US$1m. It has a top speed of 10km/h and measures four meters in height, weighs four tons and has four wheeled legs that can either be controlled remotely through the 3G network or by a human seated within the cockpit. Oh, and it has twin gatling guns which fire 100 BBs a second.

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Skydive From Space Update 7: 2nd Manned Test Flight

Felix Baumgartner has completed his second test flight and plunged to Earth from an altitude of about 96,640 feet (25.9 kilometres). His top speed was an estimated 536mph (863km/h). He's aiming for a record-breaking jump from 125,000 feet, or 38 kilometres, in another month and hopes to go supersonic, breaking the speed of sound with just his body.

Videos from HERE and HERE
Image from HERE

View From The ISS At Night

An amazing video by Knate Myers made from still shots taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station. Make sure you watch in full screen!!

NYC Storm Captured On Instagram

This amazing photo of a storm over New York City was snapped by Dhani Jones, a former pro football player and current amateur photographer from a Delta Airlines flight.

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Proteigon Stop Motion Video

PROTEIGON from BURAYAN.

A really inventive short stop-motion film, directed at partizan by Burayan during a two month intership....

Shohei Otomo Carhartt Campaign

Shohei Otomo, the Japanese illustrator has done some new work for Carhartt’s Spring/Summer 2012 ad campaign. Check out the video at bottom of post! Awesome!!

Shadows by Joe Pease

The predatory Bird presents this fantastic short by Joe Pease presenting an entirely unique way of seeing skateboarding. The title supposedly is inspired by this essay on Peter Pan. I'm sure the big wigs and fat cats will get their greasy mits all over this concept before too long and rape it of all it's worth. Remember Joe did it first! 

TVRBO HDA R.I.P.

I have learned today that the OG Funk and style master Tvrbo has sadly passed on to higher plains. This guy was not only one of the finest and most colorful of painters, character and style king but also a really lovely humble guy. His pieces and approach to walls were second to none putting him at the top of my list for influential writers. His absence will leave a hole and without a doubt he will be sorely missed. Big up Tvrbo may you continue to rip in paradise, our thoughts go out to his family and friends in this sad time. To celebrate his work here is a selection of what he left behind:

Getnloose has an interview with Tvrbo from 2010 HERE.

Skydive From Space Update 6: First Manned Test Flight!!

Inside Instruments

These awesome posters were made for the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra and feature various musical instruments' insides shot with a macro lens camera, giving the viewer a sense of enormity and vastness. The art direction was done by Bjoern Ewers...

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Skydive From Space Update 5

It's definitely on this year!! YES!
From the Red Bull Stratos website yesterday:
"The jump will happen sometime this year. I know you’re thinking, “how am I going to mark it on my calendar with a vague answer like that?” I can tell you the team has made really good progress in a matter of months, but they need to run more tests. We’re launching out of Roswell, NM so the weather will be another determining factor. Believe me, when it’s time to launch we’ll give a big shout out."

Images from HERE