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Tough Guy 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:37:00 +0000

The Tough Guy 2012 competition took place on January 29, 2012 in Perton, England. Every year, thousands of men and women tackle the course, which is described on the Tough Guy website as eight country miles filled with freezing mud and "barbed wire, cuts, scrapes, burns, dehydration, hypothermia, acrophobia, claustrophobia, electric shocks, sprains, twists, joint dislocation and broken bones." First staged in 1986, it has been widely described as “the toughest race in the world”, with up to one-third of the starters failing to finish in a typical year.

Via: theatlantic

How is Light Beer Light [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:22:00 +0000

Today’s college students are finding new ways to get drunk faster. Whether its drinking a beer with a straw to chugging sugary alcoholic drinks. But you should always watch your alcohol intake and the excessive drinking will always increase your blood alcohol content. Check out how sugar plays a role in the drunkenness in this interactive infographic.

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Via: totaldui

Lego Man in Space

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:55:00 +0000

Two Canadian high school students have successfully launched a Lego man almost 80,000 feet above sea level high enough to capture video of the plastic toy hovering above the curvature of the Earth.

The two teens, Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammed, were inspired to do the project about a year and a half ago when Ho saw a YouTube video of MIT students who sent a balloon to near space. Ho wanted to see if he could do it too.

Via: LA Times

Epic 90's Megamix

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:38:00 +0000

What's better than a '90s megamix? A '90s megamix played on melodica, that's what! Take a look at this compilation of '90s hits played on a curious instrument:

What's Your Animal Name?

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:00 +0000

We all have an inner animal. Find out what yours is. Using the following chart, you can figure out what your animal name is. Mine is “Amigo the Angry Unicorn.”

Via: buzzfeed

458 Indian Boys Set New Guinness Record by Dressing up as Mahatma Gandhi

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:06:00 +0000

Dressed in his iconic khaddar, round spectacles and walking stick, some 485 children in Kolkata created a new Guinness World Record for dressing up as Mahatma Gandhi, the founding father of India, to mark the 64th anniversary of his death.

In addition to setting the record, the underprivileged boys, aged 10 to 16, took part in a half-kilometer trek through Kolkata meant to symbolize the revolutionary Dandi Salt March of 1930.

Via: guardian

What Happens to Your Debt After You Die? [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:35:00 +0000

It's hard to think about the responsibility you have to pay your debts and what will happen if they are not taken care of before you die, but it's something important to do so that you don't pass on your debt to someone else. This infographic provides information about what happens to your debt when you die depending on the kind of debt you have and how to best take care of your debt.

Source: totalbankruptcy

Finnair Flight Attendants Do Bollywood Dance in Honor of India’s Republic Day

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:47:00 +0000

What better way to celebrate India's Republic Day than to do a Bollywood dance? Take a look at this video of Finnair's flight attendants doing a sweet dance on overnight Helsinki to Delhi flight.

Marina Bay Sands Skypark Base Jump

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:12:00 +0000

This New Year’s Day, Marina Bay Sands has been chosen as the venue to the largest BASE jumping attempt in Singapore's history. Seven professional BASE jumpers, participated in this adrenaline pumping display to welcome the New Year.

Via: fubiz

2012 Best Picture Nominees Recast With Dogs

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:46:00 +0000

Yesterday we had a post about recasting favorite movies with cats, but obviously, we weren't about to ignore our canine friends. Because dogs are awesome.

How do you make the 2012 Best Picture Nominees even better? Recast them
with dogs!

That’s exactly what Next Movie did, and we’re not the least bit disappointed:

Put Pork On Your Fork [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:38:00 +0000

This infographic from Put Pork On Your Fork, that interestingly enough is in the shape of a pig, shows how we can improve our diets and eating habits to make ourselves feel better inside.

More Infographics.

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Chinese Boy With Cat Like Eyes Can See In The Dark

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:57:00 +0000

Meet Nong Youhui who has cat-like blue eyes and can see clearly in the dark. We first heard about him in 2009 but now a video report by China’s CCTV has emerged online exploring the boy’s phenomenal ability. Youhui lives in Dahua, southern China and according to the story, medical tests conducted in complete darkness show he can read perfectly without any light and sees clearly during the day. Hard to verify – it is China after all – but we are intrigued.

7 Famous Movies Recast With Cats

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:35:00 +0000

You love movies; you love cats. Put them together, and you have cool movie posters. The movie site NextMovie, had a bit of fun by recasting 7 hit movies by replacing the pesky humans with cats in the starring role. Hilarious stuff.

Obama as The Incredible Hulk by Ron English

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:27:00 +0000

This is a presidentially tough version of Barack Obama as the Incredible Hulk by Ron English. The nonsense of presidential campaigns can transform even a mild mannered, lanky Commander-in-Chief into a muscle-rippling humanoid monster.

Via: bestweekever

Toying with the World: America's Toy Addiction [infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Of course it’s important to treat kids occasionally with the newest toy or the latest game. But as the economy sinks and money gets tighter, it seems to me these types of purchases are also some of the first to cut back on. So I’m extremely surprised that even as families would reduce spending on groceries and school supplies, our toy budgets swell: Americans reduced average supermarket spending by about .5% from 2009 to 2010 while in the same period, toy industry sales grew by 2%.

Check out the surprising cost of our kids’ whims:

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Source: frugaldad

How to Choose The Best of Hosting For Your Site [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:56:00 +0000

As customers adopt more service based computing resources like cloud hosting, it’s only logical that they will also now ask more of their hosting provider to ensure they are getting the correct solution.

So we thought hey, let’s produce an infographic to take customers through a simple decision making process on a route to the solution that’s right for them.

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Infographic by Rackspace Hosting

10 Misconceptions Rundown

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:49:00 +0000

C.G.P. Grey takes 10 common myths and debunks them for you. Here's more proof as to why we shouldn't believe everything that gets repeated (and sent around the Internet) or that is implied in ads.

Cats Wearing Glasses

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:19:00 +0000

It is great to see cute and funny cat pictures. A simple cat makeup way is to have the cat to wear a pair of glasses. These cats have an EYE for fashion.

Source: buzzfeed

Alice in Wonderland Themed Wedding Photos

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:57:00 +0000

In this series by Lauren Brimhall, Erin as Alice and Matt as the Mad Hatter look like a couple magically in love as they pose for the camera on an elaborate set. Even if you weren’t a big fan of the movie yourself it’s still easy to appreciate the amazing level of details incorporated into the occasion.

Via: Thaeger

What Industries Contributed the Most to Google's Earnings in 2011? [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:46:00 +0000

Wordstream, a firm specializing in PPC services and SEM software, has concluded that the top industries contributing most significantly to Google’s $37.9 billion in revenue over 2011 were Finanace & Insurance, Travel & Tourism, and Retails & General Merchandise.

Google’s 2011 earnings were a disappointment to investors as projected revenue fell $300 million short of expectations. Even with profit growth improving from $2.52 to $2.71 billion in Q4 2011, stocks dropped 10% overnight.

As much as 96% of Google’s $37.9 billion in annual revenue was the result of advertising. Wordstream began an initiative to report on the industries that have contributed to Google’s $37.9 billion in 2011 revenue. Below is an infographic that shows the results of their research, but the full report may be of interest, as well.

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French Bulldog Teaches Baby To Crawl

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:20:00 +0000

Nowadays teaching a baby to crawl not only requires good parenting skills but a little encouragement from a good dog as well! Here, French bulldog, Sophie, gives little Isabelle a demonstration on how to crawl with a few kisses thrown in for encouragement.

Cats Love Pizza Boxes

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000

I had no idea so many cats loved pizza boxes like mine! For cats, pizza boxes offer a heavenly combination of two of their favorite things: boxes and warmth. That is, except most of these pizza boxes are empty which is probably because the cats already ate the contents.

Source: buzzfeed

Giant Sun Installation at Trafalgar Square, London

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:44:00 +0000

This ʻbrilliantʼ artwork was commissioned by Tropicana (PepsiCo) to support their current advertising campaign. Art collective Greyworld created the spectacular sun which was raised over Trafalgar Square early this morning as part of Tropicana’s “Brighter Mornings” campaign.

Created by Greyworld and taking over six months to create, the manufactured sun is 30,000 times bigger than a football, has a surface area of 200m2 and weighs over 2,500kgs. Its internal light source produces the equivalent of 60,000 lightbulbs, 4-million lumens of light.

Still it's no match for the actual sun but who doesn't love a little extra light now and then? Especially in Winter when it's so dark all the time. Check out the video of this morning's illumination and a "making of" video.

Via: telegraph

Overdraft Nation: A Visual Guide to Americans’ Overdraft Fees [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:37:00 +0000

As Americans enter 2012, their choice of bank may be increasingly important. Since regulations implemented in 2010 limit banks’ power to charge overdraft fees, many banks are looking for new ways to recoup the income they lost from this type of service fee.

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Source: mint

Chinese News Reporter Screams

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:54:00 +0000

This is actually located in the basement of the Tapei Grand Hotel, which opened last year. According to the YouTube page the scream was genuine.

Female Angry bird is made in China.