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Wheels Of The Future [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:06:00 +0000

We know plenty about how digital technology is reshaping computing, smartphones, personal relationships and business. But what about something most of us depend on every single day — the automobile? Digital tech is also changing how we use and interact with our cars, and in more ways than you probably realize.

Vehicle-to-vehicle communications, for example, could help automobiles detect one another’s presence and location to avoid accidents. That could be especially useful when it comes to driverless cars — another advance already very much in development. Similar technology could help ensure that cars and their drivers slow down for school zones or stop at red lights. Symphony Services scoured sources from around the web to compile all this and more into the infographic below.

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Via Mashable

Goal Celebrations FX

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:47:00 +0000

Surrender Monkeys teams up with advertising agency Buzzman and brings us this special effects video of soccer players celebrating their goals. So, if you ever wanted to see Christiano Ronaldo shooting lasers from his eyes and Wayne Rooney literally on fire, now is your chance.

Take a Peak into Blizzard Entertainment Headquarters

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:28:00 +0000

Located in Irvine, California are the headquarters for one of the bigger gaming companies on the planet. Blizzard Entertainment has created games like World of Warcraft and Diablo and they don’t mind showing off their successes throughout the office. Looks like a fun place to work.

Minecraft Themed Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Matt and Asia are a cute couple that bonded over the popular game Minecraft. They built a house together in the digital world and have been inseparable ever since, both in the game and in real life. Matt even proposed to Asia up on stage at MineCon with the help of the game’s creators. So it was no surprise that Matt and Asia would plan a Minecraft themed wedding, and wow, did they ever.

They worked hard and put together an incredible event, which truly reflected their love for Minecraft, ahem, each other! In case you thought they blew a whole lot of money on a bunch of decorations that they would only use once – they didn’t. The decor came by way of the folks at MineCon, who were kind enough to lend them all of the props that they needed for their Minecraft themed love fest and to give them the Minecraft Jones Soda.

Source: Thegoodness.com

Messi vs Ronaldo [infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:24:00 +0000

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo are two of the world's premier footballers.

Messi vs. Ronaldo - who is the greater footballer? This infographic made by visual.ly analyzes their 2012 season to help answer the question - who is better, Messi or Ronaldo?

Who do you think is the better player? Messi or Ronaldo?

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Shocking Illusion - Pretty Celebrities Turn Ugly [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:18:00 +0000

Prepare to be freaked out, again. You've seen "Pretty girls turn ugly" now try the celebrity version!

Awkward Prom Photos From The 90's

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:05:00 +0000

If you have ever wondered how you should pose for your prom photo look no further than this collection of unique and sometimes painful prom night examples.

Take a walk down memory lane and look back at all of those awkward prom memories you tried so hard to forget.

Mama Falcon vs. Researches

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:55:00 +0000

Researchers needed to band and test peregrine falcon chicks living in a tower on the University of Toledo. Mama Falcon is not too happy with this.

People from The Ohio Department of Natural Resource's Division of Wildlife visit every year to temporarily remove the falcon chicks from the nesting box, take blood samples and attach permanent numbered bands to their legs for tracking and future identification. More info.

Watch Mama Falcon in action:

Via Buzzfeed

Pictogram Music Posters

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:35:00 +0000

Graphic designer Viktor Hertz simplifies popular songs into clever minimalist pictogram posters.

Viktor Hertz is a freelance design artist and photographer, located in Uppsala, Sweden. My main area is designing posters, I’m currently a bit obsessed with custom art movie posters, but I try to be as wide as possible.

Anatomy of a Television Commercial [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 30 May 2012 19:20:00 +0000

Learn about how to create a compelling TV ad in this visually appealing infographic. See key developments in the television ad industry and who the key players are. Learn how to write a script, what a good script length is and how to choose the right voice talent for a TV commercial.

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Via Voices

Abandoned 747 Lifting In Place In Extreme Wind Conditions [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:33:00 +0000

This 747 is sitting in a boneyard in Mojave, CA waiting to be dismantled and recycled. On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour and reports of gusts up to 100 near the pass due to a low pressure zone. Without the weight of its engines, the slightly tail heavy 747 tries to take to the skies one last time. The next day the plane was found to have also rotated about 45 degrees from its original position.

WTF is Cosplay? – Just Cos NYCC: Episode 1 [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:17:00 +0000

For its debut episode, the Nerdist Channel’s new web series "Just Cos NYCC" answers the question "What the f*!k is cosplay?". To find an answer, Chloe Dykstra, Linda Le and Seth Herzog visited New York Comic Con and interviewed a bunch of costumed geeky awesome people.

Hot Girls of Phoenix Comicon 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Phoenix Comicon attracts thousands of people with an interest in comic books, science-fiction movies and television programs, sci-fi books, board games, and video games.

Via Phoenix New Times

35 Years of Star Wars [infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Tue, 29 May 2012 17:20:00 +0000

Since it's original release in 1977, Star Wars has introduced generations of fans to new philosophies and ground breaking visual effects. This infographic traces 35 years of the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars. Enjoy!

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Via Newsarama

Tetris: The Movie [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Mon, 28 May 2012 23:06:00 +0000

A trailer for “Tetris”, an “adaptation” of the addictive video game, has surfaced on the Internet, depicting unstoppable giant blocks drifting towards some of Earth’s biggest cities. Luckily, the trailer isn’t real — it’s the work of YouTube filmmaker Warialasky, who asks:

” If Battleship gets its own movie, why not Tetris?”

Celebrity Bromances

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Mon, 28 May 2012 22:56:00 +0000

These days more and more men are finding strong bromances with other celebrities, whether as co-stars, lifelong friends or duets. It's especially nice to see in the celebrity world, because what usually makes the news are the feuds rather than the friendships.

Presented below is just a sampling of those sixteen celebrity bromances we love right now.

Cool Xbox 360 Mods

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:51:00 +0000

There have been some amazing skins made specifically for the Xbox 360. Some are functional, adding new features to the system like portability or intercooling, some are pure cosmetic, spattering the system with blood or grime. Don’t question it, it’s art!

Here are the thirty coolest ones I could find these are so cool i wish mine was like one of these

Don't Hate on Windows 8 [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Mon, 28 May 2012 19:42:00 +0000

In the last two months, fierce debates surrounding Windows 8 have taken place all over the web. While I haven’t tried out the consumer preview, I did get the chance to see it in action and it left me intrigued. To put it simply: the new operating system seems like a bold move for Microsoft. Modeled after today’s wildly successful smartphones, Windows 8 could prove to be a real gambit in the PC world.

Guys at Frugaldad put together an infographic that breaks down the improvements and new features on 8. I’m hardly a computer wiz, but reading up on Windows 8’s apps and cloud software sure makes me wonder how Microsoft’s big release will fare against Apple. Check out the graphic below and let us know if you think Windows 8 can gain some ground against Apple’s OSX!

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Via Frugaldad

The Evolution of Motorcycle Safety [Infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Sat, 26 May 2012 06:21:00 +0000

The early 1960s may have been the decade when motorcycling officially became the world’s coolest mode of transport – thanks to the smouldering likes of Steve McQueen and James Dean – but it was also the era when deaths on the road peaked, with over 1,500 bikers a year killed between 1959 and 1962.

Keeping bikers and other road users safe on the roads is a cause most people actively support. Promoting awareness of motorcycle safety and bringing attention on how this can be enhanced collectively play an active role in motorcycle safety communications. Bennetts has just published an infographic supporting this very cause. Championing the awareness and inroads made into improving motorcycle safety, the ‘Evolution of Motorcycle Safety‘ infographic encapsulates the historic charting of pinnacle moments in the development of motorcycle safety as well as how this has affected the safety of road users.

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Via Infographicjournal

Stuntman's Parachute-free Skydive [VIDEO]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:22:00 +0000

A stuntman, Gary Connery, has become the first man to leap 2,400 feet and safely land without using a parachute. The 42-year-old daredevil plunged from a helicopter wearing only a wing suit, in a death-defying feat before landing in an area containing 18,600 cardboard boxes.

Via SkyNews

Teen Stars Then and Now

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:54:00 +0000

These people used to be the TV-stars when they were teens, but as years have gone by many of them have changed completely. In the recent months, we've learned that Alicia Silverstone is bird-feeding her kid, Mayim Bialik is still breast-feeding her three-year-old kid, and that Lark Voorhies looks absolutely nothing like she used to. I guess that means it's time to figure out which of our other fan favorites are doing weird things in 2012.

Alicia Silverstone

Kel Mitchell

Mayim Bialik

Danny Tamberelli

Lark Voorhies

Michael Bower

Amanda Bynes

Frankie Muniz

Robin Kelly

Taran Noah Smith

Tara Reid

Eddie (Edward) Furlong

Amy Jo Johnson

Jason Frank

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jeremy Jackson

Pamela Anderson

Eric Nies

Jenny McCarthy

Macaulay Culkin

Tori Spelling

Jamie Walters

Claire Danes

Jared Leto

Jodie Sweetin

Damon Sharpe

Rebecca Gayheart

Kirk Cameron

Tia and Tamera Mowry

Blake McIver Ewing

Lindsay Lohan

Via Buzzfeed

Homemade Magnetic Levitating Bed

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:25:00 +0000

Reddit user with the nickname ‘mememetatata’ built this awesome levitating bed using plywood and hockey puck sized rare earth magnets. With $1,000, he built this floating bed that can comfortably sleep one person upto 250 pounds due to the fact that two people would make the rig collapse.

Building the frame of the levitating part of the bed. Fits a twin sized mattress. It's 74 inches long and 38 inches wide.

Another angle

Put in the slats that will keep the magnets in place

Put the magnets in and closed it up

Highly technical drawing of one of the corners of the main thing

Making the frame of the lower platform. It is 8 feet long and 7 feet wide

Another angle

Due to bad packaging in the magnet shipment, two of the magnets got stuck together. This is incredibly bad news because there are several hundred pounds of force holding these together now. After a lot of raging and angrily emailing the company that I got the magnets from, I realized that a rubber glove I was handling the magnets with was stuck between them. It provided a gap of around 2mm. I used scissors to pry this open and stick successively larger things inside.

Got a pen in (I taped around the pen so that the splinters wouldn't get everywhere if the pen shattered, which it did ;D)

Three pens and a spacer

Two spacers and a pen

I was worried that the pens would fall out and I would lose all of my prying progress, or that all of my spacing would fall out and they would be entirely stuck together with no gap, in which case they would be entirely and impossibly stuck together (many hundreds of pounds of force holding them together, these are solid neodymium rare earth magnets the size of hockey pucks). I used screws, which since they are magnetic, stood no chance of falling out! They also worked pretty well to prop them apart.

Two spacers

I stomped on the spacers to jam them and a pen in. I then replaced the pen with a third spacer and got them unstuck!

Slight damage. Essentially only aesthetic. Tests I did confirmed that the magnets were for all intents and purposes entirely functional.

Finishing up the base.

Put it all together. Steel cable tethers the top bed to the bottom base. Had to do some math to determine how long the cable needed with how high I calculated that the bed would float. I got this stabilization system (and most of the idea of the bed!) from this bed which is a much larger scale, much more expensive version http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hgI5jSC3NwY#t=94s

View underneath the platform

The steel cable goes into the platform where it is attached and screwed in.

Complete bed! Although I haven't yet put on the trim and nice looking parts, or put on a clear coat of paint to make it shinier/cleaner looking.

Sexting and the College Student [infographic]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 24 May 2012 17:25:00 +0000

For most college students, sexting is no big deal. In fact, as many as four out of five engage in sexting. But sexting can lead to more than just embarrassment -- it can lead to legal consequences, especially if a minor is involved. The problem with sexting doesn't end there. It has become an epidemic among college students, which can lead to other problems too.

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Via BCO

Do You Speak English? Yes, Sure [Video]

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:06:00 +0000

The guys from Russia exceeded the speed limit and decided to speak in English with a Ukrainian policeman. They were sure that he does not understand English and just let go and they will not have to pay a fine.But ...

16 Passive Aggressive Car Alarm Notes

noreply@blogger.com (Damn Cool Pics) — Wed, 23 May 2012 22:11:00 +0000

I suppose the "I'm going to throw a brick through your window," line is frightening and probably effective, though couldn't these people think of another threat? I think that the Sharpie one is the most clever of the bunch, though I particularly enjoy the lines like, "no one wants to steal this piece of..." well, you get the idea.