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“Heavy Weather”

PAgent — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:53:09 +0000

I am never taking a cruise. Never.

This is the Pacific Sun.

In July, 2008, while enroute to Auckland, New Zealand, the Pacific Sun encountered “seven meter swells and 50 knot winds.” Things got ugly. How ugly? Consider this CCTV footage:

Holy Crap! And if that isn’t scary enough, look what was happening below decks:

That water on the deck? That’s seawater. I know this because you can see it bubbling up under a watertight door in the reverse angle footage.

via Neatorama

Words

PAgent — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:56:56 +0000

A great short film courtesy of Radio Lab – WNYC.

“I’ll Get The Ice Creams”

PAgent — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:21:29 +0000

This one goes out to all those Dads who have learned the hard way that everything goes somehow askew as soon as Mom walks away.

via Drawn!

I Will Survive

PAgent — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:13:04 +0000

see more So Much Pun

Red

PAgent — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:56:38 +0000

I try to keep abreast of all things Warren Ellis. In this case the film adaptation of his graphic mini-series “Red” is about to be unleashed upon the world. This is the international trailer:

“The Expendables” my ass. THIS looks like fun. C’mon, Helen Mirren with a sniper rifle? Awesome.