Fire Whip Cracking to Black Sabbath's "Paranoid"

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Video Link. Why the internet, and specifically YouTube, was invented. A guy doing fire stunts to "Paranoid."

ahhhh.the good old days.......

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True Skin Sci-Fi Short Nails That Blade Runner Vibe

• By Hugh HartEmail Author
• 10.16.12
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Sexbots, a deadpan antihero, a creepy futuristic black market for implants and a psycho-cyborg cliffhanger all get crammed into True Skin,

True Skin Sci-Fi Short Nails That Blade Runner Vibe

• By Hugh HartEmail Author
• 10.16.12
• 6:30 AM
• Edit

 

Sexbots, a deadpan antihero, a creepy futuristic black market for implants and a psycho-cyborg cliffhanger all get crammed into True Skin, a dazzling sci-fi short that reportedly has Hollywood going nuts.

Zak Loves Mandy

Photo: Kimberly Kane for VICE.

Photographer and porn performer Kimberly Kane interviews friends and fellow adult film travelers Zak Sabbath and Mandy Morbid in Vice. "Last year, Mandy was diagnosed with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes loose joints, damage to blood vessels, and skin that stretches and bruises easily. Her diagnosis was a relief in some ways. For years, doctors had no idea what was causing her debilitating pain, and her health deteriorated until she was often unable to get out of bed, let alone work. Some days are better than others, but if Mandy leaves the house she must do so in a wheelchair or with a cane

Why do some people say the Earth isn't getting hotter?

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Star Wars as Medieval Manuscript Illustrations

By EDW Lynch on October 16, 2012

Thai artist Chawakarn Khongprasert created these fantastic illustrations of notable Star Wars moments, in the style of medieval illuminated manuscripts & paintings.

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Tardigrades, Plucky Microorganisms That Can Survive in Space

Tardigrades, Plucky Microorganisms That Can Survive in Space

Back in September, Motherboard posted this fascinating video on Mike Shaw, a self-described naturalist who studies tardigrades, hardy microorganisms that can survive extreme conditions including the vacuum of space. Tardigrades (aka Water Bears or Moss Piglets) can enter a state of suspended animation—cryptobiosis—which allows them to survive temperature and pressure extremes, radiation, and other lethal conditions.

Expired Jug of McDonald’s McJordan BBQ Sauce From 1992

By Rusty Blazenhoff on October 16, 2012

Recently on eBay, there was an unopened, expired jug of McDonald’s McJordan BBQ Sauce from 1992 up for auction. It was the sauce used on the McJordan Burger, a promotional burger named after pro basketball player Michael Jordan (in some markets, it was called the “Big 33″ after Larry Bird). If you were hoping to bid on this gallon of nostalgic goodness, sorry, it sold on Monday October 15 to an anonymous Chicago buyer. The asking price: $9,995.00 (though, shipping was free).

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