Lego Man in Space

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.

2012 Best Picture Nominees Recast With Dogs

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.

Cats Wearing Glasses

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.

Happiest Celebrity Mugshots

Everyone loves looking at celebrity mugshots. From photos of a disoriented Paris Hilton or Kid Rock, these can provide hours of laughs and entertainment. Celebrities always seem to be smiling in mugshots. I guess that's because they know they're going to go home very soon in there limousines by giving money. The following is a list of some of most memorable celebrity mugshots being happy.

Cats Love Pizza Boxes

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. I had no idea so many cats loved pizza boxes like mine!

Skiing Witches Race in Belalp, Switzerland

Participants ski in the 30th edition of the Belalp Witches Ski Race on January 14, 2012 in Belalp, Switzerland. The race is inspired by a legend dating back to the middle ages, of a witch who tormented villagers in the area until she was burnt to death.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Lego Man in Space



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



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?

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

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]



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