When you were a kid, you were probably busy playing tag or hide-and-seek in your backyard after school. Once you were all pooped out, maybe you went inside to have a nice snack of milk and cookies (if your parents were “cool”) or perhaps some fresh veggies. Learning a very specialized skill to perform in the streets with your family was probably nowhere in the realm of your imagination. But this six-year-old girl in India has perfected the craft of tightrope walking in order to perform with her father. It’s hard to imagine the time and dedication that went into learning how to be this awesome at something so difficult. Just watch for yourself: What? Why? Rumble / jamesseadie How in the…? Rumble / jamesseadie This is amazing! I bet climbing that first three-foot-tall tree when you were seven is feeling a little less impressive right now, huh? It’s okay, you’re probably good at other things…you just won’t ever be able to walk a tightrope like this amazing little girl! Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/tightrope-girl/
Being a parent is so hard, and everyone deserves a break sometimes. The problem is, parenting is a 24/7 job. And there are some days when your little tykes can’t or won’t give you a single moment of peace to yourself. That’s when it’s time to get creative. Ashley Gardner, mother to two-year-old quadruplet girls, has an understandably hard time finding quiet moments in her day. That’s why, when she desperately needed a treat, she locked herself in the pantry. Make sure you watch until the very end to see a hilarious special guest. Here are the girls in the pantry after Mom finally let them in. The picture was posted to the Gardner family’s Instagram, which is full of stories about their crazy antics. Read More: What This Little Boy And His Dad Did In Their Living Room Had Me In Stitches Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/mom-hiding-in-pantry/
Roto-a-Matic is a collaboration between Chicago-based product development specialists Squibbles Ink and designer toy store Rotofugi. Taking on the vintage Mold-a-Rama machine, the new project aims to redesign the molds that make plastic toys in less than one minute. The original Mold-a-Rama machines work by injecting a molten concoction of polyethylene plastic into a mold, hitting it with a blast of air to make the plastic conform to the shape of the mold and then opening up the mold to drop the figure into a bin where customers can retrieve it. The Roto-a-Matic project is making new molds for the machine, asking the artistic community to contribute designs. The first toy is the Helper Dragon designed by sculptor Tim Biskup. Each figure comes with its own Certificate of Authenticity indicating the name of the figure, name of the artist, date of manufacture and color. The Roto-a-Matic is currently operational and available only in one location in Chicago. Check out the machine in action: This article originally published at PSFK here Read more: http://mashable.com/2012/08/08/diy-toy-vending-machine/
There’s a tiny island in Japan that is so full of cuteness, if I saw it in person I wouldn’t be able to handle it. It’s known as Rabbit Island, and that is because it’s literally full of nothing but rabbits. (Surprise!) Rabbit Island, a.k.a., Okunoshima, was used as the secret base for the Japanese Imperial Army’s lethal gas operation during World War Two. You wouldn’t even guess it now, though, because the only reason people know this island is for the bunnies. Lots and lots of bunnies. Over 6,000 tons of poison gas were manufactured on this island during the war, but that dark history has been erased by the bunnies. YouTube At some point, rabbits were introduced to this remote island and they took over. Now, there are HUNDREDS of adorable bunnies living there. YouTube To the delight of tourists, you can visit the island and interact with all of the furry residents. YouTube And judging by the video below, the rabbits really like it when tourists visit to feed and pet them. After all, who doesn’t like to be fed treats and cuddled? Experiencing an adorable rabbit stampede is something I need to do before I die. Source: YouTube Why go to a tropical island paradise when you could go to one of the cutest islands on earth, filled with lovable new friends? Share this, maybe you’ll find someone to take the trip with you. Read more: http://viralnova.com/rabbit-island-japan/
googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); We keep our most precious valuables under lock and key, but they may not be as safe and secure as you might think… Although we try to keep others out with security measures such as padlocks, sometimes we end up doing a better job than anticipated and lock ourselves out of our own stuff. And of course, when we need our keys, they are nowhere to be found. Never fear, because where there’s a will, there’s a way! Let ViralNova be your locksmith with these five easy tricks to unlock a padlock without a key or combination. I’ll have to start carrying a toolbox with me at all times. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/padlock-hacks/
A dashboard camera captured a Russian motorist driving erratically. Then, his car spun out of control, right in front of an office conducting a traffic stop. Seeing the officer, the foolish driver decided to put his car in reverse in an attempt to escape the cop. The accidents were just piling up, so the officer on-foot decided to commandeer a vehicle… What happened next was right out of an action movie. (Source: YouTube) I really hope that cop told him to “step on it”. Read more: http://viralnova.com/russian-hit-n-run/
If you’ve never heard of the term “happy tears,” then you’re about to get an education. Crying isn’t usually a pleasant experience, but there’s something really awesome about being brought to tears when you can’t contain your happiness and excitement. This adorable little girl knows a thing or two about happy tears. When she found her favorite stuffed toy after many difficult days apart from it, she couldn’t help but break down. Check out her precious reaction in the video below! Isn’t that just the cutest thing ever? She’s clearly attached to that toy, so we hope that she never, ever loses it again. Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/found-toy/
Celebrating a victory is a very normal thing to do. You won the game, and you should be proud of yourself! Once the game is over and you’ve secured your victory, feel free to party and celebrate all you want. But make sure that the game is over. If you get caught celebrating a victory too early, well…something like this will most likely happen. Next time you are thinking of showing a little hubris, remember these boys. They thought they had the game all wrapped up, but alas, they did not. What a sick shot! Read more: http://www.viralnova.com/buzzer-beater/
In a surprise appearance on Friday, President Obama made an emotional speech about race in America following the acquittal of George Zimmerman, explaining how the death of Trayvon Martin felt personal to him. “Another way of saying that is, Trayvon Martin could’ve been me, 35 years ago,” Obama said. “There are very few African-American men who haven’t had the experience of being followed in a department store — that includes me.” Zimmerman fatally shot the 17-year-old Martin on the night of Feb. 26, 2012. Zimmerman, 29, was a neighborhood watch volunteer in Sanford, Fla., a gated community where Martin was staying at the time. In the weeks following the incident, he was accused of second-degree murder and manslaughter. A jury found him not guilty of both charges on Saturday. Watch Obama’s full speech below. What do you think of Obama’s sentiments? Share your reactions in the comments below. Image: Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Read more: http://mashable.com/2013/07/19/obama-trayvon-martin/
Here is a list of devices from which you, dear readers, claim to send emails: Commodore 64, carrier pigeon, homing pigeon, courier pigeon, fountain pen, rotary phone, hammer and chisel, tin can via the string network, typewriter, abacus, Apollo Guidance Computer, Atari, car phone, shoe phone, 1984 Samsung car phone, difference engine, Game Boy Color, IBM Selectric, pocket rocket, Remington SL3, souped-up TV remote, steam powered digital telegraph, TI-83 Plus, TI-89, toaster, UNIVAC, Coleco Adam computer, Moleskine notebook, Pony Express, Skynet, space-age phonograph and smoke signals. Phew. That’s a lot of retro. And a lot of Wikipediaing for the uninitiated. This data derives from Thursday’s request for edits to that line of text that phone companies so gauchely added to mobile emails: “Sent from my iPhone” and the like. I know I promised you a best-of list, but… Instead, I wrote you an essay breaking down the data! (Bum trade, sorry.) What really caught my attention is that people saw a basic grammar to iPhone signature witticisms. You put a single line of text in front of millions of people, and they start — en masse — to decompose it into playable components. Here’s the general form of the message (explicit stuff is in brackets): Apology/Location/Status [Communication] from [My] [Device] The surface content of the message is that you’re receiving a message from a device. But the type of device conveys an implicit status message, while the presence of the line provides an in-advance apology for any errors as well as an indication you’re mobile out there in the world (or at least not at your computer). Using this general form, we can create a loose taxonomy of the signature edits. (Yes, I know I’m taking this too seriously. Sent from a nerd in data heaven. Expect overthinking.) Sent from a rotary phone. Image: Alexis Madrigal Look, you can check for yourself (I’ve scrubbed the names and backstories): Image: Alexis Madrigal Most people only played with one of the elements. Obviously, the list at the top of this post shows people toying with the idea of the device itself, which (unintentionally or not) also changes the status message that gets delivered. They get all the other benefits of the line, but get to associate with a device that’s “more them.” Others liked to highlight the device’s “deviceness,” as in Nathan Tsoi’s “I typed my text above on a smallish quadrilateral of aluminosilicate glass, a task that would have been unimaginable to most people even a few short years ago. Mistakes are inevitable” or Marcus Himmel’s “Sent from a toy that has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969 when it sent two astronauts to the moon” or Don D in Peoria’s, “Sent from the first great invention of the 21st century.” The other popular way to personalize the signature was to play with the implicit apology. These come in two flavors. The first is to actually apologize with words: Typed with big thumbs on small phone iPhone. […]
