The Feds Take Down 307 Domains in Preparation for Super Bowl Sunday
The big game is on Sunday, so what better time for the Federal government to start seizing sports-related domains left and right under charges of illegal streaming and sale of unauthorized merchandise? This has actually been going on for a while now, but today marks the largest seizure to date: 307 sites in total, 16 of which were allegedly doing the streaming thing, the rest allegedly handling the unauthorized merchandise part.
This young red fox labrador Tessie is not only adorable, but just about the best ping pong spectator for which one could hope. Too small for the table, Tessie jumps every single time the ball is hit, and since the pup wants a pretty good view of the action, jumps in the proper direction each time. If you wanted to be a fan of this ping pong fan, don't worry, because she has her own Facebook page.
Meet Milk Man, the Superhero With a Distressing Super Power [Video]
Freddie Wong and his creative crew have temporarily abandoned the realm of gaming and special effects wizardry, instead venturing into the absurd for their latest video. It's a pretty fantastic, albeit somewhat disgusting, look at a new superhero called Milk Man. You can imagine where it goes from here. Though not too gross, the lactose intolerant amongst our readers may want to skip this one.
Appropriately Named “Very Large Telescope” Uses World’s Largest Virtual Mirror
The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile has already made a name for itself in the scientific community, second only to the Hubble Space Telescope for generating optical observation related academic papers. Though the first of the VLTs four primary telescopes was completed in 1999, plans to link the telescopes together as a single, massive unit have been in the works for nearly a decade. After years of work, all four telescopes were successfully integrated last week, giving scientists a 130 meter (426 foot) "virtual" mirror.
Ridiculous Safe Sex AIDS Campaign Ads Imitating Facebook Places
These Finnish AIDS Council ads are not only eye-catching and mark genitals with Internet map markers, but imitate Facebook Places, which is essentially Facebook's Foursquare style check-in feature. There's something extremely visceral about "checking in" to people and how many other people "checked in" previously. Check out the male version of the ad after the jump.
Tortoise Eats The Heck Outta This Salad, Mercifully Time Lapsed [Video]
Proving that you can make anything interesting by time lapsing it and slapping some cliche dramatic music on top, Matthew Hoyos' video of a tortoise eating fruits and veggies is a real treat. At this speed, that tortoise is a terrifying eating machine with a vegetarian diet. As fun as the video is, I ache to know how long it took the tortoise to get through his meal in regular time.
Bizarre, Spastic “Motion Feel” Will Transform Your Mind [Video]
This video called "Motion Feel" by artist Shinji Inamoto isn't just a bunch of objects undergoing a series of bizarre transformations. Ok, maybe that is all there is, but it's also a mind-bending visual and auditory treat, with a touch of horrific lurking around the edges. It's weird, it's wonderful, you should watch it.
Hand Crocheted Skyrim Dog Costumes Are a Fantastic Idea
Halloween may be months away, but it's never too early to start dressing up your dogs. Take this handsome pair, for instance, dressed like a Dragonborn and a dragon from fantasy video game Skyrim. A hand crocheted labor of love, the outfit includes a helmet, sword, shield, and bracers. Also, that's a dachshund dressed as a dragon. What more could you possibly want? See more pictures of this pair, and their costumes, after the break.
We've been waiting with bated breath for the forthcoming LEGO Lord of the Rings sets for quite some time now, but it looks as if they've already been spotted in the wild. Apparently this image above was taken in the VIP area of LEGO's booth at the Nuremberg Toy Fair and (allegedly) posted to this Slovenian forum. But are they the real deal?
