Chuck's Fun Page 2

Friday, July 31, 2009

Interactive Video

Here's a little bit of fun - click on the segment of each photo from an Oscar nominated film to point out an error and you get sent off to another part of the video with a response to your selection. Kewl.

Not So Bright Folks

Bits and Pieces has got a "top ten" list of stupid people posted on their site. Click the link to jump, but I've given you a taste just below.

1. When his 38-calibre revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach , California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat-cutting machine and, after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef’s claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

Remember the wedding entrance dance on video that went viral a week or so ago? Don't ell me you didn't think there might be a divorce someday. It might look something like this...

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

The Future of Video

“By using a Google Streetview-like camera, a system with six lenses, not as a photo but as a video camera, an all-encompassing picture is captured. […]

From the point where the images were recorded, the viewer can look in any direction, let his eyes wander through the crowd, or stare at the ground or the air, which makes viewing a video an experience without boundaries.” – Yellow Bird press release.

Look-Alikes

I picked up on these over at Bits and Pieces. You can click on any image to view a little larger.

Incredible Ventriloquist - Terry Fator

A Cute Little Monkey

He Said What?

"George Washington was called a terrorist by the British. De Gaulle was called a terrorist by the Nazis. l am a freedom fighter."

—Yasir Arafat (September 1988)

Chainsaw Art

I posted a slide show below, courtesy of Google. It features 29 photos of some chainsaw art that is pretty amazing and was sent to me in one of those viral emails that gets sent all over the world.

To play the slide show, click on the play button in the center of the slide show window. If you are so fascinated with the photos that you would like to view them as larger, still images, you can click on the album name in the lower corner of the paused slide show window.

Rainy morning

It's a rainy morning here today (upstate New York), but the forecast is for it to clear this afternoon. But for the past 24-hours my allergies have been acting up - runny nose, itchy runny eyes, and my daughter says she's experiencing it as well. Not sure what's up, but I don't like it. Even my Singulair isn't helping.

Just sayin'.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

He Said What?

People were checking out who they were dating by Googling them. I think it's a tremendous responsibility. If you think everybody is relying on us for information, you understand the responsibility. That's mostly what I feel. You have to take that very seriously."

-GOOGLE CO-FOUNDER LARRY PACE (September 2004)