Heliumbeer, best thing since sliced bread.

Lost and Found dog

Even though it's fake, still I think this is a great example of fun advertisement.

Titanic in SUPER 3D, now with more monsters!

Scissor Lift DUI

Apparently it is fake, still funny though :)

A few more Steve videos.

Alien Autopsy!

Best sports interview ever

Brendan Venter has been warned not to repeat his bizarre post-match television interview based on the comedy sketch in the film Mike Bassett: England Manager.

Looks clothed *Bubbling* looks naked

More Bubbling...

The fake nature documentary that spawned myths

Douche recently brought up this video:

Because the above clip is obviously staged (note the convenient camera placement in the water cave) I did some detective work, and apparently it is from controversial and at least partly staged 'documentary' Animals Are Beautiful People. However the technique in the clip might be a valid way of trapping monkeys, but I can't find any firm sources. This documentary also produced the famous drunk animals video, sadly this also seems to be a myth according to various sources (1, 2).

Generic News Report

From Newswipe with Charlie Brooker.

In related news: Some bullshit happening somewhere

Luckily the news in the Netherlands isn't this bad (yet).

How the BBC makes those awesome timelapses

This is from the BBC Life Series: "Plants" which you can watch here.

In a studio! I always wondered about this. Actually I think that's kind of cheating. But I guess that it's impossible to do under natural conditions.

23 years of conscious coma

A car crash victim has spoken of the horror he endured for 23 years after he was misdiagnosed as being in a coma when he was conscious the whole time. Rom Houben, trapped in his paralysed body after a car crash, described his real-life nightmare as he screamed to doctors that he could hear them - but could make no sound. 'I dreamed myself away,' he added, tapping his tale out with the aid of a computer.

The truthfulness of this story has been criticized by none other than the acclaimed skeptic Randi. Is the story real or not, or somewhere in between?

Wired article Houben has since proven able to answer yes-or-no questions with slight movements of his foot. It’s a tremendous accomplishment, and raises the chilling possibility that, as estimated by Coma Science Group leader Steven Laureys in a Monday New York Times story, as many as four in 10 people considered utterly comatose may be misdiagnosed. But the legitimacy of interviews given by Houben and his facilitator to Der Spiegel, and shown on video by the BBC, may not be as certain. “I believe that he is sentient. They’ve shown that with MRI scans,” said James Randi, a prominent skeptic who during the 1990s investigated the use of facilitated communication for autistic children. But in the video, “You see this woman who’s not only holding his hand, but what she’s doing is directing his fingers and looking directly at the keyboard. She’s pressing down on the keyboard, pressing messages for him. He has nothing to do with it.”

Imagine how messed up it is for this guy if he IS conscious and sees the woman typing stuff that he IS NOT thinking.

MSNBC article Most troubling about the claim that Houben is communicating are the facts that he is doing so with the help of a therapist who points his finger to the keys on a computer keyboard. The therapist, Linda Wouters, has told news reporters that she can feel Houben guiding her hand with gentle pressure from his fingers. She feels him objecting when she moves his hand toward an incorrect letter. But, given his injuries, Houben should not be able to generate any pressure in his fingers. And if he can do so, why did no one else detect this ability over the past 23 years?

There is a simple way to test this. Say or show a simple word to Mr Houben while the person guiding his hand is not there. Then have the facilitator come back and ask Houben to write that word. If he can answer Yes/No questions with his foot, then you could also ask him, are you typing these words? We need more info on this story. I hope someone gets to the truth of this. Locked-in syndrome @ wiki Facilitated communication @ wiki

a tip from this nice australian man

Wouldn't you guys love to have him over sunday morning as a jehovah's witness. His YouTube channel.

Carice van Houten doet auditie

"Fornicating Under Consent of King" = bullshit

Wiki:

False etymologies

One reason that the word fuck is so hard to trace etymologically is that it was used far more extensively in common speech than in easily traceable written forms. There are several urban-legend false etymologies postulating an acronymic origin for the word. None of these acronyms were ever heard before the 1960s, according to the authoritative lexicographical work The F-Word, and thus are backronyms. In any event, the word fuck has been in use far too long for some of these supposed origins to be possible. Some of these urban legends are that the wordfuck came from Irish law. If a couple were caught committing adultery, they would be punished "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge In the Nude", with "FUCKIN" written on the stocks above them to denote the crime. Another theory is that of a royal permission. During the Black Death in the Middle Ages, towns were trying to control populations and their interactions. Since uncontaminated resources were scarce, many towns required permission to have children. Hence, the legend goes, that couples that were having children were required to first obtain royal permission (usually from a local magistrate or lord) and then place a sign somewhere visible from the road in their home that said "Fornicating Under Consent of King", which was later shortened to "FUCK". This story is hard to document but has persisted in oral and literary traditions for many years; however, it has been demonstrated to be an urban legend.^[8]

• That it came from any of:
  • "Fornication Under the Christian King"
  • "Fornication Under the Command of the King"
  • "Fornication Under Carnal/Cardinal Knowledge"
  • "False Use of Carnal Knowledge"
  • "Felonious Use of Carnal Knowledge"
  • "Felonious Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
  • "Full-On Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
  • "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
  • "Found Under Carnal Knowledge"
  • "Found Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
  • "Forced Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" (referring to the crime of rape)

p.s. Be sure to check out "usage in politics" on the Wiki page!

Bruno pwns Eminem

Looks staged though as the camera zooms in on Eminem before it's obvious where Bruno lands. Still funny.

New Video Game Consists Solely Of Shooting People In The Face

LIES!

In response to this post: Annom edit:

The new Shii: Wii for women

Make sure to check the last game in the series!

Kaboom Infomercial

Finally Found Him

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Apparently this was staged to promo the roll out of UK Street View.