F-16′s are a serious accomplishment of modern engineering. They are used as the predominant fighters of military’s around the world, and are capable of incredible speeds, maneuvering, and air combat tactics. The majority of the population will never by able to experience an F-16, never being in the military or having the ability to pilot one. Thanks to a in-cockpit cam with the 51st wing during some training in Alaska, you can witness refuelling in air, bomb strikes, flyby’s and the works.
Nothing says rookie mistake like a big messup with your parachute. The reservist in the video seems to be preparing to make a jump from a helicopter – and is kneeling by the open back cargo area, normally the space where you would then proceed to jump out of the aircraft and pull your chute. This one is a little backwards, as he deploys the chute while still in the helicopter, and that sucks him right out. Very quickly. Check out the fail in it’s entirety below.
So many people are afraid of sharks, likely because shark attacks are an over-reported, over dramatized, and made to look like sharks are just out to attack and kill people. This in itself has created a negative attitude towards sharks by most people, and so generally there is not a lot of concern for the well-being of sharks. One major problem added to this situation is that China has a ravenous appetite for shark fin soup – people believe it has some special healing powers and medicinal use. This craze has lead to soaring shark fin prices and serious efforts to ‘harvest’ as many fins as possible. The infographic below shows how many people are killed by sharks every year, in comparison to how many sharks people kill each year. The comparison is astonishing.
Unfortunately, abuse is something that happens to people all over the world. Even worse, is that children are also subject to abuse, and may of them (being children), have no simple way to get help. They either can’t access the resources or aren’t even sure what is available or how to get help. A Spanish organization, Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation (ANAR) has decided to address this issue in a real creative way. They have placed ads in public (like bus stop posters), that display 2 versions of an ad – and depending on whether you are a kid or an adult, you will see two different versions. Adults will see a poster of a child and a message that reads “sometimes, child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it”. The kid will see a different (even secret if you will) version of the same photo of the kid with bruises and a message that instead reads “if somebody hurts you, phone us and we’ll help you” alongside the phone number for the organization. ANAR is addressing the issue that sometimes the person causing the abuse in a child’s life may be with them, and so how to you empower a child, and even more simply, provide the child with the information (without the adult knowing) on how to get help. Check out the short video below and see how it all works.
Mike Mitchell is a Los Angeles based artist, who has a particular knack and desire for creating works of art based on popular movie characters. Mike has everything from Steve Buscemi from Reservoir Dogs, to Francis McDormand in Fargo, to Jamie Foxx in Django Unchained. His art pieces aren’t trying to re-interpret something from the movies or present characters differently, they are just simple, character portraits, mostly profile views. Check some out below or visit his website for more works of art.
The Matrix has solidified itself a place in pop culture – the original movie and following sequels have been viewed millions of times by people all over the world. The films are known for having significant connections to philosophical teachings, largely to the “Plato’s Cave” allegory, and so some people may have trouble following the story, and making sense of it beyond the simple story. This YouTube user, pixelspersecond, watched the movie with his mom and asked her (on camera) to retell the story from the beginning. The result is quite entertaining (and he was kind enough to animate it). Check it out below.
We all use some form of social media in our lives. With such an array of choices available, from photo sharing networks (like Instagram), to messaging networks (such as Twitter), to blogging social networks (such as Tumblr). Whatever network you choose to use, everyone has a different type and amount of use – some people approach lightly, and just “observe”, where as some people find themselves using the word “hashtag” before key words in real life conversations. Check out the infographic below and find out what type of the 12 ‘personalities’ you fall into.
