William Trubridge becomes the first human being to dive completely unassisted to 100 meters (one hectometer). With a single breath of air, and only his hands and feet for propulsion, he set this historic world record in Dean’s Blue Hole, Long Island, Bahamas, on December 13, 2010.
Found via Thako: The HECTOMETER freedive on Vimeo.
This, to me, is the perfect storm of awesomeness, combining three of my favorite things: Lego, computing and ancient civilizations.
See “Ancient astronomy: Mechanical inspiration” for more info on the Antikythera mechanism.
The car behind us was parked so bad today that one of the city’s sidewalk snow-remover got stuck and the only way to get it out was to move our car. So we got to work, helped by the city’s employees. I wish they got stuck every winter morning, it’d be so much easier/faster to get the kids to school. ;)
This is ME! Guessing you have to be from or living in Quebec (and speak French) to really understand that one. But if you do, then you’ll know exactly what he means. Well, unless you’re a bear.
Tsé c’est wooooooo…
There’s nothing like watching an Afghan woman go down a ramp for the first time and she’s achieved something that she never thought she would.
Visit skateistan.org for more information, and please give generously. And if you need something to “show for it”, they have some nice t-shirts. Always makes a great holiday present. :)
See also: Skateistan, the Movie
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