by jtpratt | May 19, 2008 | distractions, youtube
El Caminito del Rey or “The King’s Pathway” is in Spain. Originally built in 1901 as a narrow walkway in the mountains between El Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls – it took 4 years to build. Now more than 100 years later the walkway is falling...
by jtpratt | May 14, 2008 | distractions, youtube
The walking quadraped robot is something I saw a few years back in YouTube video, it was called the “Big Dog” and is made by a company called “Boston Dynamics”. This new video from March 2008 shows how much more this thing has (insanely)...
by jtpratt | May 10, 2008 | distractions, youtube
So – a couple of rednecks decided to buy a dirt bike at their local flea market or yard sale. Then – they figure they’ll just take it home by strapping it to the hood of their car. Only problem is – those straps must not have been tight enough...
by jtpratt | Apr 15, 2008 | distractions, youtube
This is quite possibly the craziest and most incredible thing I’ve ever seen (all in one). This is video shot somewhere (in Africa?) of an elephant that paints. And this elephant doesn’t just put random scribbles on the canvas, it paints in great detail,...
by jtpratt | Apr 11, 2008 | car tech, distractions, diy, youtube
Check out this dude that made his own Panzer tank in college! It’s half scale, and so bloody scary that when he drove it down his parents street for fun the neighbors called the cops thinking it was WWIII or something! It runs on an old diesel generator motor,...
by jtpratt | Mar 31, 2008 | distractions, opinions, web, youtube
People who believe in Scientology are crazy. They really are. They can slice and dice it any way they want, but there’s no denying the fact that the crux of the religion is the fact that they believe in aliens, and it’s the source of all our troubles...
