How to catch a Fish

This is pretty interesting.  I think the way this bird uses bread to fish is surely a sign that there is plenty of intelligent life out there... not just us humans.

128,000 Dominos Falling

There is something very satisfying about the sound of a series of dominos falling over.  It is really impressive when it goes on for over 7 minutes.  If you listen carefully, you can also hear the sound of a several world records falling.  I think that preparing these huge setups must be an incredibly stressful job.

Awesome Underwater Shots

Alexander Semenov is a biologist with quite a talent for underwater photography and he has taken some incredible photos.  Take a look.  It's really nice work.  You can see his Flickr page here.  You can learn more about what he is doing here.

via This is Colossal

What if the Earth were Hollow

Did you ever think that if a hole was dep enough you could fall through to China?  What would really happen if you drilled a hole through the center of the Earth and then jumped in?  Luckily, the Minute Physics guys have figured it out for us in this video.

Amusing comments

Every now and then the internet produces something really fun.  The trend of "crowd sourcing" combined with some creative people can produce unexpected results.  Lately we've been having some fun reading the comments that people post to about products or items on websites.  We've come across some good ones.  Really, some of it is very fun reading.  Warning, once you start on these, you should plan on spending some time.  They can suck you in.  Don't believe me?  Try this recipe for Ice Cubes from food.com.  Sure the recipe is funny; explaining how to make ice, complete with pictures and measurements etc, but the real fun comes in the comments people made about the recipe.  They start with:

This recipe is horrible! Maybe I should have left them in longer than two minutes (the recipe doesn't say how long to leave them in the freezer so I just kind of guessed) but mine came out all watery. I won't be making these again. 

or

I harvest my own free-range water, so the idea of putting it in a plastic tray and a commercially made electricity-wasting freezer disgusts me. I prefer nature's method, waiting until the temperature outside drops below freezing.

or

My husband and I found this recipe a bit bland. The addition of 1 1/2 T of Sriracha really lifted the oxygen flavor that was being overpowered by the doubled hydrogen. The additional "kick" with the newly-balanced molecular flavor has made this recipe a favorite around our house.

Read the rest of the comments here.  It will make you smile.

If you don't like recipes, how about the comments about this Banana Slicer on Amazon?

1,420 of 1,427 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars No more winning for you, Mr. Banana! March 3, 2011

By SW3K

For decades I have been trying to come up with an ideal way to slice a banana. "Use a knife!" they say. Well...my parole officer won't allow me to be around knives. "Shoot it with a gun!" Background check...HELLO! I had to resort to carefully attempt to slice those bananas with my bare hands. 99.9% of the time, I would get so frustrated that I just ended up squishing the fruit in my hands and throwing it against the wall in anger. Then, after a fit of banana-induced rage, my parole officer introduced me to this kitchen marvel and my life was changed. No longer consumed by seething anger and animosity towards thick-skinned yellow fruit, I was able to concentrate on my love of theatre and am writing a musical play about two lovers from rival gangs that just try to make it in the world. I think I'll call it South Side Story.

Banana slicer...thanks to you, I see greatness on the horizon.

You can read all the comments here.

I find it reassuring that there is still humor out there...  Good job internet for making us smile.

Helicopter Physics

I like this video about the physics of helicopters, not just because it has some good explanation of the science of rotating blade aircraft, but it also shows some really cool light painting with helicopters.  Of course it would be more awesome if it included quadcopters, but hey, you can't have everything.  Destin from Smarter Every Day has some rally great videos on a variety of topics including using a high speed camera to understand the physics of poop splashes.  That is useful science.

Separating Yolk from White

This is pretty awesome.  It is a technique for separating the yolk from the white of an egg using a plastic bottle.  It's quite brilliant and definitely something we're going to have to try in the Digital Diner kitchen.  If nothing else, this looks like a good way to amaze your friends.

Crazy

OK, I understand that this is a Hollywood stunt team and that they are professionals and all of that.  Still I think that it is crazy.  Tight rope walking is crazy enough.  Slack rope walking a little more crazy.  Walking between two moving trucks... insane!

Impossible Graphics

While generally I'm opposed to censorship, I'm thinking that it is wrong to allow graphics like this to be generated.

via Like Cool

Games We Play

We all have those little games that we play.  There are the common ones like pulling the pedals out of a daisy... "she loves me."  "she loves me not."  Then there are the more personal ones.  I had a bunch, like the one where I'd try to get up the stairs before the door closed.  Or just about any game involving two people and a ball - from catch to ping pong - could be turned into a game of "Save the world!"  We need to get a volley of at least 20 in a row in order to save the world... a little pressure and a common enemy can galvanize a cooperative goal.  What games do you play?