not so cool

Srsly? [via teh intarnets...]

They don't mention if he bought one afterwords

Also via my sister, Vice sends one of their hipsters to go try out some Colombian bullet proof clothing.  Which makes sense, because Brooklyn has a few to spare.

Bogota's bulletproof tailor

Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- Colombian tailor Miguel Caballero specializes in making garments that enable the wearer to get shot at point-blank range with nary an injury besides, maybe, a bruised ego. At-high-risk-of-catching-a-bullet demographics, such as rappers and politicians all over the world, rely on Miguel's handiwork. And, lucky me, when I was recently in Bogota for VBS.TV covering a few stories, I had the chance to visit Miguel's shop, learn about his protective clothing, and get shot in the gut by him. Seriously.

As my sister pointed out, one of the better lines is: "I shoot all my employees." Something to keep in mind the next time you have to run a HR gauntlet and feel annoyed because of the drug test.

ridiculous

There is 24" of snow forecast tomorrow here in the DC area.  People were lined out the doors at grocery stores picking up their emergency potpourri rations (or so I heard - I did my shopping, in a very pedestrian way, yesterday.  Better to be lucky than good, son).  Anyway, someone needs to sacrifice a hecatomb on the stairs of the Jefferson Memorial or whatever it takes, because this weather is nuts.

Oh my

This one goes to eleven.  And twelve.  And ten thousand.  (videos of car stereos playing so loudly that they shake the cars to pieces.) (i.e, this XKCD has been checked-off)

awesome indeed

As Adam Savage puts it, that second stage really is a hell of a thing. (pedantic note - no, he's seen things that go that fast before - he hasn't seen things accelerate that fast before)

Le Bonkers

absolutely nuts

Check out the monster trimaran that BMW & Oracle are putting together for the next America's Cup. May the best lawyers win!

Things I would never do

Go on vacation at the exact time as everyone else in the entire country. As the French do, and did, leading to massive traffic jams in the summer heat. And you can imagine the awesomeness when they all appear at some point sufficiently Sud en mass and break out the banana hammocks and ask how much the local children cost. Sometimes it's good to understand and appreciate cultural differences, but synchronized vacations is one of the things that is completely WRONG in Europe. (FWIW, Spring Break in Cabo is equally repellent)

“Being eaten alive by hyenas is less painful than you would think.”

Herter’s magnum opus, though, was “Bull Cook,” a wild mix of recipes, unsourced claims and unhinged philosophy that went through at least 15 editions between 1960 and 1970. Herter claimed one million copies sold; Brown guesses it was closer to 100,000. Either number is impressive, and the wild curveball of the book’s opening lines remains unmatchedin American literature: “I will start with meats, fish, eggs, soups and sauces, sandwiches, vegetables, the art of French frying, desserts, how to dress game, how to properly sharpen a knife, how to make wines and beer, how to make French soap and also what to do in case of hydrogen or cobalt bomb attack, keeping as much in alphabetical order as possible.”

Top Gear is awesome

Love the random John Woo slow-motion bits, but the bug-eyed helpless passenger expressions are priceless.

Welcome to another photoshop come to life

The internet is really screwing with my fake/real-dar.

If you read this, he'll sue you

Man sues book over most-litigious crown

it's turtles all the way down

Of course, after you get a Bernard Favre Manually-Wound Watch Crown Winder for your fancy watch, you'll need to get a winder-winder, and metasoforth...

that is not right

Dog-Shaped Dog Poop Composter Just Looks Wrong

What the what, Japan.

Your daily moment of zen

Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.

Wow.

Your daily moment of zen

Pulling G's in the Mercedes-built Setra S-411 HD

Things on the internet that I do not believe

This morning a colleauge's hiccups made me wonder about their purpose (the hiccups), and so I looked up hiccup on wikipedia. There I learned about intractable hiccups and their supposed cures, which led me to this article posted at the National Institute of Health: Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Message. I'm sure there's some argument about stimulating this or that nerve region, but no, I'm not buying it.

This is six kinds of crazy

That's just not right

Who would..?? Why..?

Your daily moment of zen

That's the 30mm gun from an A-10.