BlogCadre - video

Goats climbing trees in Morocco

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:49:59 -0500

Photoshopped? Nope. These goats found in Morocco can climb these Argan trees with ease and grace.

If you're having a hard time believing me, check out the video found at this link.

[Above image via Lottelies]

Hummus: The Rap

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:13:48 -0500

GoRemy raps about how there is good in the Middle East... It's hummus [wiki]. Link

Related:
Hummus recipe from Dede's Mediterranean Kitchen - Link

The BBQ Song

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:09:26 -0500

It's summer time and there's nothing better than lighting up the grill and cookin' up some meat. To keep you in the barbecuing mood here is "The BBQ Song" sung by Rhett and Link (backup provided by the Homestead Pickers). It's not only a catchy tune, but also a lesson about the different barbecue preparations across the southern United States. Link.

Related:
Rhett and Link official website - Link
The Alka-Seltzer Great American Road Trip - Link

Autistic Basketball Manager Plays a Great Game

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:33:02 -0500

John McElwain is a special education student with autism. He is his high school's basketball manager and definitely shows a love for the game and for his team.

For the last game of the season, coach Johnson let John suit up for the game, not necessarily to play, but to give him the feeling of what it feels like to wear a jersey. At four minutes left in the game coach Johnson put John in the game. John's first two shot attempts were airballs, but his next 7 consecutive shots are legendary. John made six three-pointers and one two-point shot. Incredible.

Link

Periodic Table of Videos

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:32:13 -0500

Some folks over at the University of Nottingham put together The Periodic Table of Videos, which is an interactive table that plays a video about each element you click on. Check it out. You may learn something. Link.

Previously:
Google Image Top Result Periodic Table, Interactive Periodic Table, A Different Kind of Periodic Table Poster

Bee Boy hip hops to raise awareness

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:34:16 -0500

To help raise awareness of Colony Collapse disorder Haagen-Dazs produced this video and put together the website Help the Honey Bees.

It is a fact of nature: When a honey bee returns to the hive after finding a good source of nectar, it will perform a unique dance for its hive mates, detailing the distance, quality and quantity of the new food supply. Sadly, honey bees are mysteriously vanishing in staggering numbers - a crisis known as Colony Collapse disorder - which is alarming considering honey bees are responsible for pollinating one-third of our natural food supply.

Link to video. Link to Help the Honey Bees. [via Neatorama]

Heli Fishing, RC helicopter fishing

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:08:44 -0500

Do you think it's possible to catch a fish with a RC helicopter? "The fish will pull the helicopter into the water," you say? Well, these crazy kids pulled it off and caught a sun fish. Link to video.

Human Mirror in the NYC Subway

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:49:28 -0500

Improv Everywhere was at it again by bringing together 16 pairs of identical twins onto the New York City subway and creating a human mirror. Link to video [via]

Related:
Improv Everywhere's official website - Link

Previously:
111 shirtless males invade Abercrombie and Fitch, Frozen in Grand Central Station

2-year-old skateboarder

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:09:55 -0500

Zach grabbed Jason's skateboard from the garage the other day and has been wanting to learn how to skate. So far he's coasting up and down our sidewalk with ease and seems to be a natural. Before he expressed interest I was thinking it may be at least a couple more years before we start teaching him how to skate, but apparently we are a year behind. Check out this 2-year-old skateboarder. Link.

Our Wonderful Nature

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:18:03 -0500

Our Wonderful Nature is a short animated film about the mating habits of the water shrew. Warning: this film contains animated, animal violence and sex. Enjoy.

Credits:
Directed by: Tomer Eshed
Animation: Tomer Eshed, Dennis Rettkowski
Sound: David Ziegler
Music: Stefan Maria Schneider

Link

Cadbury Egg Rube Goldberg Machine

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:18:26 -0500

Joseph Herscher put together a pretty fantastic Rube Goldberg machine using Cadbury Eggs.

Link [via]

Previously:
Pythagoras Switch: Japanese Kids Show and Crazy Smart Kids

Bicycle Tutor, bike repair video tutorials

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:18:01 -0500

If you are a bike enthusiast or just a casual rider, you might want to check out The Bicycle Tutor which provides numerous bike repair video tutorials. Link.

Enjoy the summer and take out your bikes!

Beautiful time-lapse video of busy Hanoi intersection

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:56:18 -0500

v!Nc3l4s put together a beautiful time-lapse video of a busy intersection in Hanoi, Vietnam. Can you believe that this intersection doesn't have any traffic lights? Link [via]

Dolphins blowing bubble rings

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:50:06 -0500

Watch as these dolphins blow bubble rings in the water. Link to video.

Trapped in an elevator for 41 hours

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:28:47 -0500

On a Friday evening in October 1999 Nicholas White, a production manager, was working late and decided to take a smoke break. Little did he know it would be the longest smoke break of his life.

The magazine’s offices were on the forty-third floor of the McGraw-Hill Building, an unadorned tower added to Rockefeller Center in 1972. When White finished his cigarette, he returned to the lobby and, waved along by a janitor buffing the terrazzo floors, got into Car No. 30 and pressed the button marked 43. The car accelerated. It was an express elevator, with no stops below the thirty-ninth floor, and the building was deserted. But after a moment White felt a jolt. The lights went out and immediately flashed on again. And then the elevator stopped.

White was stranded in the elevator for 41 hours. In that time White tried everything he could do to escape and even imagined his death. Not having any way to tell if it was day or night or even what time it was would drive a person insane.

Up and Then Down - New Yorker article by Nick Paumgarten
Trapped in an elevator for 41 hours - time elapse surveillance video of Nicholas White