Archive for the ‘ Cool ’ Category

Facts About The Internet

We all know the Internet is big. But did you know it’s so big that it’s practically impossible to measure!

With so much information available at the touch of a button, its easy to see how 70% of people feel that the amount of available data is overwhelming. Here’s a little perspective on the Internet.

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Dublin Zombie Walk 2010

Highlights of The Dublin Zombie Walk 2010. Done in aid of The Irish Cancer Society and the RNLI.

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This animation is for a startling documentary called, “Waiting For ‘Superman’” that highlights some very serious issues in American education today.

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The Truth About Orgasms

In the 1950s Alfred Kinsey, the first scientist to human sexuality in detail, once likened the orgasm “to the crescendo, climax, and sudden stillness achieved by an orchestra of human emotions.. and explosion of tensions and to sneezing”.

That definition has sense been boiled down to “something that is awesome”.

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Since 1952 there has been one man that has stood for democracy, free speech, civil rights and homosexual rights, all while being one of the worlds foremost experts on the nude magazine centerfold and having multiple girlfriends at a time. That man is the legendary patriarch of the Playboy empire Mr Hugh Hefner. But while we all know the name and instantly recognizable smoking jacket, do we really know anything about the man? Here are some facts about Hugh Hefner to add humanity to the legend.

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Whats most likely to kill you?

Your gonna die sometime, its a sure thing. But what exactly will kill you?

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Kubrick vs Scorsese

This is an epic Kubrick vs Scorsese video duel. Making it involved 25 days re-watching 34 films, selected more than 500 scenes! Dear internet more of this please!

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A photo feature from the New York Times of how the World Cup ball has evolved from the 1930s to the present day.

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How much are my organs worth?

How much are my organs worth? Alot, but is it worth the risk? Each year in the U.S roughly 7000 people die waiting for an organ transplant. This may be reason enough for those in need of a transplant to try and purchase one elsewhere. Perhaps unsurprisingly, organ trafficking is on the rise. Here are some facts and figures surrounding this bloody trade.

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Go For Launch! Space shuttle Discovery gets prepped for flight, from hanger to launch pad. Brilliant time-lapse video. Enjoy

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Son of a Don

Despite what you may think life can be difficult when your the son of a mafia boss…

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Around the world in 80 seconds

Around the world in 80 seconds. Directed by Romain Pergeaux & Alex Profit. A project done in only 3 weeks. This route is a tribute to the famous Jules Verne’s book “Le tour du monde en 80 jours”.
Tour stops included stops in Cairo, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, San Francisco, New York and London.

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Pure movie Cliches

A meditation on genre, a commentary on visual cliches, and a celebration of the visceral pleasures of cinema.

We don’t know what that means either but this is a cool video of movie cliches.

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Yes!! The 3rd (and final?) episode of the “The Greek Crisis Explained” is here.

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Facedown Ireland

What started out as a random photo add about a month ago has now turned into a somewhat mammoth group on facebook consisting of over 5700 members in its first month and well over 1300 pics of this new internet craze that is Sweeping the Nation… Extreme Facedown Ireland.

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Nike unveils an action-packed film that brings together some of the world’s greatest players to inspire football lovers and sports fans around the world. The epic three-minute “Write the Future” film takes people on a journey that dramatically captures that one moment when headlines are written from a single pass, or one strike can bring a nation eternal happiness, while bringing others to their knees.

Some of the world’s best players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Patrice Evra, Gerard Pique, Ronaldinho, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Thiago Silva, are featured. Special guest cameos are made by tennis legend Roger Federer and basketball superstar Kobe Bryant. Homer Simpson completes the star-studded cast of appearances. The film will be shown on TV for the first time on May 22nd during the European Club Final.

Directed by renowned Hollywood director and producer Alejandro G. Iñarritu (21 Grams, Babel), this epic football journey unfolds through a match of goal line clearances, game-winning tackles and lightning footwork that literally send a ripple effect across the world.

Watch it on LateForMass first.

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Television is a drug. The internet on the other hand is your friend ;-)

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Operation Red Flag

Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada and Eielson Air Force Base Alaska

Operation Red Flag depicts the challenges and hardships endured by U.S. pilots and International ones from many nations afar. Get in the cockpit with some of the world’s greatest fighter pilots and witness one of the most intense flying of your life!

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Masters of Dirt Dublin

All the action packed action from the recent Masters Of Dirt event held in City West Dublin recently.

And keep an eye out for our favourite Fuel Girls Lisa Marie Maher and Cheryl O’Rourke

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So what exactly is going on in Greece?  Here it is all explained in 2 great videos.

‘Infectious’ Episode 3 coming soon (and things turn really really weird!!!) !!

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Swipe

If only the world could be a little be more ideal…Swipe.

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Rendezvous with Rama

This is a short film based on Arthur C. Clarke’s “Rendezvous with Rama. It is three minutes of your time, and it is topclass.

And watch the “making of” under it to see how they did it.

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Lego Star Wars in Two Minutes

The original Star Wars saga as told by a kid with one hell of a LEGO collection.

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Coming clean about infidelity

Here are the facts and stats of cheating. Did you know for instance your girl is more likely to cheat with your buddy than a stranger?

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Airspace Rebooted

This is what air traffic looked like across Europe over a five day period when the ash cloud was causing all those problems.
I bet Michael O’Leary loves watching this.

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