Philip Nelson

I wonder how many people wanted to take Karate after watching this video?

DHS Officers Armed With Semiautomatics Set Up Unannounced ID Checkpoint

Residents of Leesburg, Florida were shocked to see their local Social Security office turned into a random Homeland Security checkpoint Tuesday morning, as DHS officers armed with semiautomatic rifles and accompanied by sniffer dogs checked identifications of locals. “With their blue and white SUVs circled around the Main Street office, at least one official was […]

I finally found what I want for Christmas! Flyboard!!

Boy inhales entire balloon and passes out with scissors in hand!

I think we all have inhaled helium to hear our funny voice but this video takes it to the next level.. A friend of my FOUND this on his video camera. Apparently his son had “borrowed” the camera to make his own helium video. He takes some scissors, cuts open the mylar balloon, inhales the […]

Ahh.. The life of a crash test dummy.. Gotta love seat belts!

I’m glad that they were using crash test dummies for this and not real people! Gotta love those seat belts!

11 Dangerous things you SHOULD let you kids do!

Kudos to the Huffington Post for this very good article! The original idea for a whole book about dangerous things you should let your children do was a bit of a fluke. But after spending a weekend watching kids lick a 9-volt battery for the first time (at Maker Faire Bay Area) or reading about […]

Toy Remote control car saves the lives of 6 soldiers in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Christopher Fessenden is on duty in Afghanistan now after tours with the Army in Iraq. He has traveled with standard-issue equipment — weapons, helmet, uniform, boots and so forth — plus a radio-controlled model truck his brother sent. The truck is not a toy to him. He says it just saved six soldiers’ lives. […]

There is an insane squirrel in my backyard

All day today, this insane squirrel has been hanging out, laying on my rock wall. Every now and then he gets up to grab an acorn or runs up the tree. He always ends up laying on the wall.

World Health Organization: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk

WHO dropped a bombshell on the cell phone industry with a recent report comparing Cell Phone Radiation to carcinogens such as lead, chloroform and other cancer causing agents. (CNN) — Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, according to the World Health Organization. The agency now lists mobile phone use in the same “carcinogenic […]

Are you being tracked by Apple? YES!

As the world moves toward smart phones loaded with features, the unintended consequences are starting to surface. The fury developing over Apples un-encryped tracking logs showing everywhere you have been, is finally starting to gain national attention. You may wonder, how much is really tracked? EVERYTHING. Here is my map of where Apple has tracked […]