Posts tagged: Family

Hooked – LightWave Animated Short

NewTek received an awesome letter from LightWave artist..Ben Cooper. I had to share the letter and his fantastic animated short with you! Hooked from Character Matters on Vimeo. My name is Ben Cooper and i am the lead-lighting artist at Character Matters Animation Studios in South Africa. Our short-film “Hooked” was lit, shaded and rendered […]

Friday March 2nd, 2012 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

Practical Joke: Senile Old Man as Grocery Cashier

Love the reaction from these customers when a senile old man scans each item they purchase multiple times. [poll id=”5″]

Wednesday January 18th, 2012 in , , , , | No Comments »

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 […]

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 […]

Tuesday October 4th, 2011 in , , , , , , , | No Comments »

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. […]

Review: Captain America: The First Avenger – AWESOME family movie!

I’ve been waiting with anticipation for the release of “Captain America: The First Avenger”.  As with any modern film, I’m normally disappointed with the unnecessary bad language and adult situations. I’m pleased to report that director, Joe Johnston was not only true to the American spirit of Captain America but he keep romance and bad […]

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 […]

Tuesday May 31st, 2011 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

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 […]