Greg's hijack thread

[Gregzs]

To commemorate the rebuilding efforts at Ground Zero in Manhattan, EarthCam has released this time-lapse video that shows the transformation of the site between 2004 and 2014. The site of the former World Trade Center complex is now home to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which opens to the public on May 21, 2014. We recently posted about a New York Times multimedia tour of the museum.

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/beautiful-images-of-fungi-photographed-by-steve-axford/

Steve Axford is a retired resident of New South Wales, Australia, who spends much of his time traveling and photographing nature, capturing — perhaps most notably — some truly stunning images of fungi in its various form. Axford has cataloged the shots in a number of categories, including the diverse sub-tropical fungi.

 

[Gregzs]

http://guyism.com/humor/5-ways-girls-flirt-confuse-guys.html

5 ways girls flirt that just confuses guys

Girls, we get it. You’re trying to be cutesy and flirty and PLEASE STOP DOING THESE THINGS! They’re not cute and they don’t make us like you. That is all.

 

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/candacelowr...ht change the way you s ee domestic violence

This Is What Happens When The Public Sees A Woman Abusing A Man

 

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http://guyism.com/weird-news/epic-f...red-70ft-fall-lived-filmed-entire-ordeal.html

Epic feat of the day: scientist suffered 70ft fall, lived, and filmed the entire ordeal

Before reading any further just go ahead and come to grips with the fact that professor John All is more manly than you’ll ever be. The American climate scientist from Western Kentucky University was out in the field when suddenly he found himself plummeting down 70ft into an icy crevasse on Mount Himlung in the Nepalese Himalayas.

During the fall he’s purported to have suffered a dislocated shoulder, five broken ribs, AND a broken arm. Any mortal man would likely have just accepted death as an inevitability, but not Professor John. Instead he manned the f*ck up and climbed his way out…all while filming the ENTIRE ordeal in several parts there are now up on YouTube.

 

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/robynwilder...tor&utm_term=Its still very much around today

19 Ridiculously Sexist Adverts From The Present Day

If you thought that casually sexist advertising died with the vintage era, get ready for a shock.

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/illustrations-of-pop-culture-characters-as-brain-eating-zombies/

Illustrations of Pop Culture Characters as Brain-Eating Zombies

Las Vegas artist Albert F. Montoya has created a series of illustrations that reimagine pop culture video game, movie, cartoon, and comic book characters as brain-eating zombies. Prints of Albert’s designs are available to purchase online from his Big Cartel store.

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/tilt-a-chi...-side-of-the-john-hancock-centers-94th-floor/

Tilt is a glass-walled sightseeing attraction high atop the John Hancock Center in Chicago that extends from the side of the building in a tilting motion, offering participants a hair-raising view of the city 1,000 feet below. The attraction is located at the 360 Chicago observatory on the 94th floor of the building.

 

[Gregzs]

New York's abandoned island - BBC News

It's one of New York 's best kept secrets. Lying in plain sight of the city is an island which no one has inhabited for more than 50 years. Photographer Christopher Payne shares the secrets of North Brother Island.

Archival photographs and maps courtesy New York Correction History Society, New York City Correction Academy, New York Public Library, New York Municipal Archives, UCLA Department of Geography, Benjamin and Gladys Thomas Air Photo Archives, Fairchild Collection.

 

[Gregzs]

Why to go for shelter during a hailstorm

http://laughingsquid.com/astonishing-photos-of-hail-damage-in-blair-nebraska/

Astonishing Photos of Hail Damage in Blair, Nebraska

Earlier this week storm chaser and photographer Mike Hollingshead was following a massive storm in Nebraska in hopes of photographing a tornado, but instead stumbled upon a cataclysmic hail storm. He shot these jaw-dropping photos of hail damage in the small town of Blair, Nebraska. According to Hollingshead, there where hailstones the size of grapefruits lying on the ground. A local car dealership was particularly badly hit. Hollingshead has much more storm photography on his website where he also sells prints. The Weather Channel has more on the storm and its aftermath.

 

[Gregzs]

http://guyism.com/celebrities/emma-roberts-in-a-bikini.html

So here’s actress Emma Roberts in a bikini. On Instagram. It’s a very nice bikini. She looks good in it. That’s about all I’ve got. Have a look.

I never really understood the appeal of Emma Roberts before or why she was popular or why she was even famous, but now, now I think I am starting to understand.

 

[Gregzs]

http://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/10-unbelievable-tours-you-can-take-using-google-street-view

10 unbelievable tours you can take using Google Street View

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/a-series-o...s-of-the-liberation-of-paris-in-world-war-ii/

A Series of Composite Then-and-Now Photos of the Liberation of Paris During World War II

The Liberation of Paris, the battle to free Paris from German occupation during World War II, took place in August 1944. To mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, art director Julien Knez has created 50 composite then-and-now photos by physically superimposing historical photos of the battle in front of their present day locations.

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/hyperreali...-actors-and-movie-characters-by-bobby-causey/

Hyperrealistic Wax Sculptures of Famous Actors and Movie Characters by Bobby Causey

Allen Park, Michigan-based professional sculptor Bobby Causey has created a beautiful collection of hyperrealistic latex sculptures based on famous Hollywood actors and movie characters. You can view more from Bobby’s series on his website and deviantART gallery.

 

[Gregzs]

The colossal consequences of supervolcanoes

 

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http://guyism.com/humor/pig-jumps-out-of-truck-to-avoid-slaughterhouse.html

Pig jumps out of truck to avoid slaughterhouse

This little piggy went to the market, this little piggy stayed home, this little piggy rode in a truck and jumped out because he didn’t want to become a Honeybaked Ham. He cried wee wee wee all the way home.

 

[Gregzs]

What Do You Do When An Elephant Charges At You? This.

 

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Sergio Oliva Jr. and Hunter Labrada (Labrada facebook page)

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/the-vitra-...orm-and-slide-at-the-vitra-campus-in-germany/

The Vitra Slide Tower is a 98-foot-tall viewing platform and slide at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. The tower was designed by Belgian artist Carsten Höller and features a spiral slide 125 feet in length and an a giant illuminated clock. The Vitra Campus is a multifunction venue owned by Swiss furniture design firm Vitra.

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/pallet-a-shipping-pallet-that-is-modified-to-run-on-street-car-tracks/

Back in 2008, Czech artist Tomáš Moravec created “Pallet,” a wooden shipping pallet that he modified to run on the street car tracks of Bratislava, Slovakia. As this video shows, the device worked quite well.

 

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/a...deling contract after being spotted at a game

A 17-Year-Old Belgian World Cup Fan Won A Modelling Contract After Her Crowd Pic Went Viral

This is 17-year-old Belgian fan Axelle Despiegelaere, whose photo was very popular on social media during the World Cup’s group stages.

 

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Christina Vargas

https://www.facebook.com/CVargas26

 

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http://guyism.com/sports/skimboard-...ly-stupid-survives-with-new-world-record.html

Skimboard surfer does something really stupid, survives with new world record

Puerto Escondido is often referred to as ‘Mexican Pipeline’ as it is the site of one of the heaviest and most powerful waves in the world.

Several weeks ago they were hit with a particularly big swell, which in surfing lingo is when the weather aligns correctly and waves get massive.

Brad Domke is well known within the skimboarding world, which as you can imagine is a pretty insular world, so don’t be ashamed if you’ve never heard that name. The 25 year old native Floridian is sponsored by Exile Skimboards, and when news of the impending Puerto Escondido swell reached Brad he contacted Exile with a help request on getting to the Mexican Pipeline, and the rest is history.

Brad’s now credited with having ridden the biggest wave ever on a skimboard, and at one of the scariest, most deadly surf breaks in the world no less. Congrats Brad, you’re a much more brave watermen than myself, I sh*t my pants at the thought of paddling out there on a normal shortboard, a boogeyboard, really anything.

 

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[Gregzs]

A baby deer enjoying belly rubs cries in protest every time a Kentucky powerline worker tries to set him down. Justin Lewis and a friend had been “clearing a right of way for electric lines” when they came across the tiny fawn who had gotten separated from his mother and became entangled in thorns. Luckily, the fawn finally agreed to be put down and was able to rejoin his mother a bit later.


He followed us around the job site like a lost puppy for about an hour until I noticed a doe watching us from the hillside. Assuming this was his mother, I carried him about halfway up the hill while she watched attentively. I sat him down, he ran straight to her, and they walked off together.

 

[Gregzs]

How to Remove Elk Ivories

 

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/futu...rce=Campaign Monitor&utm_term=whooooooooooooa

22 Pictures That Prove We’re Living In The Damn Future

22. Just keep this in mind. 1994 vs. 2014:

 

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http://laughingsquid.com/hyperlip-w...e-wearers-face-into-a-bizarre-toothy-grimace/

HyperLip, Wearable Plastic Lips That Force the Wearer’s Face Into a Bizarre Toothy Grimace

HyperLip is a set of wearable plastic lips that contort the face into a bizarre toothy grimace. French designer Sascha Nordmeyer created the lips back in 2009 as an art project entitled “Communication Prosthesis.” The lips are intended to help insecure people communicate more easily by forcing them to make a single silly facial expression. HyperLip will soon be sold by Los Angeles design company Artecnica. They will also be available for use at the traveling exhibition, Olympus Photography Playground — the next event takes place in Cologne, Germany, September 11th to October 5th, 2014.

 

[Gregzs]

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/08/cowabunga-its-a-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-cosplay-gallery/

Cowabunga, It’s a TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Cosplay Gallery

Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello have been around for 30 years. They’ve gone everywhere from their comic book origin including traveling to animated television series and films. A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie was just released over the weekend, and in honor of the occasion and the 30th anniversary of the heroes in a half shell, we’ve searched the web for costumes from the franchise. So grab a slice of pizza, sit back, and enjoy our round-up of some of the coolest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cosplay out there.

 

[Gregzs]

trek pic