Robbie Maddison tears through the Olympic Park in Utah capping it off with an amazing stunt at the ski jumping facility. Maddison dropped in, launching with a speed of 71 mph (114 km/h) and achieving a distance of 374 ft (114 meters). He also set a world record with a vertical drop of 185…
Turning down the most successful band in history and rejecting the chance to buy one of the world’s most important inventions are just two of the 10 worst business decisions of all time.
For their parents’ wedding anniversary, Matthew Simon Houghton and his brother decided to recreate a series of childhood photos they found at their parents’ house. The brothers then spent a day recreating the images going to great lengths to try to match the scenery and items. They even used green food dye to temporarily…
Photograph by Stephen Ausmus/Agricultural Research Service Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have selectively bred carrots with pigments that reflect almost all colors of the rainbow. Carrots are root vegetables and most carrot cultivars are about 88% water, 7% sugar, 1% protein, 1% fibre, 1% ash, and 0.2% fat. [source] via Wikimedia…
Meet Lucy, a golden retriever that is adorably bad at catching treats.
Remember the angry ram that took down the motorcyclist last year? His name is Rambro and he’s back! This time he takes on his toughest challenger yet, a punching bag. You can see the original angry ram vs motorcyclist videos here and here.
Reddit user k-popstar recently moved to Japan to teach English. Over the last few months he has been wandering into various discount stores and taking photos of shirts with random English words on them. I have to admit, that potato one is pretty sweet! You can find the entire album on Imgur. [via k-popstar]…
Watch French magician Yann Frisch perform his signature cup and ball routine on the television show Vivement Dimanche. The segment originally aired on 22 December 2013. For those interested in studying the sleight of hand and misdirection techniques seen in this video, press the little ‘gear’ button and watch it a slower speed! …
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 25 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from everywhere. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com 25 IMAGES – FRIDAY! – He…
Photograph by Ben Rodford The Long Walk is a 4.26 km (2.65 mi) path that runs from Windsor Castle (seen in the distance) to the top of Snow Hill (where this photo was taken), which is located in Windsor Great Park. Windsor Great Park is a large deer park of 5,000 acres (20 km2),…
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