Snowball Slingshot

Here I am, using my arm to throw, like a sucker. Behold the manliest snowball thrower around, the Snowball Slingshot from Hammacher Schlemmer. Now you can destroy any neighboorhood child who gets to close to your house, or morelikely, your van down by the river.

“This is the slingshot that hurls snowballs up to 60′, providing a long-range tactical advantage on winter battlefields. A softball-sized snowball placed into the slingshot’s muzzle is drawn back when its handle-powered by medical-grade elastic tubing-is pulled back. Releasing the handle launches the snowball at opposing forces, helping to facilitate their hasty withdrawal or surrender. Its superior range also provides indirect fire opportunities, such as shooting over the crest of a hill unseen. Made of durable, polypropylene/styrene-based plastic that withstands the rigors of winter play.”

LINK: Now that's Nifty | Via: Manliest

Bejeweled 3 Game Trailer

The long awaited sequel to Bejeweled 2, Bejeweled 3 will launch on PopCap.com on December 7, 2010. LINK: Youtube

Can't wait, I love and play bejeweled 2 all the time.

Stilzkin Bridge Launcher

The Stilzkin EXT3 Bridge Launcher is used to deploy bridges to cross rivers, small chasms or similar obstructions. Placing the bridge takes less than a minute. Once the span has been put in place, the launcher detaches itself from the bridge, and moves aside to allow traffic to pass. Once all of the vehicles have moved over, it crosses the bridge itself and reattaches to the bridge on the other side. It then retracts the span ready to move off again.

This model, inspired by real-world AVLBs (Armoured vehicle-launched bridge) was built for Lego's Technic challenge. LINK: Youtube

Ultra Slow-Motion Apollo 11 Launch - Diggnation with Jimmy Fallon

Like a scene from Superman 3, this is an excellent, slow motion high definition video of the Apollo 11 launch. The question is: would you go to space with Richard Branson? The answer is: YES. The next question is: do you get hammered in space or before? LINK: Youtube

Crystal Clear Video of Sonic Boom at Recent Atlas V Launch

Solar Dynamics Observatory Launch, Feb 11, 2010 HD VERSION A sun dog is a prismatic bright spot in the sky caused by sun shining through ice crystals. The Atlas V rocket exceeded the speed of sound in this layer of ice crystals, making the shock wave visible from the ground. The announcer can be heard in the video saying, "The vehicle is now supersonic." LINK, Via: Youtube

Flying Through Fireworks

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) pilot and out-of -work electrical engineer Cy Brown strapped a camera to his GPS-enabled plane and had some friends launch fireworks at it. A rural farmland becomes a miniature war zone, as Cy pilots and swivels the lens, hunting down the active thrillseeker sect’s base camp. LINK: Neatorama

Saturn V Rocket Launch - Ultra Slow Motion

What's better than watching a rocket launch? Watching it in ultra slo-mo!

Here's a fascinating clip of the launch of the Saturn V rocket like you've never seen it before: Link, Via: Neatorama