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

Smith & Wesson M76

Shooting a Smith & Wesson M76 at Big Sandy Spring of 2011. LINK: Youtube

Boy sells toys to raise money for Rep. Giffords

Boy sells toys to raise money for Rep. Giffords. LINK: Youtube

This is so touching.

Congress friends describe Giffords’ ‘miracle’ moment

Three Democratic colleagues were in the room Wednesday when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes for the first time on her own since being shot in the head at a political event Saturday.
The breakthrough -- publicly announced Wednesday night during President Obama's speech at a memorial service for the six people who died in Tucson, Ariz. -- came as New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz were sitting at Giffords' bedside. All three are close friends of the Arizona congresswoman.
The moment "felt like we were watching a miracle," Wasserman Schultz told reporters Wednesday night on their way back to Washington with Obama aboard Air Force One. "Other than the birth of my kids, this was the most incredible feeling to see ... one of your closest friends just struggle to come back to you."
Giffords has since begun yawning and spontaneously waking on her own, her attending physician Dr. Peter Rhee told reporters Thursday morning. She has begun physical therapy, with medical team members helping her to sit up and dangle her legs from the side of the bed. LINK


Go to this LINK to watch the video of the interview.

Cardnetics Penny Shooter

Cardnetics (makers of the sold-out Cardapult) have increased your business card armory with the introduction of the Penny Shooter. This bad boy is a standard size (2″ x 3.5″) business card with added thickness to support the magazine. That’s right, this thing incorporates a ten penny clip to reduce reloading time and maximize effectiveness. With an effective range of approximately fifteen feet you will need to get in closer for the kill, but rubberbands, business cards, and pennies won’t draw the attention of anyone at the office. LINK, Via: Youtube
Finally, someone found a good use for pennies.

This Cute Tiny Cannon Will Blow Your Mind Away

Homemade miniature cannon shoots and destroys objects. It fires steel balls with great power and accuracy. MUSIC: M & H Band - Popcorn remix. (not for sale). LINK, Via: Youtubev

Amazing Nostalgic Photography

Wendy Bevan is a fashion photographer. But she doesn't use £2K Canon DSLRs and arrays of flashguns. She shoots on good old Polaroid, and styles in shades of circus-burlesque. Kind of a paradox, since fashion is all about bleeding edge newness, and all of her photos look like they've been stored in an attic for sixty years. Somehow though, it works, and it's wonderful.

Her latest shoot, for Italian Marie Claire, is called English Party. Have a browse.

Link, Via: Neatorama

World’s Tallest Model

This weeks 7FT girl cover shoot. LINK: Youtube

The Psychology Of Mass Shootings

The Fort Hood shootings were shocking, but hardly an anomaly. Mass killings have had a long and painful history in the United States. The motivations for these occurrences vary and Newsweek asked experts about the various motivations that can lead to these tragedies.

From conspiracy and copycat killers to those motivated by the heat of passion, this slideshow explores the many different reasons mass killers strike. LINK: Presurfer

Miko Andres (1) WORLD'S YOUNGEST SHOOTER 6 years old

At the age of six, Miko Andres from the Philippines is thought to be the world’s youngest competitive practical shooter. Practical shooting is a sport in which participants shoot rapidly at multiple targets around an obstacle course. His father says:

“As a growing, normal kid, Miko is also into other children’s games. He enjoys the company of his schoolmates.

“Miko is very young but is determined to excel in the practical shooting sport,” says Mike.

“He has been taught a lot of discipline and respect.

“Miko, I and his team coach, constantly talk about the dangers of the sport and we are always reminding him that he is in a ‘big boys’ game and that safety of of the utmost importance.”

Link, Via: Samizdata, Via: Neatorama, Via: Youtube