whiskeytango

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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:23:09 -0700

Escape Tools

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:14:00 -0700

http://www.marcsteinmetz.com/pages/fluchtstuecke/efluchtstuecke_minis.html#

Inmates have got lots of time on their hands.
What better way to make use of this resource
than doing handicrafts?
Creativity pays, especially when it facilitates
escape. These examples bear witness to man’s
love of freedom.

Ingenuity within prison walls.

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I have a feeling there is no name for | Salon Life

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:54:08 -0700

via salon.com

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The God Who Wasn't There

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:41:12 -0700

http://www.thegodmovie.com/?gclid=CLWars_gt5sCFQk_agod6y_z_A

Sent from my phone.

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A Reporter at Large: The Interpreter: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:08:31 -0700

via newyorker.com

Fascinating linguistics article from a couple of years ago about a tribe who don't talk about things that happened a couple of years ago.

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Sorry I'm Late

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:36:46 -0700

via vimeo.com

Filmed from above. Stick around for the 'making-of' shots at the end. Via @andrewbaron.

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Newspaper Blackout Poems

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:31:00 -0700

Newspaper Blackout Poems

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final flight

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:51:00 -0700

Our pilot from Amsterdam to Houston was on his final flight as a commercial airline pilot. His family was along for the ride. The flight crew passed out a flyer recognizing the pilot's career, and advising us not to be concerned about the water cannon salute upon our arrival. Our captain landed in pretty rough weather, and everybody on the plane clapped for him. They sprayed the plane when we were rolling to the terminal. It was cool.

Then we boarded the flight to Austin, and the pilot came on to advise us that the body of a fallen US soldier from Iraq was on the plane for return to his family, and that upon our arrival, there would be a water cannon salute and an honor guard to receive the body. When the plane landed, we rolled beneath the spray of the water cannon and stopped at the terminal. We all stayed seated while the honor guard helped the family take their son away. Fifty motorcycles followed the hearse off the airport grounds.

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Bre Pettis | I Make Things - Bre Pettis Blog - The Cult of Done Manifesto

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:51:15 -0800

http://www.brepettis.com/blog/2009/3/3/the-cult-of-done-manifesto.html

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Sent from my phone.

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Alice

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:14:25 -0700

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Hawking in Lego

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:12:51 -0700

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Denis Darzacq photographs the fall

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:11:51 -0700

Denis Darzacq's arresting photographs depict subjects who appear to be
doomed. His technique is revealed in this 7min video.

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Lightning strike caught on film

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:05:33 -0700

struck by lightning while filming a storm.

The videographer describing the aftermath:
"So many questions, so here's a little bit more about it....First off,
just to reiterate, i'm totally fine! At the end f the video you can
see my left hand starting to shake. It threw me back a few feet and
then i proceeded to have a breathing problem that sounded like breath
hiccups, short and quick, and that lasted for about 3-5 minutes. While
that was going on i sat and watched my left arm shake like a
jackhammer which seemed to last forever and i could feel the travel
path in my arm for the 24 hours following. The air did turn much
warmer after the strike. i didn't notice cooling air before, but i
also wasn't thinking it was about to hit the ground in front of me. I
had no idea i even took video of this until at least 20 minutes later.
It was a total surprise!"

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