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rtising

Doritos Beams Ad into Space, Ensuring Even Extraterrestrials Get Obese and Lazy

In a silly PR move, Doritos is beaming an ad for their chips into space, apparently so aliens, when they invade, will attack the Frito-Lay factories first. More »

5:20 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Adam Frucci
4,848 views, 31 comments

Latest by Gilbert: Back in the days of yore when my father chose cocaine instead of morbid obesity he used to work in the entertainment industry doing set construction. Sometime during this period he worked on a Doritos commercial featuring none other than Jay more »

legos

Artist Repairs Walls In Italy With Lego Bricks

In an art stunt that Jesus is sure to love, artist and lego enthusiast Jan Vormann went around the quiet little town of Bocchignano, Italy filling its decrepit walls with lego pieces. More »

1:00 PM on Sat Jun 7 2008
By Elaine Chow
54,854 views, 48 comments

Latest by n/a: So, according to just a few of the previous comments on this board, the various thresholds of art include but are not restricted to the following: *It should blend *It shouldn't hurt your brain *It shouldn't be dumb *It shouldn't be something that most more »

space case

Frenchman Plummeting 25 Miles From The Sky Will Break Sound Barrier, World Records

Michel Fournier is about to make the greatest leap of his, and anyone else's, life. On Sunday, the 64-year-old retired French army officer will fly almost 25 miles into the sky in a giant balloon, step out of a pressurized capsule and plunge headfirst towards the earth, soaring through the atmosphere for an estimated 15 minutes. More »

9:00 PM on Sat May 24 2008
By Elaine Chow
33,768 views, 129 comments

Latest by n/a: Betchya he depressurizes the capsule before he jumps. Also, to the question about what happens to the capsule after he jumps, the reason his last attempt failed is because the charges that are supposed to separate the capsule from the balloon more »

stunts

Skimming a Dirt Bike Over a Lake at 70MPH Then Flying Off a Jump Involves Confusing Physics

Noted crazy person Travis Pastrana gets bored easily, and he entertains himself by doing ridiculous, usually-dangerous things at high speeds. His latest stunt? The hydrojump. It involved him "skimming his Suzuki dirtbike at 70 miles per hour for 110 feet in five-foot-deep water, and then launching off of a floating FMX ramp." It actually looks pretty fun in the video. More »

2:00 PM on Tue May 6 2008
By Adam Frucci
45,212 views, 45 comments

Latest by n/a: I see a Darwin Award in this mans future. more »

stunts

Wheelchair Backflip Makes Truck Backflip Seem Less 'Extreme'


While recently a daredevil was forced to cancel a backflip in a truck because he broke his back doing some practice runs, this daredevil already has a broken back. Aaron Fotheringham was born partially paralyzed from the waist down. I guess he figured risking being fully paralyzed from the waist down wasn't all that big a deal, because he started doing tricks in his wheelchair, leading up to this insane full-on backflip. Sure makes guys that use broken backs as an excuse for getting out of stunts seem less ballsy, no? [Spulch]

10:42 AM on Fri Jan 4 2008
By Adam Frucci
8,239 views, 34 comments

Latest by NeoPoliticus: I just can't help but remember reading about the paraplegic who took up skydiving - and ended up a quadriplegic. more »

stunts

Truck-Backflipping Rhys Millen Breaks a Bunch of Vertebrae to the Surprise of No One

Bad news: Rhys Millen, the crazyperson who's been prepping to do a backflip in a truck on New Year's Eve all week, had a little accident. OK, so not that little of an accident, but that's not going to keep him down! More »

10:10 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By Adam Frucci
13,561 views, 37 comments

balls

The Specially-Made Jump That'll Throw a Truck Into a Backflip


Last week I told you about how Rhys Millen plans to do a backflip in a truck on New Years Eve. Clearly, such a feat requires a specially-built jump, as you can't just lean back in a truck and have it do a flip. So here's a look at the jump they've build which includes a "flipper" near the top to help launch the truck into a rotation right at takeoff, presumable keeping the truck and giant-balled man inside safe to land right-side-up. The jump will be broadcast live on ESPN on New Years Eve and, presumably, will be all over YouTube the following day. [Red Bull Experiment]

1:30 PM on Mon Dec 24 2007
By Adam Frucci
3,451 views, 12 comments

Latest by dontforget: i bet he ends up breaking his back. any takers? more »

stunts

Crazy Person to Attempt a Backflip in a Truck

Doing backflips is a mainstay of the extreme sports scene, with people who ride skis, snowboards, dirt bikes and snowmobiles all able to pull off a flip with a big enough jump. But what about a truck? Sounds insane, doesn't it? That's because it is, it's completely insane. That's not gonna stop Rhys Millen from giving it a shot on New Year's Eve, however. More »

11:30 AM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Adam Frucci
14,844 views, 45 comments

Latest by n/a: I kinda wish he wouldn't make it.. but that means I would wish a madman to get either killed or totally having his life ruined, so I wont wish for that... instead, I wish for "good TV" (everyone decides for more »

remembering evel

The Nine Lives of Evel Knievel, the Superstar Who Wanted to Jump the Grand Canyon

Elvis on a motorbike, Evel Knievel was one of the icons of the '70s. With his star-spangled red, white and blue leathers—apparently inspired by Liberace rather than the King—and mussed-up blonde mop, cape flying behind him as he catapulted his Harley XR750 over buses, cars and canyons, Evel was excess personified. Spent, schtupped, drank, popped, jumped and snapped (35 bones broken, 36 months spent in hospital) until it was all gone. "I always wanted to live to about 70," he claimed, in an interview still to be published in Vanity Fair. "I thought that'd be a good age. There's just no stopping me."

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Feature

8:00 AM on Sun Dec 9 2007
By AddyDugdale
9,311 views, 19 comments

Latest by txturbo930: RIP thanks for the years of entertaiment more »

press

Star Wars Goes Postal With Fifteen 41-cent Stamps, Sweepstakes

The US Postal Service continues to attempt to cash in on the Star Wars brand, now cranking out a pane of 15 stamps featuring Star Wars characters, monsters and gadgets. The US mailmen are also attempting to lure you into voting for your favorite stamp. It's tied in with that R2-D2 mailbox stunt you've undoubtedly heard about, and involves a sweepstakes where you answer a group of questions that only a fanatic could answer. More »

2:45 PM on Thu Mar 29 2007
By Charlie White
4,121 views, 20 comments

home entertainment

Quick Update: 'Wii' Family Now Suing Radio Station

The radio station where the infamous "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest took place (KDND-FM) is now facing a lawsuit from the victim's family. This comes just two days after 10 station employees were fired, so fired for their involvement in the woman's death. The lawsuit appears to hinge on the fact that the on-air personalities knew of the dangers of drinking so much water in such a short period of time. It looks like the majority of you would agree with this latest development. – Nicholas Deleon More »

2:36 PM on Fri Jan 19 2007
By Gizloco
482 views, 33 comments

Latest by gte217e: I believe this case will be a difficult one. As stated in other comments, it is true that a reasonable person would assume that drinking water is safe; and let's say both the contestant and DJs are reasonable people. more »

home entertainment

Quick Update: 10 Fired, Show Cancelled Over Wii Water Contest Death

If you recall, a young lady recently died possibly because of water intoxication resulting from a "Hold Your Wee for a Nintendo Wii" contest put on by a radio station that had people drink large quantities of water and not go to the bathroom. The 10 people responsible for the contest were canned and the show, Morning Rave on KDND-FM, has been suspended. Should this situation be taken any further? Legal action? Manslaughter would likely be the worst offense that could be given out in this situation. More »

1:56 PM on Wed Jan 17 2007
By Travis Hudson
1,241 views, 97 comments

Latest by Geckotek: Considering there have been several well publicized incidents like this in the past couple of years; the only person more stupid than the person who drank all the water are the people who came up with the contest and those more »

laptops

Any Man Needin' An iPod Spends a Night in the Box

The folks at Laptop Magazine spent one night in the Manhattan Apple store aka the Cube. Because this store is open 24/7/365—that it's a cube—they didn't really have to sleep. But what do you do in an Apple store all night? Fiddle with pretty computers and surf the web apparently. They also noticed that many people were interested in the MacBook and iPod tables, naturally. People also wanted to know how to download TV to their computers and watch it without commercials—TiVo, people. Even at 5:30 there were 5 customers looking for an angry iMac fix. – Blake Treves More »

11:57 AM on Thu Jun 1 2006
By johnb
94 views, 6 comments

Latest by Markusf: What a moron, get a job!!! Instead of spending 24 hours in the cube get a simple job to make money and buy the ipod!!! more »