Jetpack pilot Nick Macomber gets owned by the Renault Megane RS in a 400 meter race, but you've got to admire him for even challenging the car.
Nick was able to get up to 62 miles per hour in the jetpack, but he loses the race because he first needs to get to a safe height of 160 feet off the ground. And with only 30 seconds of fuel on board, its tough to hover just aimlessly in the air waiting for the race to start. Who knows? One day jetpacks might not even have to do that sort of thing anymore. Jump start from ground!
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Here's a charming ad. Or "charming". Depending on how you look at it, you'll come to one conclusion anyway. Equinox, is trying to ignite social insecurities or paralyzing hypochondria in you. "Skinny fat" crassly refers the physiological phenomenon when a woman has large amounts of visceral fat.
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We featured Rihanna's latest underwear ad for Emporio Armani but not a video of it. Today the TV commercial of the campaign was released, and we couldn't be more surprised to see how sexy Rihanna can still get.
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Gizmodo featured Nick McKaig's awesome work in their site. What was amazing is that he used his voice to create an a cappella verison of the Simpsons. Not surprisingly the video went viral and he got featured on the show on March 4th.
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Improv Everywhere comes up with a new piece. Charlie Todd and his merry band present the most disruptive spinning beach ball of death of all time in the middle of a staged TED keynote.
Check it out after the jump!
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Artist Cai Guo-Qiang uses gunpowder to paint, instead of brushes. Now how fun and dangerous is that? Gunpowder and fire actually make good abstract work on canvas!
Cai Guo-Qiang's technique is kind of exciting. He covers a black canvas with gun powder and strategically laid out bits of cardboard, a giant stencil is then laid over the entire piece before the wick is lit.
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We all have our favorite times to power through work; some of us are up at the crack of dawn toiling away, while others feel more productive when the sun's setting. But a new study suggests that out best ideas actually come to us when we're not at our best.
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A recent study shows that women are happier in relationships when men know they're miserable. Does that even make sense? Men on the other hand, are simply just happy when their partner is happy.
The research appeared in the Journal of Family Psychology, and it shows that men and woman have the ability to tell when the other is happy or upset and that is closely linked to relationship satisfaction. The study analyzed 156 heterosexual couples from a diverse range of backgrounds and involved each participant to describe a frustrating, disappointing or upsetting incident they encounted with their partner.
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According to a study, If you're married, you have over three times the likelihood of surviving heart surgery than someone who's single. Finally, a perk to being attached!
Previous studies have suggested that marriage is related to decreased risk of early death, and this study looks to how it affects recovery from surgery. Researchers looked at 500 patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery and found those who were married were three times more likely to survive the first three months following it.
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In conjunction with International Women's Day this March 8, Dove Singapore invited women to share their stories about the important women in their lives. What these women didn't know is that Dove invited the women they were talking about to listen in from another room. At the end of the 'interview', the hidden ladies reveal themselves.
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