The Japanese turn torture into a game show

This video is a look back at a Japanese game show called "Endurance" and it's unreal. People are essentially tortured in a variety of entertaining ways - like being tied to a water wheel that continually goes underwater or my personal favorite, being forced to drink massive amounts [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 04:53:37
Blog: 100% Injury Rate...

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racing go karts a history

Racing Go Karts: A History Go karts were first created in the United States in the 1950s with the majority of historians crediting Art Ingels as the ... are related to open-wheel racing such as Formula One and Indy Car. In fact, many top professional race car drivers, including Michael Schumacher, Sarah Fisher, Darrell Waltrip, Tony Stewart and Kyle [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 04:33:37
Blog: Heather's space...

Sunday Poem

Via NoUtopia.com: Machines Michael Donaghy Dearest, note how these two are alike: ... is always simple. This chrome trapezoid, one wheel connected To another of concentric gears, Which ... prove Who only by moving can balance, Only by balancing move. [more...]

Date: 2007-10-07 19:52:12
Blog: 3quarksdaily...

4-Seat Buggy For Sale

This buggy is one :smokin: trail rig that seats the whole family ... , two speed Wheels: 17” Pro Comp Aluminum Bead Locks Tires: 37” x 13.5” Pro Comp Super Sticky ... Wheel base: 103" Chassis Width: 48" New Painless wiring harness just installed, New ring [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 00:35:12
Blog: 73 - 87 Chevy Trucks - ...

gm to offer pluggable hybrid battery

Gm to Offer Pluggable Hybrid Battery General Motors earlier awarded contracts to two suppliers to design and test lithium-ion batteries to be used in the upcoming Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid SUV. The first contract was awarded to Johnson Controls - Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC, [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 14:33:50
Blog: Jillian's space...

Do you fear snake?

This is one of the reptile I fear most. I 'm scare to go near to see cobra ... from me and I quickly ran off to the 4 wheel leaving all my gear behind. 15 minutes later, I went back [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 17:44:15
Blog: AceOne118...

'Wheel' Deal: People Partners With Game Show

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- People has struck a multiplatform ad deal with the game show "Wheel of Fortune" that encompasses print ads, online advertising and exposure within the show itself over a six-week period and celebrates "Wheel's" 25th anniversary. [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 04:56:10
Blog: Advertising Age - Media...

Brand Experience Through Game Peripheral

Porsche 911 Turbo S wireless force-feedback wheel for PC and PlayStation3 is "the original reproduction of a 911 leather steering wheel that gives you the genuine Porsche feeling," is licensed by the car maker, The "hand stitched leather wheel" is "manufactured according to Porsche quality standards" and is "available through Porsche [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 04:11:11
Blog: Advertising Lab: future...

Port of Murmansk

Port of Murmansk October 9th, 2007 Adrian celebrates his 47th Birthday with Captain Zagorsky [ ... called Yevgeny boarded the Kapitan Danilkin at 9.00am and he and I were soon underway. As my engine [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 12:39:18
Blog: Alpha Global Expedition...

Friendship

Things will not be always peaceful everytime. We all go through a lot of ups and downs. As my friend, Honey and I realized - life's like a wheel, it's a cycle of being on top one day then it slowly drops to the bottom, then goes back up again, the back down. We usually kid each other [more...]

Date: 2007-10-07 01:36:31
Blog: An Apple a Day...

A breath of fresh AIR from Adobe

Okay so it was a corny title but I couldn't help myself. Adobe has released AIR Beta 2 ... security model improvements Mouse support for double-click and scroll-wheel Per-machine runtime installs [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 11:30:44
Blog: Ajaxian...

A Miscellany of Thought

I am on the beach, watching the waves rise and fall (for they do not shift on the horizontal plane at all). A habit of thought doesn't make it real; nor desire of someone, in turn, make them feel. I am in a moment, caught in the turn of the wheel, falling vertically head over heels. I am the waves [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 02:52:50
Blog: A L f A...

How To Change The Color Of Your Car If You Can't Afford It!

How To Change The Color Of Your Car If You Can't Afford It!So how do you change the color of your car if you cant afford to get it painted? ... . And this is what they did when they flew to Albany, NY to drive a car home for a friend of theirs. Click on the images to enlarge. How To Change Color Of Your Car If You Can't Afford [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 13:01:12
Blog: Crooked Brains by Venus...

The First Day

My first day of work as the Apprentice to the Boss of the Banana Empire was just as wonderful as I'd hoped it would be. I was picked up in the morning by Nacho, a Mozambican guy in his late 20's whose hair is a brassy, home-peroxide-dye-job shade of blonde and who wears a thick gold hoop with a diamond in his left ear [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 22:35:25
Blog: Austin to Africa, Brasi...

volvo gets sportier and futuristic

Volvo Gets Sportier and Futuristic The sporty car segment of the auto industry has more to give ... as its entry. The automaker’s ponies are known for their groundbreaking power and performance. The Ford Mustang [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 02:33:37
Blog: Debra's space...

What’s for Dinner?

Irma Bombeck is the bomb Originally uploaded by massdistraction I’ve read that the two biggest things that couple argue about are money and ... reinvent the wheel, right?). As I add the recipes I use regularly to the binders, I’ll remove [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 02:37:34
Blog: April and Randy dot com...

5 Halloween Children’s Ideas mungo For Party Games

Some embrace: Musical Chairs Decorate the ... There are several in-thing inclineds that can be modified to fit into any Halloween event. By Nicola Kennedy You dont have to reinvent the wheel when you plan on having a Halloween Party with kids. [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 06:31:18
Blog: travel blog...

Slacker Sunday was a Working Weekend

The older I get the faster time moves, unless you are at work and then it totally stops ... with the highest levels of employee stress. Stress as a server is feeling like you are in a hamster wheel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 00:27:04
Blog: As I Knit, So Shall I R...

What is the Best Way to Start a Paid GPL Project?

pooslinger writes "I know little to nothing about programming but would like to start, fund, and maintain a GPL linux POS application ... something like this exist, am I just trying to reinvent the wheel?" How have other people approached [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 18:45:00
Blog: Slashdot: News for nerd...

Presenting the 2008 Lexus LS 600h L

Toyota Motor Corporation's Lexus division releases the details of the 2008 model year of the LS 600h L hybrid luxury sedan. According to Jim Farley, Lexus Group Vice President and General Manager: "The LS 600h L stands as the flagship for the Lexus brand by providing the highest level of technical advancements, ride comfort, [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 12:47:39
Blog: Auto insurance quote - ...

Test Lab Upgrades Belgian Block Test Capabilities

Standards Testing Laboratories (STL), an independent testing facility for tires, wheels and related automotive components, ... , wheel rings and hub caps. Now, they can also measure severe tire durability. [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 13:18:41
Blog: AutoTestNews.Com ...

Chester Arthur Stiles Puts “Survivalist” Skills To The Test

Chester Arthur Stiles Puts “Survivalist” Skills To The Test New development in the search for Chester Arthur Stiles: ... that some drunken tourist, broke from constantly losing at the roulette wheel, wandered [more...]

Date: 2007-10-05 04:49:54
Blog: MY Vast Right Wing Cons...

white power

bike check. added alot of new stuff and totally transformed the ride of the bike. lighter and tighter. how it should have been built in the first place and im super hyped on how it looks. new bar/stem, brakes, wheel set, full drivetrain, chainguide, pedals, pike (spray paint special) ect [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 05:28:27
Blog: North Shore Mountain Bi...

Madrid Excursions: Valle de los Caidos and Toledo

MS and I walked the streets of Madrid to find some breakfast, and ordered this hearty meal of eggs, ... the wheel, and that he navigated the car when we got lost within these streets. At one point, our car [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 03:42:22
Blog: Best of LA: good eats,...

Mitt Romney Runs From Wheel Chair Questioner

The GOP presidential candidate has long wanted to be perceived as vigorous (remember his unintentionally hilarious TV ad from August that saw him jogging like a robot). Recently, he asserted his strength by running away from a wheel chair-bound guy on the campaign trail [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 06:04:13
Blog: Big Head DC ...

Distributed Content Blog Advertising Model

A few people wrote in to ask me about yesterday's Nielsen/Media Matrix rant. -Some pointed out (privately) the flaws in these systems, noting they have been very error-prone in other media -- radio, television, newspapers -- for years. -A few told me I was wildly wrong, and this is just a standard measuring approach. ( [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 11:34:32
Blog: The Big Picture...

new rear wheel just in time for my long bike ride

I got a new rear wheel for my commuter bike, and boy am I glad to be back on that instead of a mountain bike. The one thing that I forgot about the commuter bike is how light and fast [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 19:08:25
Blog: Bike Blog ...

Brand Experience Through Game Peripheral

by: Ilya Vedrashko (via Business & Games) Porsche 911 Turbo S wireless force-feedback wheel for PC and PlayStation3 is " ... the original reproduction of a 911 leather steering wheel that gives you the genuine Porsche feeling," is licensed by the car make [more...]

Date: 2007-10-07 20:50:12
Blog: Marketing & Strateg...

Detour Fest : A bLA Winner Sounds Off

Lucinda Michele: So, the Detour fest was fantastic, not only for the diverse bands & music that were showcased, but, IMHO, ... at the merch and ferris wheel and ended up lolling on the grass by the south stage with mango/banana [more...]

Date: 2007-10-07 16:16:42
Blog: Metroblogging Los Angel...

Over the line!

Sean Bonner: One of my favorite flickr folks, Waltarrrrr has been documenting the Gold Line crossing at Mission Blvd ... out this photoset and marvel at the complete stupidity of these folks behind the wheel. [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 23:31:01
Blog: Metroblogging Los Angel...

Associated Training Services Review

Associated Training Services Review Associated Training Services (ATS) is one of the largest heavy equipment operator training school in America ... your knowledge on backhoes, wheel loaders, dump trucks, bulldozers, scrapers, excavators, and motor [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 13:23:00
Blog: Make Easy Money Online...

Building and Riding a Unicycle (Jun, 1960)

view additional pages Building and Riding a Unicycle Learning to ride this fugitive from the circus is becoming an increasingly popular modern day ... , one having a New Departure Model D or Bendix 13 coaster brake because these types have rear wheel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 14:23:53
Blog: Modern Mechanix...

Novel Car Is Air-Conditioned for Summer and Winter (Feb, 1938)

Novel Car Is Air-Conditioned for Summer and Winter FOUR persons sit abreast in an automobile of revolutionary design recently completed in California. Equipped with a front-wheel drive, electric gear shift, and four forward speeds, the luxurious land yacht can attain speeds in excess of 120 miles an hour. Other features of the novel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 14:22:12
Blog: Modern Mechanix...

NOW OPEN - Milestone Blog - 202nd Bloggers Fete - Come Join the Party!!!1

So this is a celebration of sorts. I passed a milestone the other day. 200 blogs. I almost bit the big one too on that day, however, fate stepped in to insure I lived to blog today! For some folks that's a lot of tortuous JD verbiage, for other's it's just a number [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 10:29:00
Blog: Myspace.com Blogs:click...

Man fatally crushed by trailer along Oregon 99 near Eugene

A man was crushed this afternoon while trying to repair a fifth-wheel trailer along Oregon 99 near Eugene. The victim and a friend stopped in the median to repair the tow mechanism, which had slipped [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 05:23:30
Blog: OregonLive.com: Breakin...

2008 Pontiac G8 Comes in Under $27,000

2008pontiacg8230 One of the most anticipated new cars for 2008 is the rear-wheel-drive Pontiac G8 sedan. This Grand Prix replacement comes standard with a 256-hp, 3.6-liter V-6 for $26,900 [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 07:26:58
Blog: KickingTires...

2008 Mitsubishi Evolution: Official Details

Competes with: Upcoming Subaru WRX STi, Nissan 350Z Looks like: A beefier version of the compact Lancer Drivetrain: 295-hp, ... year in GSR and MR trims. Mitsubishi has also upgraded its all-wheel-drive system, calling it Super All Wheel Control, which utilizes everything from four-wheel drive to stability control to ABS [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 18:27:31
Blog: KickingTires...

Recall Alert: 2008 Dodge Avenger, Chrysler Sebring

Chrysler will recall 72, ... . In a separate recall, the company is recalling 1,158 2008 Dodge Avenger all-wheel-drive models for faulty fuel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 23:18:00
Blog: KickingTires...

Ian's Pretty Pictures: 2008 Dodge Viper

While the editors here at Cars ... on the front, over the wheel wells and vented hood, past the driver and low-profile windshield [more...]

Date: 2007-10-03 04:25:47
Blog: KickingTires...

Weekend Athlete: 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan

A van is a wonderful thing for carrying people and things ... . Combine that with power hatches and doors, and the ingredients are there for a good Weekend Athlete ... is that I still needed to remove my front wheel to fit my bike in if I left the second-row seats in place [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 23:54:34
Blog: KickingTires...

NASCAR needs another open-wheel driver

Read an interesting feature recently on Brazilian driver Bia Figueiredo, who is working her way through lower tiers of open-wheel racing with the goal of competing ... for corporate sponsorship dollars. This recent influx of open-wheel drivers, to me, is exciting. Having Juan [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 14:43:20
Blog: SceneDaily Blog ...

Portals: The Dark Side

Portals: The Dark Side Posted to B2B Integrity by Bryan Larkin During my techie days, I was a very late riser.  Today? ... that are best not considered in the dark of night.  Things like how companies like to re-invent the wheel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 03:39:11
Blog: GXS Blogs...

Last Night: HorrorPops at Meridian

HorrorPops, Roger Miret & the Disasters, Applicators October 7, 2007 Meridian Better Than: Anything Tiger Army will ever do, ... Moriarty at the wheel. Download: “Caught in a Blonde” from Bring it On!, for a savory chunk of pop vitriol ... . This is where the upright comes in handy: musically, Day’s bass covers a lot of the middle area [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 04:39:39
Blog: Houstoned Rocks...

Blue Mountain: Rules of the road

"I'd like a Dos Equis, and a shot of Jager for the drummer, and...Laurie, how you doin'? She's o.k. -- she's drivin' ... to drive. (And it figures that the bassist would get stuck holding things down behind the wheel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-06 04:36:22
Blog: newsobserver.com |Welco...

Do We Really Want To Lose The Restrictor Plate?

By Mark Young Once again NASCAR racing on Sunday has been over-shadowed by the apparent poor quality of the racing action on the track ... Craven's accident in the Kodiak car where he nearly flew out of the track, flying over five or six cars ... remember Bobby Allison's terrible accident where he literally ripped off the catch fence along [more...]

Date: 2007-10-09 11:44:51
Blog: Turn 3...

Everybody Needs A Hobby

When not trying to get Franklin Foer, editor of The New Republic, fired, the rival Weekly Standard’s blogger, Michael Goldfarb, shakes those pom-poms and high kicks rather strenuously for war, death and the continued occupation of a country that never did anything to harm us [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 09:56:07
Blog: The Democratic Daily ...

Losing your edge - Guitar Hero. And a bit of Forza.

I've been busy lately and haven't put in much Xbox time. But tonight we held a practise session for on the excellent Forza Motorsport 2 to help some of us, myself included, get up to speed against the faster Jimmer's and Crinkle's of our squad. Before this kicked off I thought I'd strum a few notes in Guitar Hero ][ as it remains - still! [more...]

Date: 2007-10-08 22:32:14
Blog: Blogster McTavish :: Ma...

365 Days #274 - Harold Flake - The Snowmobile Driver Tells His Story in Song (mp3s)

MP3: 1 The Snowmoile Driver Tells His Story In Song (4:43) 2 Tour Of The Athabasca Glaciar (6:49) ... . 'I am the driver of a snowmobile, I am hellion behind the wheel'. He just stops short of calling out 'yee-hah' but he's almost there. Not sure if I'd want o be in a snowmobile with him at the wheel though [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 22:18:45
Blog: WFMU's Beware of the Bl...

Ford Sync--Safety Feature or Menace?

It's fitting that as Ford takes the wraps off its canny new Focus this week, it also unveils its much-hyped Sync, ... four buttons on the right steering-wheel spoke. Because it lets you keep your hands on the wheel [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 20:00:11
Blog: Autopia...

Mazda Taiki Concept Offers an RX for the Future

Offering a very bold look at a possible future for its RX-model sports cars, Mazda will unveil its two-seat Taiki concept in Tokyo. The car's radical shape is intended to visually express the flow of the earth's atmosphere — taiki in Japanese. Mechanically, it uses a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, with the next [more...]

Date: 2007-10-02 15:12:35
Blog: Autopia...

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