The Man Who Made Things Fly (Lawn Mowers, Washing Machines and a BBQ)

Don't let the fact that its for an advert put you off, this is the "making of" or "behind the scenes".

Thanks to b3ta as usual.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's SUPERB TV Ad, staring Sam Worthington (Avatar) & Jonah Hill (Superbad)

It's not like they needed to make a clever TV ad or anything, is it. This is superb. And the game is only £29.99 from Sainsbury's if you spend more than £30. Time to stock up on washing powder and dishwasher tablets again I think.

Thanks to Matt Harris for sharing

Lego Robot Machine Solves Shuffled Rubiks Cube In 5 seconds

I suppose its saves time ramming a screwdriver inside it, and taking it apart.

7 Billion: How Did We Get So Big So Fast?

"It was just over two centuries ago that the global population was 1 billion — in 1804. But better medicine and improved agriculture resulted in higher life expectancy for children, dramatically increasing the world population, especially in the West."

Surfing The Severn Bore

Coming from Malvern, you'd think I'd have popped down the road a few miles to witness this weird natural phenomenon - nope, never - it's on my new 'to do' list. I'd also like to surf along it like this lot, but alas, I can't surf very well - yet. So that's two things added to the list. This is beautifully shot from the air, looks great in HD on YouTube

Found on The Endless Winter - A Very British Surf Movie

Why Do We Dream?

Because sleep would be boring otherwise wouldn't it?

Actually, hearing people recounting their dreams is very boring, isn't it?

Lucid Dreaming however is great - it's the weird feeling you have when you are dreaming that you are infact dreaming. If you can control the mild panic of feeling you are paralysed (which more often than not, wakes you up) you can do whatever you want in your dream.

How about shuffling a deck of cards, picking one and putting it in a sealed envelope without looking at it before you go to bed. Then, when you are in the middle of a lucid dream, imagine you are opening that envelope to see what the card is. When you wake up, actually open it up and see if you were right. Might work?

Video Of The Year? Duck Sauce "Big Bad Wolf"

Update: People's reactions to the Big Bad Wolf video;