Timing is everything, particularly in the case of amazing photography. Sometimes that means waiting through a whole sports game and getting lucky to catch just the right shot. Other times than means trudging through nature for weeks to get the perfect environmental photograph. Here are 25 examples of perfectly timed images from around the world and in various genres.
With extreme sports it is the danger and challenge that tends to excite people. Often the most amazing and bizarre ima... Read Full Story
Assuming the human race continues to purchase land at the current rate in an effort to cover all available plots with buildings, some time in the not too distant future we could witness an entirely new potential problem for football coaches when it comes to squad selection: Aquaphobia. Take Singapore’s ‘Marina Bay Floating Stadium’ as an example, an intriguing feature in an area which is set to become a waterfront city following its current redevelopment. The floating stadium is currently ... Read Full Story
Ninety percent of the world’s fish larger than your forearm are now gone!
Back when I was a wee child, and for many years after, I was my father’s favorite son. Which is odd, since I’m female as all get out. But because of organized sports, attitude and other things – my brothers weren’t as much in the custodial constant as I was, and hence I became what I still refer to as “ballast.” What this means is, I read books while dear old dad fished. We fished for fresh water fish from land and bo... Read Full Story
GameTrailers countdown of the 10 Most Difficult of all time brings back so many painful memories for me. For once, I played every game on the list, and the development of the dirty mouth I have today can be directly traced back to many of these. The only games I take exception to are F-Zero GX - the only racing game series I ever excelled at - and Battletoads, which while difficult to be sure, was nowhere near number one difficult. Ug. I’m going to need an antacid. Read Full Story
For some reason every swim event in this Olympics is a record smasher. And it isn’t just Michael Phelps who’s seconds ahead of that daunting green world record line. Curious what’s making this year’s athletes so much faster? Here are 6 possible answers.
1. Tech Doping
The new Speedo LZR RACER suit, which was developed by scientists from NASA, “feels like a rocket coming off the wall,” said Phelps in a team interview. “The water just runs off the suit.” The suit has “ultrasonically welded” s... Read Full Story
We’ve been playing our collective asses off in Soul Calibur IV this last week, taking exhaustive notes on the fine graphics. Love ‘em or not, females in fighting games are always going to be downright sexy. But even though the soul still burns, the SlobsofGaming will never forget the beautiful women of fighting games past and present.
Join us as we steamroll through our newest countdown, dedicated to the most underclothed, overboobed, and unflinchingly hot fighting femmes in gam... Read Full Story
AUSTRALIAN scientists are hoping to cure leukaemia, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis after their breakthrough discovery of how to stop killer blood cells growing.
The team has unlocked the secrets behind the protein which controls the way the blood cancer cells spread when it is damaged - and have found a way to stop its deadly process.
Work is now starting to design a drug to prevent the damaged proteins operating, effectively stopping the cancer as well as asthma and inflammatory diseases s... Read Full Story
Computer keyboards are peripherals partially modeled after the typewriter and designed both for the input of text and characters and also to control the operation of a computer. Keyboards can arrive in many shapes or sizes and are a very important part of the daily use at the our home or office. Moreover, the evolution of computers is incomplete without the evolution of its accessories. In recent years, we have seen that keyboards have evolved from old and bulky to new wireless or small key... Read Full Story
On August 8th, the world stoped to glue their eyes on the 2008 Summer Olympic games in Beijing. For this week’s edition of “20 Ways to Die”, we will explore the dangers surrounding the Olympic games. Some of these videos can cause mental trauma to any viewer, while others will shock, surprise, and leave you laughing from now until the games.
Always remember that with any sport comes injuries, and the Olympics are no exception. Although these athletes are said to be the best in the world, bl... Read Full Story
