I don’t know why all of a sudden this is coming up in the world, but here it is, and now it’s stuck in your head.
You are not welcome
The end of an Era
Earlier this month something unbelievable happened, StumbleUpon closed down. I didn’t know it was founded in 2002. I started using it in 2005, or 2006 I think. I can’t remember exactly, I’m pretty sure that I started using the site well before that blog post, but who knows.
Endless hours, nay, days were spent stumbling across the internet. I found many a strange photo, or comic, or video. Some interesting natural? formations. The whole basis of the Going Green series of posts started from some stumbles. I had interesting conversations with people, sadly I can’t remember any of their names.
It all started with that browser add-on. You know, back in the hay-day of browser add-ons. You couldn’t open someone’s browser without 36 different things opening up, stealing all your cookies, and making life really weird. Yet back then, no one cared. I gladly stumbled all over the internet, well into the morning hours. Things slowed down when I switched to the Chrome browser. And things practically disappeared when the browser add-on turned more into an iframe. I guess SU wanted even more of our dataz. It might have been around this time that they changed their logo from the cool green SU to the strange ugly orange. I see that as the death of them.
I honestly not have known that they were shutting down had it not been for this Reddit Post.
Regardless, me and my 42k likes will live on forever. They might not be relevant, they might not even exist anymore, but good golly, they were some great times wasted away on the immature internetz.
Take Care, Asshole
This isn’t the first time I’ve watched actual YouTube Ads as separate videos. It’s a testament to the quality of said videos that I’ll sit and watch an entire ad before some other video plays. (Un)Fortunately that was not the case this time around.
I Don’t Know
Really, I don’t know. I’m not sure why it exists. But you must watch it. And you must be terrified.
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Some Incredible Coke + Mentos
It’s simply fun to watch. I don’t know what the world record is. Or why he’s using Nutella. All I do know is that it was a joy to watch a grown man have that much excitement. The video is way better then the reddit gif originally makes it out to be.
The Aztec’s Were Crazy
Once you can get past the terrible narration, you can appreciate the absolutely terrifying nature of this whistle. It’s theorized that these whistles were used to strike fear in the enemies. Or to send send the human brain into the next state of being.
I guess when you don’t have metallurgy, or guns, or those fun things, you have to make your own strange things to pass the time.
This video is somewhat easier to watch because the woman can carry a conversation better:
She also has a collection of whistles to blow though and terrify you with.
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Cast Iron Fish
Did you know that in the Victorian era, elaborate cast iron fish tanks were all the rage among the nobility? I didn’t. I assumed fish tanks, because of the glass, plastic, electricity, and silicone necessary were a relatively recent commodity. I would be wrong. Tropical Fish Magazine has a detailed write up on what went into designing and making these fascinating works of art. The most ornate and sought after were those made by J.W. Fiske, an Ironworks company out of New York. Now a days, ornate fish tanks can fetch upwards of $15,000. Which if, you ask me, is far, far too much to spend on a simple (freshwater only) fist tank. Do you realize the amount of pond I could build with $15,000? It would be insane. You’d never get to look at it at eye level like this. But if I could spend $15,000 on a pond, I would make sure to have some sort of underwater viewing. Maybe a tunnel, or window underground. Yea, that’s right. A window to the sky underground…
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It’s Just Hotdogs
Being sneaked into people’s pockets. The guy is quite fun to watch. I love the PG attitude he has throughout. Too often now people curse in the videos that otherwise don’t really warrant it.
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The Winter Marblympics
The Qualification rounds for the 2018 Winter Marblympics are on. So far there are 2 events, Snow race and Curling. Unlike Curling in real life, the Marblelympic version was quite boring. Like the Summer games, this looks like it’s on track for a very fun filled series of events, and if the snow race was an indication, surprises are in store. Please watch the event and show your support for the Marble team of your choice!
The Fries Duke, The Fries
How could we go all year without the reminder of this classic?
I didn’t think so, did you?