Aha. That is the guy who has sanded off all the curbstones in our neighbourhood. Gotcha.

1. Great idea (if you don't mind the fine metal dust in your food).
2. He says he opens his lunch that way?
3. His eats canned stuff for lunch?

Nope. This is a prime example of what has been wrog with humanity since the beginning.

>> ^Hive13:

This video is a prime example of what is wrong with the world today, sadly.

@shiny:

What was your goal in posting this video?
Do you really think that given that atheism might lead one to the belief that there might be no point, no goal, no plan to one's life would lead an atheist to the realization that it would be better to trust ancient and unverifiable (or verifiably false) fables and hearsay about a supposed infallible plan for each and every particle in the universe that will ever exist?

Is "peace of mind" your best argument for the veracity of your religious beliefs?

@shiny:
Regarding your question:
1. People who had a dramatic change in their life tend to be very vocal an opinionated about that. Why should that not also true of people who loose or gain religious beliefs?
2. For me, who has never believed in a god or gods, I tend to react to pressure that religious people exert on me and my life. I would not classify that as god "dealing with my heart".
3. Most people who are even able to frequent these fora are from western wealthy nations which, through god's almighty plan or certain socio-economic factors turned out to be predominantly christian.

Regarding your statement: I, from the safety of a country where supposed blasphemy is not met with harsh punishment by learned elders of a forgiving religion, do criticize all religions almost equally. Even I, given the christian background of my home country reserve most of my criticism for christianity because I encounter it most in my daily life.
>> ^shinyblurry:

Yeah, but we're talking about atheists, and you don't really see many atheists out there arguing against Allah or Krishna.

Yeah shiny, that is the reason. The same reason that non-Scientologists and ex-Sceintologists argue in Scientology fora, because Scientology has touched their hearts.

>> ^shinyblurry:

That's a point many Christians have wondered about; namely, why do atheists spend so much time on something they say holds no water? On the Christian forums I frequent, there are usually many atheists there asking questions and holding debates. The reason, I believe, is because God is dealing with their hearts. You may be ready to move on to another stage of life. I know that God has a plan for you, and so I am happy for you that have come to this place. God bless you.

>> ^themogulman:

LOL it's called a Paternoster: [url redacted]
An olden day elevator from before the interwebs. Obviously wouldn't be allowed in a nanny state like the US or UK


There are in fact two operational Paternosters in the UK. One in the university library bulding in Essex and one (the highest Pater Noster in the world) in the Arts Tower of the University of Sheffield.

I just found that on wikipedia and I also found out the Germany seems to be the country with (by far) the most operational Paternosters in the wolrd (nearly 200) and that there are in fact ten operational ones in Cologne.

Yep, this is called a "Pater noster" ("Our Father" , i.e. The Lord's Prayer) because of the construction of the elevator "cabins" reminiscent of the beads on a rosary. There are at least five of those still operational in my home city of Cologne, Germany. The one I used most is in Cologne's oldest (and one of Germany's oldest) highrise buildings, the "Hansahochhaus" and reaches up 17 floors (19, including the turn-arounds).

To answer lucky760's question: Yes, the cabins do go sideways at the top and bottom and you are not supposed to ride around in them when they do (Of course, I did).

Yep. Treehouse of Horror. Upvote for first comment. Not the stupidity, that's commonplace (and the web's only reason of existence is to prove it).

"It's somewehre down there. Let me have another look."

Nice change of tone on videosift in the last few months I see. Interesting.

If there were a few more "sad" "negative nellis" that "feel inadequate" when faced with such talent, we would have been spared many stupid movies that started of as one nice special effect and had NOTHING ELSE to bring to the table.

Just imagine a world without G.I.Joe, Matrix (at least Nos. 2 and 3), Transformers 1-3, Avatar, Clash Of The Titans, etc. etc. etc..a happier, saner place I'm sure.


And because its only irony and because I am such a nit-picker, I'm not going to activate the "sarcasm" flag.

When I saw the first teaser I was absolutely thrilled. Now, after seeing the full trailer doubts begin to creep in.
I keep remembering that Ridley Scott not only directed Alien and Blade Runner, but also gave us Kingdom Of Heavens, Hannibal, 1492.....and G.I.Jane.

The other thing that does not sit right with this trailer is the old (and stupid) aliens inspired/founded/visited/created all the ancient civilizations on earthe story that
a) remind me too much of Alianes vs. Predators and
b) does simply not fit in with the tone of Alien/s/³/4.

I keep my fingers crossed for a great movie.

>> ^Fletch:

"I would pay to see this as a feature."
Me too.


You would pay for "Motorbike Chase: The Movie"?



How many gears did that motocycle have?

I am no expert but from my hearing, he was upshifting about every five seconds

Till around half time of this chase scene, I counted about 35 up-shifts and maybe 3 down-shifts and then I lost interest.

>> ^Sarzy:

>> ^deathcow:
This guy had a string of misdimeanors and a couple felonies by then. The Alaska State Troopers suggested I buy a pump shotgun and said, this guy has a history of assault, this guy has directly threatened you, if he steps on your property you do whatever you need.

That is quite possibly the most bad-ass advice ever given to anybody.


Or, the most terribly wrong advice ever given.

Suppose he was hammered when he called and later comes by to apologize, maybe because his wife, his mom, his priest or even his parole officer told him to, he steps on your lawn and you shoot him with your new shotgun.

And here: http://videosift.com/video/Liebherr-Ultimate-Car-Wash

And here: http://videosift.com/video/High-Pressure-Car-Wash

Nope, Germans (and Swiss and French).

This is a different camera angle of an "experiment" done by German "Science"-TV-Show "Galileo". This was when they were trying to be all Mythbustery and supposedly were trying to find out how much force was in a waterfall (I don't know you, but I gernerally don't park below switched off waterfalls). The Science-level in "Galileo" is abysmal and way below the level of a good children's education show.
They were helped by Swiss company Liebherr with their Liebherr R9800 mega crane, which is beign built in France.
The full video (in German) is here: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xacbds_galileo-wasser-fall-liebherr-r9800_auto