Category: Cool Stuff

Sometimes, Jon Stewart Hits The Nail Right On The Head…

Daily Show Host Jon Stewart gets to the bottom of why people from a nation founded on the principals of religious freedom get themselves twisted into knots over who gets to build churches where… Hilariously true. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Thursday July 8th, 2010 in Cool Stuff, Insults, Jokes, Rants, Videos | No Comments »

Words Of Wisdom…

Friends don’t let friends take home ugly men Women’s restroom Starboard, Dewey Beach, DE Beauty is only a light switch away. Perkins Library, Duke University, Durham, NC If life is a waste of time, and time is a waste of life, then let’s all get wasted together and have the time of our lives. Armand’s […]

Big Trophy….

Sunday July 4th, 2010 in Cool Pics, Cool Stuff | No Comments »

Are These The Most Nasty Movie Insults Of All Time?…

Warning – NSFW – Watch The Volume!!!!   But… Learn Them… Use Them… Enjoy Them. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSEYXWmEse8&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]

What’s A Chinese Wal-Mart Got That Your Local Wal-Mart Doesn’t?…

Apparently… Lots. Wal-Mart is a  seriously different place in China… Corkscrew-Balloon’s got a whole raft of Chinese Wal-Mart shots HERE.

Thursday July 1st, 2010 in Cool Pics, Cool Stuff, Information | No Comments »

Green Tech Lights the Way In Haiti… A Chance To get It Right.

Not many societies get a chance to start from scratch… Haiti gets a chance to put in alternative energy on a wide scale. This week, an unexpected store opened in rural Haiti. Inside, the items for sale include solar panels, solar-powered lamps, and ultra-efficient stoves. In a country where nearly 70 percent of the people […]

Thursday July 1st, 2010 in Cool Pics, Cool Stuff, Information | No Comments »

Quotable Quotes…

“Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” – Tartakower (1887-1956) “You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.” – Ayn Rand (1905-1982)

Monday June 28th, 2010 in Cool Stuff, Information | No Comments »

Man Builds A D.I.Y. Nuclear Reactor In Brooklyn… Seriously.

From the BBC… By day, Mark Suppes is a web developer for fashion giant Gucci. By night, he cycles to a New York warehouse and tinkers with his own nuclear fusion reactor. “We have people in the whole gamut [building reactors] from physicists to electronics people to car mechanics to even one janitor” Richard Hull […]

Thursday June 24th, 2010 in Cool Pics, Cool Stuff, Information, Videos | No Comments »

Dancing Samba Baby… Real Or Faked?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxOalIK6fSI&feature=topvideos[/youtube]

Saturday June 19th, 2010 in Cool Stuff, Just Plain Silly, Music, Videos | No Comments »

Links To Look At…

In jail for being in debt Hunt for the Alligator PhoneBalls: The Most Ridiculous iPhone Accessory Ever? Porn virus publishes web your history What Happens When You Die? 3D Projections On Buildings Make Structures Come To Life.

Wednesday June 16th, 2010 in Cool Stuff | No Comments »

Almost Seven Minutes Of Extreme Fail…Cool!

Best Fails of 2009 – watch more funny videos

Friend Alf Finds A Human Fly And A Really Big Lizard…

Alf from  Corkscrew-Balloon weathered the recent turmoil in Thailand and finds that things are getting back to normal…That is if you find hanging off the side of a building and something that looks like a Komodo Dragon walking across the parking lot normal… I miss Bangkok.

Wednesday June 9th, 2010 in Cool Pics, Cool Stuff | No Comments »