Time-lapse of a man trapped in an elevator for 41 hours

Talk about sensory deprivation. At least the lights were on, so we could see him spaz out, and open the elevator door 50 times hoping to find something other then a concrete wall. It kind of reminds of that Stephen King movie "Room 1408", except this is actually interesting to watch.


Read more about it:
The New Yorker - Up and then Down





EDIT 4-29-08:
The "Chocolate Rain" Remix

WARNING: DO NOT WATCH IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY POOP





That vid is particularly funny at 2:12 when the guy is trying to "choke" himself. lol


Bonus Video:
Here's a dope time-lapse of a man driving across country from Los Angeles to New York City. Even though its sped up a lot, you can definitely follow a cool little road trip narrative. I particularly like the shots in Las Vegas, because I like Vegas. And I'm flying back there next month! Yeh!

Baby Fight Club

I'm all for children playing sports. But full contact muay thai kickboxing for 5 year olds?
Well it seems that thats the new hot sport to watch in the UK.

Read more about it:
Daily Mail - News Article on UK Baby Fight Club

Wow. This is pretty fucked. There are age regulations for traditional western boxing in the UK, but not for Muay Thai boxing. And the practice of children engaging in sanctioned Muay Thai fights has a long history in Thailand. So its simply continuing now, unchallenged.

Here's a video of child kickboxers. Watch it, if you can handle it. Its more of a simulation, exhibition. But still brutal to watch non the less. And the little fighters are very good actually, and very tough. They look really cute when doing all the moves. But just the thought of kids doing flying elbows and roundhouse kicks to the face... madness.

Walk it out

Here's a couple new photos.








And one really old photo (circa 1900). Mulberry Street!

Zombie Outbreak

"The culprit was discovered to be mosquitoes native to that region carrying a new strain of Malaria which thus far has a 100 percent mortality rate and kills victims in fewer than 2 days.

After death, this parasite is able to restart the heart of its victim for up to two hours after the initial demise of the person where the individual behaves in extremely violent ways from what is believed to be a combination of brain damage and a chemical released into blood during “resurrection." - BBC News


Read more about it:
BBC News - Cambodian Troops Quarantine Quan'sul


Sadly, there were no pictures or video of the "zombism" to accompany the news article.
But it probably looked something like this...

work it harder make it better

That second vid is from the kids at Cornell University. Go Big Red!

WKW moment

I grabbed a late night bite at "Pho" in K-Town. Around 12:30am. The restaurant wasn't that full and I didn't see any staff around, so I just seated myself...

15 minutes pass. No waiter. I finally spot one walking out of the kitchen. I stand up, and call him over. He then starts a really bizarre conversation with me.

Derrick: "Hi. I'd like to order food."
Waiter: "I don't understand."
Derrick: "Can I order food? You are still open, right?"
Waiter: "Open? Yes."
Derrick: "I want Food. I'm Hungry." ( points to his stomach )
Waiter: "Ohhh... Take out?"
Derrick: "No. ... I want to sit down here. And eat food."
Waiter: "I'm sorry. What do you mean?"
Derrick: "..." ( points to his open mouth and then sits down at the table )
Waiter: "Ohhhh... ok!"

What the hell? He didn't seem high. Just bizarre. I figured it was his first day, in America. Possibly on Earth. So I didn't get too annoyed about it. I ordered. By the time my food came, the restaurant was empty. I was the only customer.

Mid way through my meal another customer walks in, the waiter improves this time, and runs over to the door to greet the new customer. (Nice! Good job!)

But then he sits the new customer directly next to me, practically touching my elbow. The restaurant has about 50 empty seats. And the waiter decides to sit this guy right next to me? I even had to move my jacket and scarf over to make room to make room for the new guy.

I turn to the new customer and say, "Hey". He nods and says, "Hey". He turns his gaze forward towards the wall, to indicate that he is not in a social mood. I look around the empty restuarant, and remember the McDonald's scene in Wong Kar Wai's film, "Fallen Angels".