What could be described as the coolest thing ever, was unveiled in New York today… Yup, Lego has built a 1:1 scale model of the X-Wing fighter, the largest Lego model ever built. The Danish toymaker created the Star Wars-themed 46,000-pound spacecraft using a ridiculous 5.3 million-bricks. Obviously there was no “try” here…it took 32
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Manhattan in 1612 and 2012
Who could believe that Manhattan was once a lush green, smogless natural thing of beauty… Those were the good times when you could buy a whole island with beads.
New York Plans to Ban Sales of Large Sized Soda and Sugary Drinks – Fail
You just can’t make this stuff up…the Mayor of New York City plans to enact a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugar drinks at your favorite restaurants, movie theatres and street carts, in an all out war on obesity. But without my 32oz soda, what will I wash my 1600 calorie
How to Parallel Park like a Boss
Where there is a will there is a way… A New York driver unable to find a parking space puts on a virtuoso display of parallel parking as he squeezes his car into a gap barely an inch longer than his vehicle. The speeded up footage shows the driver patiently manoeuvring his silver Honda Acura
Bizarre New York Man takes Mannequin Wife on Vacation
I don’t even know where to begin with this guy.. A man who goes by the name of Ned Nefer, 38, is traveling from Syracuse to Watertown by foot. He is pushing Teagan, a 6-foot mannequin that Mr. Nefer claims is his wife. The bizarre couple is traveling 70 miles from Syracuse to Watertown on
World’s most Expensive ‘Haute’ Dog goes on the Menu
So how much would you spend for a hot dog….$5-$10? It may not be as bizarre as the Noodle Weenie, but the ‘Serendipity Foot Long Haute Dog’ – gussied up with the food equivalent of diamonds and pearls – was admitted into the Guinness World Records last year for being the most expensive hot dog
Woman charged with injecting home brew silicone to firm up Victims breasts
I am not sure who’s to blame on this one, the idiots who allowed a woman (not a doctor) to inject them with a home brew of silicone out of her home?! Or the greedy wanabe chemist In her thirst for profit, a 36-year old Bronx woman, Whalesca Castillo, charged $1,000 a pop for her
Wake up there’s a Rat on your Face – Typical NY Subway Commute
Remember folks, this rather rotund rat was probably also squirting bits of urine with every step. I would be standing on the seat screaming like a little girl if a giant rat ran across the floor of the subway I was in. The nightmare of every subway rider was caught on video after a chubby
The Skyscraper Theme Park in the Heart of Downtown New York
When you think of a theme park, like Disneyland, you think of acres upon acres of land spread across a wide area of real estate. This crazy idea of needing a massive amount of land to build a theme park is about to change if Ju-Hyun Kim gets his way. Thinking waayyy outside the box,
Skyscrapers made from Recycled Computer Parts
With no shortages of old thrown out computers, artist Franco Recchia has found a way to put them to good use. Taking apart old computers, he breathes new life into their component parts by reusing them to build ingenious skylines. Heat sinks – components that transfer heat from solid parts to the air to cool
