Archive | May, 2012

Kicks & flips in a slowmo flick

29 May 2012

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Only in slowmotion one can grasp the difficulty of “simple” flatland skate tricks.

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Construct a mad-max motorcycle from a 2CV to escape the desert = hero!

25 May 2012

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When Emile Leray got stranded in the desert with his Citroën 2CV , he started a modification…and build a motorcycle from it to get out of there. Wow. He did get a ticket becuase he drives a non street legal vehicle when he arrived in the “civilized” world.  

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Stopmotion Installation

24 May 2012

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That looks great….but what a shitload of work this must be. Switching al blocks all the time… “Twenty-one large triangles animated by Melbourne, throughout Federation Square.  MÖBIUS is a sculpture that can be configured into many cyclical patterns and behave  as though it is eating itself, whilst sinking into the ground.”

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Gary Connery jumps from 1,4 km in a wingsuit, without a parachute and survives.

24 May 2012

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“Stuntman Gary Connery completes an incredible jump from a helicopter 1.4km up, onto a pile of boxes, using a wingsuit but no parachute.” “It was wobbly on the way in…”   “Things are only dangerous if they hurt you”. He says in this video of his preparation.

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Learn To Surf

15 May 2012

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Great instructional video to learn how to surf. A full 1h37 minutes loaded with useful tips & tricks & surf lessons starting from beginner level. Go for it. Learn to surf. Your life will never be the same 😉

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I could live in that: container homes

9 May 2012

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It always has bothered me how traditional our way of building houses is. Bricks, Mortar & Gyproc. I love the idea of re-using old structures. Like containers. Big, Solid; Durable. This Dornob site has many articles about container homes. A nice place by a surfbreak, two containers…I could live in that…

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Car Design Souvenirs of the future: with Gandini and Giugiaro

8 May 2012

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I love the avant-garde look of the 70’s & 80’s car prototypes… The predecessors of the Lambo Countach.

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Red Bull zeepkistenrace 2012

7 May 2012

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My GoPro2 impression of the “Red Bull Soap Box race” , Bruxelles 2012. The Octocopter is from the Dedicam.tv team. Nice toy. Bit expensive at 27.000 Chfr . That’s 22.500 in non chocolat money (euro). Thx to Red Bull & Enchanté/Adhese for the invite.

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I could live in that: The Wide Screen house

4 May 2012

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It’s only a “secondary” residence…but I could live in that: The widescreen house

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