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I feel a bit sorry for the trees, and hope they got that part (re)covered. Lack of respect of nature bothered me a bit in “The art of flight” also…
Travis Rice created his own mountain for a special snowboard competition: The RedBull SuperNatural. That hill looks disturbing.

You see the surfers getting sucked in, the hole becomes darker. They’re surrounded by a fortress of water that is going to hurl you over a sharp reef. But hey: it’s on film in slowmotion. Their grandkids will love it!
(via Cirque Belge en Danny Bastiaanse )

Bonus:

This is what the phantom camera can do: beautifull slowmotions in high Definition:

I love this concept: 3D print the complex parts, use “standard” carbon tubes to connect. It’s not that beautiful, but the possibilities are endless.
What if you didn’t glued them…but screwed them together. Could I transform a Race bike to a stronger Mountainbike?
The fork weihs 480g and the frame 1100g . If they would use titanium it would even be lighter…
(via the great design inspiration blog of designer Peter Van Riet )

“The surf at Peahi, aka “Jaws”, is considered the worlds biggest and most dangerous and until recently has been considered impossible to catch and ride without the use of a jet ski ‘tow-in’ and foot straps.”
The nice part of it: the larger the wave the more he raises for the Breast Cancer Fundation Australia. So he rides big waves and takes care of australian breasts. Give that man a statue!
(Thx to JavaMan  Kwinten)

I’m not a big fan of rails & jibbers on snowboards. To much of the same stuff. But what Scott Stevens pulls of here is new and very nice to watch. Du Jamais Vu.
(via Kenson )

I love Ben Sandler’s tomorrow land set. The subtle mix between retro and futuristic nails it. Very smooth!

You’ve seen other tape artists here before, but this one shows his crafts in a nice timelapse …Max Zorn

Happy New Year peeps… decided that I a nice little snowy village would be nice as a Christmas card. Enjoy: filmed with the stopmotion function of the GoPro 2.
(see it on fullscreen to see the finer details…)

Zeitgeist 2011: Year in Review from a US Perspective

Even if you don’t give a rats ass about motor racing,  you should look at this. Historical driving by Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo