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28 June 2006
8:15pm

Practise for Wimbledon

See how long you can keep the ball from hitting the ground:

25 June 2006
11:25am

Having a Ball with the Beatles

Superb juggling to Beatles' tracks:

23 June 2006
6:49pm

We Feel Fine

One of the stranger sites I've come across:

Seems to be collecting how people are feeling in real-time by scanning blogs on the internet. You can then combine the data and represent it in different ways (options on the bottom left), search for specific feelings, or search for feelings in different locations/weather or by age/gender/etc (options at the top).

20 June 2006
10:51am

Amazing Optical Illusion

Keep your cursor away from the blurry image and concentrate on the dot in the middle. After thirty seconds move the cursor over the image to bring it into vivid colour...or is it?

20 June 2006
10:48am

Criss Angel Pulls a Woman in Half

Clever illusion: watch one half walk away.

20 June 2006
10:47am

Diet Coke and Mentos Fountain Display

Impressive.

20 June 2006
10:46am

How to Get Your Clothes off in Record Time

I bet he leaves them on the bedroom floor for his mother to pick up...

7 June 2006
6:06pm

Torn

Johann Lippowitz, an Austrian mime artist, performs Natalie Imbruglia's Torn.

(You'll need to download the 3MB video before you can play it.)

7 June 2006
5:58pm

Evolution of Dance

Watch this hilarious routine by Judd Laipply, an American comedian. I wish I could do a fraction of the moves.

2 June 2006
10:01am

Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers

This is great fun. Make sure you lock up properly before taking the dog for a walk:

25 May 2006
8:07pm

Sand Fantasies

Using a light box as a surface, these artists pour and spread sand to create artworks that interpret the music being played. Clever stuff.

25 May 2006
8:01pm

Infinite Zooming

Zoom in on a man's face and zoom in and zoom in... This is a fascinating and seemingly never-ending exploration of a photo-collage.

Note: If you don't have Shockwave10.1, you will be prompted to download and install it first.

12 May 2006
1:16pm

Optical Delusions

Sixty-two optical illusions to explore:

12 May 2006
1:13pm

Stacked Can Art

Think about this next time you're in the supermarket:

26 April 2006
12:13pm

Bouncing Bunnies

Here's an addictive game that kids will love...even the grey-haired ones.

Get all the rabbits into the flowerpot by dragging the toadstool with your mouse:

23 April 2006
11:05am

How Male or Female is Your Brain?

Take the two tests mentioned in this article to find your place on the male-female continuum. You may be surprised.

13 April 2006
3:11pm

Poor Kitty

This poor kitty had a skin disease and had to be bathed. Click on View as Slideshow for easier viewing.

13 April 2006
3:06pm

The Egg Song

One for the kiddies:

13 April 2006
3:04pm

Parrot Genius

Is he really an avian Einstein or just a well-trained parrot?

02 April 2006
5:57pm

Very Grand Piano

If you can imagine a piano so big you couldn't play it with your hands, then you'll understand why feet might be required (even if the result isn't note perfect):