via max…really interesting, yet reeeeeally disturbing concept car that uses fabrics as a skin. its a really interesting concept, but theres just something about a car that “opens its eyes” to turn on the headlights that seems a bit disturbing. not to mention the engine hood “opening” up like its going into surgery. creeeeeeepy…

and in other news…adam and jaime made a 1100 barrel paintball gun that recreates the mona lisa. fuck…

via gizmodo

via i4…

addendum | apparently not from the current olympics (too bad), but a collection from past olympics and various sporting events.

Here are the top nine comments made by broadcasters at NBC sports so far during the Summer Olympics that they would like to take back:

1. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: ‘I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.’
2. Boxing Analyst: ‘Sure there have been injuries, and even some deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.’
3. Weightlifting commentator: ‘This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.’
4. Dressage commentator: ‘This is really a lovely horse and I speak from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.’
5. Softball announcer: ‘If history repeats itself, I should think we can expect the same thing again.’
6. Basketball analyst: ‘He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.’
7. At the rowing medal ceremony: ‘Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.’
8. Soccer commentator: ‘Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve got eleven Dicks on the field.’
9. Tennis commentator: ‘One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is that, before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses them… Oh my God, what have I just said?’
and in the same vein…i thought this was a funny quote. refreshingly honest while not completely being aware of it. from the ny times article about a us archery coach who proselytizes christianity.
to be an effective archer, lee said, athletes must learn to clear their heads and focus. “if you are christian,” he said, “then people can have that kind of empty mind.”

this ny times article is fascinating, sad, and ridiculous nearly all at the same time. in beijings efforts to “beautify” the city before the fast coming olympics, its begun to either brick away or hide some of the elements of the city its deemed “fucking ugly”, as in the local markets and some of the older mom-and-pop restaurants near or along the main venues. ill admit to never having been much of a fan of china (aka mainland)…this having to do with their government pointing really big missiles at my home country and all. but ive wanted to visit it at some time in my life. apparently tho, by the time i get there, it probably wont really be very chinese. or to be more precise, it wont be what i thought china would be (historical, cultural, etc) as opposed to what its becoming (soul-less, culture-less, a big mall, fucking ugly…) since they have little to no concept of historical preservation. i really wouldnt be surprised if one day they decided to just convert the forbidden city into a giant mall. there are numerous similar side markets and small and simple restaurants that look like (and probably are) someones living room throughout taiwan too…but there its part of the social fabric and what makes it fun. and i would hope if they were put in a similar situation, they’d choose to preserve that aspect rather than white wash it like beijing is doing. but whether they did or didnt, at the very least i hope they arent as dick about it as china has been.

“I don’t really want to oppose the government,” she said, breaking into tears. “For those of us who have lived through the Cultural Revolution, this life is like heaven.”
The city has bullied her to leave. One night last year, a bulldozer slammed into the building. Neighbors are paid to keep watch over her, and they notify the police when she has guests. Ms. Sun said officials pressed her doctor into refusing to give her care.

seriously…dick.

> beijing hides “ugly”, replaces with stupid (via ny times)

“it has the taste of the forbidden, the illicit — the subversive, even,” said hélène samuel, a restaurant consultant here. “eating with your hands, it’s pure regression. naturally, everyone wants it.”

…she’s talking about a burger, btw. from the ny times article on burgers invading france. its a fucking burger, woman! a burger!

oh and ill post soon…i swear.

the myths are confirmed…women are confusing! and one of probably two hundred reasons why im still flying solo is explained further. its an interesting read for the most part…except the last line “i may be betraying my fellow men by admitting this, but we like a challenge.” which is a load of shit…

> she’s just not that into you (via cnn)

quiet saturday afternoon watching youtube…

oh snap…i thought i’d posted about this. then i realized i didnt…yar. this is already weeks old, but i thought it was funny. money magazine came out with their annual list for the best towns to live in in america. i was perusing thru the towns, seeing what and why towns were deemed “spanky” and came across this weird little town in new jersey called montville. wait, thats my home town…what the fuck? yea, apparently my hometown is ranked 13th in the entire country for the best towns to live in. go us…? honestly, changebridge road (the main ave) is kinda bleh. but i can see how they dig all the public parks and stuff. i fired this off to my family when the article first came out…right about the same time they all fired off like-minded forwards to us and all their friends. we got a kick out of it. my dad probably had a 10-mile wide smile on his face when he saw it…ha, jk. more accurately, $$$$ signs lit up in his eyes. go mustangs!

> montville doesnt suck…and is actually awesome! (via cnn)