Elephant Jumping on a Trampoline

Created by by Nicolas Deveaux.

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Compensation for US Airways Hudson River Crash Survivors

In addition to $5,000 for lost luggage and belongings, US Airways is providing the 150 passengers on Flight 1549, which crashing in the Hudson River, the following compensation:

CEO Doug Parker wrote that passengers would get “coveted” Chairman’s Preferred status – but only until March 2010. The membership gives each passenger and a companion first-class domestic travel when seats are available, one upgrade to Europe or Hawaii, choice seats and priority check-in.

Just an upgrade? Seems weak sauce to me.

Dancing Stick Man

Generic techno aside, this is a cool video.

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Shark Tea Infuser

This dorsal fin shaped tea infuser designed by Pablo Matteoda will add a sharp bite to any tea.

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Pogue’s Twitter Experiment

As a follow up to his recent column on belatedly introducing Twitter, a communication and social media vehicle that I’ve become infatuated with, David Pogue (the New York Times tech guru) shares the anecdotal results of an experiment he ran demonstrating the immediacy of Twitter.

Yesterday, I spoke at a conference in Las Vegas. The topic was Web 2.0, with all of its free-speech, global-collaboration ramifications. At one point, I figured that the best way to explain Twitter was to demonstrate it, live, on the big screen at the front of the ballroom.

So I flipped out of PowerPoint and typed this to my Twitter followers: “I need a cure for hiccups… RIGHT NOW! Help?”

I hit Enter. I told the audience that we would start getting replies in 15 seconds, but it didn’t even take that long. Here are some of the replies that began scrolling up the screen:

* florian: Put a cold spoon on your back – that’s what my grandfather would do for hiccups.

* megs_pvd: Put your head between your knees and swallow hard.

* bethbellor: Packets of sugar.

* jfraga: BOOOOOOOOOOO! (How many of those did you get?)

[Answer: about 20.]

Read rest here.

You can follow my Twitter at twitter.com/mattrod.

Prison Break Fail

The attempted prison break of two New Zealand inmates handcuffed to one another ends in a hilarious failure thanks to the efforts of Deputy Pole.

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Clock for Math Geeks

If you aren’t an Asian math genius like me (Only I can make that joke, asshole) and can’t figure out the equations on this clock, click here for the explanations.

$20 here.

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Skateboard Juxtaposition

“My Uzi Weighs a Ton” by Oliver Schulze

Vs.

Stephen Sprouse collection at Louis Vuitton. Each skateboard comes with trunks sells for $8,250. What recession?

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Do Not Read This

If you DO decide to click on this story, then at least make sure you aren’t eating anything.

Anyway, I’ll say it again: Don’t click on this.

Super Broker Rap Song

If this hasn’t been nominated as the worst rap ever, then I’m going to go ahead and submit this for that category.