«Тихая»

Вінницький гурт «Тверезість і Культура» заспівав «найтихішу пісню», слова якої фронтмент гурту Вітя Бронюк почув ще у дитячому віці від однієї бабусі.



Для тих, хто не зрозумів жарту, ось власне слова пісні:

«Тихая»

Побудила ой мати нас рано
Ой нас рано, ой нас рано
Побудила ой мати нас рано (2р)

А це ж діти твої сам і бав їх
Наробив цих дітей сам і бав їх
Сам і бав їх, сам і бав їх
Наробив цих дітей сам і бав їх (2р)

Ой піду я на гору крутую
Заспіваю я пісню тихую
Ой тихую, ой тихую
Заспіваю я пісню тихую (2р)

Why beautiful people have more daughters

Have you ever wondered why men on average are taller, more aggressive, more competitive and earn more than women do? And why death penalty would not stop them from committing a crime? Or why woman would rather prefer flowers and diamonds to a material gift of an equal value? How about this: why man likes porn and woman doesn't (unless everybody gets married at the end :-) Well, there is a perfect theoretic explanation to all these behavioral tendencies.

Why beautiful people have more daughters : from dating, shopping, and praying to going to war and becoming a billionaire : two evolutionary psychologists explain why we do what we do by Alan S. Miller and Satoshi Kanazawa answers all these and many other interesting questions:

Why do Men Like Blonde Bombshells (and Why do Women Want to Look Like Them)?
Why is Beauty not in the Eye of the Beholder or Skin-Deep?
Why is Prostitution the World's Oldest Profession, and Why is Pornography a Billion-Dollar Industry?
Why Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, but not Lauren Bacall and Brad Pitt?
Why do Men and Women Perceive the Same Situation Differently?
Why are There Virtually No Polyandrous Societies?
Why (and How) are Contemporary Westerners Polygynous?
Why does Having Sons Reduce the Likelihood of Divorce?
Why are Diamonds a Girl's Best Friend?
Why might Handsome Men Make Bad Husbands?
Boy or Girl? What Influences the Sex of Your Child?
Why does the Baby Have Daddy's Eyes, but Not Mommy's?
Why are There So Many Deadbeat Dads but So Few Deadbeat Moms?
Why is Family More Important to Women than to Men?
Why do Girls of Divorced Parents Experience Puberty Earlier than Girls Whose Parents Remain Married?
Why are Almost All Violent Criminals Men?
What do Bill Gates and Paul McCartney Have in Common with Criminals?
Why does Marriage "Settle" Men Down?
Why do Some Men Beat Up their Wives and Girlfriends?
Why do Politicians Risk Everything by Having an Affair (but Only if They are Male)?
Why do Men Earn More Money and Attain Higher Status than Women?
Why are Most Neurosurgeons Male and Most Kindergarten Teachers Female?
Why is Sexual Harassment So Persistent?
Where does Religion Come from?
Why are Women More Religious than Men?
Why is Ethnic and Nationalist Conflict So Persistent throughout the World?
Why are Single Women More Likely to Travel Abroad -- and Why are Young Single Men More Likely to be Xenophobic?

The book is surely a fun read even though you'll find quite a few results and methods questionable. One of its biggest values is that it is a source of discussion topics that would be interesting to virtually any audience.

If you prefer listening to reading, the book is also available on an MP3 CD as audio book.

And if you got as interested in the book as I did, you may want to read a critique of some of the facts from the book.

Americans vs. Russians

Кто умнее: Американцы или Русские? Обычно в таких состязаниях берут лучших людей одной и другой страны и пытаются задавать им умные вопросы. За этих людей можно болеть но выглядит это обычно не смешно ибо кто-то таки проиграет. А посему журналисты решили поступить по другому: они стали задавать простые вопросы людям на улице:

В США

В России

Надо отдать должное что перед камерой сложнее соображать: у меня почему-то Борис Полевой первым пришел на ум в качестве автора "Героя нашего времени", а Лермонтов пришел лишь когда я вспомнил название книги Полевого. Плюс у журналистов есть большое преимущество: они ж не все ответы показывают, а только наиболее сумасбродные. Если например скажут, что 95% ответов были правильными, мы представляем здесь лишь 5% наиболее безбашенных, будут ли те же "люди c улицы" выглядеть такими же необразованными? Главного результата журналюги все ж добились - выглядит все очень весело :-)

Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you've ever seen

You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Hans Rosling debunks myths about the so-called "developing world" using extraordinary animation software developed by his Gapminder Foundation. The Trendalyzer software (recently acquired by Google) turns complex global trends into lively animations, making decades of data pop. Asian countries, as colorful bubbles, float across the grid -- toward better national health and wealth. Animated bell curves representing national income distribution squish and flatten. In Rosling's hands, global trends -- life expectancy, child mortality, poverty rates -- become clear, intuitive and even playful.


See also:

• Gapminder World
  
• Download Hans Rosling's talk in full SD resolution
  

  

Goodbye to the Normals

Goodbye to the Normals is a British short film, which follows a fictional story about a small boy running away from home. The film was originally broadcast in the UK by Channel 4 and is currently touring the film festival circuit, either on its own or as part of the British Council Festival Submission Scheme. The song you can hear during the film is "Burslem Normals", written and performed by Robbie Williams.

Sea lion does Michael Jackson

This is a very funny sequel to the Rocking Parrot post in which Sea Lion dances to Michael Jackson's song.

Putin Haling a Taxi

An amazing short film about ex-president of Russia catching a taxi to get to Kremlin.

Here is the dialog:

[Mariachi music plays loud when Putin opens the door...]

01:24 Putin: Good evening, would you mind giving me a lift to Kremlin? I have lagged behind my escort...
01:29 Driver: Chu now da road?
01:30 Putin: Not very well, I'm from Saint Petersburgh
01:34 Driver: 'ow much?
01:35 Putin: Mmmm, I don't really know, 200 rubles...
01:39 Driver: Escucha, you gimme 300 and we go
01:42 Putin: No, I'm not going for 300, I'm sorry
02:06 Driver: Bueno, let's go
02:12 Putin: I'm sorry, may we?
02:16 Driver: 's ok, I got my own



P.S. Gracias a Luke por making Georgian sound like Spanglish :-)

American History in a Food Fight

Food Fight by Stefan Nadelman is an abridged history of American-centric war, from World War II to present day, told through the foods of the countries in conflict. Watch as traditional comestibles slug it out for world domination in this chronologically re-enacted smorgasbord of aggression.



See also:

• Food Fights's web site
  
• Cast: who is who in the battle

A BREAKDOWN OF THE BATTLES

1. The World
   
2. WWII - Holocaust / French surrender / London Bombing / Pearl Harbor / Battle of Midway / D-day / fall of Berlin / Hiroshima
   
3. Arab-Israeli War
   
   
   • Brits leave Israel
     
   • Israel expands territory
   
   
4. Korean War
   
   
   • China and Russia back the North
     
   • The US back the South
   
   
5. Cuban Missile Crisis
   
6. Viet Nam
   
   
   • China and Russia back the North
     
   • The US back the South
   
   
7. Cold War
   
   
   • Arms race
   
   
8. Intifada
   
9. Gulf War
   
   
   • Iraq invades Kuwait
     
   • Scuds
     
   • Smart bomb
   
   
10. 9/11
    
11. Afghanistan
    
12. Gulf War II
    
    
    • Shock and awe
      
    • IED
    
    
13. Bug Food
    

Stefan Nadelman FAQs:

• The food in this film was consumed either by Stefan or his dog after shooting. None of the cast went to waste.
  
• The software used was photoshop and after effects.
  
• The film took me 3 months to do.
  
• Although it seems like stop motion, most of it was stop motion created within After effects, using keyframe animation. Stefan is basically moving the food around within the the program, frame by frame, which is the same as traditional stop motion, only it's digital.
  

Happy Women's Day!

Dear Ladies,

My warmest wishes on the International Women Day! You rock, rule and cool this world and here is a very special gift for you for such an occasion ;-)

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!!!

Newton Virus

In the beginning were harmless computer viruses. Viruses born out of the wit of early computer adopters, viruses whose sole purpose was to surprise and amuse. A non-destructive form of artificial life.

We wanted to revive this golden era, and went on to create our first computer virus. We chose to do it for mac as the platform is still a virgin territory ;-)



Spice up your colleagues' day with our Newton Virus, the first virus to introduce gravity to your laptop, causing the desktop icons to fall down as if subject to the gravitational pull from the real world.

Newton Virus comes on a USB key for manual infection. Simply plug the key into a computer and the virus will automatically copy itself on the hard drive.

The virus will then hit at random, but only once. It will not replicate itself, mail itself to your friends or destroy any of your files, but instead provides you with moments of blissful surprise and magic.

Credits:
Concept & Design: Troika
Programming: Mauritius Seeger - Dr Mo

Source: Newton Virus by Troika

Ao mestre com Carinho

If you thought what I thought every time he started a new drawing, you need to see a doctor :-) A very funny speed drawing by Mauricio Ricardo under the cover of Os Seminovos...



P.S. "Ao mestre com Carinho" apparently means "To the master with Affection" whatever that one means :-)

Ah, L'Amour

"Ah, L'Amour", is a bitter film by Don Hertzfeldt. To be honest, I don't understand most of his cartoons, but that usually only prooves that the author is a really good artist: every time I see that people's oppinions are polarized on something - it means the artist did something really outstanding, distinct or cult. This episode is pretty funny though and even I could enjoy it :-)

Firefighters' Party Trick

Firefighters are having fun sometimes too ...