Results tagged “diversion”

What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? This amazing video shows what it would look like both from outer space and from down here, looking up. So freaking cool. [via]

The fine folks at Rocketboom! are back with another "Know Your Meme," this time exploring the Auto Tune phenomenon with a little help from music's court jester, Weird Al.

And you thought the view from The Ledges was good. Check out this view from the top of the Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world. [via]

As nice as Mark Buehrle's perfect game earlier this year was, it doesn't quite measure up to one of the craziest athletic achievements: pitcher Dock Ellis throwing a no-hitter while tripping on LSD. No Mas and artist James Blagden have animated the story, set to Ellis' own words from a radio interview he did before he died last year. It's amazing.

We've posted something similar to this in the past and always get a kick out of them. Follow one traveler from Denver all the way to Singapore and then back in just 5 minutes. Bonus: keep your eyes peeled for the O'Hare cameo.

This is why we love the Discovery Channel. Behold the site of a water droplet bouncing. [via]

As we all know by now, today is the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street. From the thousands of clips we could possibly choose, including a recent appearance by First Lady Michelle Obama, the side-splitting conversation between Elmo and Ricky Gervais, or even the heart-wrenching scene when Big Bird learns Mr. Hooper isn't coming back, we all know what you really want: Stevie F'n Wonder rocking out "Superstition" with the kids of Sesame Street (especially the kid at 4:12).

We're all about being nerds today, what with Vanilla Ice and Harry Potter already being referenced on the site today. So let's go all-in with this pretty sweet video of how some folks way smarter than us got some Roombas to play a real-life game of Pac-Man. [via]

We couldn't pass this up. Bonny Jain, a teen from Moline, brought the giggles on a recent episode of Jeopardy when, in his Final Jeopardy answer, he made a reference to those SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skits and got a laugh out of even Alex Trebek. It would have been funnier, though, if he had gotten the answer correct. [via]

After our earlier zany mash-up diversion, you might have thought we'd go with something a bit less off-the-wall for this diversion. You thought wrong. In the wake of Tankboy's Weezer review from yesterday and our never-ending love of small, furry animals, we are happy to post these videos.

Or maybe ever. Seriously. This magical video - produced by Ricardo Autobahn - utilizes sound clips from some of our favorite tv shows and movies and it's A. MAY. ZING. If you're feeling frisky, you can download an mp3 of the tune here. [via our former leader Margaret now at EW PopWatch]

This dancer was filmed at a bus stop over a 15-month period, dancing away like Michael Jackson. Well alright. [via]

You know what this Monday could use? A folk trio medley of Will Smith songs. Wish granted by New York's Pearl and the Beard.

When he's not busy flopping on a basketball court, Spurs player Manu Ginobli is busy laying the smackdown on bats that interfere with games, a la Obama and the Fly. We await PETA's reaction.

Poker Face, as read by Christopher Walken. OH! OH OH OH! [via]

This seems like a no-brainer for today, especially given the film from which this clip comes. Last night at Jewel, as Chicagoist staff members made a last-minute candy run (for ourselves; screw the kids), Christmas decorations were up in the next aisle over.

It's Michael Jackson versus Mr. Bean in an odd, yet compelling, stop-motion dance-off.

This man is our hero. The bravery he shows in exposing this criminal prejudice against beards should be applauded on the floor of the United Nations. [Language NSFW]

Today, we're going old school for the diversion. And by "old school," we mean "back to 1929 which is when this cartoon, The Skeleton Dance, was released as part of Disney's "Silly Symphony" series. It's a classic (voted among the top 25 animated shorts of all time) and a great go-to for Halloween week.

Man puts on giant bat costume. Man runs about town in said costume. Hilarity ensues. [via]

Ah, the early 80s. When the rock band KISS hadn't been reduced to a parody of itself and actually managed to create a ruckus amongst religious groups who insisted the band were inspiring teens to worship Satan. Good times.

Even though he doesn't bust a move himself, watching Mr. Rogers learn about breakdancing reminds us of explaining this kind of thing to our parents. An odd, enjoyable experience, if a little awkward.

This...well, we don't know how to describe this video. Technology has enabled one man to record a 14-part harmony version of the Ghostbusters theme song, an amazingly accurate recreation using just vocals. Behold. [via]

Those crazy kids of Improv Everywhere are back at, this time bringing the joy of song to a random grocery store. According to the group:

After yesterday's flashback to 1984, we jumped even further in the wayback machine for today's diversion, when a random search for Chicago videos unearthed this clip from a 1930's movie titled From Tress to Tribunes, profiling members of the Chicago Tribune cartoon staff.

Check out this pretty fantastic look from Opening Day 1984 (airing on - we think - the old show Eye on Chicago) at the two very different crowds that frequented the Cubby Bear at the time, a time when Cubs games were always during the day, the punks came out at night, and no one had yet to utter the phrase "Dave Matthews Band."

Football not your thing? While everyone gets ready for tonight's Bears game, take a step back in time with Disco Fantasy.

We were all enraptured by the adventure of Timmy O'Toole David Freeman Falcon Henne aka Balloon Boy. We've seen the video of the balloon, Falcon blowing his parents' cover, and then blowing chunks, all on national television. Finally, we have the last piece of the saga: the balloon take-off. This story just gets even more surreal. And don't even get us started on the Wife Swap thing.

Need something to cheer you up on this gloomy Friday? How about some fellow Chicagoans dancing to some James Brown? It's thanks to the group Dance NOW Chicago who has this idea:

We're not usually ones to shill for a corporation like Disney but, damn, this is an awesome video. [h/t our pal JOE M500]