What happens when you let the smart alecks from high school loose on the internet with science? The tragedy of the gummy bear, that's what.
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Results tagged “wednesdayafternoondiversion”
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Heavy Is Gummy Bear
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Weekend Plans
With warm weather and sunshine in the forecast for this weekend, now's the time to get into the yard and get digging! And Marty Adams here can show you how to manage all that lawn care, when all you really want to do is smoke PCP and just relax.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Come on Down to Central Lakeview
Hot on the heels of that steaming pile that Choose Chicago, (the city's tourism agency), probably paid far too much to commission, comes this jingle for Central Lakeview.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Kind Of Famous (In Canada)
More than just death defying, these two female longboarders are known in certain circles (especially in Canada) for their work as pro skaters.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Indigenous American Language
Because the United States is such a polyglot of people and cultures, histories and languages, it shouldn't come as much of surprise that America has a few of it's own indigenous languages, aside from those spoke by the Native Americans. One group, in particular, that has developed languages of their own here are African Americans.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Road Trip!
A few years back the Lonely Planet named the stretch of Historic Route 66 through Illinois from Chicago to St. Louis as number eight on a list of "Top 10 scenic drives" in the United States. Which got us thinking about how nice it would be to hop in a car, pop in a mixtape and go see some of the Midwestern splendor that abounds about us.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Morning Musume
This is probably one of my favorite internet videos, because it combines a Japanese cultural phenomena with the nuance of language, and then presents it almost completely out of any context.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: You Can Do It!
If watching this fourth grader reason out her fears, work up some courage and make a steep jump for the first time doesn't warm your heart and inspire you, well, you might just need a visit to the doctor (or to see the Wizard, at least)!
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: So Much Pie!
It's an election year, which means politicians make outlandish claims, from Mitt Romney loving grits to President Obama and his fondness for pie.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: WTF Leap Day!?
This video (NSFW due to explicit language - make sure you're wearing headphones) leaves us thinking that this young lady could spend this year's extra day studying up on what an astronomical year is.
Thursday Afternoon Diversion: Take On Me (DPRK-Style)
Today, we follow artist Morten Traavik to Pyongyang to see a group of North Korea's best accordionists performing the 80s Euro-hit standard "Take On Me" by A-Ha.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: The Syncretic North
As part of the 2012 Barents Spektakel festival, Norwegian artist Morten Traavik collaborated with North Korean instructors to teach locals how to do the card stunt that is so ubiquitous in North Korea's Mass Games.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Dancehall Dancing is Big
This lady has all the moves to be a dancehall queen.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Milk Man
Today we bring you quite possibly the worst superhero, one who absolutely will not tolerate lactose.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Japanese Multiplication
We've never been very good at math here at Chicagoist, but this is a pretty clever way to do multiplication without having to remember to carry and borrow.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Surf's Up!
With news of the arrest of Rex Flodstrom for winter surfing Lake Michigan today, we thought we'd take a look at what the Chicago Police have helped protect Mr. Flodstrom from.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Shufflin' Grandpa
It's not just the Korean Workers' Party that's dancing in the streets this week.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Don't Listen to Allstate
Although Dennis Haysbert and Dean Winters might disagree, it seems that there might actually be a time when it's appropriate to drive recklessly.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Spider-Man Throws Down for the Birthday Boy
Presented without comment.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Vespa Skatepark
Anybody can show up at a skatepark with a board, rollerblades or a BMX. It takes a special kind of stupidity to show up with a Vespa.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: How Not to Pull Over for the Police
Today might just be the day you want to make a getaway. Try not to screw it up.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Bear Cub Goes Shopping
In Ketchikan, Alaska, this bear cub wandered away from its mother and into the produce section of a supermarket.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: The Internet is Powered by Cats
It's not just the internet that runs on cute kitties!
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: Dub Stepfather
An older generation tries to relate to their children in the only way they know how.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Duck Eats Pizza
The only question now is if the duck prefers thin crust or hand-tossed.
Wednesday Afternoon Diversion: Opulence, I Has It
Every once in a while, we hear about a store that seems like the kind of classy joint where we could take a gal. Divine Rags is that joint.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: When Worlds Collide
This penguin chasing a butterfly reminds us that, while colder days may be ahead, we still have plenty of summer in store for us today.
Humpday Afternoon Diversion: This is What the Internet is For
Between the soothing sounds of live mariachi and inquisitive nature of the Beluga whale, all we need to make this video perfect is a sombrero for the whale.
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