If you think this isn’t awesome, you need to take some time, reflect on your choices and then declare this Samurai’s skills to be awesome. Mostly because any other answer would be wrong. The guy you see is master swordsman Isao Machii, who gets a fastball headed his way at 100mph. In a split second, that fast ball is two bowls.
Romance at its Finest: I Like You & Naps Pillowcases
Well you don’t know romance until you roll with it. You’d call these pillowcases amusing, but let’s be clear, they speak God’s honest truth. Well darling, I Like You and Naps – and at this point, I’m like 30 percent sure I like you better than naps. Okay, 20%.
The pillowcases are available on Amazon for $45.
Visualizing a Story From Lips: The Surreal Drawings by Christo Dagorov
Take a look at these lovely drawings by Christo Dagorov. The artist’s pencil drawings present an unusual form of texture for the lips.
Hubbub Finds a Brilliant Way to Keep London’s Streets Litter Free
Environmental charity Hubbub is running a campaign in collaboration with Commonworks to get litter off the streets of London. Their campaign has gone viral, especially the image of the cigarette voting ashtray you see at the top of this post. The creative ashtray asks people to Vote with their Butt – the cigarette butt that is, and has garnered a hell lot of attention (and votes).
Brazilian Tattoo Artist Converts Scars of Domestic Violence into Empowering Pieces of Art
The terrible crime that domestic violence is, it often leaves scars on the body of the victim – and it stays on as a mark of the abuse, a reminder of terrible times. However, it’s not just scars that are permanent, as Brazilian artist Flavia Carvalho has proven with her project called “A Pele da Flor” (The Skin of the Flower).
Action Figure Set Presents Star Wars Characters as Samurai
This superbly detailed line by Bandai puts Star Wars characters in a rather fitting style of Samurais. It’s quite an intelligently created set, which does an excellent job at transforming our favorite characters into Samurai, but doesn’t go overboard.
Porsche Tries to Pull a Tesla with the All-Electric Mission E Concept
Tesla is pretty much the king in the world of all-electric cars that offer a killer performance. It’s only natural that the reigning monarch be challenged, and Porsche apparently intends to do that with the Mission E Concept.
In a Brave New World, Fistbumps Activate Crosswalks in Los Angeles
Crosswalk buttons (when they work) are something like honorary bros – you press the button and it clears the road for you to walk through. It only makes sense that this button be treated like the bro that it is, and rather than a cold push, the interaction with it can be a much warmer fistbump.
‘Tis But a Scratch: Gory Wound Bandaids
One could have their bandaids explain what happened in detail, or you could use the Boo-Boos to totally not exaggerate the injury by making it look worse than it is. You don’t get to say “Tis but a scratch” for a papercut – you’ve got to earn your right to say it.
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Parents Recreate Daughter’s Pics with Boyfriend, Hilarity Ensues
This is probably the biggest fear you’d have to deal with on Facebook. Parents using the crap on Facebook to embarrass the sh*t out of you. NYC’s Emily Musson just learnt the lesson when her parents recreated photographs of Emily and her boyfriend.