Sunday, October 31, 2010

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Dozy Trainspotter Video | Steam Train Enthusiast Almost Wiped Out By Modern Loco

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 09:57 AM PDT

What a lucky, lucky guy. Or should I say idiot? Whatever he is, he’s fortunate to be alive after this close encounter with a speeding train.

I love steam trains, regularly visiting old railway lines where they still operate. But I’m no trainspotter. Which means I’d always think about my personal safety before the opportunity to get a good shot of a train.

This guy hasn’t read the same manual as me, and instead wanders onto the line in order to get a good view as the steam train trundles by. The only problem is the modern equivalent that is coming the other way.

This could have been really messy, but the guy doesn’t seem that bothered by his brush with death.

Maybe he’s used to them. Maybe he’s had similar experiences before. In which case, Death must be chasing him, Final Destination style. Just like the guy yesterday who narrowly avoided being crushed in bed. Strange times!

History Of Halloween Video | National Geographic Explains Meaning Of Halloween

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 04:54 AM PDT

It’s October 31, which means just one thing: Halloween. But when and how did Halloween begin? And why do millions of children dress up and go out Trick or Treating? National Geographic has the answers.

This relatively short video spells out the history of Halloween and some of the traditions associated with it.

The celebration which became Halloween has been around for 2,000 years, with the Celts of Europe believing that Oct. 31 was the day when the worlds of the living and the dead came together. They lit bonfires to keep spirits away.

Religion then got involved, as it so often does, and Nov. 1 was labeled ‘Hallowmas’, or ‘All Saints Day’. Oct. 31 was therefore All Hallows Eve, which gradually morphed into Halloween.

Trick or Treat began as a form of extortion by poor Irish immigrants in the U.S. Giving treats to the youngsters became a way or avoiding vandalism, and so grew what has now become the main Halloween tradition.

Freaky Tattooed Man Injects Ink Into Eyes News Video | Expressing Individuality, or Just Plain Creepy?

Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:45 PM PDT

I don’t go for tattoos. While most of my friends proudly show off a few inked designs, I’m happy to have my skin blissfully bare. But I must admit to a kind of curiosity about folks who take it to the extreme like Matt Gone.

Gone has more tattoos than anyone else in Portland, Oregon, or perhaps much of America. He’s covered 98% of his body with ink, so he was starting to run out of places to put designs.

Clearly the next logical step was to inject his eyeballs. Thankfully this video doesn’t show us that kind of goriness, but this is still pretty confronting stuff.

Gone seems happy with his wild appearance, but I don’t think I’ll be joining him with my own ink any time soon.
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