17 October 2017

Divertimento #137


Another gifdump, because readers like them, it's quick, and I have yard chores to do.

Girl opens can of beer; frat boys approve.

A hideaway bunk bed.

A shrew leads her babies.

Magic.

Fore-edge painting on book pages.

Football fans at University of Iowa wave at the children in the hospital.

I normally don't post "fail gifs," but I'll make an exception for this one.

A man and his hummingbird.  And a frustrated hummingbird.

Temporary tattoo printer (with discussion thread re possible problems).

"Halo" for a blind dog.

Apparently normal behavior for an ostrich.


Oiling a hardwood floor.

At a concert in the Netherlands.

Blowing a compact disc bubble.

Heimlich maneuver Halloween costume.

How rainfall generates aerosols (i.e. why you can smell a dusty road when it starts to sprinkle).

How firemen wind up hoses.

Smart bird.

Gas station manager explains that you shouldn't smoke while filling your gas tank.

Japanese soap dispenser.

Using acid to remove rust from a bolt.

Making a wooden bowl on a lathe.


Watch that first step...

How a cheetah runs.  Impressive.

Train crossing barrier apparently not calibrated for high-speed train. (hat tip to reader Pirx the Pilot for pointing out that this is human failure on a manually-triggered barrier).  Scary.

Bar trick with a cloth napkin.

Sphalerite cut as a gemstone.

Frosting a cake.

Peacock display.

"Dad marking out on a small football pitch with his blind son's hands what's going on down on the actual pitch."

Beware of the dog.

"Look at me!  I'm a goat!"

And the best dog gif of the day: "When I say 'go' you can have the treat."


Photos from a gallery of images from the 2017 Westminster Dog Show.  More images (and photo credits) at the link.

7 comments:

  1. The last one cracked me up. Thanks for the laugh this morning!

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  2. Re: Train crossing barrier apparently not calibrated

    Actually, it is manually operated. As hard as it seems to believe, you can see the operator standing on the left, by his blue shed... He probably got drunk or was distracted by tv/mobile/boredom.

    Disaster waiting to happen

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  3. i am surprised that that hummingbird went for that hat, as that hat seems a bit too orangey to attract a hummingbird.

    I-)

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  4. "Actually, it is manually operated. As hard as it seems to believe, you can see the operator standing on the left, by his blue shed... He probably got drunk or was distracted by tv/mobile/boredom."

    I've seen Youtube vids of train "cab rides" or "Fuehrerstandmitfahrt"s where there were manually-operated crossings, but the train or trolley had to stop, and someone from the train had to operate the gate before the train could cross, stop, and pick up the gateman(/woman) again.

    Lurker111
    BTW, these vids are a great way to see some off-the-beaten-path parts of Europe. When you need a vacation and can't afford one ...

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  5. I used to do "Bar trick with a cloth napkin" as a kid. No idea where I learned it. Forgot about it until now. Time to wow some friends again with an old favorite. :)

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