We live in uncertain times, this much is certain. Times when no one it seems—not politicians, not your neighbour, not even your know-it-all work colleague—knows what Britain leaving the European Union will actually mean. Meanwhile, across the pond in the US they’re potentially facing a future with Donald Trump as president.
Bleak times, indeed. It’s times like this that you need to keep hold of your sanity by looking for advice about the future from a Zoltar fortune telling machine.
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Remember that awesome baby LED light suit halloween costume from a few year’s back that went viral? Well the dad who built that for his daughter is back.
His name is Royce Hutain and this year for his daughter Zoey he’s turned her into the completely impractical but rather awesome Princess Cumulus—complete with thunder cloud, created using a blow up suit, digital LED strips and a programmed Arduino.
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Ever wondered what Danny MacAskill does on his day off? Well this new video shows MacAskill busting his skills in the rural landscape around Edinburgh.
In doing so he shows off some amazing never-seen-before tricks, like leaping onto a single train track, turning a hay bale into a giant unicycle, and riding over a cottage.
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Not all things from the past are relevant now, but it also means that some things shouldn’t be tampered with. Take for instance the strange baroque powdered wigs that people used to wear, they were mainly used to cover baldness due to head lice, not such a problem in the 21st century.
But, some things do remain constant and by some things that means: beer. Yes, the beloved alcoholic drink that comes after only tea, coffee and water as Homer Simpson’s and the world’s most favored beverage. So once you hit upon a good recipe you don’t want to mess with it, you just want to consume it.
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If you love magic then you’ve probably seen ‘Now You See Me 2′, the sequel to 2013’s Now You See Me, which sees the four illusionists forced into a heist by a powerful mogul (Daniel Radcliffe), which means they have to pull off an elaborate stunt to clear their names.
People love falling under the magician’s spell and plenty of elaborate and hugely impressive card tricks are featured in the new film.
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As dreams go wanting to fly in a wingsuit over an active volcano is a ballsy one, in fact it probably doesn’t get more ballsy.
But that’s what Italian base jumper Roberta Mancino wanted to do and after several years training here she is doing it, flying through the sulfur-infused smoke that pours from the crater of Chile’s Villarrica stratovolcano.
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You imagine that people who live in London, UK are used to some strange and curious sights—much like most people who live in large cities, weird stuff just happens.
But they’re probably not used to the sight of a giant green monkey floating down the Thames, the river that flows through the city.
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Mike Boyd made a popular video where he learned to kickflip on a skateboard in five hours, which was very impressive.
So he sent the video to master skateboarder Tony Hawk who shot back he should learn to heelflip, so what could Mike do but learn to heelflip, and he does it in five hours again. All for charity too. Well done, Mike.
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