A Little Night Surfing [VIDEO]
Check out this video of a surfer in California hitting up some night surf accompanied by the soft tumbling glow of bio-luminescent algae in the waves.
Marmite Perfume, Anyone?
Every now and then, we come across a concoction of sorts, one that is so outlandish, so preposterous and so crazy sounding that it may just be amazing. How does Marmite, leather, pickle and beer grab you?
Woman Burns Down Friend’s House For Defriending Her On Facebook
There have been murders and rapes associated with Facebook, but this is likely to be the first house burning as a result of someone defriending someone else on the social networking website. Jennifer Christine Harris decided it was a good idea to burn down Nikki Rasmussen’s house while Nikki and her husband, Jim, were in their beds sleeping.
Cops Crash Car Into Smuggler’s Plane [VIDEO]
There is something about real-life events that movies will never be able to duplicate. This video, taken in Brazil, shows federal police officers smashing a car into a light plane at high speed! The plane contained smuggled goods, and by crashing into its wing, the cops was able to thwart it’s takeoff.
The Charmed Life Of Ronald Weasley
In confirmation of the rumour that you can’t keep a good ginger down, Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, has admitted in an interview that she almost killed off Harry’s bestie, Ron Weasley, early in the book saga.
Queen Victoria’s Undergarments Sold for £10 000
Finally, there is a way for you to get into the Queen’s pants. A pair of rather fetching bloomers, framed in a delightful display case, have been sold on auction for the bargain price of only £10 000.
Golden Lions, UCT, Stormers In Running For Team Of The Year In SA Rugby Awards
The 2011 edition of the SA Rugby Awards will be held tomorrow night and one of the most hotly contested categories this year is Team of the Year. Among the nominees are newly crowned Currie Cup champions the Golden Lions, and UCT’s highly successful Ikey Tigers. The Stormers’ nomination adds to a strong Western Cape interest factor.
Shop Refuses To Sell Alcohol To 92 Year-Old Because She Can’t Prove She’s 18
Diane Taylor is a 92 year-old great-grandmother from the UK. Like any other woman of her age and stature, she went down to her local convenience store to buy a bottle of whisky. The shop however refused to sell her any alcohol because she had no ID with her to prove that she is over 18.
Incredible Video Footage: DigiCape Hit By Brazen Burglers – R25k Reward For Info [VIDEO]
This is the second time that DigiCape’s Roeland Street Branch has been hit by this burglary syndicate. The shop was broken into at 02h15 this morning, and the group made off with over R250 000 worth of new and demo stock. DigiCape are offering a R25 000 reward for any information leading to arrests. Click through for the surveillance videos.
Not Another American Pie Film! [VIDEO]
Universal have just dropped the trailer for the eighth (and we can only pray, last) installment in the long (lo-ooong) running American Pie series, American Reunion.
Scientists Glean Blood Protein From Rice
As if it isn’t already enough that just about everything is made in China, now they’ve started making blood, from rice.
Ronaldo Accidentally Forwards Fan’s Sexy Pictures To Everyone In His Address Book
Did I mention that his fiancee was in his address book as well? According to Ronaldo, he was attempting to delete the Dutch fan’s saucy snaps (which included her in numerous half naked poses in a shirt with “too hot to handle” scrawled on the front), but pressed forward instead. Clearly something broke his concentration.
The Murdochs WERE Lying
One thing the Murdochs probably didn’t do last night, is sleep particularly well – James, especially. Documents released by the parliamentary committee investigating illegal voicemail hacking at News International reveal compelling evidence that James has been lying since at least 2008. Either that, or he is just a really shoddy businessman. Maybe both.
DSK Scandal To Be Made Into Porn Film
Crowd funding allows the average guy on the street to invest in movies without having to spend millions. And the producers of a porn film based on the scandal surrounding the former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn, are looking for such funders at the moment. The working title for the film is DXK. R500 buys your name in the credits and an invitation to the premiere.
Petman: The Robot That Will Kill You In The Robopocalypse, And Look Good Doing It [VIDEO]
You guys remember Alpha Dog, the terrifying robot dog that Boston Dynamics built for the US military? Well they’re over terrifying robot dogs, and have moved on to terrifying robot people. Hence ‘PETMAN,’ their awful test dummy for demonstrating how chemical protection suits might affect soldiers trying to run, do push-ups or kill all humans.
Jersey Shore Goes To College
You might not think Jersey Shore is the sort of show that would spark serious academic debate, but lo and behold, the University of Chicago recently concluded a day long seminar on the dynamic and active scholarly field of “Jersey Shore studies”. No, really.
Pete Townshend Calls Apple “A Vampire”
World famous guitarist, Pete Townshend, of one of the greatest rock bands ever, The Who, has taken Halloween as the perfect opportunity to make a statement. He has lashed out at Apple, calling their model of selling music – iTunes – “a vampire.”
Nervous Japanese MP Drinks Fukushima Nuclear Water
A Japanese government official has risen to a challenge set by journalists to prove that water collected from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was safe to drink. Albeit with some trepidation. MP Yasuhiro Sonoda downed a glass of water during a televised news conference and seems to have survived, although his shaky hands certainly betrayed his nerves.
Friday Done Jack’s Way – A Taste Of Things To Come
I’m not sure if you know this, but “Whiskey” is one part of the official aviation radio alphabet. Ja, you best believe it. Which is why on 7 October last month we treated our Friday Done Jack’s Way winner, Mark, and four of his friends to a helicopter flight from the V&A Waterfront to Constantia […]
How To Down A Beer Like A Boss [VIDEO]
Our latest addition to the Boss Hall of Fame is also our very first drag queen! But surprisingly, it is not her ability to lip sync YMCA that has earned her this prestigious spot. Instead, it is her ability to swallow an entire jug of beer in one go – like a faaaaaaaabulous boss!
Greek Referendum On Bailout Threatens New Euro Zone Crisis
George Papandreou’s shock announcement that he will put Greece’s bailout to a referendum helped the FTSE open nearly three per cent down this morning. It was interesting listening to Lindsay Williams on 2oceanVibe Radio a little earlier too. He remarked that there are more Porsche Cayennes registered in Greece than taxpayers declaring an income of 50 000 euros or more. Clearly Greeks aren’t fans of paying tax.
Heidi Klum: Surprises Everybody With A Non-Sexy Halloween Costume [PICS]
Heidi Klum is really, really into Halloween. Which isn’t surprising, given that Halloween is when people dress up in revealing costumes for candy, and her career is pretty much dressing up in revealing costumes for money. Except she went non-traditional at her annual Halloween party in Las Vegas, dressing as a terrifying skinless body.
Where On Earth Do You Fit In?
Last week 2oceansVibe reported on the release on the UN Population Fund State of World Population 2011 report, which estimates that by the end of October 2011, the number of humans in the world would soar past seven billion.
Boychays Gone Wild
We’ve all read the Guide to Klapping Gym Boet, and while it’s an amazing read, and wonderfully illustrates the way countless people feel about “charnas” in gyms around the world, no one took it to heart. Or at least we thought not, until some mad American gymster, who was the embodiment of the Guide, died trying to take things to the next level.
Science To Tear Space A New One With Ultra Powerful “Laser”
A new laser is to be built that is as powerful as “concentrating the rays of the sun for the entire earth onto the tip of a pen”. Scientists claim it could allow them boil the very fabric of space, AKA the vacuum. Because that’s a fantastic idea. It is official, mankind has a death-wish.
Android, And Everything Else, Destroying BlackBerry In The US
Is this the beginning of the end for BlackBerry? Manufacturer, Research In Motion lost nearly two thirds of the US smartphone market share, year on year for the same period. HTC has taken a clear lead in the US smartphone market, and it’s been closely followed by Samsung, who just last week, surpassed Apple in total worldwide smartphone shipments.
Cape Town TV Launches 24-Hour Live Stream
CTV is Cape Town’s only community television station. But so far only viewers with an aerial that’s in the line-of-sight of Tygerberg could actually watch the channel. That all changed yesterday as they launched a 24-hour live stream, embedded on their website – taking their content global.
Google’s Time-Lapse Halloween Doodle [VIDEO]
Lately, Google has been having a great deal of fun with their doodles. They have decided to wish us all a happy Halloween by creating a short time-lapse video of some of their employees carving out six particularly large pumpkins at their headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Mangyongdae Funfair: The Last Theme Park In North Korea [PICS]
This fairly depressing photo series of Manyongdae Funfair, North Korea’s version of the Happiest Place On Earth, has just been released. The amusement park, located a few kilometres north of Pyongyang, is the last theme park in the dictatorship, which isn’t totally surprising given the dilapidated and dangerous rides on display.
Re-make Mondays: Hair In Strange Places – Teen Wolf
MTV, capitalising on a series of home runs in their scripted show offering decided to log on to the still simmering global tween-obsession with things that go bump in the night, and revive Teen Wolf for the Jersey Shore generation.