Category: Fun
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Noma moves to London during Olympics, Weber-Gale’s sigh of relief heard across the Atlantic
Two Michelin star Danish restaurant Noma, twice ranked as best restaurant in the world, will move into the 5-star hotel Claridge’s in Mayfair, London during the Olympics, to serve a five-course menu, lunch and dinner for 10 days, from July 28 through Aug. 6, for price of £195 (US$314). It will be the first time…
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Ducklings stuck in swimming pool saved using sun chair
Very inventive, next time please shut off that lawn mover. Via Neatorama
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Three drunk Aussies break into SeaWorld, swim with dolphins, steal a penguin
“Dirk the Penguin had a frightening ordeal. Police say after waking up with the penguin, one of the suspects panicked and let him go in a waterway known to have sharks. Witnesses who found Dirk say something chased him out of the water. Once he got on land, he was chased by a dog before…
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Mutual of Omaha releases Swim Star 2012 game for iOS
Mutual of Omaha recently launched Swim Star 2012, a unique swimming game app for iPhone and iPad, in anticipation of the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, which will take place in the company’s hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. in June, and the Summer Olympic Games in London. Swim Star 2012 allows players to select an avatar and…
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CC photo #110: Watch your back !
A photo from the FLOT learn-to-swim program enrollment back in September 2008, here in Toftir, Faroe Islands. We’ve all been there ! :-)
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London data center staff to live in pods during 2012 Games
According to Wired, the newly founded British company Podtime has sold 19 futuristic sleeping pods originally intended for overworked financial staffers, airport travelers and youth hostels, to three colocation facilities including a London data center operated by Interxion, to ensure that its high service levels are continually met throughout the Olympic Games. With the Olympics…
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Underwater Leg Wrestling is a real sport, says founder The Waterspider
“At first glance, competitive underwater leg wrestling seems, well, like a joke. Or a glorified game of footsie played in the pool. Or just a really effective way of getting kicked in the balls.” I predict a lot of swimmers getting kicked in the balls in the near future. Read Miami NewTimes and visit facebook.com/underwaterlegwrestling
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CC photo #104: March of the photo crew at Roma09
The Rome 2009 World Aquatics Championships photo crew repositioning themselves at the pool. No idea why, must have been coming straight from a meeting, or switching to/from the 50m events or whatever.
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Freediving world record: Constant weight without fins, feet first
Funny video – The hecto-feet-first: Constant weight without fins, 100 feet down, feet first.