Category: Fun
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EVOLTA will complete the Hawaii Ironman in 168 hours
At best, that is 10 times longer than the average “ironman”. They are a bit concerned about ocean currents, I say “No sh** Sherlock”, with that propulsion. Read PCWorld
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Sweet, a halo-bubble-blowing Beluga
You can look as innocent as you like, I know that you were up to something ! :-) The Telegraph via Neatorama
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Philippe Lucas, coolest coach out there !
He coached Laure Manaudou, y’know, via Amaury Leveaux Official.
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Time Warp – Water & Professor Splash
Water droplet photography meets a Photron high speed camera for some serious ‘water in motion’ poetry. They also filmed shallow water Guiness Record holder Darren Taylor a.k.a. “Professor Splash” doing a high dive into a kiddie pool So let’s watch that shallow water world record
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Frank Ocean – Swim Good (official music video)
So that video from last Monday wasn’t the official version, only the original track. The official is out now, quite dark me thinks. Via Consequence of Sound. FRANK OCEAN [swim good] from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.
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The Big Swim – A Public Art Installation
The Big Swim was part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad and took place at Camberwell Leisure Centre in London on Saturday 23 July and Barton Leisure Centre in Oxford on 24 July 2011. Admission was free. Looks like something that could (and should) be reproduced elsewhere. The Big Swim from Tine Bech on Vimeo.
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Tiny robot to attempt the Hawaii Ironman triathlon
It is a marketing campaign for Panasonic Evolta batteries, but still interesting. Scroll forward to 3:50 to see its swimming style, straight arm stroke and recovery, a bit like Stefan Nystrand but with bent legs. Via Mashable.
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If ever I should choose another sport than swimming
It would *NOT* be this one, crazy crazy base jumper Jeb Corliss ‘grinding the crack’ of the Eiger in Switzerland, with added GoPro fun for the rest of us to piss ourselves. There is now a slow-motion version too, that doesn’t make it less crazy (au contraire). Apparently he made at least 2 runs, because…
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Leisure diving is the new planking
Following the craze of planking, here comes www.leisuredive.com where divers try to strike a ‘leisure pose’ in mid-air before hitting the water. “Ideally, a photographer captures the moment when the diver has reached peak height above water, when his or her hips are parallel to the waterline. If successful, the result is an airborne Corona…