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Culture Jamming and Reality Hacking

netbros — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:07:43 -0800

The Art of the Prank offers insights, information, news and discussions about pranks, hoaxes, culture jamming and reality hacking around the world. Includes topics such as The History of Pranks, The Prank As Art, and the Sociology and Psychology of Pranks. Get pranking. Recent posts include: Mexico 17 Brazil 0 soccer match, The Pynchon Hoax, and a Microsoft Viral stunt.

Keep it radical, good chap!

loquacious — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:58:13 -0800

We've had quite a few lovely posts over the years about people on bikes and skateboards and all these fine new sports that those crazy kids are in to these days, whether it's charging it, huckin' or riding in all its myriad of forms. New, yeah? Here's your great-great-granddad showing you what for with some barspins and suchlike novelties on a heavy old fixie. Stick around for the full-pipe attempt at the end. Directed and filmed by Thomas Edison.

Marketing Gone Bad?

muggsy1079 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:19:59 -0800

The videogames industry's not known for its subtlety when promoting its wares. Controversy has often been a successful part of their marketing campaigns. But is this a step too far? They'll have to go some way to cause more chaos than these guys

___ Days Without an Accident

Smart Dalek — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:46:53 -0800

Hochbetrieb [Nuts & Bolts] is a 2003 short from Germany that utilizes live actors and computer-generated effects in tribute to influences ranging from silent comedies to Charles Ebbetts' images of construction crews atop the GE Building, along with a cat & mouse cartoon from MGM guest-starring a baby and a Warner Brothers piece about an amphibian.

Ines Brun rides a track bike

dobbs — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:40:23 -0800

Ines Brunn and her bike. {mlyt}

Double Nickelled & Dimed

Rumple — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:13:20 -0800

"In a test of the American Dream, Adam Shepard started life from scratch with the clothes on his back and twenty-five dollars. Ten months later, he had an apartment, a car, and a small savings." Introduction to the book which arose from his "journey", which was inspired by Barbara Ehrenreich. A comment from a homelessness blog, and a timely counterpoint video from al Jazeera. Why are people homeless (PDF)? Shephard can be hired as a public speaker if you would like to know more about this research. Also, an audio interview with Ehrenreich and the first chapter of her book.

What year is this?

divabat — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:44:56 -0800

On December 8th, pretend to be a time traveller.

Cyril Raffaelli, Parkour Badass

jonson — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:57:39 -0800

Cyril Raffaelli is a French stuntman, parkour stud and all-around physical badass.

Dude catches sunglasses with his face

Flashman — Wed, 09 May 2007 08:45:31 -0800

Dude catches sunglasses with his face youtube 1:37

Ultimate Stuntman

ambulance blues — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:13:34 -0800

I stumbled across this incredible photograph and discovered Dar Robinson. One of his first professional stunts was jumping 100 feet into the ocean for Papillon. He jumped from one plane and into another in free fall over the Mojave desert. He jumped 1200 feet attached to only an 1/8-inch cable from Toronto's CN Tower. He set the world record (one of the 20+ he ultimately held) for free fall from a helicopter (music warning) in 1979. His unique falling stunts (1:56 & 2:36 in, Charles Durning in a wig & Hawaiian shirt warning) used a decelerator instead of air bags which allowed for camera angles that showed the ground, unique for pre-cgi days. He never broke a bone in his body during his 19-year career, making his untimely death from a non-stunt motorcyle accident on location all the more ironic, although lack of adequate medical services contributed (scroll down to filming hazards). Commemorated with a tv documentary and given an honorary Oscar in 1995, there is surprisingly little on the internet about him or his work.

Let Me Take My Ride

Devils Rancher — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 18:15:46 -0800

The Wall of Death. Celebrated in song and art, the act of riding a motorcycle on the vertical wall of the inside of a cylinder, was a popular carnival attraction, mid-century. Although on the wane since the 70's, there are still a few practitioners, some of whom have better websites than others.

Kiteboarding

jason's_planet — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:00:54 -0800

Kiteboarding is an argument for the existence of God. And even if, like me, you don’t buy that particular argument, it’s still insanely cool. Armed with a kite, a harness and a board, you can show up your local skate rats (soundtrack includes language that is Not, strictly speaking, Safe For Work), fly over snow, ride waves and even indulge yourself over plain-vanilla dry land. Be careful, though. If angered, the wind could easily take you into orbit.

Isuzu Gemini

driveler — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:28:12 -0800

Ads (*.wmv) for the Isuzu Gemini. Shot without special effects.

Busy as a bzzt bzzt bee!

jdroth — Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:55:23 -0800

Irish man fails to set world bee record. I, too, have failed at this.

Stunt City Commercial .mov

peacay — Mon, 23 May 2005 13:49:22 -0800

Excellent deodorant commercial - "Stunt City" (QT)
by Czech director Ivan Zacharias.
A little background here.
Shot in Australia (I think), post-prod UK - UK/Europe release April. via

Back to Spittle County for some Fudd...

Mayor Curley — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 11:02:41 -0800

Borat the Kazahk goes to a redneck bar. Something light to laugh at for Friday afternoon. (.wmv file) The main page is here, but it's funnier if you don't read the lyrics and wimpy disclaimer first.

Streakdome 97 outtake?

Mayor Curley — Mon, 10 May 2004 06:22:47 -0800

Local news gets interesting. Meet my new hero! (.wmv file-- only a few seconds long but NSFW.) I'd elaborate, but I don't want to wreck it.

Perfect 10 Model Boxing

johnnydark — Sat, 11 Oct 2003 08:47:34 -0800

Did anyone else make the mistake of ordering the worst pay-per-view ever? No, not The House of 1000 Corpses, but ten admittedly beautiful women wearing huge headgear and attempting (with little success) to pound the crap out of each other. It sounds better than it actually was -- trust me!

Stunt Jesus

GernBlandston — Fri, 18 Apr 2003 10:34:24 -0800

Stunt Jesus Don't try this at home. Can someone explain how this is anything but stupid?

roboto — Tue, 05 Jun 2001 12:49:03 -0800

My new hero John Ninomiya is going to fly tethered to a cluster of balloons this weekend. I've dreamt of doing this since a kid and I guess I'm not alone.

mecawilson — Mon, 05 Feb 2001 12:31:28 -0800

Engineering students hang VW Beetle from Golden Gate Bridge -- I vaguely remember hearing about some various CalTech annual pranks over the years - but this one took some effort. So much for non-chalantly transporting a rusty Beetle across the border anymore...

tamim — Wed, 30 Aug 2000 17:44:21 -0800

Some are just lucky (via Donkeymon), others, not so.