For those who are seeking an innovative way of playing with their toys, a Japan company is offering a helicopter that responds to voice commands.

Taiyo Co. Ltd. unveiled the helicopter at a Tokyo toy forum Wednesday with sales starting in late March. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

"What we know of what happened was they were playing around then suddenly the woman got angry and cut the victim's penis off and ran away with it," picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Feeling like playing hooky, but nervous about getting caught? The Excused Absence Network has got your back. For about $25, students and employees can buy excuse notes that appear to come from doctors or hospitals. Other options include a fake jury summons or an authentic-looking funeral service program complete with comforting poems and a list of pallbearers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Michael Naimark filmed 3 people in a typical living room using a 16mm camera placed on a turntable to take in the whole room. He then painted everything white, after which he placed a projector on the turntable playing back the film. Really an interesting work. Check it out. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

FTP: "Germany's latest AIDS-awareness commercial evokes some strong emotions: shock, disgust, nausea. And that's exactly the point. The controversial ad, which was released online on Sept. 3 and starts running on German TV on Wednesday, shows a couple having steamy sex in a dimly lit room with menacing music playing in the background. The viewer only sees the back of the man's head until the ... read full post picked by nickcobb 3 months ago

While playing online against Bungie's own Ske7ch, tipster Flash2000 noticed something a bit odd about his helmet ... it was on fire! picked by punthe 2 years ago

I especially love James Graseck, violinist, and fixture for many years playing in the NY subway system. picked by Anik 2 years ago

Are you and your guitar inseparable? Well even if you are addicted to playing when you’re on the road, there’s no denying it’s a pain in the a$$ to carry a full-size guitar on an airplane or train. Here’s a guitar that breaks down to fit into a compact “gig bag”, so you can take it anywhere. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A California movie buff's Web site purports to list the least-interesting chunks of currently playing films so audience members know the best time to go pee. picked by DerAlt 4 months ago

Tuesday morning, Nomar purportedly overdosed on Valium and needed medical help. In the past, he's suffered a possible heart attack, witnessed an injury accident, attempted suicide, followed a stolen car with Texas plates, broken his hip playing soccer and been robbed.

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Joshua R. Stetar, 20, a self-described "very conservative" Christian who hoped to someday be a Christian school teacher is accused of driving 40 hours nonstop across the country and threatening to rape two girls -- ages 15 and 6 -- whom he met playing an online video game.He faces up to five years in prison if convicted of stalking in Spokane picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Not quite sure what the hell this is, but it's hard to stop playing with. picked by buddha 2 years ago

Pinocchiotic* outcome to a young robot's discovery that playing in the mud is good in this advert for detergent.


*Yes, I did just make that word up, but admit it, it's a good one. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The New York Rangers want a compensatory draft pick to make up for the loss of 1st round pick Alexei Cherepanov, who died while playing in Russia. But league rules say teams only get compensated if a player becomes a free agent or re-eligible for the draft. The Rangers argue that nothing keeps other teams from drafting the dead player... other than the whole "being dead" thing. picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

Recently, British blues-rock legends Led Zeppelin toyed with the idea of doing a pseudo-reunion tour minus their iconic lead singer, Robert Plant. Although the Plant-less Zeppelin never took off, plenty of other “faux-unions” hit the concert circuit every summer, playing approximations of the old hits in hopes of raking in the cash. Here are 11 of the more noteworthy (and in many cases... read full post picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

As A Zelda fan i loved this, but for non zelda fans, its still good playing picked by dork 2 years ago

Patrick is a remarkable young man who was born without eyes and without the ability to fully straighten his
arms and legs, making him unable to walk. Despite circumstances that seem overwhelming to you and me, Patrick has overcome these physical issues to excel as a musician and student. Patrick started playing the piano at the age of only nine months, and also plays the trumpet and sings. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

The band Focus playing their song Hocus Pocus. Divine Yodeling.....watch the singer apparently yodeling is very stressful. picked by mewhitenoise 1 year ago

The following guitar players have graced us with some of the best playing ever to come out of the rock and blues genres, these musicians all had their careers cut short by misfortune. Their untimely passing deprived them of well deserved, and highly successful futures, and the rest of us, the privilege of listening to them ply their trade. picked by ITC518 2 months ago

There's some more good photos here and here. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago