Recreation
Barbie Doll Evolves To Match The Reality Of A Diverse World (Video)
February 2, 2016
Remember when Nicki Minaj used to holler ‘Barbie’ this and that? Were you mumbling (aloud or in your head) to yourself, “Cute, but not for real. Barbie ain’t shaped nothing like you, Nicki!” Well, I did. And arguments about cultural representation in our kids toys aside, I wasn’t mad about it. It just was what it was… like having a Black U.S. President. President Bill Clinton was pretty cool, and President Nelson Mandela had South Africa for us. I figured that was as close as we would get.
Then we got a Black President, but Mattel (maker of Barbie dolls) wasn’t budging. Y’all better chill with this sharp-nosed White girl with a tan and keep telling your daughters they’re beautiful. Yeah, it WAS like that. Then SOMEBODY at Mattel must have bumped their head and had a thought… Folks are REALLY not wanting to deal with ‘generic’ anything anymore, including toys. Music, Film and TV (the stuff with the characters that dolls mimic) has changed – lotta more shapes, sizes and colors in there. Parents (read: people that might stop buying Mattel’s stuff) are likely looking for that diversity in their babies’ toys, too. Looks like Mattel is back ready to do business…. and so #TheDollEvoles
(Smart business move. Miss me with any other explanation though. They changed for M-O-N–E-Y! That all. But at least our babies can play with something that looks closer to what they look like.)
Good thing, too. My Mom still collects Barbie dolls. I will be making her Christmas merry with some righteous Mattel newness!
– @ojones1
Posted in Business, Human Interest, Product, Recreation, Videos, Youth | 
Tags: All Lives Matter, Barbie Doll, Barbie Doll Evolves, Black Girls Rock, Mattel | 
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Drone Racing: The Sport Of The Future (Trailer)
January 28, 2016
So. What if – instead of newscasts, tech journal features, and hobbyist videos – we had some real action fun with drones? Showed folks getting down right professional with their high-flying high-tech fun, with the competitive edge of the fastest race car and baddest battle bot folks. Out to win… How would that be? It’d be DRL.
DRL is the first professional race series for FPV drone racing. The Drone Racing League brings the world’s best pilots together to fly the “DRL Racer 2” quadcopters head-to-head through new exciting neon-lit race courses. Drone Racing is the sport of the future, and you can find all of the full races, crashes, and competition on http://www.thedroneracingleague.com.
The DRL’s first race is set to hit YouTube in February. Here is the League channel.
Posted in Gaming, Lifestyle, Recreation, Series, Sports, Technology, Trailer, Videos | Tags: DRL, Drone Racing League, The Sport of the Future | 1 Comment »
Perfect Powder For Skiing… Through NYC Streets Behind SUV’s?? (Video)
January 25, 2016
So… what are we gonna do with all that snow in New York? Same as they do in the Colorado resorts…go snowboarding! Check these daredevils out as they whoosh through the NY city streets (set to a Frank Sinatra beat) tethered to SUV’s decked with snow treads. Wow.
It’s fun; until the cops come. F— that! It’s still fun. Shout to these #1 snow stunters.
Posted in Lifestyle, Recreation, Sports, Videos | Tags: New York, NYC, NYPD, Police, Police Department, skiing, snow, Snowboarding, SNOWBOARDING WITH THE NYPD, street skiing | No Comments »
Anyone Need A Flame-Throwing Drone To Come Cook Your Turkey? This Guy’s Got One (Video)
January 6, 2016
Holiday turkey… done… WELL done… with a flamethrower… mounted on a flying drone… because WHY THE F##K NOT??!! Baaahahahaaaa! Well, maybe they like an open fire roasted (read: scorched) turkey with crispy (read: burnt) skin. Maybe it’s still kinda tender and juicy (read: raw and bloody) on the inside.
Shiiiid, who are we to judge? Dig in! Enjoy that tryptophan near comatose-level ‘itis’ (read: salmonella) that will have you laid out through the last Bowl game.
Oh… flying the flame bot away from the house. Smart. In the woods (read: forest fire site).. REALLY smart… like Allstate ‘Mayhem’ commercial smart!
Wow. Seeing is still not believing.
Posted in Human Interest, Recreation, Videos | Tags: Austin Haughwout, cooking, drone, flamethrower, flying drone, open fire, outdoor cooking, Roasting the Holiday Turkey | No Comments »
China Opens The World’s Longest And Highest Glass-Bottomed Bridge (Video)
October 6, 2015
Whaaaat the…??? They’re talking about using this as a fashion show runway and a bungee jump. Man, y’all can have that sh!t. A glass-bottomed bridge that stretches more than a quarter-mile: I get dizzy just thinking about being up on it.
Zhangjiajie, a scenic national park in the country’s Hunan province, is set to open the world’s longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge in July.
And it’s a footbridge that can support 800 people? Wow, now China is just stuntin’ on fools. Check out the news clip above.
– @ojones1
Posted in Human Interest, Recreation, Travel, Videos | Tags: Bungee jump, China, Fashion walk, Glass-Bottomed Bridge, national park, World's Highest Glass-Bottomed Bridge, World's Longest And Highest Glass-Bottomed Bridge, World's Longest Glass-Bottomed Bridge, Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon | No Comments »
New “Fandom” Movie Explores The World Of Fantasy Football (Trailer)
September 4, 2015
Okay. No…no…no! Playmate Kendra Wilkinson is gonna cut her real footballer husband (Hank Baskett) off from getting the goodies… over some Fantasy Football???? W…T…F??!! Sh!t just got really real now. Hahaaa. But seriously, according to the new film “Fandom,” Fantasy Football is America’s second biggest sport (typing as a Fantasy Football commercial is playing on ESPN right now…wow…timing). Check out the trailer above.
Fandom is the ultimate fantasy football movie, for everyone from the casual player to the obsessed fanatic. You’ll journey into the world of top high-stakes tournament players. Discover tips and insights from the world’s top fantasy experts. Learn from NFL legends whose lives and games have been touched by fantasy. And experience the thrill of victory and agony of defeat as players in four unique fantasy leagues compete for fun, money, pride and trophies. It’s about camaraderie, it’s about competition, and it’s about time somebody made a movie for all of us who make fantasy a big part of our everyday reality.
Posted in Film, Gaming, Lifestyle, Recreation, Sports, Throwback, Trailer, Videos | Tags: Fandom, Fantasy Football | 1 Comment »
Lexus Unveils It’s Brand New “Hoverboard” (Video)
August 25, 2015
Other hoverboard vids we’ve posted to date have been less than or different than what sci-fi has us expecting – like not that ‘real’ Marty McFly board we’ve been looking forward to. But this video is showing skateboarders riding and getting dumped, grinding rails and making jumps! Hey, if it walks, talks and squawks like a duck, it must be, right? Oh wait, this thing can ride across water??? Sh!t it can ‘hover’ like a duck? Incredible!
We’ve made the impossible, possible: The Lexus Hoverboard is here… The Lexus Hoverboard represents true innovation and imagination, together pushing the boundaries of technology even further.
Posted in Lifestyle, Product, Recreation, Technology, Videos | Tags: hoverboard, Lexus | No Comments »
Man Builds A Homemade 40 Watt ‘Laser Shotgun’ (Video)
June 15, 2015
Science fiction no more! You’ve seen them used on Star Wars, Star Trek, countless action cartoons… and you wanted one so damned bad (at least at some point in your life). Well, lookit… a mother-father LASER RIFLE! This guy styropyro invented one, because he wanted one (and because it was not illegal to build it). How real is it? Watch the clip above.
Dangerous is an understatement for this thing. There’s no no good reason for anyone to own anything this powerful. But because it wasn’t illegal for me to build…
– styropyro
Sold! The Lightcycle From The Movie ‘Tron’ (Video)
June 4, 2015
DOPE! Now there’s a real-life Light Cycle… pretty much taken right off the screen from “Tron.” Science fiction, once again, becomes science fact! Want one? Pretty pricey. See?
(See a Light Cycle in action after the jump.)
Tron Lightcycle sells for $77,000 http://t.co/gIRX0fWftl pic.twitter.com/KH5GCOjx96
— Gizmag (@gizmag) May 11, 2015
Extreme Lifestyle: Flying Over Dubai With JetPacks (Video)
June 2, 2015
Alright, that does it. Dubai is home to the extreme…ly cool! Just posted about base jumping off the world’s second tallest building; and now JetPacking!
If you have a dream… even [if] it’s crazy, try it…
I’m not playing with death. I’m playing with life.
Jetman Yves Rossy and his protege, Jetman Vince Reffet (guess Jetman is a title now; not so much a nickname nowadays), fly over Dubai. Absolutely breathtaking. And yes, you know Yves from our post here!
Posted in Lifestyle, Recreation, Technology, Travel, Videos | Tags: Dubai, Jetman, Jetman Dubai, Vince Reffet, X Dubai, XDubai, Young Feathers, Young Feathers 4K, Yves Rossy | No Comments »
Extreme Sports: Base Jumping 1,358 Feet From Dubai’s Princess Tower (Video)
May 6, 2015
Woooohoooo! Now, you don’t HAVE to travel a half world away to ‘ack a damn fool’… but if you’re going to go extreme, go EXTREME in every way! Like, for example, you might travel to Dubai and jump off the world’s second highest residential structure for fun. Just make sure the camcorder is on; like these folks did.
SkydiveDubai and XDubai have partnered with DreamJump to bring dreams to extreme reality when they opened the opportunity for limited people from the public to jump using the DreamJump System. Dubai Film has partnered alongside SkydiveDubai and XDubai to bring the fear, adrenaline, laughter, excitement, and joy for you to enjoy.
Okay, yeah. This is INSANE!
Posted in Lifestyle, Recreation, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: 1358 Feet, Base Jumping, Dream Jump, DreamJump, Dubai, Princess Tower, Skydive, Skydive Dubai, XDubai | 1 Comment »
Tesla P85D Insane Mode Launch Reactions (Video)
January 31, 2015
Makes sense that this would go viral, because the Tesla is SICK maaaan! Zero to 60 in less than four seconds. Whew. Tesla P85D in “Insane Mode” … driving these test riders crazy!
(That takeoff though… ‘Launch’ is the right word!)
The KURATAS Mechanized Suit Will Let You Live Out Your Sci-Fi Battle Fantasies For Only $1 Million (Video)
January 26, 2015
Why? Why? WHYYYY don’t you have a million bucks laying around so we can buy the KURATAS suit? Designed in 2012 so anyone can pilot it, the suit runs on diesel and has a top speed of 10 kilometers per hour. AND it has lots of “weapons,” automatic alignment targeting; even a machine gun with a “smile shot” feature.
Careful while enjoying. Too much grinning can be dangerous in this thing… BUT… imagine all the Gundam, Transformer, Toonami play this would get…
Man. For only a million dollars… and a lifetime pass to DragonCon.
Posted in Gaming, Lifestyle, Recreation, Science Fiction (Sci-Fi), Technology, Travel, Videos | Tags: automatic alignment, KURATAS, KURATAS suit, smile shot | 1 Comment »
Don’t Hate Player, Just Get Your Own Adult ‘Big Wheel’ (Video)
December 16, 2014
Maaaannnn tell me you wouldn’t be dusting fools and shining (or at least Tokyo drifting your a$$ off) on one of these big boy toys. And before you judge, check your standards with respect to bike gangs nowadays… while I go get my ridin’ gear!
– @ojones1
Posted in Lifestyle, Product, Recreation, Videos | Tags: adult big wheel, drifting, Motorized Drift Trike, SFD Industries | No Comments »
