Breathing Earth is a visual, real-time simulation of carbon dioxide emission rates, birth rates and death rates of every country in the world. It's pretty fascinating stuff.
US-based photographer Jill Greenberg, who recently caused controversy for portraits of crying children (crying because she had taken away their sweets!), has a fantastic website showcasing her amazing pictures. Of course, knowing our love for monkeys, the best section has to be her portraits of the loveable creatures!.
Fans of Ali G and Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen can watch clips from his upcoming movie on MySpace.com. The social-networking website will make selected clips from the film available to its members via its new service called Black Carpet, from today!
PhotoMann decided to 'collect' images of vending machines found in Japan. Apparently there are 5.6 million vending machines which in Japan, so you can imagine there are some interesting photos at this website.
This new site busts through all the dross posted on YouTube, Google Video and the rest and give us a handy chart of the best online videos. Ah, there goes the weekend. It's bound to rain anyway.
Most of you probably know how to make mashed potatoes, but if you want a lesson from a real-life Sir, click here. Yes it really is ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney showing you how to peel, boil and mash a potato.
David Hasselhoff, aka The Hoff, holds the Guinness World Record as The Most Watched TV Star in the World and was recently named The Male Star Most Likely To Feature In Emails - with 30 per cent of young people emailing things about the actor/singer to friends, family and colleagues. Now, his army of fans are plotting to get The Hoff to the top of the UK's single charts. The Get Hoff to Number One campaign is aiming for 75,000 people to buy The Hoff's "latest musical gift to the world" Jump In My Car.
Men that have problems understanding women can seek help from the female species itself at this website. It is hosted by a group of women who offer help on topics ranging from dating and romance to sports and computers.
When listening to music, do you find yourself tapping the table in time to the music? Maybe you should have a go on these iPod Digital Drumsticks, which let you drum along with songs from a connected iPod or similar music device with an audio output. Both sticks have buttons that allow you to play combinations of different drum or cymbal effects, including a snare drum, bass drum, tom, floor tom, hi-hat, and crash cymbal.
Golf fanatics can make sure they don't lose valuable putting time when paying a visit to the toilet, thanks to the Potty Putter from gadget emporium BoysStuff. The Potty Putter includes a putting green, two golf balls, a putter and a flag stick, plus a "Do Not Disturb Sign" for practice sessions.
Why is it that when you get your photos developed you realise how ghastly and fat you looked in that particular outfit but at the time you thought you looked like David Beckham or Kate Moss? Well apparently, HP digital cameras can help reverse that effect - a slimming feature, available on certain HP digital camera models, is a subtle effect that can instantly trim off pounds from the subjects in your photo. It claims.
The 10,000 Reasons Civilization is Doomed website was apparently started by six friends who came to the conclusion that civilization was doomed because of the idiocy of our times. They thought that it would make things feel better if they listed them for all the world to see.
Yeah, yeah, every time Tea Games creates a new game we seem to post it here. But that's because most of them are great, highly-addictive little numbers. This new Motocross game lets you race along bumpy tracks and catch loads of air. Radical dude.
Hummers and other stupidly big Yank cars may be ruining the planet, but we still liked this Hummer ad based on The Great Escape.
See if you can spot the star at the end.
When you first see the url for this website, you may mistakenly think it is about a scruffy misspelled root vegetable. But no, it is actually Dirty Car Art and is the home of artist Scott Wade who enjoys creating drawings in the dust. That's right, Scott uses his finger to draw illustrations on the windows of filthy cars. Check out the gallery for his grubby masterpieces.
Guy Goma, the man who accidentally appeared on BBC news as an IT expert, has struck a six-figure deal with a Hollywood producer to make a film about his life, The Sun reports. Computer technician Guy, a graduate from the Congo, was at the BBC for a job interview but was mistakenly questioned on BBC News 24 about the Apple vs Apple court case.
This video clip posted on YouTube is one of the cutest yet, it's a little Capuchin monkey baby named Mercutio, who suddenly feels the urge to have a nap. ZZZZ.
Pete Bennet was crowned the winner of Big Brother 7 on Friday and eBayers are already trying to get a slice of the action. The owner of www.pete-bennett.net is offering the domain name up for sale on eBay. Click here if you want to buy a website in his name. Also on eBay are novelty Pete £50 notes, fridge magnets, keyrings, T-shirts, pillowcases and mugs.
A 79-year-old man has become one of the most popular contributors to the YouTube video site after posting videos of his life story online. The pensioner, who goes only by the mantle Geriatric 1927, has gained a cult following.
Think you're good at geography? Know that Ougadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso? Prove you're skills with this quiz game and you could win a week's car hire.
Stick Sports, the team that created the marvellous Stick Cricket, have created an online football game called, you've guessed it, Stick Soccer. Get playing here.
Andrew Davidhazy, a professor in imaging and photographic technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology, has snapped some stunning photos involving water and glass. Check them out, here.
Have you ever wondered what you would look like with the hairstyles of Lost stars Evangeline Lilly or Matthew Fox? Of course, you have! Well, now you can try them on at the Lookfantastic.com Virtual Salon.
An eight-year-old Doctor Who fan woke up to find his full-scale replica of the tardis in his back garden. The blue police box, complete with a flashing blue light on top and a speaker system playing the show's theme tune, was a birthday present from his dad! Find out more at the BBC.
A new bridge spanning the river Danube in Hungary could be named after Hollywood action movie actor Chuck Norris. Hungary's Economy Ministry launched an internet voting campaign to let people choose a famous person as the namesake for the new bridge. According to Reuters, Chuck is leading the poll.
Find out what process of elimination this US journalist went through before plumping for an English Premiership football team to support - rather amusing! CLICK HERE.
Do ya think ya sexy? Lycos has launched a new section on its site called “Sexy Like Us”, which invites people to upload pictures of themselves for other users rate the pictures from 1-10, depending on how attractive they are.
Now Tom and Jerry have never been the best of mates – and they are still up to their usual carrying-on online. Jerry's in the garden and very hungry. Help him make his way through the house to the fridge full of cheese with this new
game.
If a bear tells you to stop eating his salmon, then that's what you must do. But if you must try and take his dinner, it could be wise to learn some of the moves demonstrated in this viral advert.
What do you mean you havn't been stuck in a room trying to escape from it recently? How did you manage that? Well, old habits never die, and playing this game at the offical website for The Grudge 2, you'll find yourself in familiar territory - but what's with the cat?!
Is this golf's best hole-in-one ever? Just how did the golf ball leave the fringe of the green and creep slowly into the hole? Was the Invisible Man Fuzzy Zoeller's secret partner?
Ok, you know we love monkeys - they are after all best of all the animals. But sometimes other animals can be funny too, like cats. Here's a montage of video clips showing feline funnies.
This hilarious video clip on YouTube sees Kevin Spacey plays Christopher Walken as Han Solo and the late Walter Mattau as Obi Wan Kenobi in spoof Star Wars audtions.
Regular point-and-click gamers know that it's usual to get a feeling of déja vu when playing a new game - how careless must you be to keep getting locked in strange rooms, with no memory of how you got there? One-Off is a bit like that - you're in a room with a motorbike that doesn't work... mmm, just like White Chamber. Still, it's another way to waste an hour of your life, so who's complaining?!
We've got a treat for you - once again we've teamed up with games guru Mousebreaker to bring you a special Web User version of Blast Billiards - The Combo! This downloadable game features six of the best levels from Original, Trick, Ultimate and Deluxe Blast Billiards! It's the trickiest game in town!
One million people are needed to help create their own piece of art, which together will form one huge, unique picture.
The One Million Masterpiece will be printed onto one giant canvas and unveiled in London on 11 July 2007, World Population Day, as a symbol of global unity.
On 12 July 2005 Kyle MacDonald decided he wanted to trade his red paperclip for a house. What a lark, you may be thinking, but this week the 26-year-old will pick up the keys to a two-storey house in the town Kipling in Canada, after a series of 14 web-based trades. Find out more about his adventure at his blog.
I saw a peanut stand, heard a rubber band, I saw a needle that winked its eye. But I think I will have seen everything when I see... a robot skateboarding, oh my!
The first TV advert in Britain was broadcast back in 1955 and was for Gibbs SR toothpaste. At this website, you can watch tons of TV ads, cinema adverts and press ads.
BBC pundit and former England striker Alan Shearer was apparently not too happy when he found out his daughter Chloe had posted a video clip of him singing along to U2 while driving on the internet. The clip was posted on Bebo, a networking site with an online community of 22million users. But the former Newcastle United striker is said to have seen the funny side now.
The 91st installment of the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest is scheduled to take place today. According to this website, the current world record is held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan, who last year ate 53.5 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes.
YouTube is stocking more Japanese TV craziness than we thought possible. Check out this young man's pen-spinning abilities. It's really something else.
It's Friday afternoon, so perfect time for a time wasting game - Orangutwang!. To play, you need to swing the stretchy orangutan from ring to ring and collect the bananas before the time runs out.
It sounds so simple, but you need to watch out for the spiders and wasps and move as fast as you can!
If you've ever watched Japanese television, you'll know there's an abundance of absurd game shows over there. Here's a selection of crazy home videos, showing inventive ways of waking people up. More YouTube madness.
Did you know that the title sequence to this year's Big Brother show contains hidden words, which are clearer when watched in slow motion? You can find other "interesting" facts on the reality show, every day at the Lycos website.
Some plastic surgery looks ok, other attempts look like someone has put a wax head in the microwave. Now it's time to tell the celebs what we think of their surgeon's work at this Canadian Plastic Surgery Rating site.
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