Perrorist
Welcome to Perrorist. Here you will find an eclectic assortment of articles and links that provide amusement and/or provoke thought.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Sunday, October 15, 2006
A Miniature Earth
If the world's population were reduced to 100 people, what would it look like?
A sobering display of the status of the world's peoples:
http://www.miniature-earth.com/
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Is It Safe To Shop?
When you shop on the Internet, do you sometimes wonder if you're dealing with a dodgy outfit? Can you trust them with your personal data? Do they download spyware? Check this McAfee site first:
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
Friday, September 22, 2006
Four-year-old Drummer Extraordinaire
At this age I could barely clap my hands in time to the music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_PFpWPQ5Y
Monday, September 18, 2006
Create Your Own Internet Browser
You can have your very own browser without writing any code and it takes no time at all. The look and feel is entirely up to you - it can be as simple or as complex as you want.
Take a look at http://www.browserbob.com and download an example.
NB: It's not a freebie. After the thirty-day trial period, if you like it, you have to pay for it.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Sunday, August 06, 2006
My Guitar Gently Weeps...
...on a ukelele? You'd better believe it. A virtuoso performance:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1352016870638076087
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Clever Clip Art Animation
Take 787 pieces of clip art, show them rapidly one after the other, and what have you got? A marvellous animation:
http://oliverlaric.com/787cliparts.htm
Friday, July 28, 2006
Friday, July 21, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Quick Change Artists Extraordinaire
Amazing magic from America's Got Talent TV show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-wUgnyGv0
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Putting Ourselves into Perspective
How big is Earth compared with other space objects? Here's a visual check:
http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Practise for Wimbledon
See how long you can keep the ball from hitting the ground:
http://www.mcsaatchi.webcentral.com.au/tennischallenge/optus_tennis_site_edited.html
Monday, June 26, 2006
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
We Feel Fine
One of the stranger sites I've come across:
http://www.wefeelfine.org/
Seems to be collecting how people are feeling in real-time by scanning blogs on the internet. You can then combine the data and represent it in different ways (options on the bottom left), search for specific feelings, or search for feelings in different locations/weather or by age/gender/etc (options at the top).
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Amazing Optical Illusion
Keep your cursor away from the blurry image and concentrate on the dot in the middle. After thirty seconds move the cursor over the image to bring it into vivid colour...or is it?
http://johnsadowski.com/big_spanish_castle.html
Criss Angel Pulls a Lady in Half
Clever illusion: watch one half walk away.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/152624/criss_angel_and_half_a_woman/
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Torn
Johann Lippowitz, an Austrian mime artist, performs Natalie Imbruglia's Torn.
http://www.blogtelevision.net/p/Videos-Watch-a-Video___1,2,,10566.html
(You'll need to download the 3MB video before you can play it.)
Evolution of Dance
Watch this hilarious routine by Judd Laipply, an American comedian. I wish I could do a fraction of the moves.
http://www.evolutionofdance.com/index.html
Friday, June 02, 2006
Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers
This is great fun. Make sure you lock up properly before taking the dog for a walk:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8000409016826512649
