Perrorist

New Site

2006-11-03T16:09:00.000+11:00

I have created a new site to replace this blog. Please come and visit at:

http://www.perrorist.com

A Miniature Earth

2006-10-15T10:03:00.000+10:00

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/

Impressive Trampolining Skills

2006-10-14T16:00:00.000+10:00

Well, I'm impressed. I can hardly climb onto a trampoline:

http://www.devilducky.com/media/51942/

Is It Safe To Shop?

2006-10-14T15:58:00.000+10:00

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/

A Woman from the Inside Out

2006-10-14T15:56:00.000+10:00

Watch a Brazilian artist sketch a woman from the inside:

http://www.pelourinho.com/movies/c003702/

Four-year-old Drummer Extraordinaire

2006-09-22T11:05:00.000+10:00

At this age I could barely clap my hands in time to the music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fE_PFpWPQ5Y

Create Your Own Internet Browser

2006-09-18T20:05:00.000+10:00

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.

Yo' Can Play Da Blues, Bro

2006-08-10T09:59:00.000+10:00

Toss away that guitar and use your mouse instead. Great fun:

http://www.desktopblues.lichtlabor.ch/

Been to the Gym Lately?

2006-08-06T20:49:00.000+10:00

I bet you never saw these guys:

http://www.sugarjar.com/media/49236/

My Guitar Gently Weeps...

2006-08-06T20:47:00.000+10:00

...on a ukelele? You'd better believe it. A virtuoso performance:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1352016870638076087

Wonderful Mathematical Imagery

2006-08-03T20:24:00.000+10:00

Many of these patterns are original and beautiful to behold:

http://www.josleys.com/galleries.php

Clever Clip Art Animation

2006-08-03T20:20:00.000+10:00

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

Human Space Invaders

2006-07-28T08:00:00.000+10:00

This must have taken a long time to film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyzStoxnTKs

Two Simple But Addictive Games

2006-07-21T17:55:00.000+10:00

http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/games/gameson4/gameguru/sneeek/

http://www.scenta.co.uk/_db/_gamescenta/site/game_popup.cfm?game_id=65

Quick Change Artists Extraordinaire

2006-07-13T08:27:00.000+10:00

Amazing magic from America's Got Talent TV show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB-wUgnyGv0

Where is Matt?

2006-07-11T17:30:00.000+10:00

Dancing his way around the world:

http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/

Putting Ourselves into Perspective

2006-07-07T16:39:00.000+10:00

How big is Earth compared with other space objects? Here's a visual check:

http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

Create your own Jackson Pollock

2006-07-05T19:46:00.000+10:00

Let your mouse paint a masterpiece:

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

Practise for Wimbledon

2006-06-28T20:15:00.000+10:00

See how long you can keep the ball from hitting the ground:

http://www.mcsaatchi.webcentral.com.au/tennischallenge/optus_tennis_site_edited.html

Cats That Look Like Hitler

2006-06-26T09:50:00.000+10:00

That's all you need to know...

http://hitlercats.motime.com/

Having a Ball with the Beatles

2006-06-25T11:25:00.000+10:00

Superb juggling to Beatles' tracks:

http://www.my.opera.com/dalu/blog/show.dml/187011

We Feel Fine

2006-06-23T18:49:00.000+10:00

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).

Amazing Optical Illusion

2006-06-20T10:51:00.000+10:00

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

2006-06-20T10:48:00.000+10:00

Clever illusion: watch one half walk away.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/152624/criss_angel_and_half_a_woman/

Diet Coke and Mentos Fountain Display

2006-06-20T10:47:00.000+10:00

http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html

How to Get Your Clothes off in Record Time

2006-06-20T10:46:00.000+10:00

http://hedonistica.com/yt.php?path=http://www.youtube.com/v/k8RnOKTS3vw

Torn

2006-06-07T18:05:00.000+10:00

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

2006-06-07T17:56:00.000+10:00

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

Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers

2006-06-02T10:01:00.000+10:00

This is great fun. Make sure you lock up properly before taking the dog for a walk:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8000409016826512649

Sand Fantasies

2006-05-25T20:07:00.000+10:00

Using a light box as a surface, these artists pour and spread sand to create artworks that interpret the music being played. Clever stuff.

http://sandfantasy.com/videoclips/videoclips.htm

Infinite Zooming

2006-05-25T20:01:00.000+10:00

Zoom in on a man's face and zoom in and zoom in... This is a fascinating and seemingly never-ending exploration of a photo-collage. Note: If you don't have Shockwave10.1, you will be prompted to download and install it first.

http://interact10ways.com/usa/information_interactive.htm

Optical Delusions

2006-05-12T13:16:00.000+10:00

Sixty-two optical illusions to explore:

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/

Stacked Can Art

2006-05-12T13:13:00.000+10:00

Think about this next time you're in the supermarket:

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/1305/

Bouncing Bunnies

2006-04-26T12:13:00.000+10:00

Here's an addictive game that kids will love...even the grey-haired ones.

Get all the rabbits into the flowerpot by dragging the toadstool with your mouse:

http://www.rabbitrebound.co.uk/

How Male or Female is Your Brain?

2006-04-23T11:05:00.000+10:00

Take the two tests mentioned in this article to find your place on the male-female continuum. You may be surprised.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/news/page/0,12983,937443,00.html

Poor Kitty

2006-04-13T15:11:00.000+10:00

This poor kitty had a skin disease and had to be bathed. Click on View as Slideshow for easier viewing.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hyc/sets/72057594097798552/

The Egg Song

2006-04-13T15:06:00.000+10:00

One for the kiddies:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/eggsong

Parrot Genius

2006-04-13T15:04:00.000+10:00

Is he really an avian Einstein or just a well-trained parrot:

http://www.killsometime.com/Video/video.asp?ID=103

Very Grand Piano

2006-04-02T17:57:00.000+10:00

If you can imagine a piano so big you couldn't play it with your hands, then you'll understand why feet might be required (even if the result isn't note perfect):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptK9QsskXh8

Cows With Guns

2006-03-13T05:30:00.000+11:00

An amusing flash animation of uppity cows:

http://www.3dweb.no/galleri/stuestolbm/bilder/anim1.swf

Amazing 3D Chalk Artwork

2006-03-11T20:38:00.000+11:00

See some incredible pavement artistry:

http://www.impactlab.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7567

Real Life Simpsons Intro

2006-03-10T11:53:00.000+11:00

http://youtube.com/watch?v=49IDp76kjPw

Number 1 Song When You Were Born

2006-03-05T12:11:00.000+11:00

If you were born from 1940 onwards, you can find out what was the number one song in the US in your month of birth:

http://home.comcast.net/~josh.hosler/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm

A Family Through The Ages

2006-02-09T08:03:00.000+11:00

Each year on June 17, starting in 1976, Diego and Suzy take photos of themselves and their children. The result is an interesting pictorial history of a family as it grows older:

http://zonezero.com/magazine/essays/diegotime/time.html

Is This You?

2006-02-06T16:04:00.000+11:00

Here is a UK site that posts photos that have been lost or left behind. Could one of them be you or someone you know?

http://www.isthisyou.co.uk

Similarly, have you lost a note or thrown one away? It could be here:

http://www.isthisyou.co.uk/notes.html

Try these too:

http://www.isthisyou.co.uk/nanny.html

http://www.isthisyou.co.uk/redsea.html

http://www.isthisyou.co.uk/arwel.html

http://www.isthisyou.co.uk/u.html

Petals Around the Rose

2006-01-31T17:36:00.000+11:00

An oldie but a goodie. Try to predict the number of petals around the rose when five dice are rolled.

http://crux.baker.edu/cdavis09/roses.html

The Dragon Cut-out Illusion

2006-01-25T07:09:00.000+11:00

The paper dragon moves his head as you move yours...or does he?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6117535691878582358

Big Ball of Paint

2006-01-19T16:07:00.000+11:00

What do you think would happen if you began painting a baseball over 28 years ago and didn't stop? Find out here:

http://ballofpaint.freehosting.net/

Have You Tried Kicking It?

2005-12-16T08:07:00.000+11:00

If you've ever wondered what it's like to work in Technical Support, now you can find out:

http://www.jengajam.com/r/technical-support

Keyboard Cuisine

2005-12-13T18:47:00.000+11:00

Can you grow vegies in your keyboard? Of course you can:

http://www.nada.kth.se/~hjorth/krasse/english.html

Cute Critters

2005-12-13T18:44:00.000+11:00

If you like cute little animals (doesn't everyone?), take a look at this site:

http://cuteoverload.com/

Sizing Things Up

2005-12-08T13:45:00.000+11:00

(One for the science types.) To get a visual comparison of distances, from the Planck (the smallest meaningful measurement of length) all the way through to the farthest known object in the universe, take a look at this representation of various distances:

http://www.falstad.com/scale/

Blue Ball Bewilderment

2005-11-18T13:32:00.000+11:00

This takes a while to download, but it's well worth it:

http://blueballfixed.ytmnd.com/

An excellent animation.

Try This

2005-11-10T12:14:00.000+11:00

Write down the last seven digits of your phone number and grab a calculator. Now:

Key in the first three digits.
Multiply by 80.
Add 1.
Multiply by 250.
Add the last four digits of your phone number.
Add the last four digits of your phone number again.
Subtract 250
Divide the result by 2.

Recognise the answer?

Best Ads on TV

2005-11-05T16:56:00.000+11:00

Five hundred of the best TV ads from around the world:

http://www.bestadsontv.com/index.php

More Take-offs

2005-11-05T16:52:00.000+11:00

If you liked the item immediately below, then here's the entire collection from the Chinese songsters:

http://www.tian.cc/2005/10/asian-backstreet-boys.html

I Want It That Way

2005-10-28T06:46:00.000+10:00

This is a very funny video of two Chinese students in a dorm miming to Backstreet Boy's I Want it That Way:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648

San Francisco Modelled in Jell-O

2005-10-28T06:40:00.000+10:00

http://www.lizhickok.com/assets/portfolio/pages/01city.html

Breakout on a Dutch Building

2005-10-13T21:50:00.000+10:00

They used a projector to play Breakout (or Pong) on the wall of a building in Holland. Recorded on amateur video:

http://www.drububu.com/pong/index.html

George Dubya in Freefall

2005-10-13T21:47:00.000+10:00

Poor old George is a ragdoll who's in freefall. You can catch him with your mouse and help him out if you wish. This is a clever animation:

http://www.yeeguy.com/freefall/

Heard in Passing

2005-10-08T11:23:00.000+10:00

You know those amusing or strange snatches of conversation you overhear in cafés, bars, on public transport, etc? Well, here's a site chocful of them:

http://www.inpassing.org

Be prepared to lose track of time as you work your way through the pages. Some of the items are laugh-out-loud funny.

Webcam at African Watering Hole

2005-10-05T07:04:00.000+10:00

View a real African watering hole live:

http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamafrica/wildcam.html

Remember, it's dark at night, so choose your viewing times carefully.

Test Your Grammar

2005-09-16T18:36:00.000+10:00

How grammatically correct are you? Take the test:

http://quizilla.com/users/BaalObsidian/quizzes/How%20grammatically%20correct%20are%20you%3F%20(Revised%20with%20answer%20key)/

The Apostrophe Protection Society

2005-09-16T18:11:00.000+10:00

If you sometimes wonder where you should place an apostrophe, here's the site for you:

http://www.apostrophe.fsnet.co.uk/

Champion Cardsharp

2005-09-03T12:57:00.000+10:00

Bryan Berg is the Guinness World Record Cardstacker. He uses ordinary playing cards to build remarkable replicas of well-known architecture, such as the Coliseum and the Taj Mahal, and some are as high as 25 feet. Take a look:

http://www.cardstacker.com/gallery.html

The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form

2005-09-03T10:59:00.000+10:00

That's right, a dictionary in which every word is defined as a limerick. It's a long way from being complete (well, it is a huge task) but worth a look.

http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php

The Big Ad

2005-08-31T19:43:00.000+10:00

Here's a highly praised and amusing Aussie beer commercial. Turn up the volume!

http://www.bigad.com.au/

Disappearing Blobs

2005-08-30T15:16:00.000+10:00

Focus on the plus sign in the middle...

http://photos32.flickr.com/37017144_072d69c441_o.gif

Kitten Wars

2005-08-27T17:32:00.000+10:00

Okay, I admit it, I'm weird. I'm one of those rare people who love kittens, but if some of these don't melt your heart (while scratching your best furnishings), then you're definitely a confirmed dog lover:

http://www.kittenwar.com/

Psychic Website

2005-08-25T20:32:00.000+10:00

Is your mind being read?

http://trunks.secondfoundation.org/files/psychic.swf

Do You Believe in Flying Spaghetti Monsterism?

2005-08-21T09:44:00.000+10:00

Well, you should. Here's proof:

http://www.venganza.org/

This is a very funny site with a serious message and well worth taking the time to explore.

How Fast Can You Type?

2005-08-20T11:08:00.000+10:00

Take one of these typing tests:

http://www.typingtest.com

Responsive face

2005-08-08T21:06:00.000+10:00

How to make your own animated face:

http://mrl.nyu.edu/~perlin/experiments/facedemo/

(This also has a serious purpose. It is being used to help autistic children.)

Unusual Screen Cleaner

2005-08-08T16:29:00.000+10:00

This one is definitely the cat's whiskers:

http://www.legrady.hu/sc.html

Punch a Celebrity

2005-08-08T16:26:00.000+10:00

Feel like giving your favourite celebrity a right upper cut or a good left hook? Well, here's your chance:

http://www.punchaceleb.com/index.php

Grow Game

2005-07-29T21:04:00.000+10:00

This is a well crafted and delightful Japanese game:

http://www.kiteretsu.jp/on/grow3/grow.swf

Drag the items, one by one, into the middle of the circle. If you do it in the right order, they'll achieve their maximum potential and you'll win the game.

Lego Games

2005-07-29T21:02:00.000+10:00

More than 60 games for young and old:

http://club.lego.com/games

Rubber Johnny

2005-07-29T20:18:00.000+10:00

Creepy video:

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/rubberjohnny.html

How to Play Keyboard and Still Look Sexy

2005-07-29T20:15:00.000+10:00

Her name is Belinda Bedekovic:

http://www.belindabedekovic.com/video_fl_en.htm

Visited Countries

2005-07-19T09:34:00.000+10:00

Create a map of the world showing all the countries you have visited:

http://douweosinga.com/projects/visitedcountries

The Future of Pizza Ordering

2005-07-12T11:34:00.000+10:00

How you will order pizza in future:

http://georgetoft.com/presentations/information_privacy/pizza_order.swf

Strange Beer Ad

2005-07-12T11:32:00.000+10:00

Surrealist Stella Artois ad:

http://www.boardsmag.com/screeningroom/commercials/1774/

No Ads

2005-07-12T11:28:00.000+10:00

Vienna without ads:

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8233615

Manhattan without ads:

http://www.steinbrener-dempf.com/images/start.jpg

Clickless Navigation

2005-07-12T11:26:00.000+10:00

Ever wondered what it would be like to navigate a web page without clicking a mouse button? Try this:

http://www.dontclick.it/

Left & Right Brain Game

2005-07-05T07:34:00.000+10:00

An entertaining way of finding out if you're more left or right brained:

http://www.tetris1d.org/zigah/twinoo/twinoo.php

Cats Pretending to be Fierce

2005-06-04T16:01:00.000+10:00

Owners compete to show how ferocious their cats can look:

http://www.mycathatesyou.com

Animated Screen Savers

2005-06-02T18:36:00.000+10:00

Here are some high quality animated screensavers with sound effects:

http://www.metaltear.com/Relax.html

How to Destroy the Earth...

2005-05-31T10:20:00.000+10:00

...completely!

A rigorously researched scientific study. Funny, too.

http://ned.ucam.org/~sdh31/misc/destroy.html

Historic Broadcasts

2005-05-29T14:22:00.000+10:00

Four pages of links to audio clips of historic speeches by such as Neil Armstrong as he took his first step on the Moon and Thomas Edison on the development of electricity. There are many other figures, including King Edward VIII, Mae West, Neville Chamberlain, Albert Einstein, Patti Hearst, and JFK, as well as news reports and eye-witness accounts of major events.

http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive1.html

Amazing Feats of Origami

2005-05-29T14:12:00.000+10:00

Here is paper folding like you've never seen before, all created by Robert Lang.

http://www.langorigami.com

Bar Code Art

2005-05-29T14:07:00.000+10:00

Here is a portrait gallery of cultural icons, including Oprah and Jesus, made up of bar codes.

http://www.barcodeart.com

Big Tobacco - In Their Own Words

2005-05-26T10:42:00.000+10:00

"Fair Enough", a sitcom spoof based on actual tobacco-industry documents, makes for chilling and compelling viewing:

http://www.fairenough.com/

Are You Good at Guessing People's Ages?

2005-05-25T07:49:00.000+10:00

http://ageproject.specialsnowflake.com/

Smack the Pingu

2005-05-20T18:33:00.000+10:00

Amusing game:

http://casper.ru/temp/pingu/?namn=406

Sudoku

2005-05-20T13:12:00.000+10:00

This is the new, addictive game that's getting a lot of attention on the Internet:

http://www.sudoku.com/

Guess-the-Google

2005-04-27T09:52:00.000+10:00

Can you guess which search word was used to find the twenty images presented?

http://www.weavedigital.com/guess-the-google/

It's not as easy as you would expect.

Thirty-second Bunny Movies

2005-04-25T18:29:00.000+10:00

Some Hollywood favourites re-enacted by animated Bunnies:

http://www.angryalien.com

Did somebody move?

2005-04-20T07:57:00.000+10:00

Here are twelve men. Go ahead: count them. Wait a moment... Now they're thirteeen!

http://www.drizzle.com/~mateo/1213.gif

Penny Builder

2005-04-08T16:17:00.000+10:00

Okay, so you've found this great stash of pennies and you have an awful lot of time to waste...

http://www.fincher.org/Misc/Pennies/

One for the Kids

2005-03-23T18:22:00.000+11:00

Zoo alphabet:

http://www.bemboszoo.com/Bembo.swf