The Ventures Play "Wipeout" with Max Weinberg on the Drums!

It was 1989. Max Weinberg was yet to become band leader on Conan O'Brien's show. Back then, he was just a lowly member of the E Street band. Oh, had the chops, it just wasn't as publicized to the world as it is now.

In the comparatively humble circumstances, somehow he came in contact with the The Ventures. Here, immortalized through film, is a jam of the greatest instrumental rock song ever, "Wipeout!" In my opinion, there is no other fitting word to describe this other than "awesome".

On a sidenote, does anybody else wonder why they decided to ask Joey Ramone's opinion of The Ventures? It strikes me that he utterly fails to say anything profound whatsoever. They must have just been looking to fill space.

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Chinese Man Conducts 220V of Electricity Through His Body

As you can see here, 71-year-old Zhang Decaux is using his ear to illuminate a light bulb. His gifts go beyond that. He can also cook a fish with his bare hands in under two minutes. And when he's not doing those mundane things, he's administrating shock therapy to patients of heart lumbar hyperplasia.

According to Zhang, he discovered his abilities when he was 47-years-old. He touched a live wire. Instead of getting shocked, he felt nothing. After trying this again, he quickly realized he could conduct electricity.

This seems like a tale from the X Files. All we need is to add to the plot is a tragic romance, a jealous colleague, and a misunderstanding public who is ready to accuse him of being a monster. This being China, though, it seems people are content to use him for medicinal purposes.

Source: Shanghaiist

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I Want to be a Bitter Asian Man

Dear Bitter Asian Men (BAM). I want to be a BAM too. The other day I was watching Dragon Ball Z (DBZ, and I was thinking being Asian would be cool! First of all, I could fly and kick ass, like they do in DBZ, and movies like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Secondly I could be all stoic, and bad ass, like Kenshin. I want to be just like Kenshin, because he can kick anybodies ass he wants. If I were a badass asian like Kenshin, all the bitches would want me, because I could kick so much ass. I mean as it is they all want a piece of me, and all I do all day is watch sports and drink beer. I can only imagine how many more girls I could get if I could totally kick ass. I could imagine me at a bar, and I see a hot chick, I want to bend over, but she's with a guy. Today I'd just have to give up and settle for some other girl, but if I were asian, I could take offence at the way he looked at me, and take him out back and beat him up. Then I could take her home. Man being an Asian would be sweet!

Also I could imagine going to buisness meetings (I'm a buisness major now) and having everybody there know how smart I am, because I'm an asian. Also girls would want me to help them with their math homework, which is an instant in to their bedrooms which is half way into their panties. Man being an Asian would kick ass! Just thinking about it gets me excited! WOOOOO!

As an addendum, I would like to state that Asian men are awesome because they breed like rabbits. What this essentially means is that there will forever be an endless supply of Asian women for which we Whities can sink our teeth into. So, on behalf of the many non-asians who have the yellow fever, keep up the good work. We count on you Asian men to keep churning out some progeny.

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"This is Beach": A Hilarious Japanese Commercial

Well, I'm pumped. I just blasted my fist in the air, I'm so excited about Okinawa. This commercial is the height of what makes Japan so stupendously great. Behold the Engrish, the heavy metal riffage, the skinny lad pointing at his pecs. The amazing thing about this is that all this coolness is encapsulated into a mere 15 seconds. That's fifteen seconds of "wave", "fish", "hip", and "beach" — ending with one intense pelvic thrust.

The closest thing I can compare this to is the Team America: World Police anthem. The difference, of course, is that this commercial is a lot more brief — and therefore more witty. Hence, this only proves that whatever America can create, Japan can streamline and saturate it with pure Nippon ernergy. This, my friends, is why I intend to travel to Japan one of these days.

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Motorcycle Made Out of Balloons

I don't know how long it took to create this motorcycle, nor do I know how many balloons came together to create this cohesive unit. That's not the burning question. I'm wondering if the fellow who created this work cried when somebody finally popped it.

No matter, this is a beautiful piece I discovered upon stumbling onto this post about balloon art. This to me is the piece de resistance upon which all balloon art must be compared. I don't think anyone is going to object upon my pronouncement.

So it kind of makes that balloon dog you got for your birthday look pretty stupid, eh?