Underwater hotel in Dubai

Dubai hotel

Photos by: Deep Ocean Technology

There is a new hotel in Dubai that is half-submerged, complete with underwater rooms offering views of life below the surface of the sea. It’s called the Water Discus Hotel.

Dubai hotel

Photos by: Deep Ocean Technology

The underwater section is located up to 10 metres deep and is composed of 21 hotel rooms adjacent to the submerged dive center and a bar.

Dubai hotel

Photos by: Deep Ocean Technology

A special lighting system will illuminate the flora and fauna outside and the highest technology in the rooms will allow guests to zoom in and take a closer look at even the tiniest creatures using macro photography.

Dubai hotel

Photos by: Deep Ocean Technology

Read more here.

Glade Prank

How to ruin someone’s day in 2 simple steps using a can of Glade.

Glade Prank
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Telephone calls from the dead

Telephone calls from the dead

Ph.D. researcher at the University of Northampton, Cal Cooper,  has researched telephone calls from the dead and written a book about it. He’s detailed four types of phenomenal phone calls, with the first being a simple, short call from someone known to be deceased. There have also been reports of calls, either incoming or outgoing, with a deceased person where the conversation is much longer and the living person does not find out, until later, that the individual on the other line had already died. Cooper also highlights a fourth type of anomalous call where a person thinks about calling someone, but doesn’t, and then hears from their intended recipient who insists they had talked earlier in the day. (via)

Creepy stuff. Buy the book here and listen to his interview here.

When girls take group photos

Why do girls do this?

Group-Girl-Photo-Gravity
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Shop for dresses that will make you crouch like this at parties.

Footage of real “Men in Black”?

Conspiracy theorists are buzzing about this video, where a guy describes the weird encounter his colleagues had with two “men in black” who were asking strange questions about him. He even got some footage of them from the hotel’s security camera. Apparently these two absolutely identical men, in identical black suits, came into the hotel where he works and started asking everybody questions about him. Then, with no explanation, they simply left. Even if this is totally made up and/or viral marketing for the new Men in Black flick (or the new Observers-centric Fringe), it makes for a great story! (via)

Samuel L. Jackson’s role in the 1989 movie ‘Sea of Love’

Samuel L. Jackson’s role in the 1989 movie “Sea of Love.” He really did play a great “black guy.”

Samuel L. Jackson's role in the 1989 movie 'Sea of Love'
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Coldplay’s tribute to MCA

Not a huge fan of Coldplay, but this was very nice to listen to. Coldplay performs an Adam Yauch (MCA) tribute version of Beastie Boys’ (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party), at the Hollywood Bowl this Friday. 

Kids oblivious to police murder scene investigation

Yea!!! A Seesaw!

Kids oblivious

But wait! What if they are the killers?
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Google cares

I didn’t know Google did this. Very cool. I wonder how many they have helped.

google suicide prevention
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Paralympics Poster

The Canadian Paralympics Committee created a really great poster. Click here to view full-size image.

Paralympics Poster
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