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Cosplayers Off-Kai in Akihabara

This is an Off-Kai, or an offline meeting of online friends, of Japanese cosplayers (anime costume hobbyists) who gathered in Akihabara on a Saturday to perform this synchronized dance with blasted stereo music (until the the cops show up and everyone runs). This footage is unreal -- I can't imagine people doing this in America...

Face Transformer

You can use Perception Laboratory's Face Transformer to change the age, race or sex of a facial image, transform it to the style of a famous artist, make an exagerated caricature or even make an ape of yourself!

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13-year-old Morgan Pozgar of Claysburg, Pennsylvania, won the LG National Texting Championship Saturday in New York. 250 contestants battled it out for the title and a $25,000 prize. "It’s all about the thumbwork," she said. "It’s about balance." She said she owed her success to relaxation and deep breathing. Ah, good to know... [via]

Undersea Restaurant

You can marvel at 360° views of reef and marine life at the world's only all-glass undersea restaurant at the Hilton Maldives Resort and Spa. Neat-o! [via]

How Mirrors Are Made

I wasn't sure exactly how mirrors are made... but now I know.

Emotibuds

$16 for four pairs of emotibuds. Expensive, but kind of neat... There's other cool stuff too at Shana Logic.

The Difference Between Men and Women Shopping

Miss Cellania has a funny (and surprisingly insightful) post about the differences between men and women.

Inquiring Minds Want To Know...

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance? Yeah, come on, you do it too!

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

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Funny Money Generator

Upload your own image and make some funny money at Festisite.

For Sale: One Useless Cat

This cat is obviously confused.