Muscular Geek Does One-Handed Push Ups While Solving Rubik’s Cube

This is one of my first times trying one armed push ups so forgive me if the form is off. I haven’t done a standard push up in as long as I can remember. I just lift weights. My quad actually isn’t touching the ground, it might look that way b/c of the loose shorts. Also, sorry for the little pause between push ups 3 and 4, I messed up a part of the solve.

This vid combines my 2 main hobbies. (lifting and cubing)

[Latissimus65]



Can Playing Dungeons & Dragons Make You A Confident & Successful Person? [Video]

There are some deeply ingrained stereotypes about Dungeons & Dragons, and those stereotypes usually begin and end with people shouting “NERD!!!” But the reality of the D&D universe is a whole lot more complex. Rather than being an escape from reality, D&D is actually a way to enhance some important real life skills! It’s a chance to learn problem solving, visualization, interaction, organization, people management… the list could go on and on. Plus, there are some very famous non-nerds who have declared an affinity for D&D, so best stop criticizing and join in if you want to be a successful at the game of life.

So what do you guys think? Can playing D&D actually make you a better and more successful person? Let us know in the comments section below!

[pbsideachannel]



Super Creepy: Giant Spider Projection [Video]

This videoinstallation took place in Saarbruecken, Germany. Two small spiders were filmed in a small model of the building that later was projected on.

[Friedrich van Schoor]

Stretching Workout for Gamers [Video]

Getting people who sit on their booty all day long to exercise? A worthy goal indeed.

Fitness guru and author of The Booty Bible ALICIA MARIE (AKA ‘The Cardio Girl’) brings you GAMERFIT — simple stretching, toning and cardiovascular fitness moves in YouTube videos that you can do ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.

[CardioWorldSeries | Via Neatorama]

Literary Nerds Alert: Twitter Fiction Festival

Ok fellow writing nerds – time to put those creative writing degrees to work. Many geeks will shun you for your arts degree with a major in creative writing and tell you you’re not a real geek.

Here’s time to prove them wrong.

The Twitter Fiction Festival is about using technology to change the way we read literature. Twitter has already changed the way we communicate, the way we absorb information and, arguably, how long we are able to pay attention to anything.

I attended a “Digital Storytelling” workshop once where we discussed how fiction writers who are searching for the cutting edge should have their eyes on the digital world. Audio stories on Broadcastr, iPad enhanced stories that make use of iDevice capabilities (this is an awesome TED talk about one such story), and stories being told through Twitter are just some of the ways to fuse creative writing and technology.

Well now Twitter wants to focus on this new advent – and is searching for ideas for new ways to do it.

Twitter is asking for requests as to how to experiment with Twitter and use it to create new ways of writing fiction.

If you’ve got a killer idea for how to use Twitter to write something awesome, submit it here. The Twitter Fiction Festival (#twitterfiction) is going to be held (online) at the end of November. Submissions are due November 15th.

Happy twriting.

[Via Wired]

The Cuteness Will Overwhelm You: Gimli, Son of Gloin [Picture]

Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for? (Quote from LOTR: ROTK)

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