altJunk.com http://altjunk.com Our crack team of internet enthusiasts is tirelessly working to compile all the funny and weird, useful and useless, odd and engaging snippets of goodness that get scattered across the internet every day into this handy blog. We sift thru the junk so you don’t have to. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:08:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Giant air cannon http://altjunk.com/content/giant-air-cannon/ http://altjunk.com/content/giant-air-cannon/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:08:53 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/giant-air-cannon/ These guys claim it’s “…the world’s largest and most powerful air vortex cannon.”

]]> http://altjunk.com/content/giant-air-cannon/feed/ “Jet Man” is propelled by rocket powered boots http://altjunk.com/content/jet-man-is-propelled-by-rocket-powered-boots/ http://altjunk.com/content/jet-man-is-propelled-by-rocket-powered-boots/#comments Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:08:46 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/jet-man-is-propelled-by-rocket-powered-boots/ The guy is insane. I must confess that I was hoping the video would end with a fiery explosion or some equally cool finish, but sadly… he’s okay.

]]> http://altjunk.com/content/jet-man-is-propelled-by-rocket-powered-boots/feed/ 5-year-old boxing prodigy http://altjunk.com/content/5-year-old-boxing-prodigy/ http://altjunk.com/content/5-year-old-boxing-prodigy/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:53:30 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/5-year-old-boxing-prodigy/ From the description on youtube: “This is actual/live footage of a 5yr old kid from the southside of Toledo, Ohio. it’s also a part of a documentary produce by Frank Wright… check out the footwork.”

]]> http://altjunk.com/content/5-year-old-boxing-prodigy/feed/ Fun with hair mousse and fire http://altjunk.com/content/fun-with-hair-mousse-and-fire/ http://altjunk.com/content/fun-with-hair-mousse-and-fire/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:20:02 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/fun-with-hair-mousse-and-fire/ Hair mousse + Fire = Unexpected Coolness! Kids, don’t try this at home.

]]> http://altjunk.com/content/fun-with-hair-mousse-and-fire/feed/ DIY mouse-driven Etch-a-Sketch http://altjunk.com/content/diy-mouse-driven-etch-a-sketch/ http://altjunk.com/content/diy-mouse-driven-etch-a-sketch/#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:15:19 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/diy-mouse-driven-etch-a-sketch/ This may be one of those times where the image and concept is more interesting that the final product. I mean, what could you actually do with a mouse-driven Etch-a-Sketch? Project Page via Gizmodo, via Make.

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]]> http://altjunk.com/content/diy-mouse-driven-etch-a-sketch/feed/ Papercraft K-3PO http://altjunk.com/content/papercraft-k-3po/ http://altjunk.com/content/papercraft-k-3po/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:29:33 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/papercraft-k-3po/ This papercraft looks like a pretty challenging project. Tip: Photoshop some gold into the white panels before you print it out and you might have yourself a pretty cool looking C-3P0 model.

Model via gizmodo.

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]]> http://altjunk.com/content/papercraft-k-3po/feed/ Optimus Prime’s Evolution of Dance http://altjunk.com/content/optimus-primes-evolution-of-dance/ http://altjunk.com/content/optimus-primes-evolution-of-dance/#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:17:05 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/optimus-primes-evolution-of-dance/

See the original Evolution of Dance after the jump.

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]]> http://altjunk.com/content/optimus-primes-evolution-of-dance/feed/ Frozen in Grand Central Station http://altjunk.com/content/frozen-in-grand-central-station/ http://altjunk.com/content/frozen-in-grand-central-station/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:44:50 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/frozen-in-grand-central-station/ Over 200 people freeze in place on cue in Grand Central Station in New York. via ImprovEverywhere.com

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]]> http://altjunk.com/content/ghost-ride-the-delorean/feed/ The Wind portrayed as a misunderstood troublemaker http://altjunk.com/content/the-wind-portrayed-as-a-misunderstood-troublemaker/ http://altjunk.com/content/the-wind-portrayed-as-a-misunderstood-troublemaker/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:36:32 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/the-wind-portrayed-as-a-misunderstood-troublemaker/ Here’s a clever advertisement for wind turbines of all things. Winner of the prize for best film advertising at the International Advertising Festival in Cannes this past summer.

]]> http://altjunk.com/content/the-wind-portrayed-as-a-misunderstood-troublemaker/feed/ Grickle: Botched http://altjunk.com/content/grickle-botched/ http://altjunk.com/content/grickle-botched/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:30:00 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/grickle-botched/ Latest video by Grickle creator Graham Annable. If you haven’t seen his series of animated shorts yet, check out the grickle channel on youtube.

]]> http://altjunk.com/content/grickle-botched/feed/ Coraline teaser http://altjunk.com/content/coraline-teaser/ http://altjunk.com/content/coraline-teaser/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:00:11 +0000 f-junk http://altjunk.com/content/coraline-teaser/ New animated film in the works by the folks at Laika

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