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Life Of a Drug Addict (57 Pics)

2009-08-07T07:29:00.001-07:00

VIA : Dilidoo

Hidden Treasure in a Portugal Barn

2009-03-08T03:43:00.000-07:00

BEHIND THE STORY

Manuel Menezes Morais shot the photos, but he was sworn to secrecy about the cars’ location and the owner’s name. However, he was able to obtain permission from the elusive owner to give me the following information:

The owner of the cars was a car dealer in the 1970s and 1980s, and decided to save the more interesting cars that came through his doors. When the barn was full, he padlocked and “soldered” the doors shut. (Perhaps welding was too permanent.)

Web sites varied on the number of cars: 58, 100, and 180 were speculated. According to Morais, there are 180 cars in the barn.

And, aw shucks, none of the cars is for sale.

Clara was able to determine that the cars are located somewhere in the area of Sintra, near Lisbon. I asked Morais if he could ask the owner if he had a favorite car. “He has lots of good cars in very good condition,” he says, “but he loves the Lancia Aurelia B24. He has two.”

I would ask that a European-based SCM subscriber pick this story up and help fill in the blanks. And let me know what you find (tomgcotter@roadrunner.com). I’d like to include the true story in a future In the Barn book, as well as in SCM.

Opels & American barges

Fiat Cabriolet (1200 or 1500), Ford Cortina MKII, Mercedes Benz 180/190.

Pre-war stuff, 1970’s American barges, who knows?

Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan FHC, Opel GT, Alfa Bertone.

Lotus Super Seven Series IV and Lotus Elan.

Opel GT, Lotus Elan FHC, Lotus Super Seven Series IV, Lotus Elan DHC.

BMW V8, Formula racers, Chryslers, Mercedes, Austin A30.

Steyr Puch, Austin Healey Sprite MkII.

Abarth 1300 Scorpione.

Lancia Appia.

Definitely American.

Lancia Aurelia.

Porsche 356.

I wish I could tell you what cars these are….

Pre-war Austin, Alfa Giulia, BMW 501 V8.

Fiat 508 Balilla Sport, Austin Cooper and MG Magnette.

American, 1920’s.

Alfa Giulia SS.

Alfa Giulietta, Lotus Europa, another Lotus Elan FHC, Matra Djet

Austin Cooper

Austin Cooper

Elan +2, DKW 1000 SP

VIA : Intuh
Sport Car Market

20 Movie scenes That The Simpsons Used

2008-11-07T22:33:00.000-08:00

Here’s something for you film buffs who are also Simpsons buffs: 20 stills from various episodes of The Simpsons, each one beside the still from the movie scene to which they refer.

You Only Live Twice
The French Lieutenants Woman

Risky Business
Psycho

Prince Of Tides

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

Music Man

Miracle On 34th Street

Jaws

Godfather

Fantasia

Clockwork Orange

Citizen Kane

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Ben-Hur

Batman

Apocalypse Now

Untouchables

Them

Sorcerer

Police Cars from Around the World [30 PICS]

2008-10-26T01:15:00.000-07:00

Here's a Collection of police cars in different shapes, sizes, colors, from different corners of the world.

Toronto Police Car

Bermuda Police Car

New York Police Car

Korea Police Car

France Police Car

Finland Police Car

Czech Republic Federal Police Car

Italian City Of Bologna Police Car

New Zealand Police Car

Saigon, Vietnam Police Car

Madrid, Spain Police Car

Vienna, Austria Police Car

Nevada Police Car

Italy Police Car

English-Bavarian Police Car

Swedish Police Car

Taiwan Police Car

St. Petersburg, Russia Police Car

Shanghai, China Police Car

Japan Police Car

Buenos Aires, Argentina Police Car

London, UK Police Car

Liechtenstein Police Car

Vancouver Police Car

Barcelona, Spain Police Car

Jerusalem Police Jeep

Germany Police Car

Australian Police Car

Belgium Police Car

Tijuana, Mexico Police Car

Photos Of The Bedrooms In German Brothels

2008-10-11T21:53:00.000-07:00

VIA : STERN.DE

Simpson Alone In His Journey ( 60 Pictures )

2008-09-29T09:17:00.001-07:00

Via : Thanks To Harry For Wonderful Photos

The 13 Most Ass-Kicked Action Heroes

2008-08-30T03:57:00.000-07:00

They may win in the end, but they often go through hell to get there. Here´s our handy checklist of beat downs, bullet wounds, and general abuse.

13. CLARK KENT, SUPERMAN II

2 punchings
1 fall through plate glass
1 elbow to gut

Incident report: Clark ain´t shit without his powers, and Pepper Martin proves it in a diner fight. Five minutes later, Clark hauls ass to the Fortress of Solitude to renew the subscription to his alien ass-kickingness.

Doctor´s note: "Going through plate glass, depending upon how it shatters, could be pretty significant, severing arteries, tendons, or puncturing other major organs."

The expert: Dr. Jeffrey Manko, assistant professor of emergency medicine at NYU Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center, and consultant on movies like Extreme Measures and TV shows like The Sopranos. If anyone knows just how pulpy these guys would be in the real world, it´s this guy.

12. THE TERMINATOR, TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY

9 throws through wall/plate glass/clothing racks/against steel beams/down stairs

1 truck crash
3 stabbings
546 gunshots
1 partial scalp removal
1 self-extracted forearm
1 arm crushed by giant gear
1 complete melting by molten liquid

Incident report: He does technically "die" at the end, scoring him some serious action hero points. He loses some for the whole "doesn´t feel pain" thing, though.

Doctor´s note: "All bets are off when it comes to robots. I don´t treat machinery."

11. JOHN J. RAMBO, FIRST BLOOD

2 whacks/chokes with nightstick
1 blast with high-pressure fire hose
3 knife slashes across chest
1 stringing up on bamboo cross
1 fall off motorcycle
2 rib smashings/arm gashings on tree branch during fall
1 self-stitched arm wound, sans anesthetic
1 graze by bullet in forehead

Incident report: Unless they´re Viet Cong, not too many people remain upright around Rambo long enough to hurt him more than once.

Doctor´s note: "Watching him stitch himself up seems like the worst, but people inject themselves with drugs every day and suchering is basically just putting a needle in your skin. Falling off the motorcycle without a helmet is a much bigger deal."

VIA : MAXIM

Top 10 Most Dangerous Waves in the World

2008-08-30T03:25:00.000-07:00

Feature photo by REUTERS/Mike Hutchings. Photo above by kanaka

These days, with super advanced equipment, tow in access, and internet swell tracking, a growing number of surfers are getting rides on incredibly powerful waves.

What makes a wave dangerous? Is sheer size an accurate indicator for how hazardous a surf spot is? Read on for our roundup of the top ten most dangerous waves in the world.

1. Cyclops (remote south coast Western Australia)

This ultra square-shaped, below sea level, one-eyed monster tops the list for good reasons. It’s impossible to paddle into on a surfboard and almost unrideable towing behind a jet ski.

If you blow a wave here you’ll be washed straight onto the dry rocks, which is a bummer because the nearest medical help is hours away.

Photo by REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

2. Teahupoo (Tahiti)

The scary thing about Teahupoo (pronounced Cho-poo) is that as the swell gets beyond 10 feet the wave doesn’t so much get taller, it just gets more enormous, often looking like the entire ocean is peeling over with the lip.

Falling off here is almost a guarantee of hitting the razor sharp coral reef below, which wouldn’t be so bad if the locals didn’t insist on using fresh Tahitian lime juice to sterilise the reef cuts. Ouch.

3. Shipsterns (Tasmania, Australia)

Set along a remote length of pristine Tasmanian coastline, you could almost call this area picturesque if the wave itself wasn’t so ugly.

Raw Antarctic swells come out of deep ocean and jack up into a roaring righthander in front of the cliff which gives the spot its name. The uneven reef causes weird steps and bubbles in the wave, which are always a pleasant surprise when you’re still trying to navigate the drop down the face.

VIA : Matador Trips

Top Ten Fighters

2008-08-30T03:03:00.000-07:00

No. 10: F/A-22 Raptor
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Power Plant: Pratt & Whitney F-119 PW-100
Top Speed: Mach 2.5
Armament: One 20mm cannon, six AMRAAM and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles

Because it is almost invisible to radar and carries an awesome array of weaponry the F-22 Raptor, America's fourth-generation fighter, gets superb innovation and fear factor ratings. However, the aircraft's prowess is compromised by its astronomical production costs and the fact it has some way to go to match the combat records of the F-15 and F-16. Therefore, in the kill ratio, production and service length categories, the Raptor scores zip, placing it firmly in 10th place on our list.

No. 9: Sea Harrier FA2
Manufacturer: British Aerospace
Power Plant: Rolls Royce Pegasus mk 104 or 106 turbofan
Top Speed: 736 mph
Armament: Two 30-mm Aden cannon, plus two AMRAAM and four Sidewinder missiles, two Harpoon or Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles

With its unrivaled ability to maneuver, hover and pop up from unexpected places, the Sea Harrier earns a solid fear factor rating. Its unique design and simple-to-produce airframe score well. Despite achieving a high kill ratio in the Falklands, the "jump jet's" slow speed makes it vulnerable to ground fire, which reduces its overall score. Though the aircraft is being phased out of frontline operations it still earns a respectable ninth place in our top 10 league.

No. 8: Sopwith Camel
Manufacturer: Sopwith Aviation Company
Power Plant: Clerget rotary engine
Top Speed: 112 mph
Armament: Two Vickers .303 machine guns

Credited with destroying at least 1,200 enemy aircraft, the Sopwith Camel rightly deserves to be called one of the best fighters of all time. Its solid, if unspectacular, scoring across the board ensures its standing in eighth place on the list of the greatest fighters of all time.

VIA : Military Channel

50 Animals Squashed Against Glass

2008-08-30T00:57:00.000-07:00

You know what’s funny? When someone presses their face against a pane of glass. (Ed. Note: It can also be disgusting.) You know what’s much more hilarious? When animals do the same thing. This post is mostly inspired by the work of a California basset hound named Mr. Hambleypants, and his owner Susan, who takes endless amounts of genius photographs of Hambley furiously licking the backdoor of their home in an effort to be let inside. Thanks to the two of them, I spent the better part of hundreds of hours scouring the internet for the 50 best photographs of animals distorting their faces against panes of glass. And I bring them to you here, in a list I’m calling 50 Animals Squashed Against Glass. You’ll notice that lil’ Hambley P makes more than a single appearance…
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VIA : Best Week Ever

10 Most Bizarre People on Earth

2008-07-30T03:09:00.000-07:00

1.Ngoc: three decades without sleep

Sixty-four-year-old Thai Ngoc, known as Hai Ngoc, said he could not sleep at night after getting a fever in 1973, and has counted infinite numbers of sheep during more than 11,700 consecutive sleepless nights. "I don't know whether the insomnia has impacted my health or not. But I'm still healthy and can farm normally like others," Ngoc said. Proving his health, the elderly resident of Que Trung commune, Que Son district said he can carry two 50kg bags of fertilizer down 4km of road to return home every day. His wife said,

"My husband used to sleep well, but these days, even liquor cannot put him down." She said when Ngoc went to Da Nang for a medical examination, doctors gave him a clean bill of health, except a minor decline in liver function. Ngoc currently lives on his 5ha farm at the foot of a mountain busy with farming and taking care of pigs and chickens all day. His six children live at their house in Que Trung. Ngoc often does extra farm work or guards his farm at night to prevent theft, saying he used three months of sleepless nights to dig two large ponds to raise fish.

2. Bhagat: had his twin brother on his stomach

Sanju Bhagat's stomach was once so swollen he looked nine months pregnant and could barely breathe. iving in the city of Nagpur, India, Bhagat said he'd felt self-conscious his whole life about his big belly. But one night in June 1999, his problem erupted into something much larger than cosmetic worry. Mehta said that he can usually spot a tumor just after he begins an operation. But while operating on Bhagat, Mehta saw something he had never encountered. As he cut deeper into Bhagat's stomach, gallons of fluid spilled out — and then something extraordinary happened. "First, one limb came out, then another limb came out. Then some part of genitalia, then some part of hair, some limbs, jaws, limbs, hair."

At first glance, it may look as if Bhagat had given birth. Actually, Mehta had removed the mutated body of Bhagat's twin brother from his stomach. Bhagat, they discovered, had one of the world's most bizarre medical conditions — fetus in fetu. It is an extremely rare abnormality that occurs when a fetus gets trapped inside its twin. The trapped fetus can survive as a parasite even past birth by forming an umbilical cordlike structure that leaches its twin's blood supply until it grows so large that it starts to harm the host, at which point doctors usually intervene.

3. Yokoi: spent 28 years hidden after WWII

Shoichi Yokoi was a soldier, conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army in 1941 and sent to Guam shortly thereafter. In 1944, as American forces reconquered the island, Yokoi went into hiding.

On January 24, 1972, Yokoi was discovered in a remote section of Guam by two of the island's inhabitants. For 28 years he had been hiding in an underground jungle cave, fearing to come out of hiding even after finding leaflets declaring that World War II had ended. "It is with much embarrassment that I have returned alive," he said upon his return to Japan, carrying his rusted rifle at his side.

VIA : oddee

30 Creepiest Trees on Earth

2008-07-27T05:33:00.000-07:00

If you are a horror movie buff, you’ve certainly noticed the liberal use of trees to set the mood. Halloween is hardly complete without the image of a moon-lit and fog-laden tree. However, some trees have been molded by Mother Nature into specters of their own. Scary, frightening, or downright weird, the trees we’ve amassed in this collection will leave you wondering if Mother Nature herself digested some magic mushrooms.

Tree Monsters

1. This terrifying screaming tree was captured in Hither Hills State Park, Montauk, New York

2. A Medusa-like tree

3. An alligator eye caught on the bark of a tree.

VIA : Environmental Graffiti

The 5 Most Embarrasing Moments Of Nintendo’s E3 Conference

2008-07-27T04:48:00.000-07:00

It’s easy to just forget this year’s Nintendo conference, pretend it never happened, or ignore it entirely. That won’t change the fact that by and large, it was a miserable trainwreck of failure and easily the company’s worst in history. What went wrong? Oh, about a thousand things, really, but nobody has time to relive it. That’s why we here at the-minusworld.com have truncated the list into something a bit more consumable. Pure, concentrated embarrassment. Enjoy.

#5 - Cammy Dunaway Talks About Her Failed Snowboarding Trip

Months of anticipation! Millions of sales! The spotlight is on you, Nintendo! Oh man, they’re totally going to announce the next Zel…who the f*ck is this?!? Cammy Dunaway’s Snowy Getaway was not exactly the megaton us gamers expected. She looked about one facelift away from approaching Joan Rivers status and the meds were definitely in full effect. Whoever thought her snowboard trip injury photos would make a great segue way to the announcement of Shaun White Snowboarding should be buried under an avalanche.

#4 - Reggie Promises Software For Core Gamers And Then Gives Us The Middle Finger

I swear! There’s more than just casual crap here! Animal Crossing: City Folk and Wii Sports Resort were not exactly what we had in mind when we were promised hardcore games a few weeks back. Your grandmother will be happy to hear about how things went down today (if she can still hear anything) but color us disappointed. What happened to Nintendo’s multi billion dollar war chest? Was all the money spent on toddler market research and adult diapers?

VIA : The -Minus World

Amazing Toy Art: Munny

2008-07-27T04:34:00.000-07:00

It's been some time now that I'm developing a big crush on Toy Art. Another day I caught myself stealing some. No, just kidding... I caught myself in a store taking a look at many toy art books... drooling all lover the place.

And now I was checking some Munnies at Flickr, and man, these are really great! I've also checked who much it costs at Kidrobot's, and it's kinda cheap, isn't it? Did anyone make a custom Munny? What about dropping a link to it? And for now, enjoy these awesome pieces. :)

Via : Abduzeedo