Epic win

You want an arse on your head?

It's also a pretty badly photoshopped mock up, the final product probably wouldn't look like that.

I know it's a poor mock up but I'd prefer a bum to silly self important designs like Simona Krupeckaite's cat hat.

(sorry couldn't find better picture but watch it on iPlayer - final of the women's keirin)

those sloths are super cute but I'd prefer to see them in the wild.

All this gun stuff earlier reminded me of this guy...
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOoUVeyaY_8&t=2m51s"]AA-12
Fully Automatic Shotgun!!! - YouTube[/ame]

2m 51s

i refused to believe sloths enjoy wearing clothes. Should you ever need to actually cheer up a sloth, give it freedom.

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those sloths are super cute but I'd prefer to see them in the wild.

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you know that was filmed in the sloth sanctuary in costa rica right? its not just some crazy people who keep them as pets

you know that was filmed in the sloth sanctuary in costa rica right? its not just some crazy people who keep them as pets

Yeah, but they aren't where they should be, for whatever reason, and cute videos like that may well fuel demand for them as pets too. Like the Slow Loris vid did.

Spotter, I'll try to reply later, but as I was typing my taxi just arrived. But, yes I did realise it was a sanctuary.

Yes, I realised that from the beginning but for what it's worth, I'm unconvinced by the merits of "rehabilitation sanctuaries". Usually their stated aim is to nurse and release back into the wild animals that have been rescued as infants. These individuals raised by humans are often severely disturbed and lack the skills to survive unaided in the wild. Rarely, if ever do they have any real hope of being genuinely rehabilitated back into the wild as functioning parts of the ecosystem. The more frequent reality is that in the absolute best case scenario these disturbed individuals are released into wild habitat enclosures where they are fed regularly but are scarcely better than free range zoo animals. In many cases these animals spend years in quarantine cages with scarcely enough to move, or if they are reintroduced into the wild they are unable to support themselves and frequently die.

Now, on the face of things, if done properly many of these rehabilitation centres are striving towards what might be perceived as a noble goal. Even if no animals are actually released back into the wild in the most complete sense, they still provide a pleasant and comfortable existence for displaced individuals. These displaced individuals make a beautiful spectacle, either on youtube or for tourists visiting the sanctuaries and because they allow people to get "up close and personal" with the animals they are able to attract large revenues.

My issue lies in the fact that many of these organisations also present themselves as conservation organisations when as I explained above they are not - they are at best hospices. In doing so they divert the conservation dollars of the genuinely well meaning public away from more effective conservation efforts such as protection of wild living populations.

Of course I'm not saying anything specific about the sloths pictured, or any other sanctuary, but as a general principle I have very deep misgivings about the entire notion of "sanctuaries".

If you know how catastrophic helicopter ground resonance can be, you will understand how much of an epic win this is. The pilot controlled it so well it was still used in the intro sequence!

Macygyvers pilot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vICf8l-KV0

What ground resonance does:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnA-pp2hhQI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihcJR0zvfM&feature=fvwrel

Spotter, I'll try to reply later, but as I was typing my taxi just arrived. But, yes I did realise it was a sanctuary.

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Yes, I realised that from the beginning but for what it's worth, I'm unconvinced by the merits of "rehabilitation sanctuaries". Usually their stated aim is to nurse and release back into the wild animals that have been rescued as infants. These individuals raised by humans are often severely disturbed and lack the skills to survive unaided in the wild. Rarely, if ever do they have any real hope of being genuinely rehabilitated back into the wild as functioning parts of the ecosystem. The more frequent reality is that in the absolute best case scenario these disturbed individuals are released into wild habitat enclosures where they are fed regularly but are scarcely better than free range zoo animals. In many cases these animals spend years in quarantine cages with scarcely enough to move, or if they are reintroduced into the wild they are unable to support themselves and frequently die.

Now, on the face of things, if done properly many of these rehabilitation centres are striving towards what might be perceived as a noble goal. Even if no animals are actually released back into the wild in the most complete sense, they still provide a pleasant and comfortable existence for displaced individuals. These displaced individuals make a beautiful spectacle, either on youtube or for tourists visiting the sanctuaries and because they allow people to get "up close and personal" with the animals they are able to attract large revenues.

My issue lies in the fact that many of these organisations also present themselves as conservation organisations when as I explained above they are not - they are at best hospices. In doing so they divert the conservation dollars of the genuinely well meaning public away from more effective conservation efforts such as protection of wild living populations.

Of course I'm not saying anything specific about the sloths pictured, or any other sanctuary, but as a general principle I have very deep misgivings about the entire notion of "sanctuaries".

tl;dr

crashes, gets up, bike given to him in seconds, wins the race

Cyclist crashes on wet streets from Universal Sports - YouTube

Think I'll just leave this here :)

Pure gold

http://m.soundcloud.com/vaughan-1-1/this-is-what-crazy-looks-like

^^ Tech is a chief. Love the little hand clap at the end.

Terry Wogan's Secret Pirate Radio Slot (Peter Serafinowicz) - YouTube

Moderate win thread >>>>

All this gun stuff earlier reminded me of this guy...
AA-12 Fully Automatic Shotgun!!! - YouTube

Russians >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

^Ha,"I am a professional Russian"

He's a goat's son...

Why is your F Scott Fitzgerald type distorted?

:)

Fitting it around a seat-tube. Getting a couple of sizes done to make sure one of them works.

That said, the S seems a bit small...

have you bought the penguin bike?

cease and desist

If they contact me I'll tell them I'm just looking after it for Dammit and all responsibility lies with him.

Something he'll deny, naturally.

I want these but I'm scared of burning my bits with scalding tea.

Where are the handles?