West Vancouver officials are testing out new types of speed bumps today as part of a $15k safety program that will run this week. The speed bumps use the Trompe-l’œil technique to give the appearance of a 3D child in the vehicle’s path as it approaches the speed bump. From Discover Magazine:
In what sounds like a terrifying experience, the girl’s elongated form appears to rise from the ground as cars approach, reaching 3D realism at around 100 feet, and then returning to 2D distortion once cars pass that ideal viewing distance. Its designers created the image to give drivers who travel at the street’s recommended 18 miles per hour (30 km per hour) enough time to stop before hitting Pavement Patty–acknowledging the spectacle before they continue to safely roll over her.
Nothing promotes vehicular safety like desensitizing the act of running over children with your car. I’m sure this will end well.
Ben Huh (CEO of the Cheezburger Network) just publicly announced, via The Daily What, that he would like to take Reddit off of worldwide publisher Condé Nast’s stiff, corporately-handcuffed hands, in a reaction to the Prop 19 debacle I’ve been watching on Reddit all day today.
Full story here.
Update: Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian responds.
What do you do if a passenger accidentally hits you with the luggage they’re trying to get down from the overhead bin and doesn’t want to apologize?
If you’re ex-Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater, you curse the gentleman out over the intercom, grab two beers from the galley, and make your dramatic getaway down the inflatable emergency slide (presumably sobbing the entire time).
Full story here. | Thanks Julie.
A statue of a surfer called “The Magic Carpet Ride” in Cardiff-by-the-Sea was attacked by a 15-foot tall papier-mâché shark in the early hours of Saturday morning. The week prior, large fins were placed on the other side of the highway, circling closer over the 2 days prior to the attack, as if the sharks were stalking their prey.
Best Cardiff Kook prank yet.
Photo | Story
G-20 protests are getting real. Story/photos here.
Just saw this on SportsCenter…damn. You know Joyce can’t wait for that Lebron decision so there’s something else to talk about…
At least he wasn’t a dick about it.
