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Biggest waterslide jump ever? I miss feeling amazed.
Incredible video of an incredible stunt - the biggest waterslide jump ever.
But the tweet that shared this with me was prefaced with Real or Fake? So look, look again. There's an obvious blind spot, perfect for the ol' switcheroo, and frankly the landing in the giant plastic ashtray dish full of water seems infeasible beyond anything else, but... y'know... weirder shit, and all that.
And this is the trouble. Nothing is believable any more. Everything is tainted by scepticism, spoiled by narrowing eyes and tilted heads - So much today is incredible that... well... nothing is credible. (As my good friend @shark_trager presents in one of his rather wonderful 50 Word short stories - The Armageddon). Which is a shame. As a sceptic I may feel clever, but I don't feel amazed.
I miss feeling amazed.
Cases in point: I'd LOVE to believe this stuff is really happening:
The back flip flip flip flip - basket! thing. Impossible, right???
Then there's this:
Is it possible? And if so how many wasted hours did this take to perfect? Wasted being the operative word in every sense.
Then this takes the piss:
Oh, I'd love it to be true.
But then finally, you get this video from BBC's Bang goes the Theory, which is amazing, looks ridiculous and faked, but... Well, it's the BBC - it MUST be true!
Keep th' faith,
Article Dan
Crazy little thing the web (oh please make it stop!)
This web thing. Crazy, right? Just so much of it; so many networks, socials, twitbooks, facefeeds... Virals are good, viruses are bad... Criminey, how's a guy supposed to keep up?
Don't panic. Pete Codella's here. And he's gonna sing you a song that will fix your fuddled little head right up about this whole crazy web 2.0 communities thing OK. Did you see it through to the end? And you're still able to read through your tear/vomit-filled eyes? Good. So, first thing here is not to think about how that's 2.57 minutes of your life that you're NEVER going to get back (that's right, it's not even three minutes long, baby - how's that for proving time is relative?). You gotta think about how you'll never actually be Pete Codella. You're not him. He is. Pete Codella is Pete Codella so you don't have to be. That there's a cautionary tale in 2.57 agonising minutes. There's few horror movies as effective in 10 times the time. You might still go camping in the woods, swimming in the sea or fool around with your girl whilst reading from the Necromonicon, but you're NEVER going to think about turning your IT presentation into a quirky music video! Pete's blog to accompany this... piece... states 'I’ve been reminded that creating a different kind of product for your industry helps set you apart.' Yes, Pete. You have truly set yourself apart. To recap: Viral is good, virus is bad, and shit awful is shit awful no matter what kind of twisted spin you want to put on that sucker.Keep th' faith,Article Dan
