blog archive for the 'misc' tag

best facebook invite ever

What a strange coincidence. yesterday I received the best LinkedIn invitation I’ve ever received and then this morning, the best Facebook invitation. Here it is:
Emily added you as a friend on Facebook. We need to confirm that you know Emily in order for you to be friends on Facebook.
Emily says, “Hey Chris! Holy mackerel– […]


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best linkedin invitation ever

I received this email from LinkedIn this morning:
Jay XXXX, a Friend, requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn:
Chris, i don’t know if you remember me as a friend of XXXX and XXXX. I remember you instigated a game of naked make-out twister at one of XXXX’s parties.
I’m also working with your old pals […]


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changes around here

I haven’ posted any personal updates in a while so I thought I’d check in while I watch more CBS EliteXC Primetime MMA fighting. There’s some news.
My long, amazing, vacation where I’ve been pretending to be a millionaire playboy is finally over. That’s right, I have a job. I won’t go into details, because I […]


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jenga deconstruction

You must watch this amazing video of a skyscraper in Japan being demolished one floor at a time from the bottom up, seriously. This technique causes much less damage and cleanup to the surrounding area, enables easier reuse and recycling of the building materials, and I think actually costs less. Check this out.

[via freshome.]


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oobleck dance

Oobleck is the nickname that scientists use to describe a mixture of corn starch and water that has some very interesting physics properties. The name comes Dr. Seuss’ “Bartholomew and the Oobleck.”It changes its physical properties depending on pressure, temperature, and vibrations around it. From wikipedia:
Though initially it acts like a viscous liquid, applying pressure […]


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wet-wipe manifesto

In Dubai and all over the Middle East, most bathrooms are equipped with what I jokingly called the “ass nozzle”. It’s a hose coming out of the wall with a pistol grip water nozzle, similar to that found on the flexible hose next to your kitchen sink. It’s purpose, of course, is to help you […]


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amazing contact juggling

You just have to watch this video to learn what contact juggling is and what somebody with talent can do.

I have no talents.


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Happy Birthday Chris DiClerico

Please join me in wishing Mr.DiClerico a very happy birthday.


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echo the teenager

This blind teenager uses echo location to rollerblade, pillow fight, avoid obstacles, play videogames, and beat the reporter in foosball. Absolutely incredible.

Actually, the most amazing part of the video is that his mother’s name is Aquanetta. Seriously.


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girls on a bus

There are 7 girls in a bus.
Each girl has 7 backpacks.
In each backpack, there are 7 big cats.
For every big cat there are 7 little cats.
Question: How many legs are there in the bus?
This is a real math problem so don’t say that a bus has no legs. And there is no driver.
The answer will […]


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diclerico’s life update

So it is finally a done deal. I am Costa Rica bound in one week. New York has been amazing, but it is time for me to do something so I don’t get too comfortable. So on Friday Feb 22, I’ll be flying out to San Jose, Costa Rica. I’ll stay in San Jose for […]


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jetpacks

I spent the weekend in Mussandam, Oman last week making jokes about the only way to get to Mall of the Emirates without complete and total aggravation would be by jetpack. We even went so far as to start a company with a board of directors to develop said jetpack and make it all happen. […]


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