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Daredevil pair fly off mountain in wingsuits
Trending Now1 mth agoGraham Dickinson is no stranger to thrill-seeking adventures, and his latest stunt is no exception. Dickinson and a fellow daredevil, Dario Zanon, jumped off a cliff in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, in wingsuits. The pair filmed the whole thing on GoPro helmet cameras. While watching, just try not to hold your breath as Dickinson comes dangerously close to colliding with the rocky terrain around him. Now, just in case you think the video is a fake, think again. Dickinson will be releasing the rear-facing video from his GoPro showing Zanon following him through the air. All right, everyone, please don’t try this at home. These guys are professionals!
Taylor Swift has ‘Shake It Off’ dance party with 7-year-old fan
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoOne little boy has shown us that you are never too young to shake it off. Back in August, a video of 7-year-old Dylan Barnes passionately dancing to “Shake it Off” in his living room went viral. The video gained so much attention that he was invited to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to perform. After he displayed his best moves, DeGeneres gave him tickets to see Swift in concert in Kansas City, Mo., near his hometown. She also promised Dylan that she would try to get him backstage to meet Swift. Well, the stars must have aligned, because not only did Dylan get to go backstage and meet his icon, but he and Swift had their own “Shake It Off” dance party! Swift posted the video on Instagram with this caption: “Finally got to meet Dylan, the 7-year-old who passionately danced to ‘Shake It Off’ on Ellen — and this happened.” Dylan’s mom tweetedafterward: “Thank you @taylorswift13 for making #persianbigred dreams come true! You are a class act! #shakeitoff #TaylorSwift" Taylor Swift — making her fans’ dreams come true wherever she goes!
Todrick Hall is amazing in his Taylor Swift mashup video
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoTodrick Hall, known for his amazing mashups, this time around decided to tackle Taylor Swift’s catalog — and it’s something out of your wildest dreams. In addition to covering Swift’s latest hits, such as “Blank Space,” “Style” and “Shake It Off,” the “American Idol” alum also put in throwbacks like “Love Story” and “You Belong With Me.” Hall titled the video “4 Taylor by Todrick Hall” and took the time to thank her at the end of it. For the record, Swift approves of the video. She tweeted: “I honestly can’t believe what I just saw. This amount of talent in one person has me speechless. I ❤️ @toddyrockstar.”
Uncle uses drone to remove his nephew’s loose tooth
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoSay hello to the drone dentist, and, please, don’t try this at home! Back in June, Paul Borrud’s nephew Bruno asked him to help pull out a loose tooth. Instead of using the old doorknob-and-string method, they decided to use Borrud’s drone. Twenty-four hours later, they were ready to complete their drone tooth pull. They tied some dental floss to Bruno’s tooth, and then it was time for liftoff. Borrud said in the video description that he double-checked with Bruno one last time before the drone took off. All went smoothly and the tooth came out easily. Afterward, Bruno was all smiles. What a champ!
Bagpiper shuts down antigay preacher
Trending Now1 mth agoIt’s perhaps the most Scottish way possible to shut someone down — drown him out with bagpipes! A homophobic preacher, armed with a microphone, was in the Scottish town of St. Andrews, ranting about how same-sex marriage had “ruined the economy.” Enter bagpiper Daniel Boyle, who walked by the preacher and played out “Scotland the Brave” over the hate speech. Boyle walked over to him and followed him around, playing the entire time, much to the delight of the crowd. Well, that’s one way to tell someone to pipe down!
Groom surprises bride with wedding-cake prank
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoOn your wedding day, you kind of expect things to go wrong, but you don't expect two bickering waiters to drop your wedding cake right in front of you! Newlywed Laura Cox was enjoying her wedding reception when suddenly a confrontation broke out between two waiters, and her four-tier wedding cake ended up on the floor. Luckily, the cake was a fake and the whole thing was an elaborate prank organized by her new husband, Joe. Joe hired two entertainers to pose as waiters and created a replica of the cake, covered in real icing, for the prank. "If I'm being completely honest, I was absolutely gobsmacked when it happened right before my eyes. All I could think about was how angry I was that people had been fighting on my own wedding day, they had ruined it," Laura told the Daily Mail. "I saw red and was about to storm outside and give them a piece of my mind, but then they ran back inside singing and I turned and saw Joe, who was laughing his head off. I realized I'd been well and truly pranked. It's just like Joe to think of something like that. He is a big joker around the house." We're glad Joe found someone who shares his sense of humor.
Priest builds Lego replica of the Vatican
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoTutto è impressionante! Ahead of Pope Francis’ visit next week, an elaborate replica of the Vatican is on display at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia — and it’s made entirely out of Legos. It took Rev. Bob Simon 10 months to construct the mini St. Peter’s Square. “I think there’s about half a million pieces in it,” he said. “I’m not sure. I think there are about 44,000 cobblestones of the square, 6,000 round bricks that make up the colonnade and, under the little cobblestones, there’s 12,000 two-by-two tiles that are under there. I knew if I was going to build the Vatican, it had to be big!” The Lego St. Peter’s Square is full of Swiss guards, tourists, a nun with a selfie stick and, of course, the pope overlooking the crowd. Simon also included a version of himself in the piazza, taking it all in. Simon’s masterpiece measures 14 feet by 6 feet and weighs about 100 pounds. “It was daunting,” said Simon. “It was an exercise in patience, and I was thrilled with the way everything came out.” The replica connects the Franklin Institute’s exhibit of Lego sculptures, titled “The Art of the Brick,” and its new exhibit “Vatican Splendors.”
Daredevil gets leg cramp halfway through Australia’s highest tightrope walk
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoOne daredevil in Australia has just become the poster child for pushing through the pain during a death defying tightrope walk between the peaks of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower. Kane Petersen was in the middle of walking Australia’s highest tightrope walk, 300 meters (or nearly 1,000 feet) above the ground, when he got a leg cramp! The high wire artist lay down in the middle of the 21-meter crossing, and there were no safety nets below to catch him if he fell. “I tried to get my leg back out to stand back up and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, how am I going to do this?’“ Petersen told the Herald Sun, “I just pushed myself through it. I have just lived a dream — it’s fantastic.” On the other side of the walk, he was greeted by his wife, Jessica McCrindle. Petersen’s stunt is reminiscent of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s crossing between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.
Couple creates horror movie trailer for their pregnancy announcement
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoHaving a baby can be a scary proposition. To that end, Judy and Gavin Holt decided to let all of their friends and family know they were expecting a little bundle of joy — by scaring the pants off of them! The Holts’ spoof of a horror-movie trailer starts innocently enough: A happy couple is moving into their new home, but soon, as in all horror movies, things take a turn for the worse. “I can feel it grow inside of me,” whispers Judy over ominous music. “What’s happening to me?” Many scary moments later, there is the big reveal: “Baby Holt Coming March 2016” “My wife let me have free reign [sic] on our ‘announcement’ video … I may have cursed my house,” Gavin Holt wrote in his Reddit post. We tip our hats to Gavin for including a bun-in-the-oven scene and a close-up of Prego spaghetti sauce. Well played.
New roller coaster in Ohio will shatter 10 world records
Gwen Breitstein at Trending Now1 mth agoWarning, this new roller coaster isn’t for the faint of heart. Ohio’s Cedar Point amusement park released a CG mockup of its newest coaster, the Valravn Birdseye, which will be the tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster. Not only that, but when the ride opens next summer, the Valravn Birdseye will break 10 roller coaster records: 1. Tallest dive coaster (223 feet) 2. Fastest dive coaster (75 mph) 3. Longest dive coaster (3,415 feet) 4. Most inversions on a dive coaster (three) 5. Longest drop on a dive coaster (214 feet) 6. Highest inversion on a dive coaster (165 feet) 7. Most roller coasters taller than 200 feet at one amusement park (5) 8. Most rides at one amusement park (72) 9. Most steel roller coaster track at one amusement park (52,125 feet/9.9 miles) 10. Most roller coaster track at one amusement park (60,110 feet/11.4 miles) The Valravn Birdseye was designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard in Monthey, Switzerland, and is the 100th coaster the firm has created. The roller coaster is expected to go into operation in the summer of 2016, so all roller coaster lovers rejoice! And maybe start getting in line for the first ride.