Alain Robert, nicknamed Spiderman, climbed successfully to the top of Malaysia’s iconic 88-storey Petronas Twin Towers on September 1…
The 46-year-old Frenchman is famous for scaling skyscrapers and famous architectures across the world, without safety equipments.
This was Robert’s third attempt to conquer the 452m Petronas Towers, formerly the world’s tallest building. He made the first attempt in 1997, and the second a decade later; both climbs were thwarted by authorities on the 60th floor.
He was subsequently arrested and fined RM2000 (~USD567) for illegal trespassing.
Offbeat snippets from various sources…
EU bans old-fashioned light bulbs [BBC]
Japan’s new first lady claims to have rode on UFO to Venus [Reuters]
Korea – Geumsan Insam (ginseng) Festival [K-popped]
Retired – World’s longest serving bartender [Neatorama]
Rickshaw service at Japanese airport [Shibuya246]
Singapore – Couple stole S$16,000 worth of toiletries [Channelnewsasia]
Weird – 12 bizarre festivals around the world [Wickedreport]
X – We are all mutants [BBC]
A project to share some of the most popular videos from Youtube on this site; you’ll be seeing a couple dozen of these posts in the next few weeks/months.
Simple methodology… just search for the specific keyword on Youtube and embed some of the most viewed videos here; limited to one video per channel.
Obviously there will be related videos that are missed out using this method, but it’s just a compilation for infotainment, let’s no go into details too much.
Keywords “Asia” and “Asian”… 13 vids with over a million views each…
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Offbeat snippets from other sources…
Cats use “soliciting purrs” to manipulate their owners in order to get attention and food [BBC]
Graphene – World’s thinnest material [Geekologie]
Japan – Manga sketch auctioned for USD14,100 [Animenewsnetwork]
Largest free floating bubble created (pic) [Dailymail]
Seriously? 100 essential skills for geeks [Geekdad]
USA – Jobless graduate sues college [NYpost]
USA – Man blamed cat for downloading child p0rn [Guardian]
Vietnam – World’s biggest cave found [Nationalgeographic]
Heart-kun, the chihuahua that made headlines in 2007 with his perfect heart-shaped birthmark, is having a brother that shares similar cuteness…
Named Love-kun, the new puppy was also born in Odate, northern Japan. The pet owner must have done something good in her past-life; having a cute dog like this is quite a blessing, having two is just heaven [image via Petsugar]
A candid photo created by Malaysian photographer Sam Lim in 2007 which won him a family trip to Japan… [via Neatorama]
Paperclips dancing under the influence of electromagnetic field on the floor of a Kobe train in Japan; the effect is produced by the electric current that drives the motors located under the floor…
Although harmless to human body, the magnetic field could damage electronic devices left on the floor. The train company is installing extra shielding on these trains as countermeasures for the issue.
[video via kinchangnoodle@Youtube & Pinktentacle]
Offbeat snippets from other sources…
Germany – Creative commercial… life’s too short for the wrong job [Wickedreport]
Japan – Body inflation tattoo art [Japanprobe]
Korean farmer with 85 satellite dishes [NYT]
Korea – Micro-miniskirt biggest eyesore at workplace [Koreatimes]
Nathan’s – Chestnut beats Kobayashi again in hot dog eating [Imprinttalk]
Oldest bible goes online [Codexsinaiticus]
Topography – Most complete earth’s surface terrain map published [BBC]
Virtual – ‘Billions’ stolen in online robbery [BBC]
