First Surfboard Kickflip Caught On Video

Zoltan Torkos is the first man to be caught on video doing a surfboard kickflip....this was at the Volcom contest March 4th 2011 in Santa Cruz...
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RIP Andy Irons

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We dont really cover much surfing on here, but 3 times World Champion Andy Irons was a surf legend.
He had contracted Dengue Fever and rumours are abound that this was a case of an accidental overdose on Methadone.
A very sad day in the surfing world.

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Freerider Skatecycle

Anyone remember the Snakeboard??
Winner of an International Design Excellence Award, the “Freerider Skatecycle” is a next-gen recreational vehicle that combines the foot control of snowboarding, the balanced turning of skateboarding and the nimble movement of casterboarding in a single device, enhancing the experience of the rider. For the user can switch effortlessly between the three different sporting equipments of the same class.
One of these can be yours for $150 from HERE.

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Skydive From Space Update 3

It is a sad sad day.

Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull North America Inc have decided to stop the Red Bull Stratos programme with immediate effect.

Felix Baumgartner had been scheduled to undertake a stratospheric balloon flight to 120,000ft (36.5km) and attempt a freefall jump that would, for the first time, reach supersonic speeds, as well as deliver valuable scientific data.

Despite the fact that many other people over the past 50 years have tried to break Colonel (Ret) Joe Kittinger's altitude record, and that other individuals have sought to work with Red Bull in an attempt to break his record, Daniel Hogan claims to own certain rights to the project and filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit earlier this year in a Californian court.

That "Mr. Hogan" is apparently one Daniel Hogan, who reportedly pitched Red Bull on a similar skydiving idea in 2004.

Due to the lawsuit, they have decided to stop the project until this case has been resolved.

For a project that has been 3 years in development, this petty claim really pisses me off.
I've been waiting and waiting for this event.

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Felix meeting Neil Armstrong in August 2010

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Robbie Maddison Backflips Tower Bridge

So this is a year old, but i've only just seen it.
Aussie Robbie Maddison takes on Tower Bridge and performs this super tight no-handed backflip.

Skydive From Space Update 2

4 people now have their eyes on this record.

Felix Baumgartner, who with the help of Joe Kittinger, the man who has held the record since 1960, is well on his way to complete this insane challenge. A photo of his gondola which wil take him up to 120,000 Feet is below.

The rivals are:
Steve Truglia, a British stuntman.
Cheryl Stearns, a pilot for US Airways who holds 30 skydiving records.
Michael Fournier from France, who has attempted the freefall record 3 times and has been his dream for 20 years. His last attempt was in May 2010, but was cancelled due to a technical fault.

My money's on Felix.

Check out our previous post on him and his spacesuit HERE.


1. Camera Systems
Three pressurized housings on aluminum arms will contain a total of three HD, three ultra-high-resolution video and two digital still cameras. Four more cameras record outside and three inside. "We basically built a flying television studio," says Jay Nemeth of FlightLine Films.

2. Outer Fairing
The Gemini shape of the capsule is "really a very elegant way of putting a lot of insulation around a lot of the systems," says chief engineer Bill Dodson. R-24 equivalent foam, covered by a fiberglass shell and fireproof paint, helps guard against temperatures as low as minus 100 F.

3. Liquid Oxygen
Redundant liquid-oxygen tanks with independent lines provide 10 hours of O2 for the 3-hour flight, plus pressurize Baumgartner's suit at altitude. N2 flowing from an oversize liquid-nitrogen tank will keep the cabin's oxygen level to below 30 percent, minimizing fire risk.

4. Pressure Sphere
A pressure sphere, molded from fiberglass and epoxy, sits in a chrome-moly steel load frame "like an egg in a bubble-wrap container," says project director Art Thompson. It will be pressurized to 8 psi—equal to 16,000 feet—but is designed to withstand 50. "It's definitely overbuilt."

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Walking On Water Liquid Mountaineering

Whatever these guys want to call it, this is an amazing video! Have they truly worked out how to walk on water??

World Cup 2010

It's here!

Today is the day your boss can forget about any productivity for the next month as you'll be slipping out of work to the pub to catch those daytime matches.

We thought we'd put together a few pics of football inspired graff and 2 sweet videos of some amazing footy skills. Enjoy!





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Rooney Over Africa

My mate's company (&&&) have made Wayne Rooney's head appear over Africa on Google Maps! At the end of each red line is a destination point, which you can actually sponsor and have your personal message show up..(Proper Geekery!)

"To celebrate the 2010 world cup &&& Creative have prepared this google map for England football fans to document the coming weeks. Add your map data from KML, KMZ, or GeoRSS feed. Add your location, your business, where you were during the match or wish the team good luck. Contact: studio@andandand.co.uk. From all at &&& Creative and those that contribute bring it home. Updated as the journey unfolds."

SEE THE MAP HERE.

Skydive From Space - Update

An update on Felix Bumgartner's skydive from the edge of space.

Read the first article on Felix HERE

Read the article on his rival HERE

Whats Up In Melbourne In March

A 5min look at what’s up in Melbourne in March…..

In the Media – Becks out of World Cup (tough luck guys), new children’s hospital planned for Melbourne, footy and cricket players who cant catch a break, boat people dying to get into Australia (literally), new AAMI Park sports stadium in Melbourne

Listening to - Bertie Blackman, Track: Peekaboo – great female vocalist from Australia, various tracks, see ‘Triple J’ website for more info on great local bands and music scene

Reading – Game Informer mag – highly recommended new gaming mag out now covering all consoles with great reviews that actually speak to you about why games are good/bad instead of talking crap. Now in it’s third issue, ESPV loves this new gaming mag! (5/5 rating)

In Cinemas - Shutter Island (3/5 rating)

In Cinemas - Alice in Wonderland (4/4)

Gaming – Aliens Vs Predator on Xbox360 (4/4)& Dead Space Encounter on Wii (3/4)

Whats Hot – (In Australia) AFL footy season about to start! Come on Bombers!

Whats Not – celebrity scandals in the media and sharks at our beaches

Slo-Mo Surfer

The BBC captured jaw-dropping HD super slow motion footage of surfer Dylan Longbottom in a 12 foot monster barrel somewhere in the South Pacific.
The only question now is do I pick up a surfboard or a camera?

Horse + Wakeboarding = Horseboarding

The guy who got hit by the brainwave of combining the power of the horse with the power of the swell was trick rider Daniel Fowler-Prime. Bored on a British beach back in 2005, Daniel hooked up with a couple of kite surfer buddies to begin the sport.

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Check out the video of these horseboarders on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia.

Sportpong

You can’t get any more old school with video games than the classic Pong game with the paddles and square ball. Sportpong, which was created in Switzerland goes like this. The field is projected on the floor and each player has a reflector on each foot to control the ball. Looks like alot of fun!

Londoner Rivals Space Jumper

Coming just days after Felix Baumgartner announced the news that he will be looking to break the highest freefall record, Steve Truglia has announced he will be going for the record too. Aiming to do it this summer, he hopes to beat Felix to it.

Read our article on Felix's jump HERE.

First Supersonic Freefall

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner has announced he will will try to smash the nearly 50-year-old record for the highest jump this year, becoming the first person to go supersonic in freefall.

On 16 August 1960, US Air Force Captain Joe Kittinger made history by jumping out of a balloon at an altitude of some 31,333 metres. Felix aims to jump from 36,575 metres. Check out the chart below for some perspective.

The jump height is above a threshold at 19,000 metres called the Armstrong line, where the atmospheric pressure is so low that fluids start to boil. If he opens up his face mask or the suit, all the gases in his body will go out of suspension, so literally turning him into a giant fizzy soda, oozing fluid from his eyes and mouth.



Read the full article HERE.

City Monkey Parkour in China

City Monkey - A great little video on Parkour & Freerunning in China. Imagine how many ex-gymnasts China has! Bored rudeboys sitting around parks and street corners.
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Winch Madness

Wakeboarding in large drains and waterways using a winch to get you going....Sick tricks but I hope they didn't swallow any of the water!
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Art Under The Waves

This is just one of the incredible series of underwater art installations – dubbed Dopamine from surf/street/skate label Insight51, featuring the combined creative handiwork of Steve Gorrow and photographer Dustin Humphrey.




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Metal On Metal Bastard

A brilliant music video for Metal on Metal, of two ping pong players competing in a game of deadly grenade swatting! Directed by The Glue Society, this video is in my top 20 of 2009....