Longest word in the world is long...really, really long

The above video of a person pronouncing the largest known polypeptide in the human body (known as "titin" in its short form) is argued to be the longest word in the English language. And if you have 3.5 hours to spare to listen to it all, you can prove that you have even less of a life than he does.

Although the person appears to be speaking Russian, there are several clear video cuts, and it is debatable whether a scientific term (which must have been intended as joke, right, right?) qualifies as a "real" word, this is an unbelievably pointless impressive accomplishment nonetheless.

Since no one will actually watch the whole video (although short remixes seem inevitable), I have gathered some of the best comments from YouTube.

Hmmm, at what point does one's attention to a sad pathetic video become even sadder and more pathetic than the video itself? I think I should probably move on before I am the answer to my own question...

Comments:

• sorry, there is a mistake at1:58:23. it should have been "glycylthreonylglycylleucyltyrosylasparagin" not "glycylthreonyldiglycylleucylt­yrosylasparagin"

• 2:09:22 The plant committed suicide

• 3:33:05 - 3:33:15 Please, let me kill myself now...

• Maybe someone can put in description that only the first 2 hours are interesting... :-/

• Somewhere far away, a demon was summoned.

• epic last face, saying, what i have done with my life....

• Why the hell is Justin Timberlake doing this shit?

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Bagel Head Body Mod - Because Let's Face It, You Are Insane

"This will be perfect for my next job interview!"

Straight from Japan (sigh, where else?) a bagel head is the latest evolution in the "You Can't Be Serious" category of body mods.

Bagel heading someone involves injecting their forehead with approximately 400 mg of saline, creating a temporary bagel-like shape which conveniently informs others that this person is perfectly sane and mentally balanced, but should not be allowed within 100 feet of cream cheese and a butter knife.

After pumping saline into the forehead for two hours, the bagel hole is created by pressing a thumb into the center. The bagel-like appearance remains for several hours until the saline is absorbed into the body, which is said to be harmless.

Step it up all you old-school body-modders - you are at risk of losing your King Freak status amongst your peers.

"What? This isn't enough anymore???"

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Original article:
‘Bagel head’ body modification has roots in Canada

Artifical Life Made of Metal - What Could Go Wrong?



Humanity: "Maybe we should have thought this through..."

Hello fellow organic life forms - how are things?

Great? Great.

Tell me what you think of this idea - I think it is pretty good (pretty, pretty, pretty good).

I believe that life on Earth should not be limited to biological forms.

I believe that it is possible that living things are evolving elsewhere in the universe out of non-organic materials....such as metal-like substances.

I believe that scientists should work on creating artificial life on earth.

Perhaps we could start with metal cells.

We should try to make these metal cells resemble natural cells and allow them to carry out specialized functions.

Obviously, we should attempt to make them self-replicating and carry a variation of DNA that allows for actual evolution to take place in subsequent cell generations.

Actually, a scientist at the University of Glasgow is busy working on this exact goal.

Great idea, right? What could go wrong?

Nope, nothing comes to mind.

Nothing at all...

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Original Article: Artifical Life Made of Metal?

Robot Goalkeeper Finds Your Pathetic Attempts to Score Amusing



GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!  SAAAAAAAAVE!

When it comes to favorite American sports, soccer ranks somewhere in between #27 (Competitive Eating): 

This was actually the least disgusting pic I could find.

...and # 39 (Chess Boxing).

Yes, this is really happening.

Clearly the problem is that American viewers have become habituated to the excessive goal scoring typical of most matchs.

1-1. 1-0.

In such high scoring games, individual goals inevitably become meaningless.

Luckily this problem can be solved by adding "RoboKeepers" in goal.

'RoboKeeper' was developed in Germany by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow

According to the RoboKeeper website:

"Two cameras recognize the complete ballistic curve of the ball and transmit its position to an image processing computer every 1/50 second.

"Based on the images from both cameras it defines the three-dimensional position of the ball. The data are then sent to the motor control driving a hightech aircraft gearbox which moves the RoboKeeper to the exact point of impact. This high-performance technology enables the keeper to hold on to any ball."

See it in action:

Honestly, I would still rather watch chess boxing.


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Smoke Alarm Texts You The News That Your House Is On Fire

Smoke Alarm + Text Message = Pretty Clever

Because a smoke alarm isn't very helpful unless you happen to be at home, a new device called "FireText" will send you the bad news via text message... presumably so that you can do something about it.

FireText looks like a regular smoke alarm but there is a slot for a SIM card just like those used in cell phones. When the device detects smoke, out goes a text message to the home owner.

FireText can be yours for approximately $140.

No word on exactly what the message is, so bring on the crazy speculation:

Sounds about right...

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Product Page: FireText Smoke Alarm

Dark Planet Is Dark, Really Really Dark...Kind Of

Yo listen up here's a story
 About a little guy that lives in a dark world
 And all day and all night and everything he sees
 Is just dark like him inside and outside
I'm dark da ba dee da ba die...

A giant plant the size of Jupiter known as TrES-2b has been discovered in our galaxy.

Why is this significant you may ask.

It is dark. Very dark. Extremely dark. Darker than the shadow cast by a black panther in a coal mine...and the panther is also depressed because he is in a coal mine...which obviously makes the shadow even darker.

But don't take my word for it, what do the researchers have to say about it?

"It reflects less than 1 percent of the sunlight falling on it, making it darker than any planet or moon."

And also:

""It's just ridiculous how dark this planet is"

Even more:

"It's darker than the blackest lump of coal, than dark acrylic paint you might paint with."

And this:

"It's a mystery as to what's causing it to be so dark."

OK, I think I am clear on its defining quality.

(scans article...)

"However, it's not completely pitch black. It's so hot that it emits a faint red glow."

WTF???

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Original Article: Coal-Black Alien Planet Is Darkest Ever Seen

The Most Expensive Video Game Consoles You Will Never (Ever) Own

I dare you to think of a better way to spend $8 million.

Covered in 500 flawless diamonds, rose gold, and platinum (plus one big ass 7.4 carat pink diamond), this iPhone can be yours for just $8 million. But check this, you even get the 32GB version, not the lowly 16GB model. Wow, what a steal!

You are not going to believe what is inside...

OK, so I don't want to influence your buying decision but if you have $8 million to blow on an iPhone, forget it and spend an extra $100 K for this gold diamond studded iPad 2. Why? Because this thing is also made of incredibly rare Ammolite rock containing splinters of a ****ing Tyrannosaurus Rex thigh bone! No question about it - instant induction into the Cool Stuff Hub Hall of Fame right here.

I can be yours for $11,000

Diamonds not your style? Good news - this Xbox 360 made of 40,000 Swarovski crystals goes for just $11,000 (seems cheap compared to the previous two doesn't it?).

Old school wastage!

If you don't care much about dem der fancy new consoles wit der "Synergistic Processing Elements", "1080p capabilities", and "color", hand over $29,500 and play the world's most expensive game of Battletoads.

You know you want me

The PS3 was $600 at launch. This gold and diamond encrusted (aways diamond encrusted, always) PS3 is a mere $320,000. Psst - don't give Sony any ideas or we could be looking at the launch price of the PS4.



Buying all those matching accessories is going to be a real bitch!

 And finally, the Wii may be dying a slow death but your stupidity can live forever the moment you spend $490,000 on this Wii made from five-and-a-half pounds of gold and 78 diamonds.


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(PS: Send me the T-Rex iPad 2 and we will be renamed CoolYourNameHereHub.com with daily posts dedicated to your awesomeness)