You’ve seen the footage of Kobe leaping an Aston Martin in his Nike Hyperdunks, as well as Kenny Smith’s hilarious parody. So what could the Mamba possibly do to top that viral marketing stunt? Oh, I don’t know, how about jumping a pool of snakes with Wee-Man, Party Boy and the rest of the Jackass crew? Of course!

The Dodgers’ 10-run first-inning Saturday night was all fun and games until things were quickly put into perspective.

Home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley was hit in the facemask by a Brad Penny 96-mph fastball to open the fourth inning and the impact sent him immediately to the ground on his back.

Danley, whose wife was in attendance, was tended to by Dodgers trainers during a lengthy delay. A major league umpire for 11 seasons, Danley remained on his back behind home plate able to move his arms, but he did not move his lower extremities.

An ambulance entered from center field before Danley was strapped to a stretcher and fitted with a neck brace. The Los Angeles native, who graduated from Dorsey High School and currently lives in Arizona, waved to the crowd before being placed into the ambulance.

The Dodgers announced that Danley was coherent, breathing and conscious while being treated by the Dodgers’ medical staff. He briefly lost consciousness after the ambulance arrived in the home-plate area. (more…)

04-17-2008 Implosion of the Charcot building in Chenôve, France.

CCTV:Nicholas White was a thirty-four-year-old production manager at Business Week. He was working late on a special assignment and wanted a cigarette. He told a colleague that he’d be right back and, leaving his jacket behind, headed downstairs. Thus commenced the longest smoke break of Nicholas White’s life, a harrowing experience that began at around eleven o’clock on a Friday night in October, 1999. (more…)

Pulling down a chimney goes terrible wrong.

How hard is real estate to come by where a public market is forced to do this every time a train comes through? What happens if the train shows up a bit early?

Iceland,special tires on a heavily modified jeep to drive across water.