Sunday, July 19, 2015
Spectators in hair-raising near-miss after crossing track in front of racecar
This is the heart-stopping moment four spectators at a race event narrowly avoid being hit after deciding to cross the track moments before a car comes hurtling round the corner.
Footage of the incident shows the group trying to dash across the road as a racecar approaches at top speed.
A witness can be heard exclaiming "Oh my God", as one woman appears to be seconds away from disaster.
Luckily the group all make it across just in time as the car flies past.
Watch this video to see dramatic near miss caught on camera by another spectator.
Footage of the incident shows the group trying to dash across the road as a racecar approaches at top speed.
A witness can be heard exclaiming "Oh my God", as one woman appears to be seconds away from disaster.
Luckily the group all make it across just in time as the car flies past.
Watch this video to see dramatic near miss caught on camera by another spectator.
Lifeline Mobile Game
If you are looking for a good fun and casual mobile game then Lifeline might be what you are looking for.
The Google Play synopsis reads:
Lifeline is a playable, branching story of survival against all odds. You will help Taylor make life or death decisions, and face the consequences together.
Acclaimed writer Dave Justus (Fables: The Wolf Among Us) weaves a gripping interactive story through the aftermath of a crash landing on an alien moon. Taylor is stranded, the rest of the crew are dead or missing, and Taylor’s communicator can only reach you.
A totally unique experience enabled by modern devices, this story plays out in real time. As Taylor works to stay alive, notifications deliver new messages throughout your day. Keep up as they come in, or catch up later when you’re free.
Or, dive in and jump back to earlier points in the story, and see what happens when you make a different choice. Simple actions can have a profound effect. Complete any single path to restart the story and unlock this mode.
Lifeline is a deep, immersive story of survival and perseverance, with many possible outcomes. Taylor is relying on YOU.
The Google Play synopsis reads:
Lifeline is a playable, branching story of survival against all odds. You will help Taylor make life or death decisions, and face the consequences together.
Acclaimed writer Dave Justus (Fables: The Wolf Among Us) weaves a gripping interactive story through the aftermath of a crash landing on an alien moon. Taylor is stranded, the rest of the crew are dead or missing, and Taylor’s communicator can only reach you.
A totally unique experience enabled by modern devices, this story plays out in real time. As Taylor works to stay alive, notifications deliver new messages throughout your day. Keep up as they come in, or catch up later when you’re free.
Or, dive in and jump back to earlier points in the story, and see what happens when you make a different choice. Simple actions can have a profound effect. Complete any single path to restart the story and unlock this mode.
Lifeline is a deep, immersive story of survival and perseverance, with many possible outcomes. Taylor is relying on YOU.
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Lifeline can be found by clicking the link on the left. It's a good fun game and although you get hooked, you don't need to spend your entire life playing it.
Pro surfer fights off attacking shark
Mick Fanning, one of the world's top surfers, has been attacked by a shark during a televised
competition in South Africa.
The Australian emerged unharmed after punching the shark and swimming away from it, he said.
Video of the attack showed the shark's fin rising out of the water behind Fanning as he paddled on his board before taking his turn in the J-Bay Open event in Eastern Cape.
"I was just cruising, just waiting for my turn, my opportunity," said the 34-year-old, a triple world champion who was competing in the finals against fellow Australian Julian Wilson.
"I felt like I was just about to start moving, start paddling, get going again when all of a sudden I had this instinct there was someone behind me and all of a sudden I started getting pulled underwater.
"And then the thing came up.
"I was on my board and it was like right there and I saw the whole thing like thrashing around.
"I was getting dragged under by leg rope and then I felt like it kicked me off, but it was still there attached to my board.
"It felt like I punched it a couple of times and I felt like it was dragging me underwater and then my leg rope broke and I was like, 'Alright, just start swimming and swimming and swimming.'"
He recalled: "Swimming and screaming and shouting to Jules (Julian Wilson) to move."
Fanning was picked up by a jet ski after the attack and taken to shore.
The Australian emerged unharmed after punching the shark and swimming away from it, he said.
Video of the attack showed the shark's fin rising out of the water behind Fanning as he paddled on his board before taking his turn in the J-Bay Open event in Eastern Cape.
"I was just cruising, just waiting for my turn, my opportunity," said the 34-year-old, a triple world champion who was competing in the finals against fellow Australian Julian Wilson.
"I felt like I was just about to start moving, start paddling, get going again when all of a sudden I had this instinct there was someone behind me and all of a sudden I started getting pulled underwater.
"And then the thing came up.
"I was on my board and it was like right there and I saw the whole thing like thrashing around.
"I was getting dragged under by leg rope and then I felt like it kicked me off, but it was still there attached to my board.
"It felt like I punched it a couple of times and I felt like it was dragging me underwater and then my leg rope broke and I was like, 'Alright, just start swimming and swimming and swimming.'"
He recalled: "Swimming and screaming and shouting to Jules (Julian Wilson) to move."
Fanning was picked up by a jet ski after the attack and taken to shore.
Story and source: Sky
Photo of candle-lit 'ghost' terrifies museum staff
It was taken during a ghost hunting evening at Torquay Museum in Devon and staff claim nobody else was in the room when it was shot.
The image was captured in the museum's Old Devon Farmhouse Gallery - a mock-up of a cottage filled with 300-year-old artifacts and furniture.
Staff were randomly taking photos and only spotted the figure when looking back at the images later.
Marketing manager Carl Smith said: "We saw something in the middle of the photo and when we adjusted the contrast we clearly saw the woman.
"It was a bit of a surprise and pretty creepy.
"From the angle of the photograph it looks like she is submerged into the floor, almost like she is below floor level.
"There was no-one else present when the photo was taken so we are at a loss to explain it.
"It is a bit of a mystery, and there seems to be no other explanation."
Story & Source: The Mirror
The image was captured in the museum's Old Devon Farmhouse Gallery - a mock-up of a cottage filled with 300-year-old artifacts and furniture.
Staff were randomly taking photos and only spotted the figure when looking back at the images later.
Marketing manager Carl Smith said: "We saw something in the middle of the photo and when we adjusted the contrast we clearly saw the woman.
"It was a bit of a surprise and pretty creepy.
"From the angle of the photograph it looks like she is submerged into the floor, almost like she is below floor level.
"There was no-one else present when the photo was taken so we are at a loss to explain it.
"It is a bit of a mystery, and there seems to be no other explanation."
Story & Source: The Mirror
Animated Fly Over of Pluto
This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New Horizons closest-approach images.
Norgay Montes have been informally named for Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sputnik Planum is informally named for Earth’s first artificial satellite.
The images were acquired by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on July 14 from a distance of 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers). Features as small as a half-mile (1 kilometer) across are visible.
Norgay Montes have been informally named for Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sputnik Planum is informally named for Earth’s first artificial satellite.
The images were acquired by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on July 14 from a distance of 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers). Features as small as a half-mile (1 kilometer) across are visible.
Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
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