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Sunday
Dec042011

The Boy With The Incredible Brain

This is an in-depth look at the astonishing mental capabilities of Daniel Tammet, born in Britain, and from a young age able to do extraordinary calculations in his head. Skeptics have thrown a number of challenges at him, for instance testing his ability to recite to 22,500 decimal points the calculation of Pi, as well as learning a language in a week. Tammet, in his gentle unassuming way, has passed all the tests and offers this concluding statement about the phenomenon of savants: "The line between profound talent and profound disability is a surprisingly thin one."


Wednesday
Nov302011

Incredible Speedboat Frisbee Catch

The How Ridiculous trick-shot charity and Brodie Smith team up for an incredible bridge-to-boat frisbee throw. Report by Sam Datta-Paulin.

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Thursday
Oct272011

Incredible And Freaky Pumpkin Carvings

Sculptor Ray Villafane works with a variety of mediums, but his intricate pumpkin carvings are far and away the most popular of all. Since he began carving pumpkins over a decade ago, Ray has appeared on the CBS Evening News, Martha Stewart Show, and was invited to carve pumpkins at the White House. Ray has also won two back-to-back Food Network Challenges with his incredible pumpkin art. Click through the gallery to see more of Ray's "gordgeous" pumpkins.

Sculptor Ray Villafane works with a variety of mediums, but his intricate pumpkin carvings are far and away the most popular of all. Since he began carving pumpkins over a decade ago, Ray has appeared on the CBS Evening News, Martha Stewart Show, and was invited to carve pumpkins at the White House. Ray has also won two back-to-back Food Network Challenges with his incredible pumpkin art. Click through the gallery to see more of Ray's "gordgeous" pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Each pumpkin can take 12 hours to carve. Villafane says he lets his vision for the final carving evolve as he works on each pumpkin. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Sometimes the shape of the pumpkin itself dictates the carving, as with this football-inspired pumpkin. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

A "Shrek"-like creation. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Currently, Ray is working on carving pumpkins for Heidi Klum's annual Halloween bash in Las Vegas. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Ray Villafane creates incredible sculptures from ordinary pumpkins. Photo courtesy Ray Villafane

Tuesday
Oct182011

The Incredible Stone Balancing Artist

Meet Adrian Gray, a Dorset artist who after being forced to turn his back on technology thanks to illness now spends his time creating 'magical' installations by simply balancing stones on top of one another.


Saturday
Sep242011

Wingsuit Skydiver Flies Through Mountain Cave

American Wingsuit flier Jeb Corliss flies through the cave on Tianmen Mountain near Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.


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