Poke Me In The Eye

Crawford’s Picks:

Fun with clouds!
A collection of nerd tattoos.
Dubai is really rich.
The map of Europe in the year 1000. Click to zoom in.
Just read this…it will blow your mind.

Moe’s Picks:

What would Michael Jackson look like today if he hadn’t gotten 1.2 million plastic surgeries? This page tries to show you
This guy has one hell of a video game room
25 spectacular car photographs
I am so glad I don’t work in retail anymore. I have a feeling working tech support would be ten times worse than retail.
Painting the Mona Lisa with MS paint, amazing

Moe’s Picks:

How to make a steadycam on the cheap, like $14 dollars cheap
Doritos in Japan are pretty funny
I am not sure how this is done but it’s very cool. Reflective art
10 terrabyte CDs, that’s a whole lot of storage
There is something very therapeutic about this

Crawford’s Picks:

Ask a stupid question…
It’s a floating bed hammock and looks very comfortable.
Scroll to the bottom to make yourself dizzy.
Another Stick person (woman?) shooting game. It has blood.
This girl is a member of MENSA…at the age of 2.

In my opinion the 1957 Thunderbird is one of the best looking cars ever produced. For the first three years of the Thunderbird’s life, which began in 1955, the Thunderbird was a small two seater. While not a sports car like popular Corvette which came out around the same time, the Thunderbird was what Ford called a “personal luxury car”. Of the early birds my hands down favorite is the 57, in my opinion it just has the best lines.

The 1957 Thunderbirds had a selection of four engines. The “C” series was the standard engine. It was a 292 cubic inch engine with a 2 barrel carburetor, and was rated at 212 horsepower. The “D” series was most common engine in the 1957 model year. This series had a 312 cubic inch motor with 4 barrel carburetor which produced 245 horsepower. 0-60 mph times were in the 10-second range and the top speed was about 115 mph. The “E” series had Ford’s “High Performance Special” engine. It was rated at 270 horsepower through the combination of a hotter cam and two 4-barrel carburetors. The final engine was the “F’ series which was a 312 cubic inch engine with special heads, cam, distributor, 4-barrel carburetor and a Paxton-McCulloch VR57 supercharger. The F series were pretty rare with only about 210 made.

Although I would absolutely love to have one I doubt that will ever happen unless I come into a good amount of money. They are highly collectible and prices are high. This is one of very few cars if not the only car that I wouldn’t mind having in pink.

    

Crawford’s Picks:

Some mom’s are pretty cool.
Someday I’d like to build the ultimate gaming PC. This ROM page would be essential.
Olive oil, it’s not just for drinking anymore!
I’m not sure if I’m on drugs or about to throw up, but this would make an awesome desktop picture.
Want to chase a tornado? Go with the experts!

Moe’s Picks:

Want to place a bet on something that is going to happen in the future?
78 year old woman scales a building. She is my hero.
I love the power glove, it’s soooo bad
Nice video of a motorcycle tearing things up.
The Olympic springboard from hell

Going to switch things up a bit and get a beauty from the past. Audrey Hepburn sure falls under this category. She is easily one of my favorites from this era, she is such a cutie. The original pixie.

    

   

Moe’s Picks:

The time and dedication that went into building this model is absolutely astounding.
Ever wonder why you never see people in that house down the street? This could be the reason.
Some of the most dangerous roads in the world
Ever heard of snow doughnuts? I hadn’t but I’d love to see one.
Etcha sketch art, simply mind blowing.

Crawford’s Picks:

Really cool looking algae growth. I bet it is tasty.
Interesting factoids are always interesting.
I really hope this is real…I really really hope.
OK, plants growing in steel is a bit freaky.
Another “throw some poor creature a long distance” game. This one is a little more complex though.

If you had an unlimited budget and you could pick five different cars for five different purposes what would they be?

Crawford’s Picks

The Rally Monster: Subaru STi

This is pretty much a gimmie I feel. I think it would be fantastic fun to have a screaming fast turbocharged AWD rally suspension-ed off road beast to fly across dirt/gravel/snow/mud/whatever with. The modifications would nearly all be suspension and strength related along with a decent (but usable) pump in horsepower. Rally decals would be a must of course. It’s gotta look the part!

The Import Dragster: Supra Turbo

It’s been proven time and time again that the last generation of the Supra Turbo can handle power. Examples out there are pushing over 1,000 horsepower…occasionally on stock engine internals! Sure the car is heavy, isn’t known for superior handling (but can hold it’s own) and hasn’t been made for several years now…but you’d be hard pressed to find something that could generate this kind of import power. A giant turbo would be key along with a healthy blast of nitrous. Don’t forget the drag chute!

The Long Distance Hauler: Mercury Marauder

It may seem like an odd choice but I think this American sedan would be a perfect car to drive across country in. It’s not that it blends in with the background a lot of people would probably mistake it for a police car! The stock 4.6 V8 would love to get some forced induction but the primary modifications would be around creature comfort. We’re talking amazing A/V system, smooth suspension, quiet exhaust and a massive dose of nitrous to blast past the morons who sit in the wrong lane.

The Rock Crawler: Land Rover Defender 90

Sure a H1 is bad ass but the British have been building off road beasts for an eternity. I’ve heard of Land Rovers being found in the middle of the African desert abandoned because they’ve run out gas…for 20 years…been fueled up, given a jump and driven right on out. And the Defender not only looks cool but it’s unstoppable off road. Just add some bigger tires, GPS, racks and a nice bump in power and I’d be off to Tierra del Fuego tomorrow.

The Stealthmobile: Audi A4 Quattro

This one is all about keeping is subtle. I chose the A4 because it has simple looks and a supremely bad ass sibling…the RS4. So it would (with money) be relatively simple to swap all the fun bits inside without change the exterior all that much. I’d hide the exhaust, keep the wheels subtle and make sure it isn’t loud until you slam that pedal down.

Moe’s Picks

Fun project car. 240Z

I have always wanted a fun project car where I just change all sorts of things about it. With the Z the first thing would be an engine swap. I would drop a nice big fat V8 in there, with an unlimited budget I am thinking the Z06 engine. I would design my own body kit for it with some nice fat fender flares and the interior would all be custom work. I would also install a crazy stereo. This would be the car I would take to car shows and show off.

Pure power: Toyota Supra

For pure straight line acceleration I would get myself a twin turbo Supra and modify to to an insane level. Change the twin turbo to a single turbo, full engine build, etc. etc. I would be shooting for over a thousand horsepower and 9 second quarter mile times.

Long distance traveling: School bus

I could pick an RV but that would be boring. I would love to get an old school bus, totally gut the interior and go hog wild. I would keep the outside looking like a school bus but the interior would be pure pimp. Big screen TVs, a full bed, bar, kitchen, bathroom, etc. I would travel in style.

Cruising: Lincoln Continental Convertible

I’d get one of the Continental that has the totally bitchin suicide doors. I probably actually wouldn’t modify this one all that much. Put in a very nice stereo, some tasteful wheels, update the suspension to something much more modern. Paint it with a multi thousand dollar midnight black paint job, all white leather interior and a stereo that would blow your socks off. I can just imagine how much fun it would be cruising along the boardwalk in something like this.

Off road beast. CJ7 Jeep

I would need something where I can go have some fun off road and in the mud. I have always been a fan of the old jeeps and while I have never done much research into the area I have seen lots of pictures of some highly modified Jeeps and they just look like they would be so much fun. I wouldn’t go totally crazy, I wouldn’t have a 30″ lift with tires bigger than me or anything but I would definitely lift it up a little bit and throw on some real knobby tires. Equip it with GPS so I don’t get totally lost, all sorts of racks, a winch, lights, etc. and just go get lost out in the woods.