Bonus Bananas July 3rd, 2014
In light of Independence Day around the corner, a video-packed bite-sized Bonus Bananas is coming around a day early!
1) Israel Births Mag-Lev Uber (Sploid)
Imagine Uber. Now Imagine Uber 20ft in the air connected to a two-person 40mph maglev transport system... Ordered up by a smartphone app. The Future is here: vimeo.com/98497797
2) Tinder Hit with... Sexual Harasmment Lawsuit (Techcrunch)
Tinder CMO Justin Mateen has been suspended by the company he co-founded. Tinder was sued for sexual harassment and sexual discrimination by his ex-girlfriend (and VP of Marketing) Whitney Wolfe. Whitney claims to have been "pushed out" and apparently outraged that her request to leave with generous severance AND her unvested stock was rejected. I don't know about you but sounds like the product of a woman's scorn.
3) Associated Press is Using Robots to Write Earnings Reports (AP)
This will allow the AP to cover the earnings reports of approximately 4,400 companies each quarter, as opposed to their usual volume of around 300. To the hurrah of their Interns, this will not eliminate any jobs, but rather allow the AP to write more analysis around what the numbers mean.
4) 80s Game of Thrones Remake with Disco Theme Song (
)This isn't your ordinary VHS intro... Season 5 is lightyears away in April 2015, you have to pass the time somehow.
5) Polymer Makes Things Invisible to Touch (Sploid)
Invisible to your sense of touch? What things would you guys possibly want to hide from people's sense of touch? Rocks under your sleeping bag when camping with the kids? Cords under the carpet? What? Why?
6) Lab Apes Take Entire Island (Motherboard)
What happens when you release former lab Chimpanzees into the wild? They colonize an island, populate, pushout locals, put fear in the heart of anyone fool enough to pass by, and fight two civil wars among themselves.
7) Your Dad Needs a Solar-Powered Farm Hand (VICE)
Nothing quite says "Independence Day" than a robot farm hand. Meet Ladybug, the laser-guided and self-driving robot designed to both monitor and help cultivate vegetable crops.
Video of the Week:
July 4th is here, and what better way to commemorate the most American day of the year than a surreal short film that shows how life in a western saloon can change dramatically thanks to the malicious influence of a smart-ass voiceover that reveals all the thoughts of the villagers.
The Gunfighter from Eric Kissack on Vimeo.
Sounds like the Tinder guy needs to find a new gf...any suggestions on where to find girls looking to hook up?
Uhh, did you guys read the texts that the Tinder dude was sending to the girl? He's completely out of line on every level. Guy comes off like a complete and total psychopath.
Yeah, that was pretty bad. Here's a harassment suit I can back 100%.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
@"GoldenCinderblock", take note.
First off, the Gunfighter is hysterical. Nick Offerman just makes it so much funnier with his complete and total godlike meta narration.
Second, I wanted to share something else to go along with your 80's Disco Game of Thrones Theme. MORE AWESOME GAME OF THRONES THEME COVERS!
The first is a cover by Scott Bradlee (the genius behind Postmodern Jukebox) whose smooth sounds just make you want to sit back, pour yourself a glass of wine and just watch as the Kingdoms of Westeros collapse on themselves.
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The next cover, this one comes out of from a dingy, smoke filled bar in the depths of New Orleans. The Swamp Donkeys decided to play some Jazz and give everyone's favorite show a real Down South spin.
//www.youtube.com/embed/itn8highTRo
There's something to be said when the New York Philharmonic joins the fray. Man... I love it when pop culture and classical music collide!
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The final cover is a bit retro. We're not talking retro like your mother used to make it. We're talking ultra nerdcore retro. Just like your 80s Dance Cover, you can't say 80s without a little fun on the Keytar! Especially an NES Keytar that plays the GoT Theme in 8-Bit. Yeah. 8 Bit GoT and it sounds pretty damned awesome.
//www.youtube.com/embed/wiZbzBw1ZLI
And just because it's funny as hell... may I present the real ending to the infamous trial!
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