Smurfs

The Smurfs

Have you ever wondered how many smurfs there are or where they come from or who made them. Well the smurfs are a bunch of blue comic characters created in 1958 by Peyo who was a Belgian artist.   In total there are 101 smurfs according to the TV show. Papa smurf had 99 sons and 1 daughter, Smurfette of course. She was created by Gargamel to walk into the smurf village and ruin it but papa smurf made her good instead of bad. There are many smurfs and each of them is named after the characteristics than they show after birth. The smurfs have many enemies there biggest one being Gargamel. They also have friends like Johanne and Pewit and mother nature. Smurfs have become increasingly popular since there move debut in 2011.

Picture taken from Google Images

Gabriel Diaz

What is a Machinima

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A machinima is a film such as a show or a small movie that is made by using videogames. The characters of the film are played the in game avatar then they are put together with audio recorded separately.

This is a great way to film many things considering that in real life films it would be very hard to blow up a helicopter or take down a building but in videogames it’s something that you see daily.          

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The videogames that has had the most machinimas made are the games from the halo franchise. This is not surprising do to the ability to customize your character, drive and pilot vehicles, put your weapon down (something way more useful than it sounds) and customize and create in game areas. Halo also has a theater mod which allows you to be a camera that flies over old games.

Machinimas don’t have to be short skirts and movies. The longest running web series is a machinma, it’s called Red vs. Blue and it has had 10 years of yearly seasons. They are now in the 19th episode of season 10 and it’s just as good as the day it begun.

Gabriel Rodriguez

Epic Rap Battles of History!

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The “Epic Rap Battles of History” are a series of YouTube videos created by NicePeter and EpiLLOYD. The first Epic Rap Battle was John Lennon vs. Bill O’Reilly and it was made way back in the 26th of September 2010. 

Over the Years they’ve had characters from videogames, to movies, to TV shows and more often than not, real people. The two characters that are battling each other can be related to each other such as Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to people that have nothing in common such as the Easter bunny and Genghis Khan. This is mostly do because the two contenders are chosen by the fans. There is also no decisive winner, it’s only who you think did the best job at being awesome.

They now have a total of 22 Battles and there is no end in sight.  Let’s all hope they never ever end. EVER.

Gabriel Rodriguez 

Staring Prank

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxf42LWKhco&list=UUQlVOYJyQp64rA12ac0mv6g&index=18&feature=plcp

LAHWF is a creative group that makes videos for entertainment purposes and go out to people to make funny pranks. His name is Andrew Hales and in this particular video they stare at random people for a certain amount of time without speaking to them in a very creepy way, but its really funny. They are really creative when it comes down to pulling pranks of people. I recommend you guys check out his channel and other videos! Tell me what you think of him! Is he creative?

Funny post by Di Hwang!

The First Freefall from The Space

by German Paredes

Felix Baumgartner is a professional Skydiver from Austria. He is going 

to make history  12 of October 2012. Felix Baumgartne has won

 many trophies for being the best freefaller around the world. Although,

he wants to make a drastic step to make history, he is going to freefall

from the space.   Redbull and Nasa are helping Felix to accomplish

his dreamt to fall from the space and be the first to fall from the space. 

Felix Baumgartner, is going to be the first person to break sound barrier. With 

the help of the Nasa and Redbull, they create a special space suit where 

Felix can jump and break the sound barrier without any problem or without 

any technical problem. A spacial hot air ballon that the NASA create for 

Felix is going to take him to the space where Felix is going to jump.

My question is, if you can be Felix Baumgartner, How would you feel 

being the first person to freefall from the space and be the first person 

that is going to break the sound barrier? What would you do days 

before falling from space?

Watch the Vide. Enjoy

Glass Hermit Crab

Picture taken from google

So recently hermit crabs have become increasingly popular among house hold pets. And even more if they have a glass shell! The shells are made of blown glass and are perfectly suitable for a hermit crab to live in. The shells come in various colors and sizes and can even be decorated. The prices range from $20 to $120 depending on what size and specifications you pick. The amazing artist who made these shells is Robert Dugrenier. He has been blowing glass for over 30 years. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the art of blowing glass, it is when large sheets or poles of glass are heated and shaped by using a series of blowing and moving with metal tongs. He has made around 50 shells accommodating 

them specifically for a hermit crab without making any harm. He has even made shells that are infused with gold, silver, or bronze making beautiful works of art. 

Would you buy a a shell for your hermit crab like this?

CC image courtesy of Glassshell.com

Gabriel Diaz

Best Comedian in the World!

This is Kevin Hart. He has appeared in several movies such as Scary Movie 4, The Five-Year Engagement, Think Like a Man, Drillbit Taylor, and many more. He is 157 cm tall and I mention it because of his stand-up comedy show. Basically, what he does is make people laugh, obviously, but in such a way that he sounds self-deprecating to amuse the audience. As a comedian, I personally think he is the best out there because he puts into comedy his life experiences and reenacts them as entertaining as possible. Kevin Hart is truly a comedy legend, selling out in many shows all around the world, and getting as many as +1,000,000 views. Watch the video if you'd like, but don't watch it at school. Don't recommend it. Post what you think of him! Is he really the greatest comedian of all time? Why is he so funny? Let me know!

Awesome post by Di Hwang!