Yet again we’re back for another week of the best videos, articles, and images from all over the web. Although some of them (like the Space Shuttle Discovery being flown to its final resting spot) are relatively serious historical events, most of this list is going to be a bit more on the silly side. With everything from extreme ironing to elephants giving massages this is Link25 (004) – Greedy Hamster Edition.
On September 24, 2011, over 2,200 paddlers showed up on the shores of the central Adirondack town of Inlet, New York (population, 400) to set a new Guinness World Record previously held by 1,619 boats in Pittsburgh. The official tally was 1,902 boats, forming the largest raft of canoes/kayaks in the world.24
23
These drawings are simply awful… and by awful, we mean awfully awesome. Paris based artist/sketcher Matthieu Barrère has been creating a slew of these well thought out and quickly drawn illustrations for a while now. His sense of humor is sometimes cheesy and sometimes even a bit dark, but always sure to make you smile.Allegedly one of the worlds newest extreme sports, this interesting activity involves the act of ironing your clothes in ridiculous situations. Think climbing Mount Everest or skydiving.20
19
Players and fans alike are saying that Blake Griffin’s latest dunk, while a solid, unstoppable one-handed jam, was actually more irritating than it was breathtaking or impressive. “Just the way he palmed the ball was, like, ‘Oh, I’m going to jump up with this and place it through the hoop now, ooh, look at me,’” said…17
16
Different people find different things relaxing. Some of us enjoy just sitting back and chilling, while others prefer sticking needles on their backs. But we honestly think some people are faking it when they claim to enjoy the things on this list.Although they may look incredible on the big screen and in magazines, here’s your memo: celebrities are humans too. They get warts, use toilet paper, and pick their noses just like the rest of us. Moreover, they’re not as slim, tan, or jacked as you think they are. As you scroll through these 25 celebrity photos before and after Photoshop you’ll see how there artistic posse makes them look superhuman with a few simple strokes of the brush.13
12
These drawings are simply awful… and by awful, we mean awfully awesome. Paris based artist/sketcher Matthieu Barrère has been creating a slew of these well thought out and quickly drawn illustrations for a while now. His sense of humor is sometimes cheesy and sometimes even a bit dark, but always sure to make you smile.10
9
7
6
Taken in 2003 by the Hubble Space Telescope, this image of a dying star 700 light years from the Earth saw heavy circulation on the internet and became one of the most famous deep space pictures yet.3
NASA’s space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12, 1981 and continued to set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years of missions. Starting with Columbia and continuing with Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour, the spacecraft has carried people into orbit repeatedly, launched, recovered and repaired satellites, conducted cutting-edge research and built the largest structure in space, the International Space Station.What would it be like to see into the past and future at the same time… at least for one day? If we could see into the day and night with one glance what would it reveal? These incredible captures of New York city answer those questions, allowing us to look into the 4th dimension and giving us an eye into nearly an entire day from one angle. The metropolitan city, its parks, architecture and street life are displayed in one frame, fading from one side to the other.
 – Greedy Hamster Edition){kind=link}