WTH? - Upside Down Celebrity Heads - Ouch, My Brain Hurts!!

Dear readers - under no circumstances should you consume any alcohol before you look at these pictures lest you may have a "brain freak out". Should you be a sufferer of vertigo, motion sickness or migraine headaches, close your browser immediately!!

But for lovers of photoshop art, this online competition being run by the "Freaking News" website will be right up your alley...


It's a strange phenomenon, but for the human brain, it's more difficult to digest the image of a person flipped vertically, rather than the image where the face stays intact while the head and the rest of the body are flipped vertically. As in the example above, no matter how unusual such edit looks, the person on the right is usually more recognizable than his unedited copy on the left.
According to medical sources, migraines headaches can cause "reversal of vision phenomenon" when a person sees everything upside down. In such cases, after the migraine attack stops, normal vision comes back.

UPSIDE DOWN CELEBRITY FACES:

ADAM SANDLER

LINDSAY LOHAN

THORA BIRCH

SANDRA BULLOCK

EVANGELINE LILLY

DENNIS RODMAN

ELTON JOHN

UMA THURMAN

TOM CRUISE

HUGH JACKMAN

UMA THURMAN (AGAIN)

KRISTEN BELL

MICHAEL DOUGLAS

BARBARA SCHONEBERGER

CLINT EASTWOOD

JAMIE LEE

BARACK OBAMA

ROGER MOORE

BILL CLINTON

[View more celebrity 'upside down face' images at the Freaking News website]

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J C Sum and ‘Magic Babe’ Ning - Follow-Up Media Coverage of Interview

I don’t often do follow-up articles to what I previously write about, but this one still seems to be gathering ‘buzz’. I am still receiving emails on a daily basis.

As most of you already know, back on July 1st I wrote about my meet-up with the brilliantly talented J C Sum and ‘Magic Babe’ Ning after their world record-breaking “Impossible Record” (15 illusions in 5 minutes) and their subsequent incredible cyber-illusion involving a deck of cards and this Aussie Pete blog.

The meeting was organized as an official media event for the finalists of the OMY 2009 Singapore Blog Awards.


Since the event and my article, there has been much online coverage and I’ve received a ton of email asking me about the illusion (people are still asking if I had pre-arranged anything with the magical duo – let me once again confirm… I had never met, nor spoken to J C and Ning (or anyone associated with them) in my life prior to that evening at Clark Quay… there was absolutely no complicity on my behalf – I was more amazed than anyone, let me tell you).

Just recently, I received an email from the guys inviting my family and me to attend their “Ultimate Illusion” show, which we will be doing on Wednesday night, 22nd July – we’re looking forward to that one!!

Anyway, enough said… if you didn’t catch the detail behind the trick they played on me – you can read about it here.

Below are links to just some of the online media attention that our meet-up attracted (there are hundreds more, but most of them cover the same information, often verbatim). Also, further down below is the video of the official world-breaking moment that has recently been posted to YouTube… J C and Ning are in the process of organizing their next “Mega Event” - we will know more about that soon. In the meantime, they have planned something quite cool for their fans on Facebook – a competition, with one of the prizes being a date with the one and only ‘Magic Babe’ Ning…

Coverage of the meeting with J C and Ning here at J C’s blog:
http://backstagebusiness.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/aussie-pete-omy-bloggers-at-the-impossible-record/

(Article and video on OMY’s website - it's in chinese... so for those that cannot read the characters, just click on "VODCAST" and you can view the interview - second video)
http://lifestyle.omy.sg/Lifestyle/Creative/Out+of+the+Box/Story/OMYStory200907011117-71581.html

Here’s the article I wrote on this blog after the event:
http://www.aussiepete.com/2009/07/aussie-pete-was-owned-by-j-c-sum-and.html

Even more coverage from the OMY Blog Awards website:
http://blog.omy.sg/sgblogawards/archives/638

A cool wrap given to me by ‘Magic Babe’ Ning on her blog:
http://www.magicboutique.sg/blog.php?p=619?

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And now…. The much awaited official video of the “Impossible Record” – 15 Illusions, 5-Minutes, 2 of the best Illusionists in the World… Singapore’s only J C Sum and ‘Magic Babe’ Ning!!





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Link to the latest competition being run on the pair’s Facebook fan site:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127115005730&ref=mf


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Absolutely 'Mad' Interior Design - Hanging Installation Art

As many of my readers (and all of my close friends) already know, we are just in the process of finalizing the purchase of our new apartment. Our new home is already newly and amazingly renovated in 'Zen' Style, but as we search around for some unique art to blend in with the surroundings and add to the ambience, I've come across what is known as 'Hanging Installation' Art. This is, as my article title suggests, absolutely 'mad' - and I mean that in a good way.


Given the uniqueness of these pieces by talented artist Claire Morgan, I couldn't resist sharing the images here. Maybe this isn't 'everyone's cup of tea', but it seems to be shouting out to me - contact Ms Morgan and see how much I can secure a one-of-a-kind piece for our new apartment!!... I'm guessing one piece would be worth more than the apartment. I especially love the crow falling through a plane of strawberries.

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Entertainment Weekly’s Sexiest Woman and Man of All Time - ‘Ultimate Hotties’

The results of Entertainment Weekly's "Ultimate Hottie" competition are in. The sexiest woman and man of all time according to the popular entertainment magazine are Angelina Jolie and Wentworth Miller.

Check out their full 'hottie' galleries below, as well as the sizzling galleries of the "Top 25 Sexiest People of All Time" (Male and Female)... *dabbing the sweat from my forehead*


The Oscar-winning actress aka U.N. ambassador aka yummy mummy, Angelina Jolie won the award over the likes of Raquel Welch (2nd place), Marilyn Monroe (3rd), Jessica Alba (4th). In this picture she is playing Gia Carangi (supermodel from the 70s and 80s) in the 1998 HBO movie "Gia" (Jolie won a Golden Globe for her performance).


Wentworth Miller took out his title above competitors Paul Newman (4th place) and Robert Redford (7th place). Miller won the voting with a full 20 percent ahead of the total vote (9% ahead of his closest rival - Christian Bale).

ANGELINA JOLIE 'HOTTIE' GALLERY
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1. This is a computer geek? Jolie as a code-cruncher in 1995's Hackers

2. Starring opposite Billy Bob Thornton (whom she would later marry and divorce), Cate Blanchett, and John Cusack as a troubled temptress in Pushing Tin (1999)

3. Revving up her career with the Nicolas Cage action flick Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

4. As Lara Croft, gamers' fantasy girl come to life, in Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

5. Driving Antonio Banderas to distraction in Original Sin (2001)

6. Buttoning up after getting down with Brad Pitt (now her real-life partner) in Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

7. Letting her eyes do the talking in Nov. 16's Beowulf, in which Jolie's live-action performance is transformed into digital animation

8. Exciting action fans worldwide as an assassin in the trailer for the anticipated March '08 flick Wanted

WENTWORTH MILLER 'HOTTIE GALLERY'
(click thumbnails to view)


1. Guest-starring as a mischievous cheerleader wannabe on the cult favorite TV series Popular (2000)

2. In the TV miniseries Dinotopia (2002), an adaptation of James Gurney's book series about a lost continent where humans and dinosaurs live together

3. As the smokin' but confused younger version of Anthony Hopkins' character in The Human Stain (2003)

4. Playing the sexy scientist (yes, scientists wear glasses!) who examines Scott Speedman's vampire/lychin hybrid in Underworld (2003)

5. Playing the man of Mariah Carey's dreams in her 2005 ''We Belong Together'' video (earlier that year, Miller also had a cameo in Carey's clip for ''It's Like That'')

6. Setting pulses racing on the show that made him a star, Fox's Prison Break (2005-present)

FEMALE FINALISTS: TOP 25 SEXIEST WOMEN OF ALL TIME
(In no particular order - click thumbnails to view)


JESSICA ALBA
KATE BECKINSALE
MONICA BELLUCCI
INGRID BERGMAN
LYNDA CARTER
PHOEBE CATES
FARRAH FAWCETT
AVA GARDNER
SALMA HAYEK
RITA HAYWORTH
SCARLETT JOHANSSON
AUDREY HEPBURN
ANGELINA JOLIE
GRACE KELLY
CHERYL LADD
HEATHER LOCKLEAR
SOPHIA LOREN
MADONNA
ANN-MARGRET
MARILYN MONROE
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
JACLYN SMITH
RAQUEL WELCH
KATE WINSLET
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES

MALE FINALISTS: TOP 25 SEXIEST MEN OF ALL TIME
(In no particular order - click thumbnails to view)


CHRISTIAN BALE
ERIC BANA
ORLANDO BLOOM
MARLON BRANDO
PIERCE BROSNAN
GERARD BUTLER
GEORGE CLOONEY
SEAN CONNERY
DANIEL CRAIG
JAMES DEAN
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
CLINT EASTWOOD
HARRISON FORD
RICHARD GERE
MEL GIBSON
CARY GRANT
JOSH HOLLOWAY
HUGH JACKMAN
ROB LOWE
EWAN MCGREGOR
WENTWORTH MILLER
PAUL NEWMAN
ROBERT REDFORD
TOM SELLECK
MARK WAHLBER

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The Real Reason Microsoft Withdrew the 'O.M.G.I.G.P' Video Commercial (Watch it Here)

DISCLAIMER: Do NOT Watch this video while eating your dinner!!


After a major outcry among Internet Explorer users, Microsoft has pulled a controversial commercial from circulation. The ad was for the computing giant's "Internet Explorer 8" web browser. The most offensive feature of this particular commercial (of a series), is a woman that vomits several times. (Quite gross really... WTH?)

The ad stars well-known Superman actor Dean Cain, who diagnoses the woman's problem as "Oh My God, I'm Gonna Puke" (O.M.G.I.G.P) syndrome. The reason behind the woman 'puking', is the discovery of apparent hardcore pornography on her husband's computer... her husband slips over on the vomit, at which time she continues to vomit on top of him.

According to actor Cain, "none of this would have happened if the man had used Internet Explorer 8" - which comes with a built-in feature called "InPrivate Browsing"... the feature allows users to browse the internet without leaving a trace.

This is where the real controversy starts - many people believe that the ad could be seen by some as Microsoft offering tips on how to browse inappropriate (or even illegal) online content without getting caught by a spouse.

The ad is one of a series of four IE8 commercials that all featuring Cain as the public service announcer - the others include "S.H.Y.N.E.S.S." (Sharing Heavily Yet Not Enough Sharing Still), "F.O.M.S" (Fear Of Missing Something) and "G.R.I.P.E.S" (Gripping Rage Internet Pathetically Extra Slow'). All were directed by comedian Bob (Bobcat) Goldthwait of Police Acadamy fame.

"I think they were trying to do something that was a little less mainstream, and I think that's (what led to) my involvement," Goldthwait said.

According to a Microsoft spokesperson, "While much of the feedback to this particular piece of creative was positive, some of our customers found it offensive, so we have removed it".

WATCH THE CONTROVERSIAL AD HERE:

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