Video Battle to the Death - King Cobra v Mongoose

Which one's tougher - the highly venomous, super-quick snake or the very hungry little mammal?

One thing's for sure... only one of these creatures will walk (or slither) away. The following video from National Geographic was filmed in Southern India. The real life battle is between a king cobra and an Indian gray mongoose.

According to the commentator, the cobra is deadly enough to kill a human being in just 30 minutes.

So place your bets now - which one will survive?

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Obsessed Businessman - Made His Ex-Girlfriend Into A Sex Doll

WTH! - This has got be one of the most unhealthy obsessions I've ever heard of!!

In many countries, people can be charged with stalking if they display overly obsessive behaviour when trying to come to terms with getting dumped by their partner... I wonder if there is any legislation anywhere that covers the actions of this particular weirdo?? Obviously not in Italy, that's for sure!!

An unnamed 50-year old businessman was so messed up after his girlfriend broke up with him, that he engaged well-known Italian adult toymaker Diego Bortolin to have an (almost exact) replica of her made into a life size sex doll. He paid in excess of S$20,000 for the privilege.

According to Italy's Il Messaggero newspaper, the obsessed guy provided a collection of photos of his exgirlfriend and said that he wanted it just like her, but with bigger breasts and a 'curvier' behind.

Mr Bortolin's shop in Treviso, Italy is called "Temptations", and he manufactures the real-life dolls in a factory at the rear of the store.

A normal doll created by Mr Bortolin would usually cost around $US5000, but the ex-girlfriend of the the heartbroken businessman (which weighs approximately 58kg and is 1.6 metres tall) cost much more because he requested everything to be replicated exactly - even the shape of her nails and teeth. The finished product is completely flexible and can mimic every movement and position of a real person.

OK - Let me verbalize what you're all thinking - SICKO!!!

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Actual Video Of A Ghost - How Scared Would You Be?

So just as I pick myself up from the floor after rolling about in absolute fits of laughter, I cannot help but feel a little but sorry for this guy who was the 'punkee' in one of the Syfy 'Scare Tactics' pranks.

Imagine this - you are asked to babysit a little girl, who's sister recently passed away after being horribly electrocuted. The youngster being babysat, explains that she 'talks' with her dead sibling - not longer after, the haunting begins... to the sheer terror of the unfortunate child minder, items in the house move of their own free will, white noise on TV creates actual moments of communication with the dead, and finally it all culminates with the deceased making a full appearance.

Although this poor guy will most probably require some serious counselling from all of this, I cannot help but laugh until I'm almost crying... watch this :)

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'You Tube Made Me Rich' - The Top 10 Richest Stars

For some people it's about more than just the 15-minutes of fame and sharing of their life's most memorable moments!

According to a recent study conducted by analytics and advertising company, TubeMogul, the Top 10 'Independent' YouTube stars made over US$100,000 between July 2009 and July 2010. The research was based on viewership data and calculations made to estimate the annual income (an 'independent' is defined as 'any person who is not part of a media company or brand').

According to TubeMogul, the estimates are based on the following assumptions:

- Revenue only comes from banner ads served near content (we ignored pre-roll or overlay since we can't easily isolate by publisher).

- Since YouTube banner ads have a two-second load delay, we estimate 2.59% of viewers click away before an ad loads based on separate research.

- Ads were served near all videos that loaded (since there are partners, this is generally true).

- CPM for the banner ads was $1.50 (Google auctions a lot of this inventory off; we rounded this 2009 estimate down to be conversative).

- YouTube is splitting ad revenue with partners 50-50.

- Basically, take their views from the past year, assume a few don't stick around long enough for an ad to load, divide that number by 1,000, multiply by $1.50 and divide that number in half.

It all seems a little complicated, but these are apparently very conservative esitmates...

So here's the Top 10-List for the 2009/2010:

10. Natalie Tran– $101,000

Under the user name of communitychannel, Natalie Tran is the most subscribed to YouTube user in Australia.

Like most others on this list, she is a video blogger and occasionally uploads comedy skits.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 138,871,829

9. The Young Turks – $112,000

The Young Turks is a political talk show that also airs on Sirius Satellite Radio.

Founded and hosted by Cenk Uygur, The Young Turks talk show and their vast viewership has proven that the Internet can be a viable broadcast platform.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 153,807,362

8. Smosh – $113,000

Smosh is the comedy duo of Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, and with over 1.7 million subscribers, they make up the 5th most popular channel on YouTube.

They first shot to viral fame with their "Pokemon Theme Music Video" which became YouTube's most viewed video in Spring 2006. However, due to copyright reasons, the original video was removed from YouTube.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 154,936,876

7. Mediocre Films – $116,000

Greg Benson created Mediocre Films initially for a sketchy comedy TV series called "Skip TV."

The show lasted for one season, and now Benson makes low budget comedy videos for the web.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 159,030,703

6. Shay Carl – $140,000

As a radio DJ, Shay Carl started making comedy skits and put them on YouTube for the world to see.

He claims to have held 20 different jobs before settling down with his DJ and YouTube gigs.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 192,309,247

5. Fred – $146,000

Lucas Cruikshank plays "a lonely six year old named Fred" who uses his mom's video camera and posts videos on a YouTube channel.

As the second most subscribed to YouTube channel, Lucas Cruikshank's immensely popular Fred character even has a movie coming out backed by Nickelodeon.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 200,656,150

4. Ryan Higa – $151,000

Ryan Higa makes comedy skits and is a video blogger who turned into a viral star with his "How to be Gangster" and "How to be Ninja" videos.

Even though he doesn't upload as many videos as his fellow YouTube celebrities, Higa is still the top dog at YouTube with over 2.6 million subscribers.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 206,979,909

3. Philip DeFranco – $181,000

Philip DeFranco uploads a new video onto YouTube every Monday to Thursday for his show – The Philip DeFranco Show.

His video blogging topics range from politics to pop culture.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 248,735,032

2. The Annoying Orange – $288,000

The Annoying Orange is a comedy web series that takes place in a kitchen and is about talking fruit.

Dane Boedigheimer is the mastermind behind the series and is also the voice of Orange.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 349,753,047

1. Shane Dawson – $315,000

Shane Dawson is so popular that he is three different YouTube channels. His most popular channel consists of his comedy skits and music video parodies.

Dawson created a second channel as a vlog and for a separate series called "Ask Shane," and his third channel only has videos taken from his iPhone.

July 2009 - 2010 Views: 431,787,450

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World's Fastest SMS - Previous Record Smashed by 10 Seconds!

How fast can you text? If you read all of the comments on the YouTube video of the previous record holder, 24-year old American Franklin Page, everybody is claiming that they can do it faster and that Mr page cheated.

Whatever way you look at it, the folks at Guinness world records are ready to offer approval to 27-year old Melissa Thompson from Manchester in the UK for smashing Mr Page's previous record of 35.54 seconds by typing the same required paragraph into a new Samsung 'Galaxy S' using 'Swype' keyboard technology (which enables users to input text without their fingertip leaving the screen). Ms Thompson performed the feat in just 25.94 seconds.

To compete in the world record attempt, users must type the phrase, "the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human", with no errors in spelling or punctuation.

According to Ms Thompson, "I used to send a lot of text messages - 40 or 50-a-day to Chris alone [her boyfriend] - so we both knew I could type fast. But since we moved in together and I started my job I haven't been texting as much and, you could say, my fingers were out of shape. It's a real shock to find out that I'm the fastest texter in the world."

So what do you think? Reckon you can do it faster? :)

Check out the previous record holder in action - Franklin Page setting the record earlier this year:



[Read more at Sky News]

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