Giant sand geyser in Saudi Arabia

"Suddently, a 9-meter Sand fountain (geyser) apparead, in the Al-Ahsae City, Eastern Saudi Arabia." Via.

Parkour in nature

Maybe the coolest freerunning video I've seen:

Red Bull relocated four of the world's top free runners from their urban turf to the place where parkour got its start: the great outdoors.

Obstacles abound as far as the eye can see along the turquoise waters and elephant sized rocks of the Verzasca Valley in Switzerland - making it the perfect parkour playground.

My favorite in the video has to be Yoann "Zephyr" Leroux:

Leopard attack in India

"In this photo taken Tuesday, July 19, 2011, a leopard attacks a forest guard at Prakash Nagar village near Salugara, on the outskirts of Siliguri, India." More incredible photos at the link.

These videos show a bit of the leopard running through the village:

Red Bull breakdancing contest

Red Bull BC One Qualifier Barcelona 2011:

Teatre Grec hosted one of the most prestigious B-boying international events. More than 1,400 people have attended Red Bull BC One Qualifier and witnessed the victory of the Portuguese Lagaet, who has already ensured his participation in the World Final, where the best 16 B-boys in the world will compete on November 26th in Russia.

Soldier cat

The latest video from Freddie Wong - - Medal of Honor cat:




Here's the making of video:

Parkour by Tempest Freerunning

The latest parkour video from Tempest Freerunning.

Two sides of the video game violence debate

First, Penn and Teller speak against video game violence. They certainly have a point, but I think it might be more about the wisdom of banning football (via):



Jon Stewart had the better view several weeks ago:

The Daily Show - Moral Kombat
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(When I saw the new Mortal Kombat fatalities, I called them snuff films.)

Redbull skydiving competition

Video of the Red Bull Motown Swoop - - skydivers swoop toward the ground as if they're going to crash, and then pull up at the last moment to glide long distances horizontally.