Ahh the classic Jell-O® shot. Despite the fact they are as played out as beer bongs and Eagles records, they never fail to make their bi-annual appearances at random parties. Should you have a little bit of college party nostalgia, myscienceproject.org has conducted and documented an experiment to find the maximum amount of alcohol that can be used in a Jell-O® shot while still maintaining the structural integrity of the gelatin. Visit the experiment at http://www.myscienceproject.org/j-shot.html for everything you could possibly want to know about the gelatinous devil.
Picked up this great tip from hackszine the other day. Apparently NBCOlympics.com has only made available the more popular, U.S. Olympic events to the internet, yet there are many folks out there who are interested in the many other events, but cannot view this material as it is location restricted. Not to worry. Hackszine has come up with a great solution to this by using a proxy that is located in a country which has not restricted the desired content. Read on for a brief explanation.
First, check out the CCTV Internet rights holders for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games site and find a country that you think may host the event you wish to see. This site contains a list of all rights holders to the 2008 Olympics and their respective URL addresses, however if you try to access one of the URLs, you will most likely get a message telling you something like your country is restricted to this content, or possibly nothing at all. To access these sites, we must trick these URLs into thinking we are accessing them from another non-restricted country. Do this by configuring a proxy server in Firefox from the specific country who’s URL we are trying to access. For example lets use Japan’s server at http://gorin.jp which does not even come up at all for me.
Note that not all proxies are free so the kind of proxy server we are looking for is typically referred to as an “Open Proxy”. You can do this by either doing some good old fashioned google searching for open proxy servers in “*desired country*”, or check out xroxy.com where they maintain a nice list of free proxies from all over the world.
Searching through xroxy, I find about 5 or so Japanese proxy servers. Lets use 58.80.207.41 on port 3128. Now select “Tools”, “Options” in your Firefox file menu.
Once the options window comes up, click the “advanced” icon in the upper right, then the “Network” tab just below to the left, and then the “settings” button to the right.
Now the “connections settings” window will pop up. First select “Manual Proxy Configuration”. Now we can begin entering in the proxy information. Take note that the proxy we will be using from xroxy is listed as an “SSL” server. Under “SSL Proxy” type in the address “58.80.207.41″ and for the port type in “3128″. Hit “ok” at the bottom of the connections settings windows and then “ok” on the options windows to exit and save.
Now lets give that URL another try.
BAM! There ya go, works like a champ!
Make sure you note that not all proxy servers will be SSL servers and those that are not will simply go under “http proxy server” in Firefox’s Proxy Configuration window.
Mad props to Hackszine for conjuring up this great little trick.
In this latest bar trick from scam school, you will set your victims up with a very intriguing and seemingly impossible puzzle that’s sure to pique their curiosity and draw them in. The solution is so clever, the spectator will never see it coming. Watch the video below or stop by Scam School’s video channel.
I just love posting to the “Adult Beverage” category. Especially when that post involves a DIY project. Here is an instructable by kc7eph that definitely belongs in there. In his very informative tutorial, he shows you how to create a keg tap from a cooler and some copper tubing, that will help chill your cold barley soup yet even cooler than the iced keg in which it is coming from. Quite an amazing concept actually. A cold frosty pour, every time. Now that just makes me smile.
Scam school has release yet another bar trick in the spirit of winning you some free beer. In episode 18, Brian will show you the solution to a puzzle bet involving 6 matches. The goal is to make 4 identical triangles from just 6 matches. Watch the video below to find out how.
Came across this beer can handle today from drinkingstuff.com. It’s basically a handle that clips on to a beer can (because holding a beer can was so hard before). All I can say about this one is, why? Nice try guys but this one definitely falls under the slightly stupid/useless category. As a novelty item, I can see that, but as an actual solution to beer holding? Do your self a favor fellas, save the 10 bucks and continue to hold your beers like a man the old fashioned way.
Now the bottle top ash tray I can digg a little more. This at least has a purpose and a certain factor of practicality. Still a bit overkill, however it does allow for a social aspect whereas the beer can holder does have a social aspect to it as well, but only if you like being made fun of at parties.
Learn a new bar trick from Scam School. In “Code Drink” Brian Brushwood will teach you x-ray vision to help you win a free beer next time you are at the bar. Check it out below.
I’ve always had a thing for these cool little wine holders. For some reason they never fail to raise an eyebrow. Its actually a very simple design and just about anyone with a saw and drill should have no problem crafting one. In fact msolek at instructables has posted a great how-to on making your own and even a video to accompany the instructable. Link to the instructable…
Ever so often comes an invention so brilliant that one just can’t help but stare in amazement while simultaneously thinking the words, “mmm beer”. The “Party a CarGo” is undoubtedly the next level in advanced tailgate partying. A classy diamond plated apparatus that easily plugs into any tow hitch receiver fully equipped with party maximization in mind, and boy does this thing have its share of features. On the alcohol side it comes with a 5-gallon cooler jockey-box set up, a Commercial regulator with gauge a 5 lb. CO2 tank, a Keg tap D-system, Faucet wrench and even a Drain tray. For entertainment purposes it has, 230 watt 6 X 9 speakers, a 10″ subwoofer, 2 or 4-channel amplifier, CD player, Satellite radio and an LCD screen with TV tuner. All with enough power supplied by its deep cycle marine battery to keep you rolling for up to 12 hours and plenty of options to keep it charged. Link to Party a CarGo….
Tamara over at Howcast has been so kind as to bless the net with her collection of how-to videos on making mixed bar drinks. At the time of this post she currently has 36 videos to date covering many of the classic bar drinks we all love so much. Bless her heart. Below is a video embed of her White Russian recipe. Also be sure to check out her 35 other mixed drink videos at her howcast channel. Link to Tamera’s howcast…..
We posted this earlier over at our magic site (magic.phatus.com) but thought this one would be just as fitting on the Geek Site so here goes.
Brian Brushwood @ Scam School publishes a killer free podcast of tons of Bar Bets, Stunts, and tricks for all you social bodies out there. Below are a few embeds of some of our favorite episodes but be sure and stop by the Scam School site where they have many many more. A great site for the bar goer.
Episode 8 - NIM Effect: “Play a game with your friend that you can always win”
Episode 5 - How to Stick Your Friends to the Bar Effect: “This clever trick uses a pint of beer and two willing thumbs to handcuff your friend (or enemy) to the bar, while you take his keys, wallet, girlfriend and more”.
Episode 6 - The Lift Effect: “Defying all laws of leverage, you summon a ridiculous amount of strength”. (very funny)
Tired of the ol’ beer bong? Yes it has been around for many decades and definitely held its own over the years as a great party pass time, but don’t you think anymore it is a bit cliché. I do, and quite frankly I’m tired of seeing it. Well Bierstick has re-invented the wheel and combined the concept of those old water soakers into a beer thrusting apparatus. No longer will you rely on gravity to propel your beer but rather you will now inject the can of beer into your stomach via brute force at record breaking speeds. An if you don’t have any friends nearby to assist you, the wall will be your friend. Link…
[via OhGizmo]
Learn how to make mixed drinks from a hot playmate, open a champagne cork with a sabre, and even how to ask your girl if she wants a threesome in these cool videos from Playboy. Link to Playboy’s How-To Channel at Howcast…
Put down those milk bones you have been using to train your dog to fetch you beers from the cooler and check out this new product from Interactive toy concepts. This puppy appears to have all the fun that one would expect from an RC device while simotaniously having a bottom line purpose. Beer Convience. Which is why I would never be so bold as to consider any thing as serious as a beer fetcher a toy. It runs on 8 C batteries and claims to last up to 6 hours, which should be more than enough to get the job done. Gizmodo has a great review on this product. Link…..
Ahh the classic Jell-O® shot. Despite the fact they are as played out as beer bongs and Eagles records, they never fail to make their bi-annual appearances at random parties. Should you have a little bit of college party nostalgia, myscienceproject.org has conducted and documented an experiment to find the maximum amount of alcohol that can be used in a Jell-O® shot while still maintaining the structural integrity of the gelatin. Visit the experiment at http://www.myscienceproject.org/j-shot.html for everything you could possibly want to know about the gelatinous devil. 
