Stupid Internet Tricks

Actual photo. Really.

This is not a drawing, painting or photoshoped picture. It's an actual photo. Seems impossible, right? The orange "sky" is actually a sand dune tinted organge by sunrise and the foreground is in shadow. Click the photo to see it bigger at the National Geographic site.

Pack it in

Looks like this suitcase packing technique was a national security secret. In the meantime, here's a search on packing to get a variety of tips.

Here's a nice life hack. We thought we were some ninja packers until we saw this guy. -Head Trickster

Long walk, long beard

Christopher Rehage walked 4500 km across China and grew a beard while doing it. It's a clever and entertaining 5 minutes, but that little section between 4:30-4:40 kinda sneaked up and smacked us between the eyes. -Head Trickster

Hotelicopter.com

The only way to fly.

Persistence

Some got it. Some don't. Others have snow chains.

Fortunately, in the Lone Star state, this is rarely an issue. -Head Trickster

Earth From Above

Check this Boston Globe story on the Yann Arthus-Bertrand exhibit. The Head Trickster caught it while in Geneva a few years back when he was a globe-trotter instead of a hermit. You can get free wallpaper of 200 of the photos here.

Because of copyright, we can't include some samples, but belive us, it's totally worth it to click the link. But watch out. You might lose some time losing yourself in the photos. -Head Trickster

BedJump.com

Remember when your parents would let you jump on the hotel beds till you were blue in the face?  Well welcome to the website for people who never got tired of it.  In the spirit of drive it like a rental, welcome to BedJump.com. -Vice Trickster in Charge of Vice

UntraveledRoad.com

Kelvin Smith has spent countless hours traveling the roads of the world and photographing his progress to popular tourist destinations.  And this ain't your daddy's style of photography.  We're talking, step by step shots.  So well documented that you can actually visit his site and walk frame by frame around such destinations as Westminster Cathedral in Great Britain or Yellowstone National Park. -Vice Trickster in Charge of Vice

DinnerInTheSky.com

Tired of falling asleep in meetings? This one is guaranteed to keep even the most hardened meeting veteran on his toes.  Just don't drop your napkin.

Taking the Shortcut

A few bored guys in small town Italy rigged a mile-long cable ride between 2 small towns.

Strap yourself in and jump!