Prattle & Jaw

Two blogs about a whole lot of nothing

El Capitan

I'm not sure why, but Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's record breaking - or record making, rather - free-climb of the sheer face of El Capitan has amazed me. I'm not a climber, but there's something about the scale of this feat that just leaves me in awe. I can't imagine a better place to climb. Yosemite National Park is probably one of the most beautiful places in America, and no doubt served as the ultimate scenery during the 19 days it took the two men to make the summit. I'm not going to bombard you with climbing facts (I don't know any), but I will bombard you with photos from the climb, because they're incredible. They are, in the very literal sense of the word, awesome. 

For some fantastic interactive sites, head over to here and here. They're really worth a visit. You should also check out Tommy and Kevin's Instagram feeds. 

Internet. Chapter 10

Another baby filled week for me, much marred by the atrocities in France. 

It breaks my heart. 

On a (much) lighter note, here is some random crap from the internet, starting with this superb illustration (click on it for a much larger one). The ocean is, like, really deep. 

If you're a fan of Prince of Persia - and much more - then you'll love the fact that it, along with 2,399 other MS-DOS games, are available for download or streaming, all completely free of charge.

Alternatively, you can check out straight white boys texting. I'm happy I'm not a straight white girl. 

For a few NSFW facts, check out Pornhub's year in review. A lot of random and interesting facts, alongside the depressing revelation that 'teen' is the most searched for theme - for the second year running. 

No sex please, we're British.

Next time you're standing on the shores of either Britain or Ireland, whip out this post and you'll know what you'd be looking at if you had really, really, really, really good eyesight. 

Remember kids, religion can be weird. 

Have a good weekend. 

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