“Always is broken leg or broken head….” Does that sound like your idea of a fun pastime? Apparently some crazy Czech guys think so. I’m not making this up. The New York Times says it’s true.

If they miss the landing — which is not uncommon — they plummet into the wall of the base tower.

“Jumping requires fearlessness, a fair amount of agility, and a high threshold for pain,” Prochazka said. “Broken ribs and damaged spines are fairly common.”

NYT doesn’t seem to understand the power of viral advertising, and stubbornly doesn’t want to let me embed, but trust me on this one. The video is hilarious. Go ahead, watch it! It definitely improved the quality of my life!

Or, you can watch this very accurate reenactment courtesy of Paulm.

Hey, it looks like I’m not the only person who noticed that John Kerry found his voice last night! For those of you who didn’t watch the Democratic National Convention last night, you can check it out here. You can tell that he’s not used to giving decent speeches because he seemed so surprised that people were clapping.

Honestly, I’m not really a big fan of Kerry. He kind of looks scraggly and seems a bit uptight. Not the terribly likable sort. But suddenly, he puts on this show of bravery, now that he’s out of the spotlight. Then again, it seems like almost everyone does better when the interrogation lamp is off of them. Ms Hillary seems happy and energetic again. And then there’s the transformation of Al Gore….