I must confess that I was rather intrigued with this video which shows a collection of imagery taken of Japanese scarecrows. Now I know what you’re thinking, a post about scarecrows – just how many beers has he had? But, believe me, these are nothing like the scarecrows I have …

It has to be said that the Japanese can always be relied upon to come up with some of the most bizarre and frankly weird things ever conceived and, as further evidence of this – as if any were truly needed – we now have a curious walking motorbike.
Unfortunately I …

I stumbled across this video by mere chance and I felt compelled to post it as the skill shown by the operator truly belies belief. As if flying a remote controlled aircraft with any degree of panache is not hard enough, to conduct stunts such as these in what appears …

The majority of us, at one point or another, will have had the rather disconcerting experience of being caught in turbulence whilst flying and enduring that feeling that our stomach is somewhere it the cabin between the roof and the floor.
This quality video features of a series of landings being …

I have had this clip on my hard disk for some considerable time, so why I have only got round to posting it now is beyond me as it is a gem. Even if you don’t think that this clip will be of interest to you I would urge you …

The next installment in the Thoughts from the Sidelines Video Curiosities section is, once again, courtesy of the Japanese (who else?) and is well worth an airing.
There is always a raft of curious videos doing the rounds on the internet, but this is certainly one of the more curious on …

Much has been made out of the “special relationship” between Tony Blair and George Bush so it is nice to see this relationship celebrated in this video that shows both the US President and the British Prime Minister engaging in a touching duet.
The subtext will be evident to most, so …
