With daily routines now a thing of the past and the lives, and work habits, of many taking a dramatic shift, CasinoBeats is taking a few minutes out to enjoy a few of the brighter, quirky and touching moments that social media has served up in the last week.

So if you like a good lucky story, fancy a giggle or two or simply need any kind of sporting fix to get over the wave of cancellations, we hope the below bumper edition, due our mandatory hiatus a week ago, satisfies those cravings.

Feeling brave?

I’m sure we’re all familiar with the ‘lunch atop a skyscraper’ image, but how about colour video of construction workers hard at work from 1929? These images are of work being undertaken on the Chrysler Building located on the East Side of Manhattan, New York City, we’ll pass thanks.

Desperation

McDonald’s has been rolling out the resumption of its drive thru and delivery services through the UK in recent weeks, but how desperate have you been to get your hands on the famous fast food? Perhaps not as much as the individual below.

Industrious pets

The world loves clips of pets, whether they be getting up to no good or playing a whole variety of practical jokes. The latest entrant in our weekly run down sees a clever way of navigating that dreaded water in a crucial game of retrival.

Sporting section

This week saw the thirteenth anniversary of a certain free-kick from ex-Brazil and Real Madrid left-back Roberto Carlos, leaving Fabien Barthez stranded and earning an endless amount of repeats in the years since.

I’m sure many of us know just how good it feels when you hit a strike in that sweet spot and can relate to the ecstasy on display below.

Are you struggling to keep up the participation in your chosen hobby during lockdown? Luckily, one father in the following quick knew just how to remedy that.

We’re not against reliving some of those unfortunate footballing mishaps here at CasinoBeats, and the below is two and a half minutes of goalkeeping clangers for your viewing pleasure.

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