Archive for December 9th, 2007


The Final Countdown

Posted by Miss Cellania in Music, Video Clips on December 9, 2007 at 10:59 pm


(YouTube link)

Cello trio Melo-M and the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (of Latvia) perform Europe’s The Final Countdown. -via I-Am-Bored

 
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7 of the coolest fire stations on earth.

Posted by Miss Cellania in Architecture, Travel on December 9, 2007 at 10:23 pm

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(image credit: Flickr user petrst)

deputydog found some really impressive fire station designs from all over the world, and posted his seven favorites. I am partial to the Hill Street Fire Station in Singapore, in the photo above. Link

 
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Urban Collectibles

Posted by Miss Cellania in Art, Toys on December 9, 2007 at 9:54 pm

Urbancollectibles

Each Urban Collectable car is completely unique and has been individually hand burnt. The range includes The Joy ridden 2-door Hatchback, The Mini Van/Insurance Scam and The Petrol Bombed Jeep.

$49.95 each. Link -via J-Walk Blog

 
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Louis Lavreau’s Love Songs of the Real Man

Posted by John Farrier in Everything Else on December 9, 2007 at 2:13 pm


[YouTube Link]  A compilation of more realistic love songs for the modern American male.

 
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International Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day

Posted by John Farrier in Everything Else on December 9, 2007 at 2:08 pm

Get ready!  Last Saturday is Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day.  Do fun things like this:

Walk up to random people and say “WHAT YEAR IS THIS?” and when they tell you, get quiet and then say “Then there’s still time!” and run off.

Link Hat tip to Jim Lindgren via Instapundit

 
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Credit Card National Bank

Posted by John Farrier in Everything Else on December 9, 2007 at 1:51 pm


[YouTube Link]  A faux commercial for the credit card dependent lifestyle.

 
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Book Signing Proposal

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on December 9, 2007 at 9:11 am


Jason wanted to stage a memorable proposal to his girlfriend Maui. He pulled it off, with the help of their favorite author, Neil Gaiman (previously on Neatorama), when he autographed one of his books for her. It took extra prompting to get her to stop and read the dedication! Link to story. Link to video. -via Grow-A-Brain

 
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The Story of Ethyl

Posted by Miss Cellania in Science & Tech on December 9, 2007 at 7:58 am

From 1923 to 1986, American automobiles ran on ethyl, a gasoline that prevented engine knock due to its lead content. Within days of its introduction, refinery workers began dying. However, the oil industry managed to explain away the deaths and quash investigations into lead’s effect on people and the environment. A scientist named Dr. Clair Patterson noticed how lead contamination affected his research, and waged a decades-long campaign against ethyl which finally led to the Clean Air Act of 1970. Read the entire fascinating story at Damn Interesting. Link

 
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