
The folks at Perception Builder reconstructed the path of the Mythbusters cannonball misfire from last week on this map. You can clearly see the area that was intended to contain the firing, and the incredible distance it actually went. See a larger map at the website. Link -via Fark

Vintage ads have a way of making me glad to live in the 21st century. Link -via Boing Boing
David Letterman never did anything this cool on his "Will It Float?" skit: here’s one from the BBC involving a cannonball and a bath (!) of mercury.
Link (embedded YouTube clip)
You probably guessed what happened, but it’s cool to see anyways …
