How do you get a ping pong ball to go at supersonic speed? And what what will happen if you try to smack such ball with a paddle?
Purdue University physics professor Mark French created a cannon that can shoot a ping pong ball at 900 mph (Mach 1.2) onto a paddle. But first, physics:
If it moves and it shouldn't use duct tape. If it should move but doesn't, use WD-40. Consider your problem solved! Via +JD Rucker
Photo via Nugg
is Nugg and Photojojo
(Does anyone know the original source?)
Answer: Oh, nutt'n. OK, you try.
There's a slope in the pavement where a garage ramp crosses the sidewalk. On slick icy days, this will be hazardous, which is why the warning cones are there. But people have to walk by anyway! Watch eight mesmerizing minutes of people sliding, a few butts busting, and at least one chain reaction. -via Arbroath
YouTube user UniversalSwing placed his order at McDonald's, paid for it and received his food
...in just eleven seconds.
Now that's customer service!
-via Daily of the Day
Ze Frank tells us all about the angler fish. Yeah, we've told you this stuff before about the weird weird angler fish, but he describes it all so well! NSFW language. -via Pleated Jeans
Mmmm...tauntaun gut spaghetti. Not a big fan? How about some Sarlacc pizza dip or maybe a Han-clair carbonite cake. Whatever your taste in food, if you like Star Wars, the Clutzy Geek's Star Wars feast should have something tasty you'll enjoy.
Put those corn cob holders away. What you need is an electric drill and a quarter inch bit. Just stick the cob on the bit, place the corn by your mouth, then turn on the drill.
-via Yababoon
Instructables member randofo, inventor of the flame-throwing jack-o'-lantern, wants to be ready for a longterm power outage. He has a lot of tea candles. But what if he needs light? Randofo found a way to use candles to produce it. He used a Peltier heat sink to transfer the energy of the flame into electricity--enough to power a small candle-shaped lamp. Brilliant!
I get it now, I understand Twilight. It's a classic high school love story really, at its core. Girl feels misunderstood, strange boy understands her - they live misunderstood together. Well maybe it isn't all that simple but you get the gist.
Hey y'all! Julia Fowler wrote and directed this skit Sh%t Southern Women Say, featuring herself and three other southern belles from South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi. We're fixin' to tell you how much we like the clip.
You watch: Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] (Yes, it has some curse words in it, but it's pronounced such that I just find it charming)
The blogger behind Clearly Not Normal needed to hire a bookkeeper. Many of the applicants were clearly unqualified and/or terrible at job hunting. He had fun marking up this applicant's sloppy cover letter.
Did he send it back to her? It's unclear. I hope that, for her sake, he did.
Link -via Daily of the Day
Something witty and thought-provoking. That's what my boss told me to write on this- post! I am actually super excited to find this because I have actually been to that restaurant (half off after 11!) in Pittsburgh- where I went to school. Seriously I have eaten there at least a dozen times as it was a block from my house for two years. I can recognize Forbes Ave behind it pretty easily. Good job on going viral Fuel and Fuddle, good job.
-Via Unique Daily
That's one superhero that won't make it to the big screen! Dan Piraro of Bizarro made me chuckle with Turtle Man (Not a hero in a half shell, this one - but come to think of it, probably a better representation of turtle power.)
