This clever public service sign about drinking and driving was found in Mumbai. This is only a detail; see the full picture at Ads of the World. Link -via Dump Trumpet

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Purdue University created this video on where the greenhouse gasses in the US are coming from, and where they go.

A new, high resolution, interactive map of United States carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels has found that the emissions aren't all where we thought. The maps and system, called Vulcan, show CO2 emissions at more than 100 times more detail than was available before. Until now, data on carbon dioxide emissions were reported, in the best cases, monthly at the level of an entire state grid. The Vulcan model examines CO2 emissions at local levels on an hourly basis. Purdue researchers say the maps are also more accurate than previous data because they are based on greenhouse gas emissions instead of estimates based on population in areas of the United States.

Read more about the Vulcan Project at the University’s website. Link -via Viral Video Chart

70-year-old Wal*Mart employee Dennis O'Brien was arrested in Royal Palm Beach, Florida for attacking 81-year-old coworker John Esposito with a price gun.

The report says Dennis O'Brien and John Esposito began arguing Sunday and O'Brien swung at Esposito with the tool in his right hand.

Authorities say Esposito suffered a swollen left eye and cuts on his nose and mouth.

Esposito said both he and O'Brien worked at Wal-Mart. He would not discuss the nature of their argument.

There was no word on what price the gun was set to. Link -via Digg

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From Creature Comforts. It just gets funnier as it goes. The last line is the best! -via Mookie

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I wouldn’t go so far as to say this is a bad tattoo, because the artist did a good job with the subject. But maybe we can call it a bad idea tattoo. -via Metafilter

14-year-old Jyoti Amge stands 1 foot 11 inches tall and weighs 11 pounds!

She has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia and won't grow any taller than her current height.

Due to her size, Jyoti has to have clothes and jewellery made for her. She sleeps in a tiny bed and uses special plates and cutlery to eat, as normal-sized utensils are too big.

Despite this, she goes to a regular school in Nagpur, central India, where she has her own small desk and chair, and her classmates treat her like any other student.

Jyoti is a celebrity in her hometown, and will soon release a musical album. She hopes to be a Bollywood actress someday. Link -via the Presurfer

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What do you take with you to a Little League game? If you’re Improv Everywhere, you take a cheering section, a Jumbotron, some play-by-play announcers, and a blimp. It sent a bunch of unsuspecting ten-year-old players (and their parents) to baseball heaven. Read the particulars at Improv Everywhere. Link -via Metafilter

People who want to sell something tend to set the price far above what others think it’s worth. That’s human nature, but it isn’t just greed. The sheer fact that we own something affects our judgement as to its worth. PsyBlog details six reasons buyers and sellers (or owners and non-owners) don’t see eye-to-eye, and how some use these psychological quirks to increase business. http://www.spring.org.uk/2008/04/6-quirks-of-ownership-how-possessions.php

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Mathematicious is a parody of the song "Fergalicious" by Fergie. I find this more interesting. Lyrics are available at the YouTube link. -via Viral Video Chart

Today’s lunchtime quiz at mental_floss is about monsters. The questions come from movies, TV, literature, and even mythology. I thought I knew a lot about monsters, but I only scored 55%, which is still better than the average quiz-taker. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/13953

Design your own temporary tattoos and make them with your inkjet printer! Use your computer to make the design and print on specialty tattoo paper. They’ll last up to a week, or you can scrub them off when you want. Great for children’s parties or a short-term relationship. Link

Wired held a contest for user-generated night photos. The winner, decided by votes from readers, is this photo taken in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park in Utah by Jason J. Corneveaux. Wired hs a gallery of the top ten photographs, plus a link to a gallery of ten more selected by their editors. Link -via Geek Like Me

More and more people in Florida and elsewhere are raising monkeys as a substitute for children. They call them “monkids” and won’t refer to them as pets. Lori Johnson adopted a baby capuchin after her youngest child left home.

At Gemini Springs in DeBary recently, Johnson pushed "Jessy" around in a toy-filled red stroller, a sight that drew attention. "Hey, it's a real monkey," hollered one youngster, who did a double take.

Johnson replied with a grin: "That's not a monkey; that's my kid."

The trend is controversial. Animal sanctuaries are seeing a rise in monkeys who are abandoned or relinquished as they mature. The Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary in Gainesville has a waiting list of monkeys that need placement.

Many owners say they adore their hairy companions and give them the best of care. Animal-rights groups, however, are fighting hard to ban primate pets. Congress is discussing a bill that would prohibit interstate travel for monkeys, a move that would hamper sales.

Beth Preiss, director of The Humane Society's exotic-pets campaign, said animal sanctuaries are full of monkeys whose owners coddled them as infants and then abandoned them when they became tough to control.

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They may be stupid, but they are unbelievably lucky answers. -via Bits and Pieces

A couple of years ago, Iowa artist Patrick Acton built a model of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School completely out of matchsticks. His latest matchstick project is even bigger. He’s building a model of the fortress Minas Tirith from the Lord of the Rings trilogy! Acton expects the model to be completed in 2009. Link -via Dump Trumpet