A neat little parlor trick you can use to impress your kids. It’s easier than getting ketchup OUT of a bottle! Push play or go to Metacafe. -via Bits and Pieces

The first X-ray photograph ever is still existant! Taken by Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen in 1896, it shows the inner structure of his wife’s hand. http://worldsfamousphotos.com/first-x-ray-1896.html -via Reddit

Sweet Memories is a very short film by Stine Mills, with some special effects help from her former boyfriend, Lasse Gjertsen. Push play or go to YouTube.

The Circus of Disemboweled Plush Toys is a virtual sideshow that is a bit gory, but smells better than the real thing. You can submit your own horror photos.

WARNING:
This special circus exhibit contains shocking documentation of Plush-toy Tragedies. Some viewers will be stunned; others appalled. Entry is not for children or the faint of heart! These gripping, real images may haunt you for all time. By clicking on the above image to enter, you agree to not hold Hanttula.com, the artists, or anyone else liable for what may result.

Link (Thanks, Jan!)

A mother and daughter who hadn’t spoken to each other in two years have a second chance after reports of Jennifer Jordan’s death turned out to be greatly exagerated. The police notified the parents of Jennifer Jordan of Casper, Wyoming, who had hearts tattooed on her lower back, that she had been killed in an auto accident. Yes, there are two such women in Casper. The mixup came to light when relatives called to offer condolences to Jennifer’s husband, who was in bed beside her at the time. http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/04/11/news/casper/3c44543f96181b8d872572ba00094850.txt -via Fark

Liquid Journey has a series of computer generative art called Beautiful Data. Click on the tiny squares at the bottom to see each page. Some are interactive art generators, one of which created this bonsai tree for me. Link -via Metafilter

Nikolas Schiller combines geography with art. He takes aerial photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey and transforms them into beautiful kaleidoscopes, quilts, and political statements. This one is named The Jefferson Mandala. You can see his work at his blog The Daily Render, in art galleries, and on the office walls of prominent geographers. Link to article. Link to website. -via Ursi’s Blog

You remember Weebles, the toy that wobbles, but it won’t fall down? Toys of that sort have been around for ages, but there is always some position in which it can get stuck. Mathematicians Gábor Domokos and Péter Várkonyi wondered if they could find a shape that will always return to upright.

They looked for objects in nature that might have such a property. While Domokos was on his honeymoon in Greece, he tested 2,000 pebbles to see if he could find one that would right itself, but none did. "Why he is still married, that is another thing," Várkonyi says. "You need a special woman for this."

The shapes they have found that come nearest to the goal resemble a turtle’s shape, which is a very useful adaptation for a turtle. The two scientists are now measuring turtles, which is slow work. They have offered a cash prize to anyone who can demonstrate a flat-sided polyhedron that is truly self-righting -$10,000 divided by the number of sides in the polyhedron. They believe the prize may turn out to be quite small, as many sides will be needed for such a shape. Link -via Reddit

A £45,000 grand piano was being delivered to the Two Moors Music Festival in Devon when workmen dropped it. Organizers had spent two years raising funds for the piano, which was to be the centerpiece of the festival’s classical performances. Artistic director Penny Adie said, “This was the Rolls-Royce of pianos and it is unlikely we'll get our hands on another one." Link to story. Link to slideshow. -via Arbroath

Rudy doesn’t like Babe taking over his bed. He’s not shy about showing his feelings. Push play or go to YouTube. -via VideoSift

The top ten Worst Chips Ever list was compiled by the
Chief Snacks Officer at taquitos.net, a snack review site. It includes such delicacies as Calbee Seaweed Potato Chips and Cuttlefish Flavored Snack (shown), and links to the site review of each entry. Link -via Mental Floss

Can you really cut glass with scissors? Has anyone else done this? Even if were possible, I’m sure you’d ruin your scissors, wouldn’t you? Push play or go to YouTube. -via Bits and Pieces

Bonham’s auction house has a coveted work of art for sale- Banksy’s self-portrait. The painting (oil and spray paint on canvas) by the renowned grafitti artist is expected to bring £30,000 - £40,000. Link -via Arbroath

Ok, does he look like you expected?

All About African Clawed Frogs is a site for owners and breeders of African Clawed Frogs, or Xenopus. I didn’t know they made such great pets! These frogs have no teeth or tongue. They shove food down their throats with their forearms. Learn where to buy frogs, how to care for them, and how to identify illness in your frog. There’s even a frog adoption center! Link -via J-Walk Blog

A white cat nicknamed Macavity has the habit of boarding bus 331 in London Wolverhampton several times a week and riding to the next stop, where he gets off near a fish and chips shop. No word on whether he takes the same trip home or walks the 400 meters back. Link -via Cynical-C