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Wellington Grey has produced the Periodic Table of the Internet. This makes me wonder what kind of
Enjoy this collection of 16 chemistry experiments from the Journal of Chemical Education. You can read an explanation of each video, or just watch things bubble, burn, or explode! Link -via Dump Trumpet
Last weekend, Oregon gas station owner Kent Couch took off on a 193 mile solo flight -in a lawn chair attached to 105 helium balloons! He took along food and drinks, a bb gun, and a parachute. His flight, reminiscent of Larry Walters flight in 1982, reached an altitude of 13,000 feet and lasted nine hours. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_FLYING_LAWN_CHAIR_OROL-?SITE=ORSAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT -via Fark
The image is from the movie Danny Deckchair (2003).
The image is from the movie Danny Deckchair (2003).
The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West, Florida has been home to a group of about 50 cats, many of them polydactyl, for decades. Some are the descendants of the original six-toed cat the author was given in 1935. The Hemingway estate has been locked in a struggle with the USDA for almost a year, which says the cats are an “exhibit†and require a special permit. The Key West City Commission has just passed an ordinance, granting the estate an exemption from the law.
The new ordinance reads in part, "The cats reside on the property just as the cats did in the time of Hemingway himself. They are not on exhibition in the manner of circus animals. ... The City Commission finds that family of polydactyl Hemingway cats are indeed animals of historic, social and tourism significance."
Link -via Simply Left Behind
We’ve seen The Ghetto Blaster Bag today, the tote that plays music. But what if you already have the music, and all you need is power for it? Then you need The Juice!
Only $249.99. http://www.rewarestore.com/product/beachtote.html -via Arbroath
We've built the world's first heavy-duty solar beach tote that incorporates our high-tech flexible solar panel.
With the Juice Bag Beach Tote, your phone is good to go, and your camera's always ready for that one great shot - No matter how far you are from a power outlet.
Only $249.99. http://www.rewarestore.com/product/beachtote.html -via Arbroath
How do you compute the volume of a cat?
Dunking it in water doesn't work-- you only get the volume of the rat-like creature that lives inside the cat; much like the feeble alien within a Dalek. (And, if your answer had anything to do with contour integrals, get real.)
Find out how Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories did it, and the volume of this cat. Link
If you’re looking for something different to watch tonight, here are some great suggestions! The editors of Rotten Tomatoes have compiled an overview of science fiction movie reviews from their site, and ranked the top 100. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/special/2007/scifi/?r=100&mid=1006722 -via Gorilla Mask
The Warner Brothers cartoon What's Opera, Doc? is marking its 50th anniversary this week. It was voted by animation professionals as the greatest cartoon of all time. Push play or go to Youtube.
No one who knows and loves "What's Opera, Doc?" will ever hear Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen" without hearing, in their own minds, "Kill da wabbit ... kill da wabbit."
And now you will have the tune in your head all day. Link -via Fark
Which hobby best suits your personality? Mine would be travel (if I had the time and money).
Take the test to find yours! Link -via the Presurfer
Getting there is half the fun and for you the other half of the fun means going even further once you're there. You're ready to travel anywhere at the drop of a hat: your passport is always up to date and you get diphtheria shots as your normal course of a doctor visit. All your clothing is made from thin, wickable, engineered fabric, so it travels light and layers well for any climate. You might like hobbies like travel blogging, backpacking across the globe.
Take the test to find yours! Link -via the Presurfer
Autoblog has photos of a Bentley Continental GT adorned with Hyundai badges. Is it a statement, or did the owner lose a bet? Link -Thanks, Bill!
Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.
Live Earth will reach this worldwide audience through an unprecedented global media architecture covering all media platforms - TV, radio, Internet and wireless channels.
Live Earth marks the beginning of a multi-year campaign led by the Alliance for Climate Protection, The Climate Group and other international organizations to drive individuals, corporations and governments to take action to solve global warming. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is the Chair of the Alliance and Partner of Live Earth.
To watch Live Earth performances from New York, London, Johannesburg, Rio, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney, and Hamburg, click here. I hope you have better luck with it than I did; I only have a very old version of Internet Explorer, which is required for live viewing. Other browsers can choose videos by city. You can also watch various venues on TV. http://www.liveearth.org/event.php
Yesterday’s post Samsung Dance featured people as pixel art, but this “art form†is by no means new. Dark Roasted Blend has a retrospective gallery of human pixel art going back to 1918. Some photos contain frontal nudity from a distance. Link -via Dump Trumpet
A stop-motion video of a baby and her magic teleporting chair! Push play or go to YouTube. This is the second video in a trilogy; the previous episode is here. The third part is yet to come. -via Everlasting Blort
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