How Does it Feel to Die a Gruesome Death? (4)
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You, me, and all living things on Earth will - some day - die. But some deaths are more gruesome than others. Anna Gosline of New Scientist wrote a morbid yet fascinating article about what some of the worst ways to die feel (or technically, should feel) like. Take for instance, decaptiation: Quick it may be, but consciousness is nevertheless believed to continue after the spinal chord is severed. A study in rats in 1991 ...
Meet Emily (9)
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(YouTube link) Emily was created by Image Metrics in California, the same company that created the graphics for the game Grand Theft Auto. “Ninety per cent of the work is convincing people that the eyes are real,” Mike Starkenburg, chief operating officer of Image Metrics, said. “The subtlety of the timing of eye movements is a big one. People also have a natural asymmetry - for instance, in the muscles in the side of their ...
It’s Only a Flesh Wound! (7)
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Who didn’t love the Black Knight in the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Now you can get your own talking Black Knight with removable limbs! You’ll love to torture him with his tear-off and stick-on arms and legs and hear him say “Tis nothing but a scratch” or the famous “I’ll bite your legs off!” quote. Character featured in Monty Python’s The Quest for the Holy Grail, and now famous in the ...
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon (2)
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(YouTube link) Tom’s Clancy’s Ghost Recon is a video game released in 2001 with an eerie premise: Ghost Recon begins in April 2008, with civil unrest in Russia. Ultra-nationalists have seized power in Russia, with plans to rebuild the government. Their first step is clandestine support of rebel factions in Georgia and the Baltic States. This is where the Ghosts come in: to silence the invasion. Armed with some of the most advanced weaponry in ...
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Matt T said:
I was just talking about this!!!!
5 Legendary Keyboards (and the songs they made famous) (14)
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These days, there’s no distinguishing one keyboard from the next because all they really do is act as computer trigger devices. But in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and even the early 90s, keyboards and their manufacturers were known for signature sounds. Here are five of my favorites: 1. The Mellotron Though not nearly as famous as the others on this little list, the Mellotron is perhaps the coolest keyboard ever invented. Like our modern-day keyboard ...
Lunchtime Quiz: The Guitar Solo Quiz (1)
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Calling all guitarists and the heroes who love ‘em! Sure you know the songs when you hear ‘em with the lyrics, but do you know them just by their guitar solos? Take our classic Guitar Solo quiz and find out.
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Matt T said:
I got 88% correct. I flip flopped two songs I didn't know.
mental_floss Rejoices at return of full RSS Feeds (1)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Birmingham, ALA. Today, at 4:15pm EST, the editorial board of mental_floss magazine kept their promise to readers and turned their blog’s RSS feed back to full blast. The feed had been temporarily disabled due to hacking issues. The gushing stream of full RSS stories hitting inboxes around the nation was quickly followed by cheers heard across America, and the popping of champagne corks distribution of celebratory juice boxes around the magazine’s headquarters. ...
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well it's about time!
Instant Vietnamese Noodle Soups (2)
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My life this summer has been excruciatingly hectic with launching the Asian Culinary Forum in San Francisco and working on a writing project. To take away from the pressures of putting together a home-cooked food every day, I’ve resorted to...
5 Crazy Performances at a City Council (5)
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Maybe you can’t fight city hall … but you can certainly drive them nuts. Most local government proceedings like city council meetings have a mandatory “public comment” segment, in which members of the audience can stand up and “have their say” for a proscribed (and thankfully short) amount of time — whether what they have to say is relevant to the proceedings, or the ramblings of a madman. The ones that end up on YouTube, ...
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Matt T said:
Ok, so I like to watch Jacksonville council meetings just to see people like this.
Whale Flatulence, Aerial View (21)
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News in Science reports: Scientists have photographed a giant gas bubble emanating from a whale, suggesting that flatulence is just as common for ocean mammals as it is for humans and many other terrestrial animals. The picture, released last week by scientists from the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) in Tasmania, was taken by the captain of a U.S. research ship the Nathaniel B. Palmer, while on expedition between Marguerite Bay and Palmer Station, Antarctica. "The ...
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Manuel said:
Toot! toot! toot!
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Matt T said:
this is just great
NASA Opens Space Image Library (20)
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slatterz writes with an excerpt from a brief PC Authority article: "Nasa is to make its huge collection of historic photographs, film and video available to the public for the first time. A partnership with the non-profit Internet Archive will see 21 major Nasa imagery collections merged into a single searchable online resource. The Nasa Images website is expected to go live this week. The content of the site covers all the diverse activities of ...
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Jackyshadow said:
很好很强大，建议去看一下
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imabug said:
Oh, this is going to be so cool to surf through
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josep said:
NASA Images (http://nasaimages.org/) is a service of Internet Archive, a non-profit library, to offer public access to NASA's images, videos and audio collections.
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Matt said:
This is cool!
Oasis Class Cruise Ship (6)
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How big is too big? Apparently that question has never been asked in cruise ship design. Next year, Royal Caribbean cruise line is scheduled to launch two Oasis Class ships, which would be the largest cruise ships ever. So, how big is the Oasis class cruise ship? The first one, Oasis of the Seas, will be 118 feet (36 m) longer than the Eiffel Tower. It’s so large that it has its own "Central Park" ...
It's Not Just O2 Leaking MMS Messages (2)
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wiedzmin writes "A recently publicized issue with UK's O2 leaking private MMS to the Internet by making them available and searchable in Google has gained a lot of momentum and forced the company to promptly fix the problem. However a quick internet search shows that other mobile server providers, including those located in US and Canada, also make all MMS messages available in a similar manner. In fact, operators like Sprint and Boost Mobile will ...
Photography at the Leaning Tower of Pisa (6)
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Photo: Heather McDougal’s daughter Taking a photo of someone "holding up" the Leaning Tower of Pisa is like a tourist’s rite-of-passage. If the angle is right, then the silly pose makes sense. But if the angle is wrong … the photo came out even better! Heather McDougal of Cabinet of Wonder has the story: In Pisa my elder daughter became fascinated by all the people taking pictures of their friends holding up the leaning tower, ...
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Amerynn said:
There really are SO many people doing that, there - I never took a picture like that, though
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Matt T said:
Follow the link for all of the pictures.
Your Very Own Action Figure (4)
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Be-A-Doll makes custom action figures that look like you! Or have one made for a gift, or modeled after a person you want to keep around (maybe to stick pins in). Link -via Dump Trumpet
Dark Roasted Blend: Cool Computer Case Mods, Part 2 (2)
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awesome. from mental_floss.
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hannah.aviva said:
the beaver really scares me. love the clear pyramid.
Mickey’s Forest and Other Fascinating Bird’s Eye View of Florida (1)
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In 1992, Disney announced that it would plant trees in Florida to give something back to the area - so they planted 50,000 pine trees … in the shape of Mickey Mouse! See Mickey’s Forest and other fascinating bird’s eye views of Florida: Link - Thanks Dave!
The dumbest injuries in sports | Cuzoogle (1)
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This is certainly not a new list but in honour of Troy Tulowitzki's freak accident on Friday, we had to revisit the best of the best. The Rockies' shortstop
2008 Olympic Team Uniforms (1)
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Athletes traveling to Beijing for the Olympics next month will be equipped with uniforms for every occasion. Besides specifically designed sport uniforms, most will also have clothing to represent their nation as a unified team. These formal and/or leisure uniforms are used for official functions, press conferences, and the opening (formal) and closing (leisure) ceremonies. The Team USA uniforms will bear the design of Polo Ralph Lauren. The leisure uniforms have a definite preppy look. ...
