Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
Neat stuff: “Translucent concrete, rubber glass, unwetable sand, suction cup tape, etc.” Stretch-sensing rubber, silver-plated nylon thread, and bendable wood too. Dr. Cal Meacham: (paging through mysterious catalog) A catherimine tube with an endiom complex of plus four. Joe Wilson: What’s that? Dr. Cal Meacham: I don’t know, but this outfit has ’em. — From …
Sounds like a fun planet to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there. 😉
It seems that I missed Towel Day yesterday, “an annual celebration on the 25th of May, as a tribute to the late author Douglas Adams (1952-2001)”.
Wow… Osama bin Laden as Voldemort. The conspiracy theorists must be having a field day with that one.
Next time I’m around Illinois, I’ll have to stop in here and relive a little of my childhood fantasies.
A man’s home is his castle… in this case, a very, very defensible one. I hope he’s considered what to do if the power goes out while he’s locked up tight.
Apparently today is supposed to be the Beginning of the End: the Rapture. At least according to Harold Camping, the latest of many to take up the job. If you believe, and think that your heart is truly pure, I’d suggest watching this for advice. And if you have pets, better call these guys too. …
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Um… would you really want to take a whiff of something out of a world that hasn’t invented deodorant, and that considers bathing an odd way to spend an evening every three or four months? I’m quite happy to leave it entirely to my imagination, thanks.
I love the idea of these things. (My sister says she wants one that says “see anything you like?”) But I wouldn’t wear one through airport security, I don’t have several hours to waste cooling my heels.
I love science fiction. It’s the only place (outside of insert-your-favorite-backward-state-here) where something like this could make sense. 😉