“Wichita police horse scared by 5-foot-long inflatable penis”
They say reality is stranger than fiction…
Archive of posts filed under the Amusing/Interesting/Appalling category.
Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
“Neatolicious Fun Facts: Chess”
I’ve been working on my chess game lately, in an attempt to improve my logic skills. It has apparently worked… previously, any computer chess game would mop the floor with me on any but the absolute lowest skill setting (and sometimes even then). Now I can beat the Caissa Chess program on my iPod Touch …
Plasma Drive Now a Reality!
Chang DÃaz believes that VASIMR could usefully glean its electric power from solar panels if it was operating close to the sun (Mars would be the extreme outer limit) or from onboard nuclear reactors further away. He calculates that a nuclear VASIMR craft could get to Mars in just 39 days, as opposed to the …
“Pacmba!”
Friend and occasional-commenter c-square sent me this video link. It does seem that the Roomba and Pac-Man go together remarkably well. 🙂
“Baby pictures in lost wallets increase the chance they will be returned”
Interesting psychological information, but an even more interesting practical application: put some baby pictures in your wallet, even if you don’t have any children. 🙂
“Swearing mitigates pain”
Honest, that’s what it says! 🙂
“Obama: the face of USB Flash storage”
This will look good next to my Virgin Mary USB Flash Drive. Now all I need is a velvet-covered USB Elvis Michael Jackson painting to complete the Holy Trinity. 😉
“Chaps: Give up, you’ll never understand women”
GoddessJ claims at times that she can’t understand me. I’ve always said that I’m very easy to understand. This article suggests that I’ve got the upper hand in that argument. 😉
“iPhone app lets you squash Wall Streeters”
I’m betting that this game will do very well. At 99 cents, I’m considering buying a copy myself.
“13 year old kid reviews a 30 year old Sony Walkman”
Kids these days… 😉