Archive for November, 2007

Office supplies that can put your eye out

Add comment November 29th, 2007

http://blog.shoplet.com/office-supplies/office-supplies-that-can-kill-you/

Hee :)

Star Wars inspired marine research facility

Add comment November 29th, 2007

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/11/28/facility-at-sea/

7 Don’ts of Shanghai

Add comment November 29th, 2007

http://www.madaboutshanghai.com/2007/02/shanghai_citize.html

But I *really* like to random through the streets. It’s kind of my thing. Probably I shouldn’t go to Shanghai.

World Beard and Moustache Championships

Add comment November 28th, 2007

And the winners are…

http://www.thelandsalmon.com/lifestyle/top-10-beards-of-the-year.html

Sweet site for movie posters

Add comment November 21st, 2007

http://www.impawards.com/

How do you doodle?

Add comment November 20th, 2007

What our doodles say about who we are.

http://www.socyberty.com/Psychology/How-Do-You-Doodle-Your-Sketches-May-Be-Giving-Away-Your-Secrets.60370

Not the same street

Add comment November 20th, 2007

The roots of Sesame Street and how it’s changed over time.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html

 

They are what they eat

Add comment November 19th, 2007

This is pretty unique. A blog of pictures of refrigerators from around the world.

http://www.fridgewatcher.com/

 

US currency lined up with depicted buildings

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://dcist.com/2007/11/15/photo_of_the_da_129.php

I think that this is one of the coolest things I’ve seen anyone do with money.

10 brilliant psychological experiments

Add comment November 19th, 2007

Fascinating reading, but each experiment is a full-length article.

http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/11/10-piercing-insights-into-human-nature.php?rss.do

 

Dialect Maps

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www4.uwm.edu//FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html

This is a pretty interesting comparison of how people around the US say words or use phrases. I think I may have taken this survey.

500+ Not-made-in-China toys

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/500-not-made-in-china-50110507

Lead paint, chemicals that turn into date-rape drugs when ingested… Chinese-made toys are being recalled at a ridiculous pace. Here is a list of more than 500 toys that weren’t manufactured in China.

101 Gadgets that changed the world

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://news.independent.co.uk/sci_tech/article3119141.ece?=elements.do

It’s a fairly loose definition of "gadget", but cool nonetheless.

No translation

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weirdworld/2007/10/23/weird-and-wondrful-foreign-phrases-89520-19993239/

These are pretty fun. Some of them may even be worth integrating…

The wisdom of Homer

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://funny2.com/homer.htm?-

 

Astounding one-page origami

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://ericjoisel.com/Site/barbarians.html?source=rss_feed

This is so cool. Check out the rest of the site to see these truly amazing creations.

10 reasons to hate cellular carriers

Add comment November 19th, 2007

Some very good points here.

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/10-reasons-to-h.html

 

Top 10 most stressful jobs

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://bulacanforums.com/Latest/Top-10-Most-Stressful-Jobs.html

 

Huh.

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://weirdstuffandnews.blogspot.com/2007/10/vegetable-and-fruit-bra.html

 

Cinematic pumpkin carvings

Add comment November 19th, 2007

In honor of Halloween, some of the coolest movie-related jack o’lanterns.

http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/10/29/cinematic-pumpkin-carvings/

 

free rice!

Add comment November 19th, 2007

This is pretty cool and rather fun.

—–Forwarded Message—–

For each word you give the correct definition for, this web site willdonate 10 grains of rice. It is (for me, anyway) oddly addicting, and hey, free rice is a good thing. http://www.freerice.com

8 of the most unusual plants in the world

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://divinecaroline.com/article/22167/37205

 

For the insatiably curious

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.webupon.com/Web-Talk/25-Useful-and-Entertaining-Websites.54156

This has some very interesting websites. I’m sure almost everyone will have heard of at least one of these, but I doubt any of you has heard of them all…

200 Calories

Add comment November 19th, 2007

Ever wonder what 200 calories looks like in different foods? Yeah, me neither, but it’s pretty interesting anyway…

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

 

Fruit, flowers and Photoshop

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://piczy.blogspot.com/2007/10/photoshop-fun.html

 

Pumpkin facts

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/Pumpkins/facts.html

Pirate Lore

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/22/pirate-lore-7-myths-and-trrrrruths-about-pirates/?source=rss

 

Hobbit chess

Add comment November 19th, 2007

Ok, this is really cool http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/hobbitchess.html

 

Cardboard sculptor

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.chrisgilmour.com/en.opere.html

This is very cool and these are amazingly lifellike.

Close shaves in history

Add comment November 19th, 2007

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/19/close-shaves-in-history/

I’ve heard about some of these, but not all. Neat-O-Rama, indeed.

 

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