Pi played on the piano via Digg
The keys on a piano are assigned values of 0 – 9 correspond to the digits in the number Pi. The piano is then programmed to play Pi and since Pi is an irrational number, there is no repeating pattern. Sounds like a retro 8-bit video game tune. There’s no rythym and the music is played in a major key.
11 signs that you will die in this movie
#11. You’re wearing a red shirt.
’nuff said
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Ben: I just felt a disturbance in the force..
Luke: Huh? oh, sorry, that was just lunch. Excuse me.
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Foxnews:Scientists Discover ‘Kryptonite’ in Serbian Mine
Scientists have discovered a new mineral that matches the composition of kryptonite, the mythical rock that could sap Superman’s strength in comic books.
The rock
“Your lips are moving but I can’t hear what you are saying….”
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Killer robot? Converted Roomba shoots AirSoft projectiles but is no Roombo via Digg
Let’s call this the first milestone on the way to galaxy-wide Cylon Roomba domination.
The origin of “OK” via Digg
OK = “Oll Korrect”, but there’s a deeper story behind that.
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Google Fight via DL.TV
Ok so you wanna know who’d win Battlestar vs. Enterprise but you don’t have time to catch Sci-Fi Smackdown, well now you can just ask Google Fight.
Want some interesting results? Try these:
TV vs. the Internet
Boys vs. Girls and Men vs. Women
And, at the risk of inflating an already over-inflated ego…
Scott Sigler vs. Tee Morris
Top 59 useless facts via Digg
Ok, so some of these are obviously bogus. Marilyn Monroe did not have six toes on either foot, nor is the dragonfly lifespan a single day. But there are one ore two real nuggets of truth, like the tidbit about how dynamite is made from peanuts.
Graph : 2nd Cousin Twice Removed? – What Does That Mean? via Digg
Just in case you ever need to explain your relationship to a long lost cousin, here’s the official rules. Just for the record, Chuck Tomasi and Kreg Steppe are “separated at birth” 🙂
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Whoop Whoop Whoop (*claxons) – Dive! Dive@! Dive!
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Fun With Words: Contronyms via Digg
These are words which are their own antonyms, such as
“strike” – hit / miss (as in baseball)
“custom” – usual / special
“clip” – fasten / detach
Obelisk Chairs via Digg
Imagine if you will, four chairs and a table fitted so that they fold into a really big football. Coated aluminum frame to provide durability. It’d better work or that’s a $9000 eyesore in your living room.
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Son of Super Mario via Boing Boing
The map left by his uncle Luigi made the sewer system easy to navigate. The inscriptions on the pipes were vague. What was world 1-1?
And the question on everyone’s mind? Who is his mom?
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Fighting the good fight, never backing down, and always looking ahead…
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