Show #155:
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Top 20 scientific myths of all time. via Digg
Chicken can live without a head.
Humans use 10% of their brains.
Somehow I keep thinking there’s a connection between these two.
Boeing 777 Wing Ultimate Load Test via Digg
Engineers figured that it might support up to 150% of the max. structural load and a 24-foot deflection in the wings before failure. Compare that to a 50% – 60% of max. load expected in real operating conditions.
But what i want to know is…so who won the pool?
Marv
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KREG!
Sorry it’s a little late.
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Map of the Inside of the Millennium Falcon via Digg
Here’s a handy map in case you ever got lost while on board, or even if you just needed to know where the bathroom is.
Coolest Ping-Pong Table Ever! via Digg
A 60″ diameter pipe with a table tennis net stretched around the inside surface, creating the craziest ping pong environment outside of a video game.
Pac-Man bathroom wall tiles via Boing Boing
Just the thing you always wanted to see when on the throne.
Something went incredibly wrong in the translation via Digg
She says, “Go ahead and look at the menu – it’s in English.”
“Oh Really?”
I’ll take the Cowboy Legs with the Rurality Salad and a side of Retchup.
Marv
A video of a burning candle at both of its ends… via Digg
Watch the candle as it burns from both ends while balancing on a pin inserted through its center of mass.
The best diagram ever to fit on an index card via Digg
Not sure how I should write this one up, but it’s quite a piece of geometric philosophy.
Marv
Faux Klingons in the White House via Digg
Following hot on the heels of Rep. Wu’s Klingon’s in the White House rant, Jon Stewart solicits comments from Leonard Nimoy and George Takei regarding the latest Congressional cat fight. Favorite quote:
“George, I’m sorry to interrupt you, but I have Leonard Nimoy on hold right now…”
“I see…do you realize that by our sixth film, I had become a Captain while Spock had become marginalized?”
Windows bento via Digg
A Japanese box lunch decorated as a laptop running Windows.
Marv
How to Make a Starship Enterprise Out of a Floppy Disk via Digg
A not-too-shabby cubicle toy that you can build with just a 3.5″ floppy disk. Crew and dramatic theme music not included.
Your Boss Really is Clueless via Digg
A serious study of how people in positions of power do not empathize with other people and thus do not “get it”. Those who have held powerful positions are more impulsive and oblivious to others.
Marv
Show #154:
# A look back at the Univac
# A car in a time capsule for 50 years
# Kreg’s on a rant
Show notes for #154
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