Thursday, November 10, 2011

Andy Rooney: We Will Miss You





How To Move A Rhino

Without Trucks, the Tallest Building In the World Would Become the Tallest Mountain of Poop

The tallest skyscraper in the world defies belief. Today I learned something that also defies belief: all the poop produced there has to be removed by trucks.

The Hobbit - Will Be In 3D



Visiting The Secret Train Platform Beneath The Waldorf-Astoria

Inside a Top Secret Soviet Nuclear Submarine Underground Base

Underground Submarine Base of Balaklava

I Hate It When This Happens

To Succeed In Life You Must Set Goals!

Starting To Think About Next Years Pool Party

'Second Paris' built towards end of First World War to fool Germans

Details of the incredible creation emerged as the French capital prepares to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the Armistice.

According to archives unearthed by Le Figaro newspaper, military planners believed German pilots could be fooled into destroying the dummy city rather than the real one.

Amazon’s $79 Kindle Costs $84 to Make

Pork Roast Molded into the shape of a Pig? Ewwwwww!

How Does It Feel to Fly In the Boeing Dreamliner?

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Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Life In A Day

Life In A Day is a historic film capturing for future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July, 2010.

Executive produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald. With 26 directors, 80,000 video clips, and 4,500 hours of raw footage that's surely worth 90 minutes of your time.

Amazon Is Letting Publishers Ruin The Kindle

I'm reading 1Q84, Haruki Murakami's long-awaited new book. In hardback, it's 944 pages and weighs several pounds. I am a pasty blogger with weak arms and soft hands, so the Kindle version seemed like a no-brainer.

Except the Kindle version is hobbled. Extensively hobbled, in fact. It lops off two of Amazon's best features, public highlights and, far worse, the ability to read on all my devices. WHAT?!

How Science Carves A Pumpkin

Have You Ever Heard Of Thundersnow?