Friday, August 21, 2009

Friday Links: Aug 21

Hubble looks at "empty" space for 10 days.

How squids change colors.

CreatureCast Episode 1 from Casey Dunn on Vimeo.



Prison inventions. [link]
a.k.a. Top 7 ways I'mm'a fuck you up

Origins of names of days of week. [link]

The most awesome wine you can't buy. [link]

Sorry, Texas, but you have to burn now. You really have it coming after this. [link]

Dr. Who cakes better than my Dalek. [link]

The teeniest laser. [link]

I want so much for this to be a spoof, but I don't think it is. A girl video taped a religious conversation between two friends - one indian and one "regular". The "regular" ones can't understand the concept of India, let alone other religions.

Remember what I wrote recently about loving to hear about celebrity fanboys? Here's an example. The woman from Heroes who ran super fast reads the Bad Astronomy science blog. She was at Comic-con with the Bad Astronomer, who watches Heroes, and they spent a couple minutes together.

Australian anti-vaccine people finally crack. [link]

Aw, look. Baby smoke rings.

Bill in the Bahamas making it illegal to rape your wife meets resistance. WHY IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION!?! [link]

Check the password on these nuclear weapons. [link]

Elephant gets a prosthetic leg. [link]

Michelle Bachmann continues her campaign to drive away her supporters. [link]

Long exposure of a helicopter landing. [link]

I'm loving these bricks. Might wanna use them when/if I redo the front of my house. [link]

Flowing pitch experiment at 80 years and counting. [link]

Self-winding clock. Only needs the temperature to vary by a degree a day. [link]

Coin flipping machines made in the quest to make one that gets consistent results. [link]

Legends of Jack Daniels. [link]

How various types of steak got their names. [link]

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