Friday Links: February 5

Another scale comparison Flash app. From the whole of the universe down to quantum foam. [link]

Former Christian says she's sorry for being such a prat all those years. [link]

Parent explains why he and his wife changed their minds and vaccinated their kid. [link]

How to clean the sides of the moving sidewalk at the airport.

1/3 of all women in the US military are raped. [link]

Republicans for Rape [link]
"I'm John McCain and I support this sexual violation."

And some guys were arrested for tapping the phones of a Democrat Senator from Louisiana. Fox News thinks that we're missing the proper context. [link]
I'd love to hear what they would have said about Watergate.

After that we need some serious mood lightening.
5 ways to exploit your cat for your entertainment. [link]

Animal prosthetics. [link]

Televised football games show only 11 minutes of action and 67 of players standing around. [link]

Skydiver planning to break altitude record. Will require space suit. [link]
Only 23 miles? Get back to me when Richard Branson jumps from 100 miles.

A familiar corporate world story with a great ending. [link]

Star Wars missile defense system still a failure. [link]
They've got successful chemical laser missile destruction systems. Why are we still working with this missile to missile crap?

Both sides of the argument.

Impressive photos of model towns. [link]

Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes and in seclusion since his retirement actually responded to some interview questions. [link]

New sex doll capable of having a conversation. [link]
Kinda defeats the point of having a doll for sex, doesn't it?

Robert Llewellyn, Kryten from Red Dwarf, has a weekly video podcast called "Carpool". In "Carpool" he rides around in a car with his guest and they talk. Being Kryten he's managed to get some significant names to ride in the car with him and build up a following pretty fast. Besides the rest of the Red Dwarf crew he's gotten Stephen Fry, Patrick Stewart, Tony Hawk, and a variety of other people. [link]
The Patrick Stewart episode.

Anti-choice assassin who murdered Wichita doctor George Tiller found guilty after only 37 minutes of deliberation. [link]

Pope John Paul II flogged himself. [link]

The story of the most prolific sniper in history. [link]

16 year old creates radio that transmits from 1,000 ft underground. [link]

Judge some tape sculptures and get some inspiration to make your own. [link]

An entry for Solar Decathlon Europe. [link]
I hope it gets to come here in 2011.

Cute little trailer. [link]

Nifty shed for our European readers. [link]

How to report the news.

MEGA BUTTER! Inspired by the comic strip "Sheldon". [link]

Avatar makes Michael Bay look stupid. [link]

Horse drawn Hummers. [link]

Game: Gluey - manipulate lumps of goo to clear the level. [link]

There's an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island. [link]

Tanks for sale. [link]

A house in Detroit is being covered in ice for charity. [link]

Picture (and story) of an asteroid collision caught by Hubble. [link]

Propane tanks on fire always explode.

Sarah Palin even lies about her book sales. [link]

DARPA is using my idea. [link]

John Scalzi tells a story about why e-books won't end publishers. [link]

DaVinci's resume. [link]

Metal foam. [link]

Counter protest to Fred Phelps' family. [link]
I prefer "Stop plate tectonics" and "End construction".

How alcohol built society. [link]

Photos of kamikaze attacks from WWII. [link]

Game: Creeper World - Reclaim technology from a spreading ooze before it takes over the planet. [link]