HIV Beats Invertebrates For Final Four Berth
The 2007 Science Spring Showdown is drawing to a close in 2007’s final few weeks. This year’s tournament has seen its share of surprises, including Darwin’s four-quarter shutout of Particle for a convincing 142 to 0 victory in Tuesday’s semi-final match. The win advances Darwin to the finals for the first time since On the Origin of Species was first published in 1859. Darwin eagerly awaits the outcome of tonight’s match which pits the ever popular Fossil Fuels against viral favorite H.I.V. It might be too late to get an office pool going, but print out an almost up-to-date bracket so you can catch up on all the hot science action.
Learning Parkour, Not
Parkour is a fancy French word for freestyle walking. It’s nothing new, Parkour has been around for a while. But the sport is attracting a new generation off young participants. Young participants who suck. Well, at least one of them. Meet NJFuuck from Germany.
These people are good at Parkour.
NJFuuk is not good at Parkour. Watch all of his freestyle sucking videos on his personal YouTube page or just watch this particularly bad one.
The True Love Roast: Move Over Turducken, There’s A New Bigbird In Town
What’s better than a Turducken for overeating on the holidays? A Turducken on more steroids than every major league baseball player combined, a.k.a. The True Love Roast. This ultimate behemoth of celebratory gluttony is made up of a staggering 48 separate birds of 12 different varieties. It feeds 125 people, costs £665 (about $1350), weighs in at a whopping 25kg (about 55lbs), and takes about 10 hours to cook. The True Love Bird was created by British farmer Anne Petch who wanted to fabricate a dish with one bird for each of the 12 days of Christmas. If nothing goes a fowl, Petch hopes to build a 21 bird roast next year. (Photo Credit: UK Daily Mail Online)
How Many Five Year Olds Could You Take In A Fight?
Really, this is a pretty legitimate question. I once had a friend in ninth grade that had his bike stolen in the park by a merry band of prepubescent, elementary school pranksters. Talk about emasculation. And now, finally, a definitive answer to this ages old conundrum (given a few simple ground rules) at howmanyfiveyearoldscouldyoutakeinafight.com.
Take The Traveler IQ Challenge
The Traveler IQ Challenge brought to you by TravelPod. Actually, it’s really more of a geography IQ challenge but we aren’t going to nitpick when it comes to the particulars. Check out the other map challenge links at the bottom of the page. Thanks Swissmiss.
Baby Head Candle Holders
Kinda freaky, really awesome. These baby head candle holders were designed by Czech artist and designer Maxim Velcovsky. They are currently on display at Design Miami. Now that’s a real soft spot!
Lokuloku: Japan Invents Another Completely Useless Thing
Lokuloku is a little pig toy that turns into a puddle of molten pork when you throw it on the ground. What next? It rises from its pathetic plastic pool into a whole swine and says “please sir, may I have another.” A mild improvement on the pet rock, C+. If you are a fan and can read Japanese, check out the brog (da doom ching!).
"Look" The Movie, Hopefully Better Than "The Blair Witch Project"
Opening in select cities this Friday is Look, a film directed and produced by Adam Rifkin who has brought us such past filmic “gems” as Detroit Rock City. One hundred percent of the film is made from legally obtained, legitimate surveillance camera footage. Check it out, you might be a movie star!
Japanese Scientists Create Feline-Fearless Mice/Reporter With Speech Impediment Other Than Barbara Walters Discovered
Cats all over the world rejoiced today as Tokyo University announced it has created genetically engineered mice that are unafraid of one of their biggest natural predators, cats. The project was funded largely in part by a grant from UNIFAF, the United Nations Feline Appropriations Fund, which finances numerous programs around the globe combating a variety of feline problems including feline hunger, feline AIDS, feline cancer, feline heart disease, cat fights, catnip addiction and feline carbon emissions.
Let’s Go Fly A Kite Matey
Our first mates over at snarfd are all afloat about an old/new propulsion technology for vessels of the sea faring variety from marine logistics corp Beluga Group. Basically it’s like parasailing your container ship hither, thither, and yon. SupercalifragilisticEXPEDITIOUS!
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