Free Online Political Documentaries

Kinda dry I guess, and not like most other stuff I post, but pretty nice site with a bunch of free docs. It leans more towards the liberal/left side of the political spectrum but hey, it’s free. Also has the Michael Moore docs, which I honestly can’t stand. I feel like any possible point he [...]

Holy Shit! Something Useful on SpaceGhetto

Listing of plurals of animals.
And another one
alligators: congregation
antelope: herd
ants: nest, army, colony, swarm
apes: troop, shrewdness
asses: pace, herd, drove
baboons: troop
badgers: cete
bears: sloth, sleuth
beavers: family, colony
bees: grist, swarm, nest, hive
boars: sounder, singular
buffalo: herd, troop, gang, obstinancy
butterflies: flutter
buzzards: wake
camels: train, caravan, flock
caribou: herd
cats: clowder, cluster, glaring, pounce
caterpillars: army
cattle: drove, herd
chickens: brood, peep
cockroaches: intrusion
cormorants: gulp
cows: kine
crocodiles: bask, float
crows: murder
deer: [...]

Rugby versus Football

I’ve always thought American football was a little wussy, what with all the pads and helmets. But I never knew that pro rugby was this brutal. I honestly thought it was more like touch football or some other watered down bullshit. This video has shown me the light.

And here are the [...]

Artificial Black Hole Potentially Perfect Solar Panel

From the article….

“These discs don’t destroy the energy of the trapped light, and emit heat when trapping ambient radiation. That means these metamaterial black holes could serve as the basis for solar panels that capture every wavelength of the electromagnetic spectrum. And do so near-perfectly, to boot.”
Been looking for more info on this for weeks [...]

He’s Got the Whole World In His…Oops.

Q: What’s the difference between Jesus and a picture of Jesus?
A: You only need one nail to hang up a picture of Jesus.
Q: Whats white, sticky and moves across the sky at a thousand miles an hour?
A: The coming of the Lord
Jesus and Moses were strolling by the Red Sea, when Moses nudged Jesus and [...]

OK, Time For A Nice Large Hadron Collider Post

Looky!
“The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiment has once again become one of the coldest places in the Universe.
All eight sectors of the LHC have now been cooled to their operating temperature of 1.9 kelvin (-271C; -456F) – colder than deep space. “
First off we should check in with this scientician.

Then maybe [...]

I Hate These iPhone Ads

I’ve Been Sick & Lazy

watch this shit.

Nice Bike Design

I really like the looks of this component bike, but I can’t imagine it doesn’t weigh a ton. Still pretty swank and possibly a nice way to travel with a bike.

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Riding A Fixed Gear Across Alaska in 1900?

This story is amazing.
This guy Max Hirschberg rode a fixed gear on frozen rivers from Dawson to Nome Alaska.

Via Metafilter