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`This NeXT workstation (a NeXTcube) was used by Tim Berners-Lee as the first Web server on the World Wide Web. Today, it is kept in Microcosm, the public museum at the Meyrin site of CERN, in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. [..]

The label on the cube itself has the following text: “This machine is a server. DO NOT POWER IT DOWN!!”‘

`Sometimes you will see entertainers on the streets who make little poodles out of balloons. Some street entertainers can create several figures but very often their repertoire is limited. Because of this shortage of many street entertainers’ possible sculptures you could think that this skill is difficult to learn. That is not true. Within a couple of minutes the skill of the ‘poodle knot’ can be learned. The knotting techniques for more complicated structures can be learned quickly: After a couple of days in which you practise knotting for about one hour, you are able to model complex structures. Modelling balloons can very well be employed to visualise complex chemical structures and could therefore be used by professors and lecturers at universities or teachers at schools for a better presentation and explanation.’

`Welcome to the explosive demolition industry’s worldwide source for news and information on building implosions, blowdowns and all other types of structural blasting projects.

Implosionworld.com publishes news, feature articles and non-proprietary technical information. In addition, there’s the award-winning photography captured by Protec Documentation Services as well as many outside contributors. Throughout this website, you’ll find images designed to capture the essence of each unique project, as we work to present an insightful look into the world of explosive demolition with perspective and integrity.’

`Nicky Taylor, 39, is stumbling around a nightclub dance floor in the early hours of the morning, clutching a bottle of Smirnoff Ice.

In five hours, she has drunk equal to four bottles of wine in a potentially fatal mix of cocktails, spirits and beers. [..]

This ugly scene is not a typical night for Nicky. In an experiment for a British TV documentary, the single mother spent a month matching the bingers drink-for-drink to see what it did to her body and mind.

Over 30 days, going out five nights a week, Nicky consumed a staggering 516 units of alcohol — 17.2 units a day. Guidelines say women should drink no more than two or three units a day, and a maximum of 14 a week.’

with pre- and post-binge photos.

`DNA 11 creates abstract art from a sample of your DNA. Each custom art piece is as original as you are and is created on the highest quality canvas. Available in multiple color schemes and sizes.’

‘Between July 1945 and November 1962 the United States is known to have conducted 216 atmospheric and underwater nuclear tests. After the Limited Test Ban Treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in 1963, nuclear testing went underground. It became literally invisible – but more frequent: the United States conducted a further 723 underground tests until 1992. 100 SUNS documents the era of visible nuclear testing, the atmospheric era, with 100 photographs drawn by Michael Light from the archives at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. National Archives in Maryland. It includes previously classified material from the clandestine Lookout Mountain Air Force Station based in Hollywood, whose film directors, cameramen, and still photographers were sworn to secrecy.’

`”The Weyburn Mental Hospital opened in 1921 and quickly became one of Canada’s most notorious psychiatric institutions. It was the site of lobotomies, electric shock therapy, and some of Canada’s controversial LSD experiments. It was here that Dr. Humphrey Osmond coined the word “psychedelic.” Virtually anywhere across Canada, if you mentioned you were from Weyburn, there would always be somebody who would know about the hospital and say, ‘Oh,’ and make some comment about either your own mental health or the mental health of the community, or just a joke about mental illness,” remembers Schultz. In 1971, the Weyburn Mental Hospital closed its doors and patients were transferred to other institutions.”‘

`These comparison photos having been making their rounds around the net today and they have to be seen to be believed. It just goes to show how much time and care the PGR3 team took to make the city of Tokyo as life like as possible.’

It actually takes a little while of looking at the pictures before you can tell which one is real and which is from the game.

`A few years ago my wife’s Nanny died and the cousins got together to find good homes for her possessions. They spent the day figuring out who should have what, including some fairly valuable paintings, antique furniture, etc. But when I saw this book, I just knew that this was the only thing I had to have. And so, in honor of Nanny, I share with you what may just be the best cookbook of all time. Enjoy.’

It’s spicy and it’s safe for work.

`With one of the world’s longest beaches, Chittagong is Bangladesh’s biggest port. Half of the world’s supertankers are disassembled here.’

`For the last couple of years, my friend Laszlo Toth has been conducting a cruel experiment. He shows his friends Goatse and then takes a photo of their reaction.’

You can read this site first, or go directly to the first goatse flickr page.

Is this Ron Jeremy? I woulda thought a world famous porn star would be able to deal with the revelation that is goatse.

If you’re somehow oblivious to the internet phenomenom thats taken the world by storm, then you can see it for yourself. You love it. [The original site was taken down years ago and it’s difficult to find a mirrored copy at the moment. This links to a smaller version of the image, but it’s large enough for you to get the idea. :)]

`Some time ago I built a self-balancing two-wheeled scooter. Since then I realized that two wheels are redundant, and only a single wheel is needed to make a ridable vehicle. A vehicle with a single wheel is much smaller and lighter. It weighs under 30 lbs and is easily carried with one hand when going up stairs or on public transportation.

The Electric Unicycle’s only control is the on-off switch. The rider controls everything else by shifting his weight. You lean forward to accelerate, lean backwards to brake, and gyrate your arms wildly to turn. With a little practice you can get more graceful and keep your arms mostly by your side.’

with pictures and video as well as software and construction plans.

`Common sense dictates that submerging your high-end PC in cooking oil is not a good idea. But, of course, engineering feats and science breakthroughs were made possible by those who dared to explore the realms of the non-conventional. Members of the Munich-based THG lab are only too happy to confirm this fact. And not only did we find that our AMD Athlon FX-55 and GeForce 6800 Ultra equipped system didn’t short out when we filled the sealed shut PC case with cooking oil – but the non-conductive properties of the liquid coupled created a totally cool and quiet high-end PC, devoid of the noise pollution of fans. The PC case – or should we say tank – also offered a new and novel way to display and show off your PC components.’

`In honor of my new glasses, here’s a photoshopped pic that makes my head hurt.’

It really does hurt to look at it. I can only glance at it for a few seconds before my eyes get sore and my brain starts to hurt.

`People usually look at me strangely when they find out that I have a barfbag collection, even after I assure them that I only collect unused ones. I started this collection at the beginning of my freshman year when I flew into Boston from Denver on United. This historic barfbag is included below. Since then, I’ve taken a barfbag practically everytime I fly. I was afraid at first, sneaking them into my carry-on luggage during take-offs or landings, but now I steal them with pride.’

`I’m a sucker for a bizarre cover, a great cheesecake cover or something that just plain is so cool that you know you’ll never see it again. I have to snap these up. Partly because I want to archive as many of these kinds of covers as I can, before they disappear forever. They don’t make ’em anymore, you know. The other reason is that these big 12″ X 12″ pieces of art really are just that — art.

It’s a crying shame that those little CD covers will never have this kind of impact.

In the back of my mind, I’d someday like to put out a coffee table-style book of the greatest and strangest LP covers that ever were. But that’s probably where the idea for such a book will stay — in the back of my mind! So, why not post some of my favorites here on the internet?? [..]’

`This is by far the best deal you will find for these fake lottery tickets! Just put one of these lottery tickets in a birthday card and let the fun begin! When the person scratches off the section instead of winning they get cursed out!! What a nasty prank! These fake lotto tickets are top quality and will look and feel like the real thing! They will never know it’s fake! Tickets will come in 4 assorted styles as picture above shows. All tickets will have different nasty curse phrases so please adults only!’

This are kinda cool, in a way. Scratchies usually have pictures of fruit or something under the silver stuff, not phrases like “Eat Shit And Die!”. 🙂

`Claimed to be the first tornado ever photographed. It was taken in 1884 by F. N. Robinson of Howard, Dakota Territory. Direct link this time.’

via Digg.

Finally, some hard evidence.

`Albino he-she, seeks smiliar. Call 020 7800 919′

This is what I should have asked for for chistmas. 🙂

`You can tell these guy don’t get out much. But hey, atleast they are having a good time !’

‘When you woke up this morning you know that something was missin in your life. It wasn’t the new car, the new job, the boyfriend or the girlfriend.

But now you know: it’s the Baby Jesus Butt Plug.

Slap him on the dashboard. Use him as the ultimate pacifier or make Baby Jesus the centerpiece of your magnificent Dildo Creche.’

Just another one of these images that makes your brain go “WTF?”.

Not safe for work, unless your boss is on Christmas holidays already.

see it here »

For those who don’t know, BackOrifice is a backdoor program that lets people take control of a computer. Fun stuff.

Anyways, have a look at the first picture, then the second. Funny. 🙂

`Until the recent development of digital cameras, most photography involved the use of films coated with various light sensitive compounds of silver. The sensitivity of certain silver salts to light was known from about 1727, when Johann Heinrich Schulze published his findings in the Nuremburg Academy of Natural Philosophers. But many natural things are sensitive to light. Long ago people noticed the effect of light on green plants, or how it made coloured fabrics fade. It is the effect of light on plants that makes Roman Photography possible.’