News items and other various tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share with his friends.
In an update to this Chad’s News article, it turns out that, yes, a boomerang does work in zero gravity. Although the boomerang he used is not your standard bent piece of wood.
Link #1: http://www.news.com.au/…
Link #2: http://www.newscientist.com/…
My friend Josh received an ingenious type of spam that uses banner art to spell out the message (and thus circumvent spam filters):
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If you look closely, you’ll see that the message is actually made up of text characters:
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The linked article is about a phone booth in the Mojave desert that became famous for its remoteness. People around the world would call, just to see if anyone would answer, and others would hang out by the phone, waiting to answer incoming calls.
When she does a full pirouette while standing tiptoe on his head—that definitely put me in “jaw dropped to the floor” mode. The part at the beginning, with the frogs, is just a warm up for the main act. Absolutely amazing.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
(via Neatorama)
The video in the linked article is a time lapse movie of a morning glory. It shows how the vine finds stuff to climb.
The linked article has a super-slow motion video of a karate chop. Ouch!
Stephen Hawking has said that he’s skeptical about time travel, because we haven’t seen a steady stream of visitors from the future. The linked comic shows the alternative.
Link: http://www.viruscomix.com/…
(via digg)
Ever played that (extremely difficult) carnival game where you have to completely cover a red circle with five metal disks? As I recall, it was a great way to waste money. All is not lost, however, because there is an online version where you can refine your skills. After quite a bit of practice, I solved it, and am able to repeat it on a fairly consistent basis. Note that the white line around the gray circle counts as part of the circle.
Link: http://www.smart-kit.com/…
(via Neatorama)
Here at the Chad’s News network command center, we spent the weekend installing a fresh copy of Windows, and re-installing and re-configuring all the applications that go with it. So today’s entry requires no thought or explanation—it’s just a neat picture of a dragonfly drenched with dew.
The AA12 is a fully automatic, low recoil shotgun designed for military use, particularly urban warfare. The video goes to great lengths to show just how destructive it is, but then they add shells containing winged grenades and other types of explosives—with a range of nearly 200 yards. It would almost be worth going back into the military if I could use one of these.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
(via Neatorama)
In celebration of last night’s big game, here are three of my favorite Superbowl ads:
And here’s my top pick for this year, the Budweiser “Rocky” spot.
With all the Chuck Norris sayings going around, here’s the quintessential example of what they’re trying to express.
Chad Cloman
Denver, CO USA
