Turkeys try to catch train out of N.J. – Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day. A spokesman for the NJ Transit said train officials reported a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a station platform in Ramsey, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, on Wednesday afternoon. The line travels to Suffern, N.Y.
Man eats 4.8 pounds of turkey in 12 min. – There won’t be any turkey for Patrick Bertoletti on Thanksgiving — he got his fill the day before. Bertoletti, a 21-year-old culinary student from Chicago, won the annual turkey-eating contest at Artie’s Deli on Wednesday, eating 4.8 pounds of the holiday bird — a full pound more than the second-place finisher.
Buddhist monk cuts off penis and renounces refix – A Thai Buddhist monk cut off his penis with a machete because he had an erection during meditation and declined to have it reattached, saying he had renounced all earthly cares, a doctor and a newspaper said on Wednesday. How does one pee now?
Waves in a Large Free Sphere of Water (from Digg) – Waves in a Large Free Sphere of Water – An experiment at the International Space Station. Pretty neat experiment.
How Pregnancy Happens (from Digg) – (NOT WORK SAFE) pretty funny animation created by Planned Parenthood.
Suburban Plight (from Digg) – When Craig Wilson, obsessed with the integrity of his lawn, encounters a rather peculiar pest, he decides to confront the situation. Pretty amusing short film.
Family Guy Deleted Scene Douchebag (from Digg) – (NOT WORK SAFE) This is a deleted scene from Family Guy – S04E14 – PTV. If you don’t remember, PTV is when Peter started his own TV station.
Fight Over A Parking Spot (from Digg) – This is so cool. There have been so many times I’ve wanted to push somebody out of a spot for taking it after I’ve been waiting. Unfortunately, it’s not clear who is right in this case. The video starts of showing both drivers waiting for the car already. It’s also a pity the woman blew out her transmission, which according to the video will cost around $600 to replace, but many times when some idiot steals my parking space, I feel like turning into Hulk and throwing their car across the lot.
post-it (from Digg) – pretty neat animation with post-it notes dancing. They also have some pretty neat animations on their homepage: GAZZ.
PlateWire (from Digg) – PlateWire is a public repository and electronic forum of drivers by drivers. Using a drivers license plate, commuters can communicate their thoughts and feelings in regards to driving on todays’ roadways. Report and flag bad drivers, award good drivers, and even flirt with cute drivers. PlateWire was born out of frustration from years of driving along side drivers who seem to have no concern with anyone’s safety, including their own. PlateWire is not meant to be a substitute for legal reporting of traffic infractions, if you are a witness to a traffic infraction please contact your local authorities and file the appropriate complaint or report. Interesting idea, though I’m not sure if I would want to claim a license plate number…
The 19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Death (from Digg) – Some interesting ones I liked:
- After being decapitated, the average person remains conscious for an additional 15-20 seconds. Talk about a way to go.
- Speaking of preventing hauntings, yet another old wives tale led to the institution of burial wreaths. It was believed that the wreath would encircle the spirit of the dead person, thereby preventing them from returning from the grave.
- One of the main reasons cowboys carried pistols in the 1800’s was to avoid being dragged to death by their horse. You think they could have just gotten bigger stirrups. – at first, I thought they’d shoot themselves. Then it occurred to me, the could just shoot the horse.
- The last words spoken by Union General John Sedgewick were, “They (the Confederate soldiers) couldn’t hit an elephant from this dis…”
- If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit suicide, you’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know who timed it.
- Might want to read the labels a little more carefully. Nearly 2,500 lefties are killed every year using products meant for righties. Who knew? Now, just back away from those right-handed scissors. – ahh, the evil plan the right handers have stirred up.
- Apparently, they really are virtually destructible. A cockroach can reportedly live up to 9 days without its head. The only reason they finally kick over? Starvation.
WMV transcoding for the Xbox 360 is here (from Digg) –
Here is an early preview for the on the fly WMV transcoding feature for the 360. Since we have other stuff that needs to make it into the next release and since this is not yet ready we are releasing a patch. Please try it and let us know what you think.
Samsung’s Credit Card Thin LCD Screen (from Digg) – Samsung has just announced their newest development in mobile LCD screen technology. It is reported to be no thicker than a credit card, coming in at an incredible 0.82mm thick. In addition to their “slim” innovation, Samsung announced that they have created a new mobile technology called, “i-Lens,” which is essentially the integration of the entire panel assembly including the protective layer. This allows the screen to be more shock-resistant complimented by easier screen readability. Ars Technica also has an article with more information: Samsung introduces super-slim LCD
Free Viagra spices up small town life – The mayor of a small Brazilian town has begun handing out free Viagra, spicing up the sex lives of dozens of elderly men and their partners. “Since we started the free distribution of sexual stimulants, our elderly population changed. They’re much happier,” said Joao de Souza Luz, the mayor of Novo Santo Antonio, a small town in the central state of Mato Grosso. Geniuses! Have a mob of people discontent with the government? Give out free Viagra.
And the richest fictional character is… – “We still estimate Claus’ net worth as infinite, but we excluded him from this year’s rankings after being bombarded by letters from outraged children insisting that Claus is ‘real’,” according to a statement from Forbes.com. Hahahahahahaha!
Man sets Guinness rubber ball record – Building a huge ball out of more than 175,000 rubber bands is dangerous business. Really. “The rubber bands … sometimes they’ll break. That hurts,” said Steve Milton, whose 4,594-pound rubber band ball was certified Tuesday as the world’s largest by Guinness World Records officials. “As long as you wear your safety goggles, you’re good.” Do check out the gallery of images.
CIS Finds Flaws in Firefox v2 Password Manager (from /.) – Chapin Information Services (CIS) has discovered a new flaw in the Mozilla Firefox web browser that exposes saved passwords to clever attackers. Just a heads up for people who are using Firefox V2 Password Manager (including myself). Recommendations are to disable the password manager for the time being until they release a patch. According to Mozilla, version 2.0.1 or 2.0.2 will contain the fix.
Gone with the Blastwave (from Tera) – another interesting comic strip.
iflops™ Stereo Pets – I was browsing through the BBB catalog and saw these awfully cute plushies which unfortunately turned out to be mp3 stereo speakers:
