You can swim just as fast in a pool of gloop.: It’s a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? And since you ask, the answer’s no. Scientists have filled a swimming pool with a syrupy mixture and proved it. And some … Continue reading “One of Life’s Unanswered Questions gets Answered”
Category: Weirdness
Sinister Footwear
Stiletto workout: part of the heeling process: NEW YORK (Reuters) – The gym that brought New Yorkers “Cardio Striptease” has dreamed up “Stiletto Strength,” a workout to get women in shape to wear the highest of heels. At a recent lunch-time session at Crunch gym near Times Square, dancer Amber Efe demonstrated how to strut … Continue reading “Sinister Footwear”
Semi-Naked Sushi Lady
You have to admire German efficiency
(via Blog 7) German city builds ‘sex huts’ for World Cup: BERLIN – A German city is rushing to install a series of drive-in wooden “sex huts” in time for next year’s soccer World Cup and an expected boom in the local sex trade, a city official said on Wednesday. Dortmund, one of 12 cities … Continue reading “You have to admire German efficiency”
Galadriel Barbie and Legolas Ken
Darth Tater
Fascinating
Revenge of the Sith
(via email) ‘I’m Having The Time Of My Life Out Here’: SEATTLE – Are you ready for Star Wars: Episode Three? Don’t get excited just yet, the new movie doesn’t open until May. But for one Seattle fan, it’s never too early, or too cold, to start the wait. Jeff Twieden doesn’t care that it’s … Continue reading “Revenge of the Sith”
Maybe there’s hope for humanity after all…
Ashlee Simpson Booed at Orange Bowl: NEW YORK Jan 5, 2005 — Ashlee Simpson’s Orange Bowl halftime performance was a lemon, according to the 72,000-plus Miami crowd. The 20-year-old singer received a discernible chorus of boos following a performance of her song “La La.” “You make me wanna scream,” she sang before the audience jeered. … Continue reading “Maybe there’s hope for humanity after all…”
Merry CHRISTMS
(from the not sure this is what the holidays are supposed to about dept.) DoD News: Contracts for October 4, 2004: CUBIC Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $7,765,298 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of one Combined Hungarian Range Instrumentation and Simulation Training Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (CHRISTMS) for the … Continue reading “Merry CHRISTMS”