An asteroid named for a Celtic god of war will come as close to Earth this week as it has since 1353.
The space rock known as Toutatis will come on Wednesday within 960,000 miles of Earth, relatively close by cosmic standards, Astronomy Magazine said in an e-mailed statement on Monday.
Toutatis poses no danger to Earth. However, if it did hit our planet, it would create a blast with the energy equivalent to 1 million ton of TNT.
Measuring about 3 miles by 1.5 miles, Toutatis will speed by Earth at 22,000 miles per hour.
This asteroid makes a roughly four-year trip around the sun that swings from just inside Earth's orbit to outside the orbit of Mars. Because both Earth and Toutatis are in continual motion, the distance between them at closest approach every four years varies greatly.
Monday, September 27, 2004
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Cool Honda Commercial
This commercial was all done in one take (no cuts or edits). However it did take a couple of hundred takes to get it right. All the parts used were from two brand new dismantled Hondas. Check it out (with sound if you got it).
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Bush vs. Kerry
The animation in this is awesome! It takes a couple of seconds, but totally worth the wait.
Way better if you have audio! (Thanks to JibJab)
Way better if you have audio! (Thanks to JibJab)
Create Your Own Font
It's amazing... Fontifier will get back to you in seconds once you send them your scanned file. Try it!
Falling Teddy Bears
Don't worry; no Teddy Bears were injured in the making of this...
Once the page has downloaded, move your mouse over the bears.
Watch them, it's mindless, but cute.
Once the page has downloaded, move your mouse over the bears.
Watch them, it's mindless, but cute.
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within
This really puts things into perspective. Fascinating and beautiful.
(Thanks to Emily)
(Thanks to Emily)
Alzheimer's Test
Count the "F's" in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT
OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED
WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEAR
How many F's are there? Did you guess right?
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT
OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED
WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEAR
How many F's are there? Did you guess right?
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Wok Charred Mahi Mahi, from Kauai
A delicacy on the island of Kauai
The sauce for the wok charred mahi mahi... It's a lime ginger
beurre blanc. The components are: butter, heavy cream, red ginger
and lemon juice (I have no idea where the lime works into this formula...
I think just in the name!) I suppose you could adapt the recipe and add
lime juice but this could bitter the flavor a bit much. I did see the chef
at A Pacific Cafe use kefir lime leaf occassionally. Perhaps this works
into the recipe that I'm not aware of.
The sauce for the wok charred mahi mahi... It's a lime ginger
beurre blanc. The components are: butter, heavy cream, red ginger
and lemon juice (I have no idea where the lime works into this formula...
I think just in the name!) I suppose you could adapt the recipe and add
lime juice but this could bitter the flavor a bit much. I did see the chef
at A Pacific Cafe use kefir lime leaf occassionally. Perhaps this works
into the recipe that I'm not aware of.
A Message From George Carlin (His wife died recently)
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
Read the whole message
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Mr. Griver
I called my local video store the other day to reserve a movie.
"Do you have the new Sean Penn movie Mystic River?" I asked.
The woman at the store said she had never heard of it.
"Are you sure it stars Sean Penn? she asked.
"Yes" so I spelled it, "M-Y-S-T-I-C R-I-V-E-R?"
"Oh Mystic River!!! I thought you were saying Mr. Griver."
"I WAS saying Mystic River!"
"Oh sure, we have that."
"Do you have the new Sean Penn movie Mystic River?" I asked.
The woman at the store said she had never heard of it.
"Are you sure it stars Sean Penn? she asked.
"Yes" so I spelled it, "M-Y-S-T-I-C R-I-V-E-R?"
"Oh Mystic River!!! I thought you were saying Mr. Griver."
"I WAS saying Mystic River!"
"Oh sure, we have that."
Where is Chechnya anyway?
Deadlock: Russia's Forgotten War
In the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya, Russia says it is fighting against terrorism. Chechen rebels say they are fighting for independence. The outcome seems to be ongoing misery for the war-ravaged region -- a cycle of violence where brutality seems to have no limit, and surrender is not an option. (Thanks to CNN)
For those of you having trouble finding it on a map, this may help.
In the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya, Russia says it is fighting against terrorism. Chechen rebels say they are fighting for independence. The outcome seems to be ongoing misery for the war-ravaged region -- a cycle of violence where brutality seems to have no limit, and surrender is not an option. (Thanks to CNN)
For those of you having trouble finding it on a map, this may help.
Sunday, September 05, 2004
Anza Borrego
Anza Borrego Desert bloom - April 2004
"With over 600,000 acres, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is the largest state park in the contiguous United States. 500 miles of dirt roads, 12 wilderness areas and miles of hiking trails provide visitors with an unparalleled opportunity to experience the wonders of the Colorado Desert."
2003 Darwin Awards
The 2003 Darwin Award Winner:
When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a
holdup in Long Beach, California, would be robber James Elliot did
something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried
the trigger again. This time it worked.....
And now, the honorable mentions..................................
The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine
and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance
company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a
look for himself. He tried the machine and lost his finger. The chef's claim was
approved.
******************************
A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a
blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken
the space. Understandably, he shot her.
*****************************
After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found
that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from
Harareto beltway had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver
went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride.
He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the
patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception
wasn't discovered for 3 days.
******************************
An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head
wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the
injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
******************************
A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and
asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled
a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly
provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill
on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15.
(If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?)
******************************
A thief burst into a Florida bank one day wearing a ski mask and carrying
a gun. Aiming his gun at the guard, the thief yelled, "FREEZE,
MOTHER-STICKERS, THIS IS A ****-UP!" For a moment, everyone was silent. Then the snickers started. The security guard completely lost it and doubled over laughing. It probably saved his life, because he'd been about to draw his gun. He couldn't have drawn and fired before the thief got him. The thief ran away and is
still at large. In memory of the event, the banker later put a plaque on the wall
engraved with the words, "Freeze, mother-stickers, this is a ****-up!"
****************************
Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd
just throw a cinderblock through a liquor store window, grab some booze,
and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at the
window. The cinderblock bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head,
knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole
event was caught on videotape.
******************************
As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her
purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to
give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police
apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the
store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive
ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the
purse from."
******************************
The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger
King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 am flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk
turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without
a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't
available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.
******************************
A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER! When a man attempted to siphon gasoline
from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained
for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to
a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man
admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the
best laugh he'd ever had.
When his 38-caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a
holdup in Long Beach, California, would be robber James Elliot did
something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried
the trigger again. This time it worked.....
And now, the honorable mentions..................................
The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine
and, after a little hopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance
company. The company, suspecting negligence, sent out one of its men to have a
look for himself. He tried the machine and lost his finger. The chef's claim was
approved.
******************************
A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a
blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken
the space. Understandably, he shot her.
*****************************
After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found
that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from
Harareto beltway had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver
went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride.
He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the
patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception
wasn't discovered for 3 days.
******************************
An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head
wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the
injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.
******************************
A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and
asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled
a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly
provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill
on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15.
(If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?)
******************************
A thief burst into a Florida bank one day wearing a ski mask and carrying
a gun. Aiming his gun at the guard, the thief yelled, "FREEZE,
MOTHER-STICKERS, THIS IS A ****-UP!" For a moment, everyone was silent. Then the snickers started. The security guard completely lost it and doubled over laughing. It probably saved his life, because he'd been about to draw his gun. He couldn't have drawn and fired before the thief got him. The thief ran away and is
still at large. In memory of the event, the banker later put a plaque on the wall
engraved with the words, "Freeze, mother-stickers, this is a ****-up!"
****************************
Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd
just throw a cinderblock through a liquor store window, grab some booze,
and run. So he lifted the cinderblock and heaved it over his head at the
window. The cinderblock bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head,
knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole
event was caught on videotape.
******************************
As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her
purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to
give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police
apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the
store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive
ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the
purse from."
******************************
The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger
King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 am flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk
turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without
a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't
available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away.
******************************
A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER! When a man attempted to siphon gasoline
from a motor home parked on a Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained
for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to
a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man
admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the
best laugh he'd ever had.
Saturday, September 04, 2004
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