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Very Good Movie Physics Site

For those (of which I am one) who are compulsively unable to suspend disbelief, here is a useful website, which rates movies as follows: * GP = Good physics in general * PGP = Pretty good physics (just enough flaws

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Cow Robs Bank

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I don’t know what it is, but it’s got a cool name

Strangeberry acquired by Tivo.

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There are no more countries

MAINE VOICES: George D. Hepner III, Friday, January 23, 2004 There are no more countries Copyright 2004 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. President Bush is calling for some form of guest worker program, allowing foreign nationals to work in the United

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QOTD

You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun. — Al Capone

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Psychotic Art

Louis Wain’s cat paintings as his schizophrenia progressed, from The Neuroscience Art Gallery

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Those Silly French People

No farting on this ride sign from EuroDisney

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I Love This Guy

If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure. — Dan Quayle

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Better Airplanes and Gardens

The U.S. Patent on this is for a wind-resistant dwelling. The 727 can be rotated (into the wind) and it’s pitch can be altered so it’s virtually unaffected by high wind. I used to think the human race progressed more

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Whispering Wheelies

Now this looks like a cool idea for high efficiency transport. But IMHO, what’s needed to make this whole green machine thing really work if for tree-huggers and motor-heads to get together and figure out how to build a FAST

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