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Archive for November 9th, 2007

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Who knew getting a new, better-looking nose could be so easy?
Mathematicians are working to create a more accurate model for predicting wildfire movement and spread
Top 10 HDTVs from Amazon for your Christmas giving (hint - I’ll accept any of these, even if I don’t get the number 1 listing)
All the Chinese toy problems of late have resulted in hundreds of companies losing their export licenses
Pac-Man, the text adventure (via RPS)
Salon’s Machinist blog argues that a Mac is actually cheaper to own that a Windows-based PC

Friday, November 9th, 2007

LEGO starship
Australian kids get toy that turns into drug when ingested (via boingboing)

A POPULAR children’s toy found to contain a chemical that the human body turns into the party drug “fantasy”, or “GHB”, has been banned in three states and is being recalled by its Melbourne creator.
How to impress your son? Hold off a 6-point buck with just a hunting knife
10 minutes and 17 seconds underwater without a breath. Just another day for an amazing escape artist
It’s not every day you hear about a cow falling 200 feet off a cliff and landing on the hood of a mini-van driving on the road beneath the cliff. Those folks are lucky to be alive