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1200 BHP Porche 911

currawong — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:22:14 +0000

Utterley mad. You need to watch the videos in full resolution to get some idea of just how madly quick this thing accelerates — something like 0-200 km/h in under 10 seconds.

The Ghosts of World War II’s Past

currawong — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:23:53 +0000

The Ghosts of World War II’s Past (20 photos) – My Modern Metropolis

Taking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshops them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Berlin, Prague, and Vienna in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history in a whole new and unbelievably meaningful way.

Absolutely amazing.

Man Aims to Become First Supersonic Skydiver

currawong — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:31:23 +0000

DailyTech – Man Aims to Become First Supersonic Skydiver.

Would you throw yourself out of a gondola 36 km above the ground? The air is so thin at that point that an object can reach the speed of sound during decent. Joseph Kittinger did at 31 km, though he didn’t break the speed of sound. Now another man aims to break that record.

Headphones: Behind the Moé

currawong — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:43:57 +0000

Headphones: Behind the Moé.

Zeroblade has written up a very good 5-part guide to headphones and their related components for beginners. Apart from a couple of small things, it’s worth reading if you’re interested in listening to music at better quality but can’t take full advantage of a speaker rig, for financial, space or practical reasons, as I have.

Flying with the Dragon Lady

currawong — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:40:40 +0000

Flying with the Dragon Lady

Simply awesome. Can you imagine flying a plane where the slightest wrong move would surely kill you, and you have to remain totally aware and awake for many hours?

Ha! The town hall customer service cubicles have an etch-a-sketch each, presumably for old people to write on.

currawong — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:54:59 +0000

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The stunning pictures of sleeping insects covered in early morning dew

currawong — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:25:27 +0000

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I’m at a loss for words on this, the photography is simply fantastic.

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Don’t Eat Me. Zzzzzzzzzzz…

currawong — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:48:37 +0000

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Time Traveller in 1941?

currawong — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:43:26 +0000

At first, this photo seems rather uninteresting, as it’s just a bunch of people standing around. But it’s hard not to notice amongst the well-dressed people of that time the single man, with what looks like a modern hairstyle, sunglasses and clothes that stands out amongst them.One can only wonder…

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The Pudding Guy

currawong — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:13:54 +0000

In 1999, UC-Davis civil engineer David Phillips was grocery shopping when he noticed something peculiar. Healthy Choice Foods was offering frequent-flyer miles to customers who bought its products. But a 25-cent pudding would bring 100 miles — the reward was worth more than the product itself.

Recognizing a good thing, Phillips bought 12,150 servings of pudding for $3,140, claiming he was stocking up for Y2K. Then he enlisted the Salvation Army to help him peel off the UPC codes, in exchange for donating the pudding.

He mailed his submission to Healthy Choice, and to their credit they awarded him 1.25 million frequent-flyer miles, enough for 31 round trips to Europe, 42 to Hawaii, 21 to Australia, or 50 anywhere in the United States.

There’s no downside. Phillips also got Aadvantage Gold status for life with American Airlines, which brings a special reservations number, priority boarding, upgrades, and bonus miles. And he got an $815 tax writeoff for donating the pudding.

via: The Pudding Guy |Futility Closet.