Just because I can, here’s a video of Chuck Aaron, the only FAA-certified helicopter stuntpilot on earth, doing unnatural and frightening things with a helicopter. That made my afternoon marginally less boring. Hope it did the same for you.
Saturn’s plucky little moon, Titan, is full of- and covered in- surprises. Yesterday, the Cassini-Huygens Probe discovered a giant lake on Titan’s surface, the only other known example of standing liquid in the solar system. With this discovery, inter-planetary entrepreneurs are no doubt rushing to build Titan’s first all-inclusive resort. And why not? Think of the awesomeness: Titan sports [...]
The strange saga of the Montauk Monster continues. The Venom Energy Drink company (I know, I haven’t heard of it either) has offered a lifetime supply of its product for the person(s) who capture a live Montauk Monster. The upshot: anyone with the time and opportunity to shave a dog can have unlimited access to [...]
The University of Wolverhampton has published a list of the world’s oldest jokes, and they do not disappoint. Number three comes from ancient Britain: “What hangs at a man’s thigh and wants to poke the hole that it’s often poked before? A key.” Hilarious! It’s funny because it’s true. Number three is an Egyptian corker: [...]
The interwebs have been having a field day with this unfortunate example of the effects of water on dead tissue: This creature washed up on the shores of Montauk, Long Island, sometime over the last few days. Gawker has been providing hourly updates. And for some reason, the Montauk Monster now has its own [...]
It’s bad enough that China restricts its citizens’ access to news and information. But now they’re doing it to the rest of us, too. International journalists covering the XXIX Olympiad will not be able to access certain websites while inside China. Sites covering topics like Tibet and Falun Gong, aka all the morally dubious things the Chinese government [...]
Despite its vast swathes of desolate and black-fly infested wilderness, Ontario always seems to be the poor cousin of Sasquatch hotspots like BC and the American Rockies. But at last, perhaps are hairy, bipedal prince has come. Two woman in Northern Ontario spotted a large, mysterious creature while berry-picking near Grassy Narrows. Said one of [...]