Comment Always mount a scratch monkey (Score 1) 85
It's good that the Japanese have learned to always mount scratch monkeys:
Comment Forever? (Score 1) 427
15 years ago it probably crossed the mind of phone users that a telephone land line should be an inalienable right. Right now, that would seem kind of silly, and another 15 years from now people would be scratching their heads wondering why anyone would have ever made that a law in the first place. So consider how young the Internet is as a specific technology that enables communication, and ask yourself if this proposal really makes any sense or not.
Comment Nuke it from Orbit... (Score 1) 459
Nuke it from Orbit.
It's the only way to be sure.
Comment Re:hmm... Gravity!! (Score 1) 192
Gravity! It's working on a small scale, but that's why it would do that. As a casual observer, i'm pretty sure i've noticed this type of behavior in sand before, it's surprising to me that others haven't. I'm pretty sure that's the same reason why the last few cheerios stick together in the bowl of milk.
Comment Someone told me... (Score 1) 1582
...that all it takes is a lame comment here to get an achievement.
I'm lame...
Comment Re:Haha, perfect timing (Score 5, Funny) 149
It would have been better on Valentine's day, when it could have saved me $5 at Hallmark.
Submission + - 10 Bizarre Scientific Papers: Penguin Poo Pressure (oddee.com)
MoToMo writes: A friend sent me a link to the 10 Most Bizarre Scientific Papers. The sixth item on the list is: "Pressures Produced When Penguins Poo — Calculations on Avian Defecation". So if you've ever wondered about what happens to herring when our favorite mascot is done with it, you can go check it out. To quote the article: "Ever wondered how far a penguin can fire waste from its anus? Wonder no more. Victor Breno Meyer-Rochow of International University, Bremen, and Jozsef Gal of Lorand Eotvos University, Hungary, used the basic principles of physics to calculate the pressure that builds up inside a penguin."
