The funny and factual true story of Elmer Allen is documented in "The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War" By Eileen Welsome. Another fun fact? Folks in Japan have had to abandon land that their families had occupied for 10 generations. Nevermind all that. Just remember, and repeat after me, "Coal is more dangerous than Nuclear!".

My favorite Nuke Story is about "Elmer, that Crazy Nigga ". Elmer Allen spent his life telling folks that the government had injected him with a cancer virus. Heh. That crazy nigga. Turns out the Doctor that had Elmer Allen declared insane was the same Doctor submitting Elmer's tissue samples for tests, to see how the shot of plutonuim they had given him was working out, over time.

Scott may have chosen ponies because he shares our soft spot for dogs. Not a lot of room for soft at that time and place. Good doc here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyrOKsiRolQ Second part is Scott vs Amundsen, which always grabs me. Scott is fascinating, in spite of evidently doing everything precisely wrong, the guy still almost got it done. Gal he left behind. Kathleen. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/multimedia/archive/00384/121983006_384403c.jpg

The expedition celebrated another crazy one by the Aussie Mawson. Those were some rugged sonza bitches, no doubt. Stark contrast. This vid of Laurence Topham deserves a high profile. Feel of a Monty Python sketch, or something from the Onion. This entire escapade has that, actually. http://www.theguardian.com/science/antarctica-live/video/2013/dec/30/antarctica-live-video-diary-trapped-ice-missing-milkshake-video

For folks unfamiliar with magnesium fire, check out Roger Williamson, Dutch Grand Prix 1973. The video is difficult to watch. Trapped, the fire starts slowly. Drivers pass by, just like these scientists future LA Freeway. David Purley stopped, tried to help. As the fire becomes more involved, his actions, movement, desperation and final obvious despair make this an unforgettable moment.

Funny because somebody just thought of this. Ding. Merits a Press Release. Really thought that one out eh? Love ya GB like a brother, likely always will. But y'all ain't what you used to be, yo. Canuckistan and the Oz mostly got it down still. But y'all? you're killin me.

From the WSJ summary: "there are limits to the power of ideology. When the two light bulbs were both priced at 50 cents, all but one of the people in that study bought the more efficient CFL, whether it had a pro-environment sticker or not".

It does prevent all those ships from inefficiently cruising back to China empty. Next? A bidding war on the best garbage. Followed by media coverage, "racist evil white male controlled American corporate firms send all the good garbage to white Norway, China gets second rate, low quality garbage. Why cant we just fairly share our good garbage?"

Agreed. A good move, and a hopeful sign. I have become a jaded wrt the "power of the net", and the upcoming transformation of all things. Alas, it is not yet That New World. In fact it looks further away sometimes, the early promise of open freedoms betrayed, stolen via quiet back door consolidations of power by corporate/government. But this is another very good sign. A very large and powerful company is listening, it matters what we say. It is incremental, but it is real. I fall into despair at times, but still send that email, call the customer service, fill out the FOIA. Demand it. It is non negotiable.

...used on the couch, by someone who also owns an iPhone. Fear a 7 would scavenge phone sales is the correct answer. But it is too bad they thought they had to bury all those unsellable 10's in the desert next to that crappy video game. Apple may yet rebound after the bailout, I read a rumor they are allied with Mr Fisker. The inevitable iCar. "saves fuel by Never Moving under its own Power!"

Big Corn state's Iowa Caucus is the first vote for president. Therefore I contend, the corny ethanol policy. Why? Lazy me. Party rules? A law that prevents the other 49 from being first? A Corn Dictus.

Wow am I relieved. If it tasted like bacon, I would have had to buy it.

I agree with the spirit of what you are saying, and your frustration. But the Jersey school folks are not a court. Your assessment of our northern friends is a bit blinkered. Quebec suffers from PC phobias and acceptable idea codes that are far beyond the US now, although there are some here willing to catch up. For example, there was an effort to silence Mark Steyn, even to the point of putting ideas on trial.The good news? It comically failed, thanks to the very quick witted Steyn. for the curious: http://binged.it/TkvsFx It is worth checking out.

Did anyone else laugh out loud when reading this story? Is this a joke, a hoax? Well's tale is of a limited number of things quickly killed off by an alien element. This theorized killer bug argument requires evolution and adaptation suspended for multiple generations. 10 million years in fact. This is perhaps the most profoundly stupid theory I have ever heard. It merits a special trophy in the creator's names. A subset of the darwin awards.

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