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October-December 2005

16 December 2005
8:07am

Have You Tried Kicking It?

If you've ever wondered what it's like to work in Technical Support, now you can find out:

13 December 2005
6:44pm

Cute Critters

If you like cute little animals (doesn't everyone?), take a look at this site:

8 December 2005
1:45pm

Sizing Things Up

(One for the science types.) To get a visual comparison of distances, from the Planck (the smallest meaningful measurement of length) all the way through to the farthest known object in the universe, take a look at this representation of various distances:

18 November 2005
1:32pm

Blue Ball Bewilderment

This takes a while to download, but it's well worth it:

An excellent animation.

10 November 2005
12:14pm

Try This

Write down the last seven digits of your phone number and grab a calculator. Now:

Key in the first three digits.
Multiply by 80.
Add 1.
Multiply by 250.
Add the last four digits of your phone number.
Add the last four digits of your phone number again.
Subtract 250
Divide the result by 2.

Recognise the answer?

5 November 2005
4:56pm

Best Ads on TV

Five hundred of the best TV ads from around the world:

5 November 2005
4:52pm

More Take-offs

If you liked the item immediately below, then here's the entire collection from the Chinese songsters:

28 October 2005
6:46am

I Want It That Way

This is a very funny video of two Chinese students in a dorm miming to Backstreet Boy's I Want it That Way:

28 October 2005
6:40am

San Francisco Modelled in Jell-O

13 October 2005
9:47pm

George Dubya in Freefall

Poor old George is a ragdoll who's in freefall. You can catch him with your mouse and help him out if you wish. This is a clever animation:

8 October 2005
11:23am

Heard in Passing

You know those amusing or strange snatches of conversation you overhear in cafes, bars, on public transport, etc? Well, here's a site chocful of them:

Be prepared to lose track of time as you work your way through the pages. Some of the items are laugh-out-loud funny.

5 October 2005
7:04am

Webcam at African Watering Hole

View a real African watering hole live:

Remember, it's dark at night, so choose your viewing times carefully.