No man can serve two masters

The door to hell is in Turkmenistan

Thirty five years ago scientists uncovered a massive cave filled with p flammable poisonous gas. So they did what any right thinking scientist would do and set fire to it. Today it still burns. Now that is cool.

Via slightlywarped.com and stumbleupon

Also - this video on Youtube

Corn starch on sub woofer

Via geekologie

The definite article?

 

Once Zhuangzi dreamt he was a butterfly, a butterfly flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Zhuangzi. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakable Zhuangzi. But he didn't know if he was Zhuangzi who had dreamt he was a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming he was Zhuangzi.

The Butterfly Dream

Homemade rollercoaster insanity

"I think what hooked me on rollercoaters was the thrill, I just love to be scared"

"I hate to go to the park and stand in line for two hours for a thirty second ride"

"I know how to weld, I worked with metal for a long time, and I just built it by the seat of my pants"

Which pub tonight?

Maths problem

A man buys a bat and ball for £1.10. The bat cost £1 more than the ball. How much was the ball?

Happy Easter everyone

Thanks to Abe for the picture.

When Ostrich attack: survival tactics

No - they are not comical creatures with silly heads, they really are deadly

On another animal related note, here is a list of pigs over 1000 pounds including Hogzilla, Hog Kong and my personal favourite - Monster Pig.

Rates of swearing by surgeons in theatre

Rates of swearing during 100 operations, by specialty (BMJ, 1999).

"Orthopaedic surgeons on average register one swear point every 29 minutes, almost twice as often as surgeons overall. Although orthopaedic surgeons triumph in the field of foul language, general surgeons are by no means without sin, being only slightly less foul mouthed than their orthopaedic colleagues. Gynaecologists also seem anything but angelic but may have been penalised by a small sample size of operating time. The 95% confidence interval shows that gynaecologists may actually use more foul language than general surgeons. Meanwhile the mild mannered ear, nose, and throat surgeons contribute little, with nearly five hours of operating time on average without any obscenity."

Umbrella / water pistol