Warning : May contain more than your daily recommended allowance of randomness
How many times have you ever been surprised by a toilet? And of those times, how many were something neat?
Mango-Man told us he saw a once-in-a-lifetime sight recently. He was driving home for lunch, and a toilet fell out the back of someone’s truck. Try to picture that! He said it shattered and went everywhere. Too bad he didn’t get to capture it on video. That’s something you don’t see every day…
Most guys who have seen any of the Batman movies would like to have their own Batmobile. There’s been several versions of it over the years, and just about any of them would be great to own.
A Swedish man created a do-it-yourself (DIY) Batmobile. He started with a 1973 Lincoln Continental chassis, and added voice recognition tech, rear-view cameras, satellite navigation, and of course machine guns. The engine puts out 700 horsepower. He also included a DVD player and a plasma TV, for when you’re taking a break from saving the world. (But how many cupholders does it have?)
Unfortunately, the cost is prohibitive to me ever owning one. It cost $1 million and took 20,000 man-hours to build.
If you want the newer Batmobile (the Tumbler version), there are actual ones that were built for the movies, albeit several different versions. But they are able to accelerate from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, and they can make and land 30 foot jumps without tearing up. And there’s a version that shoots fire out the back. One of those would come in handy…
On a related note, there are several interesting articles at this link discussing The Physics of Batman. Well, they’re interesting if you enjoy discussing whether some of Batman’s technology is possible in real-life.
If you’re married, your spouse should be your best friend. If you have a dog, he/she may be your best friend. To help you figure out which one truly is your best friend, try this test:
Put your dog and your spouse in the trunk of the car for an hour. When you open it, which one is happy to see you?
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We’ve discussed here before the fact that pickles are evil. We’ve even offered proof, yet some of you stubbornly resist the facts. Well, here’s further evidence, which I stumbled across recently.
An important scientific study was conducted around 1875, when pickles were starting to gain more acceptance in mainstream society. Certain intellectual people knew this must be the work of the devil, trying to turn people into evil zombies. So these smart important scientists conducted some research into the long-term effects of pickles. There were 5011 people who ate pickles and had their life observed, to see what kind of effects the pickles had. Much to everyone’s chagrin, all these people DIED!
So there you have it — conclusive proof that IF YOU EAT PICKLES, YOU WILL DIE! That’s just not something you want to mess around with!
Feel free to argue if you must, but facts are facts…
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