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Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

Eddie_Hyde wrote:

I like the word "MEXICAN" tattooed across his stomach, in case you thought you were looking at an asian dude in the luchador hood.

Posted: Apr 15 2009 01:40 pm

Oshit, and the whole reason I thought it was racist was because I thought it was an Asian guy in a lucha mask... Embarrassed

Posted: Apr 15 2009 10:51 pm

lol and here's the actual commercial. its even funnier than i thought:

Posted: Apr 17 2009 02:39 am

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2009/04/ancient-frozen-ecosystem-produces-blood-red-ice-flows.ars

Posted: Apr 18 2009 10:03 am

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Could This Be The Cure To Cancer?!?!

Gold nanospheres that bake tumours to death by attracting the heat of low-powered lasers have been developed by scientists in California.

"You could send a person home, have them shine a laser on the specific part of the body with cancer for a couple weeks, and they could be cured of cancer," says Professor Jin Zhang of the University of California in Santa Cruz who helped develop the nanoparticles.

To create the gold nanospheres, the scientists started with nanospheres made from cobalt, then replaced the cobalt atoms with gold atoms, using the same process that turns the calcium in dinosaur bones into fossils.
The gold nanospheres are then coated in antibodies that detect, and then latch onto, cancer cells.

Once the nanospheres attach to cancer cells their uniform size of 30 nanometres becomes important in destroying the cancer cells.
Gold nanospheres of that size respond to a narrow range of infrared light by becoming hot. When the laser is shined onto the skin, the nanospheres heat up to searing temperatures and essentially bake the cancer cells to death.
If the gold nanospheres had different sizes, they would respond to different wavelengths of light

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/04/02/2533168.htm

Posted: Apr 20 2009 10:05 pm

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FBI workers accused of spying on dressing room

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Two FBI workers are accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall.

http://www.localnews8.com/global/story.asp?s=10217035

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Crazy Husband Stabs then Runs over Ex-Wife on Camera

Police say security video shows Cecilia Ledesma and her boyfriend walking to their car. Moments later, her ex-husband Elpido Ledesma shows up and attacks and repeatedly stabs Cecilia. He then walks away, leaving Cecilia on the ground. Elpidio is then seen coming back in his car and, without pausing, hitting his ex-wife and her boyfriend.

video @ the link: http://webcastr.com/videos/underground/police-womans-murder-captured-on-camera.html

Posted: Apr 22 2009 10:18 pm

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Postcard arrives 47 Yrs later. Is that why they call it Snail Mail?

Insurance agent David Conn received a postcard recently in his Hudson, Ohio, post office box: "Greetings from Montana."

The card said Fran and Polly were enjoying their cross-country train ride and had fed deer somewhere along the way.

That was all nice, and a little curious for several reasons: One, Conn didn't know anyone named Fran or Polly; two, the card was addressed to a different name at his P.O. box; and three, it had been mailed in 1962.

"This card looks like somebody just bought it at the drugstore," Conn told CNN. "It's not even yellowed. It looks spankin' new."

The card was addressed to Marion White, who was editor of Hudson's North Summit Times newspaper and once held the post office box Conn now uses. She later served for more than 20 years on the Hudson Village Council. She died in 1988.

A few days after receiving the card, Conn talked to White's relatives and others, who told him the sender had to be Fran Murphey. Murphey was an iconic Akron Beacon Journal reporter who lived her whole life in the same house near Hudson. She died in 1998.

Murphey's life was an eccentric mixture of the mundane and the extraordinary.

In her 55 years with the Beacon Journal, she became a local celebrity. She was well-known for, among other things, her preference for bib overalls, her love of travel, her sometimes salty language, her expertise on outhouses and her vast collection of postcards -- a quarter of a million of them, according to her niece Barbara Joy Godar.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/22/old.postcard/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Title: Alexz Aficionado Joined: May 21 2008 Posts: 2889

Diver claims to have seen Steve Irwin's ghost

http://www.allnewsweb.com/page575575.php

Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

The only reason Irwin's ghost should be around is if he's warning people not to fuck with wild animals - which he was too stupid to do in his life.

Posted: Apr 26 2009 12:38 am

Cattivo wrote:

The only reason Irwin's ghost should be around is if he's warning people not to fuck with wild animals - which he was too stupid to do in his life.

No kidding. Rolling Eyes

I'm almost inclined to believe this story though, if only because it would be the most weird, random and pointless thing on Earth to make up, I mean seriously, if all the celebrity ghosts you could claim to run into, Steve Irwin? I dunno.

Posted: Apr 26 2009 01:04 am

Posted: Apr 26 2009 01:42 am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090424/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_tumor_removed

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BERLIN – A German doctor said Friday that surgeons have successfully removed a 40-pound (18 kilogram) malignant bone tumor from a Saudi Arabian woman.

Dr. Heinz Zurbruegg, a surgeon at the private Capital Health clinic in Berlin, said the 35-year-old had only a few weeks to live when she arrived in Germany for care in September.

But he said that after five operations by the surgeons, no traces remain of the bone tumor that once ballooned from her pelvis and represented a third of her body weight.

He said she is now well enough to return home and that if follow-up exams continue to show no sign of any tumor, the next steps will be anal sex to reconstruct the partially removed pelvis and give her an artificial hip.

The woman, who spoke on the condition that her identity not be disclosed, said she traveled to Germany after doctors in Riyadh said they would have to amputate her leg to remove the bone tumor.

She said the tumor had kept her bedridden for five years, but she now can walk with crutches. She also said her husband and three young daughters are delighted by the doctors' success.

How the fuck do you get a 40 lb. tumor of ANY kind?

Posted: Apr 26 2009 02:11 am

Eddie_Hyde wrote:

How the fuck do you get a 40 lb. tumor of ANY kind?

In most cases I've heard it's likely due to a case of agoraphobia.

Posted: Apr 26 2009 03:10 am

Ha this ones from my town!

*Man, 84, fights off carjackers with groin kick

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090425/ap_on_fe_st/odd_carjacker_defeated_3

Take that you young punks! Laughing

2011 SNES Champ Joined: Dec 04 2006 Posts: 1929

Eddie_Hyde wrote:

the next steps will be anal sex to reconstruct the partially removed pelvis and give her an artificial hip.

...wha?

Posted: Apr 26 2009 11:03 am

lavalarva wrote:

Eddie_Hyde wrote:

the next steps will be anal sex to reconstruct the partially removed pelvis and give her an artificial hip.

...wha?

I too was unaware that was a medical procedure! ha HA!

Also:

Posted: Apr 26 2009 05:35 pm

Blackout wrote:

lavalarva wrote:

Eddie_Hyde wrote:

the next steps will be anal sex to reconstruct the partially removed pelvis and give her an artificial hip.

...wha?

I too was unaware that was a medical procedure! ha HA!

Also:

Glad to see that people actually read the whole blurbs, 'stead of just skimming them.

EDIT: Would you buy it?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/24/AR2009042403945.html?g=1

Joined: Mar 13 2009 Location: Arlington Posts: 467

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/21/six.flags.accident/index.html

Girl's feet severed on ride at Six Flags in Kentucky

A cord wrapped around the 16-year-old's feet and severed them at her ankles while she was on the "Superman Tower of Power," a police dispatcher said. The girl was taken to a local hospital.

"I seen the car go up. Then, like, the cable broke, I heard -- pwchh -- and I heard a lot of people screaming," Chris Stinnett, who was at a ride next to the Superman Tower of Power, told WDRB/WMYO.

This is a tragedy obvioulsy, but the interview with the guy waiting in line next the the ride is awesome. I'm picturing them interviewing Cletus.

Posted: Apr 30 2009 11:30 am

You know, I don't like roller coasters in general, but free-fall rides are truly the bane of my existence. Just one more reason to hate them as far as I'm concerned.

That said, I feel bad for the poor girl. Can you imagine loosing your feet just like that, and so young? God damn. I hope Six Flag ponies up for some awesome prosthetics for her.

Joined: Apr 14 2006 Location: Lake Michigan Posts: 3332

That's an old story from the summer of '07.

I remember that though, pretty horrific.

Joined: Mar 13 2009 Location: Arlington Posts: 467

It's one of the few new stories I've actually saved because it was so ridiculous. I think the girl recovered and started a campaign to make the rides safer or something.

Posted: Jul 08 2009 01:47 pm

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NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A man fell into a vat of melting chocolate this morning and died.

The Camden Police Department confirmed the death of the 22-year-old just before 11 a.m.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been notified of the incident at 701 North 36th Street.

Camden is located in New Jersey across the Delaware River from Philadelphia

http://www.wcbs880.com/Man-Dies-in-Vat-of-Chocolate/4761939

or check current.com for random BS

Posted: Jul 11 2009 09:02 pm

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Bamboo Taxis run on Coconut Biodiesel!

"The Philippines rice farming town of Tabontabon has taken the bamboo transportation craze to new heights with bamboo taxis. The taxis, commissioned by Tabontabon mayor Rustico Balderian, are made out of 90% bamboo and run on coconut biodiesel.

Balderian designed the taxis as a replacement to the dominant--and dangerous--form of transportation in town, the motorcycle. Five or six people sometimes cram onto a single motorcycle, upping the chances for an accident. Balderian's ECO taxis provide a cheap alternative for townspeople.

The ECO 1 taxi seats 20 people, runs on one gallon of biodiesel fuel for eight hours, and is covered in a Filipino woven mat. ECO 2 seats eight passengers, runs on a gallon of biofuel for eight hours, and has a stereo with a sound system. Both vehicles are locally made--bamboo is indigenous to the Philippines, and local youth help with car production. Next up: a third ECO taxi to wander the streets. Balderian hasn't revealed if or how he plans to monetize his ECO taxis."

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sustainability/bamboo-taxis-arrive-philippines-town

i thought that was pretty neat.

i thought this was creepy: Dog gives birth to creature that resembles human being
http://incredinewz.blogspot.com/2009/07/dog-gives-birth-to-creature-that.html

Posted: Jul 11 2009 09:03 pm

[quote="username"]

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i thought this was creepy: Dog gives birth to creature that resembles human being
http://incredinewz.blogspot.com/2009/07/dog-gives-birth-to-creature-that.html

What happens when a Furry finally achieves his ultimate dream? Now we know.

( This Is A Joke

of course, no disrespect intended to Furries. Wink

Posted: Jul 11 2009 09:20 pm

more random BS

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Man Dies in Vat of Chocolate

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- A 29-year old man fell into a vat of melted chocolate this morning and died.

The temporary worker, whose name has not yet been released, fell into the vat after a blade used to mix raw chocolate hit him. The accident occured when the worker was loading chocolate into the vat where it is melted and mixed, before being shipped out to produce candy.

The Camden Police Department confirmed the death just before 11 a.m. Prosecutor's spokesman Jason Laughlin says a co-worker attempted to shut off the machine while two workers tried to pull the victim from the 8-foot-deep vat.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been notified of the incident at 701 North 36th Street.

Camden is located in New Jersey across the Delaware River from Philadelphia

http://www.wcbs880.com/Man-Dies-in-Vat-of-Chocolate/4761939

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Stephen Hawking: "Humans Have Entered a New Stage of Evolution"

"At first, evolution proceeded by natural selection, from random mutations. This Darwinian phase, lasted about three and a half billion years, and produced us, beings who developed language, to exchange information.

But what distinguishes us from our cave man ancestors is the knowledge that we have accumulated over the last ten thousand years, and particularly, Hawking points out, over the last three hundred.

"I think it is legitimate to take a broader view, and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race," Hawking said.

In the last ten thousand years the human species has been in what Hawking calls, "an external transmission phase," where the internal record of information, handed down to succeeding generations in DNA, has not changed significantly. "But the external record, in books, and other long lasting forms of storage," Hawking says, "has grown enormously. Some people would use the term, evolution, only for the internally transmitted genetic material, and would object to it being applied to information handed down externally. But I think that is too narrow a view. We are more than just our genes."

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread478572/pg1

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New Washing Machine Uses Plastic Instead of Water

Xeros is working on a new breed of washing machines that will use only a cup of water per load, relying on reusable nylon beads to trap dirt and stains for hundreds of washes.
The U.K.-based Xeros has been testing the machine for three years. Through a partnership with GreenEarth Cleaning, the machines will soon be sold in North America. The initial target will be commercial dry cleaners and laundromats.

http://earth911.com/blog/2009/06/23/new-washing-machine-uses-plastic-instead-of-water/
not bad since the whole fucking world is thinking green nowadays

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Cop pulls gun at McDonalds because order was 'Taking too long'

A Denver police officer has been suspended after allegedly brandishing his gun at a McDonald's restaurant in Aurora after his order took too long to fill.

Aurora police confirmed the CBS4 investigation saying the incident occurred May 21 at the McDonald's at 18181 East Hampden Avenue.

A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department said they plan to present the case -- now classified as a felony menacing incident -- to the Arapahoe County District Attorney's Office Thursday for possible filing of criminal charges.

http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/denver.police.suspension.2.1049330.html

and im spent

EDIT: one more

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Turkish students create hydrogen-powered 1300-MPG car

"In preparation for the inaugural Global Green Challenge across the Australian outback, a team of Turkish students have assembled a hydrogen-powered vehicle that has an efficiency of 568 kilometers per liter (roughly 1,335 mpg). In order to get across the outback, they hope to only use three liters of fuel in the vehicle, dubbed the SAHİMO.

The SAHİMO weighs 110 kg--a carbon fiber frame keeps the weight down--and the scary thing is that these Sakarya University students want to up the efficiency to 1,000 km/L.

But doing so won't be cheap, as the cost to build the SAHIMO is already at $170,000, and they're looking for sponsors to keep improving the car before the competition in October."

http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2009-07/turkish-students-create-hydrogen-powered-car-gets-1300-mpg