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Sucker was going 18.3 miles per second, about 66,000 miles per hour. If Mach 25 = 16,250 mph, then it was going 4.06 times that. That equals Mach 101, That’s … Continue reading Sonic Boom from Meteor in Russia vs. Unladen Swallow
1) Cannabinoids have been found to have antioxidant properties, unrelated to NMDA receptor antagonism. This new found property makes cannabinoids useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of wide variety of oxidation … Continue reading I think you should see these two U.S. patents re: marijuana
Before you click the link listed at the end of this passage, I must defer to the sensibilities of the audience for whom I usually produce material, and offer my … Continue reading Bizarro Charity
Click the pic to see eBay listing for bottle containing: Essence of shame from seeing a picture of George Bush naked. Comes with gratuitous, awkward description.
August sings Carmen ‘Habanera’
I have to regain power over the frackers on my own terms In the winter of 2010, my wife’s father was approached by some fracking guys who offered to test … Continue reading Flipping the Switch on the Frackers
How long does a marathon take to run? Nine hours is too long. I felt like an utter failure. I munched on a bagful of bacon on the lonely four-hour … Continue reading The Bacon of Shame
I planned to run a self-sufficient trail century (100 miles) in remote mountains of Virginia in the George Washington National Forest. I’d never attempted anything remotely close to this in … Continue reading Survivalist Marathon Fuel
Uncensored Manifesto from Retired LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner From: Christopher Jordan Dorner /7648 To: America Subj: Last resort Regarding CF# 07-004281Christopher Dorner w/ Chief William Bratton Christopher Dorner w/ Chief … Continue reading Crazed Ex-LAPD officer Christopher Jordan Dorner’s manifesto
This is a video I’m using to motivate people to donate to the Alzheimer’s Association. I’m running in the Pittsburgh Marathon this May if I can raise $1000. Please share … Continue reading Help Me End Alzheimer’s Disease By Running in the Pittsburgh Marathon
Possible translation of lyrics from the Yale Slavic Chorus: Kaval Sviri – A piper is playing in the village. Oh mother, if that piper is from our village, I will … Continue reading Kaval Sviri – an oldie but a goodie from Bulgaria
Jiro Ono was eighty-five years old. He owned Japan’s most expensive restaurant, a tiny place called Sukiyabashi that served only sushi. As a child in school, he explained, he was … Continue reading Koan from Jiro
Fifty State Banana 