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Is on holiday. Have a good one and see you next year!

Links

(video) cure for insomnia
20 creative ways people have smuggled drugs and been caught
(game) Handbell Hero
Bacon flowchart
(video) Laser eyes
Imperial history timeline
100 best songs of 2007
(game) Chasm
Like better
Baroque Star Wars
(game) Age of speed
(game) Angular momentum
Firefox calculator
Weird psychology experiments
Norwegians and temperature

2007 in Pictures

Reuters pictures of the year 2007.This guy looks like he died peacefully.

Top 10 Tips for New Bloggers From Original Blogger Jorn Barger

The term "weblog" is 10 years old today. Here are some tips for bloggers from the man who coined the phrase.

Homer Simpson takes a photo of himself everyday for 39 years

Update - This video has been removed from Youtube but you can view it here.

George Formby - Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt

I've no idea what made me look this video up today, but I like it.

Links

How to decide who to marry: by kids

Bad Astronomy blog: Top 10 astronomy pictures of 2007

(video) Mongoose V Cobra

(video) Giant Optimus Prime Costume

Bow Fishing

Insane.

(via Noggie's Blog)

How Marbles Are Made

Sink Hole Disaster

Links

Galactic gold

Why I got fired

7 wonders of the underground world

7 submerged wonders of the world

Precious the smoking cat

The Gomboc

Self-righting, mathematical shape - The Gomboc.

A Gomboc (Hungarian: Gömböc) is a convex three-dimensional homogeneous body with just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium, with minimal "flatness" and "thinness" (suitably defined). This shape represents a class, i.e. it is not unique.

(via Reality Carnival)

Zero-G Dog

Self-Driving Car

Man Cold

Links

Pixar easter eggs

Why I don't go to the movies

Top 10 common historical myths

Top 50 fictional weapons

(images) Chromed cars

(blog) GunPorn

(cartoon) Why there are no toilets on Star Trek

(images) Lego brick art

(images) The 10 most awesome pictures from space

CaptureFX

Superb matte paintings by David Edwards.

Virgin America's Safety Video

(via Drawn)

Pac Man Christmas Tree

Heh, love this Pacman themed Christmas tree in Madrid, Spain (with video).

Is Europe a Country?

R2-D2 Translator

Type in your message and let R2 translate it.(via Cynical-C)

How to Make a Beat

Videogame Water

A look at the evolution of water effects in videogames.
(via Geek Press)

Gibson Self Tuning Guitar

Another reason to buy myself a Les Paul. One day.

The King of Maneuver

Guy performs a U-turn in a double decker bus on a narrow bridge.

How Well Do You Know Your World?

I scored 5/12 on my first go. See how you do with this geography quiz.

Pedal Car Gets Pulled Over by Police

Optical Illusion

Not seen this one before.

(via Bits and Pieces)

Tunnel Baby

Lamborghini Murcielago - 219 mph on a Public Road

(video) This could have ended badly.

(via Joel's Blog)

Conforming

Links

False facts you thought were true

Name that drug

How to find lost things

Top 100 games of 2007

Worlds tallest buildings in 1884

Asleep on the Job

Racist Boardgame?