Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Organizing Your Freezer
Boxes take up way more space than bags do in your freezer. Here is a life hack fro getting rid of all of those boxes:
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
My To Do List
I've been working on my new years resolution to be more productive. I think it's going pretty well.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Chuck Norris Jokes
As you all know, Chuck Norris is the manliest man that has ever lived. Here are some Chuck Norris Jokes:
The reason newborn babies cry is because they know they have just entered a world with Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris can see John Cena.
Chuck noris doesnt go swimming, water just wants to be around him
Chuck Norris will never have a heart attack. His heart isn’t nearly foolish enough to attack him.
If at first you don’t succeed, you’re not Chuck Norris.
When Chuck Norris’s daughter lost her virginity, he got it back.
Chuck Norris can tie his shoes with his feet.
Chuck Norris can delete the Recycling Bin.
Chuck Norris doesn’t cheat death; he wins fair and square.
Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a condom because there’s no such thing as protection from Chuck Norris.
A bulletproof vest wears Chuck Norris for protection.
Chuck Norris can hear sign language.
Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Chuck Norris can kill 100 percent of whatever the hell he wants.
Chuck Norris’ calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd. No one fools Chuck Norris.
When Chuck Norris gives you the finger, he’s telling you how many seconds you have left to live.
The real reason Hitler killed himself is because he found out that Chuck Norris is Jewish.
Chuck Norris can drown a fish.
Bill Gates lives in constant fear that Chuck Norris’ PC will crash.
Chuck Norris’s computer has no "backspace" button, Chuck Norris doesn’t make mistakes.
If he wanted to, Chuck Norris could rob a bank, by phone.
Chuck Norris can find the end of a circle.
Chuck Norris can sit in the corner of a round room.
When Chuck Norris tells a racist joke, he doesn't look over his shoulder first.
The reason newborn babies cry is because they know they have just entered a world with Chuck Norris.
Chuck Norris can see John Cena.
Chuck noris doesnt go swimming, water just wants to be around him
Chuck Norris will never have a heart attack. His heart isn’t nearly foolish enough to attack him.
If at first you don’t succeed, you’re not Chuck Norris.
When Chuck Norris’s daughter lost her virginity, he got it back.
Chuck Norris can tie his shoes with his feet.
Chuck Norris can delete the Recycling Bin.
Chuck Norris doesn’t cheat death; he wins fair and square.
Chuck Norris doesn’t wear a condom because there’s no such thing as protection from Chuck Norris.
A bulletproof vest wears Chuck Norris for protection.
Chuck Norris can hear sign language.
Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Chuck Norris can kill 100 percent of whatever the hell he wants.
Chuck Norris’ calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd. No one fools Chuck Norris.
When Chuck Norris gives you the finger, he’s telling you how many seconds you have left to live.
The real reason Hitler killed himself is because he found out that Chuck Norris is Jewish.
Chuck Norris can drown a fish.
Bill Gates lives in constant fear that Chuck Norris’ PC will crash.
Chuck Norris’s computer has no "backspace" button, Chuck Norris doesn’t make mistakes.
If he wanted to, Chuck Norris could rob a bank, by phone.
Chuck Norris can find the end of a circle.
Chuck Norris can sit in the corner of a round room.
When Chuck Norris tells a racist joke, he doesn't look over his shoulder first.
Friday, February 24, 2012
What Shopping Malls Were Like in 1989
“At the time, the mall was the new public space, the new community center where people would interact,” Galinsky told TODAY.com. He had no idea what those pictures would mean two decades later. “This was pre-Internet, pre-cellphone, there was smoking in malls, it was before the Gulf War. It was this weird moment in time where things were getting ready to change,” he said. “Sometimes when you’re taking pictures, you don’t know what is or is not going to be there 20 years later.”
Galinsky is now raising money to try to turn his “Malls Across America" multimedia project into a book. Click here to see some more totally radical images.
50 Cool Phone Booths
A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box or telephone box is a small structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience. In the USA, Canada and Australia, "telephone booth" is used, while in the UK and the rest of the Commonwealth it is a "telephone box" or "phone box". Such a booth usually has a door to provide privacy and a window to let others know if the booth is in use.
You don't see many phone booths these days because everyone has a cell phone. But there are still a few out there, and some are pretty cool. Here are 50 cool phone booths for your enjoyment:
You don't see many phone booths these days because everyone has a cell phone. But there are still a few out there, and some are pretty cool. Here are 50 cool phone booths for your enjoyment:
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| A few owls |
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| A seal on a glacier |
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| The world |
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| A gothic design in Dubai |
Pistol Grip Door Knobs
These pistol grip door knobs are a real "blast." No, no, these pistol grip door knobs are "smokin'" Sorry for the puns, they were a real "shot" in the dark. Ahaaa. No but seriously, these are pretty cool.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Simon Beck's Snow Art
Artist Simon Beck creates these amazing pieces of snow art by walking in the snow wearing raquettes (snowshoes).
I wrote Simon and asked him a couple of questions:
Q: How long does it take you?
A: "Typically a large design is the size of 3 soccer fields and takes 2 days. In this context a day means until I get too tired to continue, how long this takes is mainly a function of the snow condition and how tired I was before I started. Usually between 5 and 9 hours."
Q: What inspires you?
A: "Most of the designs are simple geometric figures, or figures generated by repeating simple rules at different scales. In due course of time I hope to harvest pictures others have taken on these things during the process of making them, to demonstrated how it is done."
His personal facebook page is here. His artist facebook page is here.
I wrote Simon and asked him a couple of questions:
Q: How long does it take you?
A: "Typically a large design is the size of 3 soccer fields and takes 2 days. In this context a day means until I get too tired to continue, how long this takes is mainly a function of the snow condition and how tired I was before I started. Usually between 5 and 9 hours."
Q: What inspires you?
A: "Most of the designs are simple geometric figures, or figures generated by repeating simple rules at different scales. In due course of time I hope to harvest pictures others have taken on these things during the process of making them, to demonstrated how it is done."
His personal facebook page is here. His artist facebook page is here.
Bart Simpson's Chalkboard Jokes
Is this all of them? There are 500 episodes to date (02/21/12), so there should be 500 quotes. Anyone feel like counting?
Monday, February 20, 2012
Taco Bell to Introduce Doritos Shell
The Mexican fast food giant’s website is currently highlighting a countdown clock until March 8. That’s the day it will roll out its new Doritos Locos Tacos.
According to CNN, the new product will boast a shell made of Nacho Cheese Doritos chips.
This is why you're fat.
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Gross Fast Food Ingredients
This is a summary of an article found at Mother Nature Network. There are some rather
1. Duck feathers and human hair (l-cysteine)
These are the two most-common sources for l-cysteine, an amino acid used to condition dough for increased pliability, which facilitates better machine processing.
Although originally the primary source for l-cysteine was human hair, many manufacturers seem to have moved away from hair-derived l-cysteine and on to the more-palatable duck feathers. About 80 percent of l-cysteine is now derived from feathers. In other words, there is still a %20 chance you are eating human hair.
To be fair, the resultant additive is far-removed from its original source — but still.
2. Sand (silicon dioxide)
Silicon dioxide, also known as silica (also known as sand!), is used as an anti-caking agent. It is often added to processed beef and chicken to prevent clumping, and is listed in the ingredient panels for chili from both Wendy’s and Taco Bell.
3. Wood (cellulose)
Processed wood pulp, known as cellulose, is used in everything from cheese to salad dressing, from muffins to strawberry syrup. Food processors use it to thicken and stabilize foods, replace fat and boost fiber content. Mmm, fiber!
Ironically, with the increase in nutritional awareness has come an increase in the use of cellulose — with the addition of wood pulp, products can boast of less fat and more fiber. Just don’t mind the wood.
McDonalds, Taco Bell, KFC, Sonic, Pizza Hut, Wendy’s, Arby’s, Jack in the Box, and many others include cellulose in their repertoire.
4. Silly Putty plastic (dimethylpolysiloxane)
Dimethylpolysiloxane, a form of silicone used in cosmetics and Silly Putty, is also found in many a fast-food fried thing. It is the secret ingredient that keeps fryer oil from foaming. McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish and French fries have it, as do Wendy’s Natural-Cut Fries With Sea Salt. In fact, most fast-food items that bathe in a deep-fat fryer are imbued with a hint of dimethylpolysiloxane.
5. Petroleum-derived preservatives (TBHQ)
Tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) is made from compounds derived from petroleum and finds a home in cosmetic and skincare products, varnish, lacquers and resins — and processed food. McDonald’s, for example, uses it in 18 products ranging from their Fruit and Walnut Salad to Griddle Cakes to McNuggets.
6. Soil fertilizer (ammonium sulfate)
Ammonium sulfate is sold by chemical companies to food manufacturers as “yeast food for bread,” and many fast-food companies list the ingredient in their bakery products.
Carminic acid, is a commonly used red food coloring that comes from the dried, crushed bodies of female scale insects called cochineal. Variously known as Cochineal, Cochineal Extract, Carmine, Crimson Lake, Natural Red 4, C.I. 75470, E120 — it is used in a wide variety of products ranging from some meat, sausages, processed poultry products, marinades, bakery products, toppings, cookies, desserts, icings, pie fillings, jams, preserves, gelatins, juices, drinks, dairy products, sauces and dessert products.
From the same family of the cochineal comes the Lac beetle, which is the source of shellac. The female beetle secretes a resin that is scraped from trees in Southeast Asia and Mexico. The resin is collected and processed into a shiny coating to be donned by a variety of foods, including candy, vitamins, pills, tablets, capsules, chocolate and waxed fresh fruit. You won’t find beetle excretions on the ingredients list, however, look for its aliases: Confectioner's Glaze, Resinous Glaze, Shellac, Pharmaceutical Glaze, Pure Food Glaze, Natural Glaze, or Lac-Resin.
8. Meat paste-goop (mechanically separated meat)
It is commonly referred to as “pink slime.” Looking more like frosting than pureed meat and bone bits, the FDA defines mechanically separated poultry (MSP) as “a paste-like and batter-like poultry product produced by forcing bones, with attached edible tissue, through a sieve or similar device under high pressure to separate bone from the edible tissue.”
After the meat slurry has been produced, it is sometimes treated with ammonium hydroxide to remove excess bacteria. Ammonium hydroxide is also used as a household cleaner and in fertilizers.
Mechanically separated meat is to blame for a number of processed meat products; think hot dogs, salami, bologna, burgers and many a chicken nugget.
More Than You Wanted to Know About Leap Year
This year we will be unfortunate enough to have an added day in the worst month of the year, February. But did you ever wonder why leap day falls in February? Or what the odds are that one lady had three children, each born on consecutive leap years? Take a look at the fun and interesting facts and learn the real reason why we are give an extra day every four years.
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How to Play Snake on YouTube
Streaming 720P or higher on YouTube? Taking too long? Enjoy.
*Note: it must be streaming at at least 720P
*Note: it must be streaming at at least 720P
Thursday, February 16, 2012
28 Strange Wedding Cake Toppers
My wife and I didn't have a wedding cake topper, because we didn't see anything that could possibly improve on a pile of Twinkies. Still, some people use them, and they can get pretty creative. Here are 28 strange, unique and funny wedding cake toppers:
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| I own this now |
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| No, I'm not busy, what's up? |
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| How do they still have tongues? |
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| Dinosaur bones |
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| It was an accident |
How To Perform CPR
Ever wondered how to perform CPR? Well here are some detailed, step-by-step instructions. Note: do not follow instructions.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Awesome Bonsai Treehouse
Awesome bonsai treehouse is awesome.
For nearly a decade since the late 1970s artist Takanori Aiba worked as a maze illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE. The following decade he worked as an architect and finally in 2003 decided to merge the two crafts—the design of physical space and the drawing of labyrinths—into these incredibly detailed tiny worlds. Using craft paper, plastic, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and other materials Aiba constructs sprawling miniature communities that wrap around bonsai trees, lighthouses, and amongst the cliffs of nearly vertical islands. I would love to visit every single one of these places, if only I was 6 feet shorter. See more of Aiba’s work here.
For nearly a decade since the late 1970s artist Takanori Aiba worked as a maze illustrator for Japanese fashion magazine POPYE. The following decade he worked as an architect and finally in 2003 decided to merge the two crafts—the design of physical space and the drawing of labyrinths—into these incredibly detailed tiny worlds. Using craft paper, plastic, plaster, acrylic resin, paint and other materials Aiba constructs sprawling miniature communities that wrap around bonsai trees, lighthouses, and amongst the cliffs of nearly vertical islands. I would love to visit every single one of these places, if only I was 6 feet shorter. See more of Aiba’s work here.
The Models for American Gothic
Here are the models used for the famous painting Grant Wood painting "American Gothic."
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