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February 7th, 2008
by Miss Cellania - February 7, 2008 - 1:10 AM

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Eyewitness testimony results in many convictions, even when it’s just plain wrong. Misattribution is another memory quirk that average person doesn’t know about.Gong_hay_fat_choy_small.gif
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Top Eight Most Poisonous Animals. Most live in Australia, where people wear thongs on their feet year-round. Go figure.
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The ABCs of Love. A nonsensical poem and candy hearts add up to a sweet video valentine.
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Top Ten Do-It-Yourself Home Projects. I’ve got to try the automatic pantry light!
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14 Horrible Moments in Valentines Day History. Kinda brings the romantic mood down just a little.
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7 lottery winners who lost their millions. This is why they call the lottery a tax on people who are bad at math.
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Sonic Boom. Insane high-speed low passes in jets. Step right up, getcha thrills here!
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Behind the flute solo in Debussy’s L’après-midi d’un faune AND an explanation of the flute’s erotic origins.

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Comments (9)

  1. Home Improvements: I like the wine rack. Mine is made from lengths of 4″ PVC pipe, but cardboard mailing tubes are a nice idea.

    posted by fixedgear on 2-7-2008 at 6:27 am

  2. Shouldn’t that be ‘venomous’ animals? They aren’t really poisonous unless you ingest them, right?

    posted by craban on 2-7-2008 at 11:25 am

  3. Yes, and the comments at the site point that out. But I didn’t want to change the title of the article.

    posted by Miss Cellania on 2-7-2008 at 11:49 am

  4. You should give a translation for the Chinese characters. I think they mean “Happy New Year” don’t they?

    posted by Ken David on 2-7-2008 at 12:43 pm

  5. I’m pretty sure that’s what it says. I was hoping someone who reads Chinese better than I would confirm it here. Welcome to the Year of the Rat!

    posted by Miss Cellania on 2-7-2008 at 12:51 pm

  6. It is the “Gong Xi Fa Cai” in mandarin or “Gung Hay Fat Choy” when said in cantonese.

    It literally(sorta) means, Congratulations on your prosperity. It is often said as a New Year’s greeting and thus is sometimes mistaken for “Happy New Year”.

    Happy New Year is “Xin Nian Kuai le” in mandarin and “Sun Neen Fai Lok” in cantonese. Image of the “Happy New Year” characters in the website link.

    Hope this helps!

    posted by Nick on 2-7-2008 at 12:58 pm

  7. I have made an automatic sprinkler system. Instead of underground I use strategically placed hoses and impact sprinklers. At first I automated it using Y pipes (with built in valves, and 60 minute watering timers. Every spring I set it up an take it in every fall. Total cost about $100-$200 dollars.

    Then I got lazy, and didn’t want to have to turn on the timers. So I bought an automatic sprinkler controller and a few electic valves, some copper pipe, elbows and hose bibs. Now I have a fully automated version. For about an additional $125.

    posted by Stew on 2-7-2008 at 2:00 pm

  8. “Baby, I like the way you play the flute!” HA! A good way to get slapped.

    Oh, and, they call the Lottery “a tax on people who don’t do math” because these people haven’t looked at the odds of winning, not because a rare few winners lose it all. Sheesh.

    posted by Moon on 2-7-2008 at 2:26 pm

  9. I served on an aircraft carrier and worked in the nuclear reactor plant (engine room). When the jets would create a sonic boom near the ship all of the corrosion products would come loose within the air ducts and blow all over the engine room. Lots of extra cleanup for the reactor department guys.

    posted by John C on 2-8-2008 at 9:39 am

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