Some particularly unusual units of measurement. If you have trouble converting miles to kilometers, wait until you try converting Smoots to Portzebies.
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A Visual Guide to the Financial Crisis: Unemployment Rates. This flow chart always leads back to lots of people with no job. (via Dark Roasted Blend)
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Ten YouTube Comments Translated into Standard English. I’m glad someone did it; YouTube is a language I have trouble learning.
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Six types of geniuses, based on Dave’s observations at Caltech. Recognize anyone you know in these?
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Travis Pastrana accomplishes an amazing tricycle jump. This would be an amazing jump no matter what kind of child’s toy he used.
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Dust masks and goggles are flying off the shelves in Anchorage. Residents are bracing for an eruption from Mt. Redoubt, which could spew ash all over southern Alaska.
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Live strange, die strange, and leave a strange gravestone. These examples will have people scratching their heads for many years to come.