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A new concept on where babies come from that’s entirely unexpected (but entirely cute) (Thanks Kolja!)
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The beauty and precision of mandalas is breathtaking, but the practice of erasing them when complete shows nothing is permanent. I always want to intervene at the last second and cry “Noooo!!!” but I think that’s missing the point.
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As your scrape for pennies, don’t allow your precious pooch to fall from the lap of luxury. Check out these Ridiculous Hotel Pet Amenities. As the site says, “there’s no ‘dog’ in ‘recession.’”
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From people much more talented than I, photos from the 2009 World Sand Sculpture Festival.
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Another oldie but goodie: Right Brain vs Left. I can get it to go both ways but I can’t isolate how (blinking? Staring at the torso? The foot? Sheer will?)
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From the Annals of Too Much Time: silly but also hilarious and … true: the M&M color championship.
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Spring in full bloom – it’s tulip season in the Netherlands! A landscape of rainbows.
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Absolutely Beautiful Cave Views
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Be forewarned! Here’s a list of the most dangerous roads in the world. It’s easy to see why – with such spectacular views I doubt many people are paying proper attention to where they are going!
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N ur interwebz, hackin ur pollz: 4chan up to his old tricks again.
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From Cracked, the 12 saddest world record attempts. Funny, but a little crass for the sensitive.
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Er, speaking of …. Pope condoms! When you really need to get out of the mood.
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More clever advertising that makes me know that eventually everything will be a stage for ads.
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Intriguing animation showcase. Like those kitchen appliances that can look like cabinets, I wish my printer and scanner looked like books. (Merci Jan!)
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From my friend Declan: You’ve probably seen this before, but it is a classic. Hilarious Amazon commentary on a ridiculous cable. Does anyone remember the tank that used to be featured on there as well?
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From Bobby, judge for yourself the racial nature of this Jell-O commercial from the 60s. (Thanks Bobby!)
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So why did the chicken cross the road? Centuries of thinkers theoretically weigh in with their chicken philosophy
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Somehow I find this time lapse of the cosmos soothing.
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Hope everyone has a lovely and productive weekend – keep sending in links, blogs and internet findings to FlossyLinks@gmail.com!
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I can get the lady to spin both ways too. The way I do it is: I cover her up with my hand, then imagine her spinning one way, then uncover. Then I do it with the other direction. It works every time.
posted by Kasey on 5-2-2009 at 3:12 pm
There’s two other Amazon pages that have hilarious reviews.
DH Classic Yellow Cake 12ct
and
Uranium Ore
The uranium links to some other ones that have the potential to be funny as well.
posted by Nick on 5-2-2009 at 4:55 pm
The sixteenth link is actually from me. I must have forgotten to sign the e-mail.
Sorry. Glad to see it works, though!
posted by Sara in AL on 5-2-2009 at 5:42 pm
I can get the lady to spin counterclockwise by staring intently at her feet and then looking up – but blinking resets her to clockwise.
posted by Aemi on 5-2-2009 at 7:58 pm
Initially counterclockwise. I can get it to spin clockwise if I stare at the shadow of her feet. It does take some will power though.
posted by Lisa on 5-2-2009 at 11:09 pm
Initially the lady was spinning counter-clockwise. I looked down for a second and when I looked at the lady she was spinning clockwise. After that She would spin clockwise then counter clockwise without my looking away. Maybe that is why I have trouble making up my mind!
posted by JaneM on 5-3-2009 at 9:30 am
Oops, sorry Sara it just said “Bobby” as the email – but thanks for the link! When I searched for it myself it worked fine.
And I knew you smart Flossers could get the lady to turn this way and that … i just wish there was a site that explained more what it means. Anyone know of one?
posted by Allison Keene on 5-3-2009 at 11:42 am
Yep, I can make the lady swing around either way, just by sheer will. clockwise, now anti. i think i’m the one controlling her actually.
posted by Amanda on 5-3-2009 at 9:09 pm
I found that crossing my eyes allowed the lady swing in a counter-clockwise or clockwise position fairly quickly. It’s pretty cool :P.
posted by Lilly on 5-3-2009 at 10:03 pm
She switches from right foot to left foot…is this part of the illusion or is it actually happening?
posted by Katherine on 6-29-2009 at 2:29 am