Overheard today on the radio: a true story that happened here in Alberta recently:
A young man (no name is given) has been hiding in his garage tinkering with the chemicals in his self-proclaimed "laboratory". His other buddy came to visit and was met with a huge enthusiasm.
"You are just in time to witness my total triumph! I just put together a solution that is going to change the world. Would you like to try it? - What does it do? - If you drink it, it will make you fly! It is a gravity-defying solution that will fill your veins and you will float in the air like a bird, or a balloon... "
His buddy was looking in doubt at the bottles of the ingredients, each one sporting a big "POISON" label. "Don't worry, it's not really what the labels say. I stick them on to scare the others away"
The radio announcer paused here, in disbelief, and proceeded to tell the end of the story - yes, you guessed correctly.
The boy (only a teenager) drank the noxious black liquid, and his screams were heard all over the neighborhood. His mother got him the medical help, and the doctor said that he will be alright... in time.
Sounds like a good contender for the Darwin Award.... I can't believe such gullibility exists today ... plus it seems that a certain kind of "mad scientists" are still around... equipped with modern marketing techniques.
Here is a picture to make you think of more "bright ideas" to try, but for goodness sake, do not test them on your family members!
Making all sci-fi punks in the world "feel lucky", since 2008
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Korolev said...
Incredibly stupid, maybe, but not as stupid as the teenager who tried to play Russian Roulette with an automatic pistol - he did get a Darwin award. I don't think anyone can top that.
Great Blog by the way. One of the best I've ever seen.
"Everyone knows that Japanese live on their own time. Their culture is alternatively more fast-paced and intense than the rest of the western world (like in urban areas), or more relaxed and introspective (like a Japanese garden)."
You have never lived in Japan have you? Take it from someone who has had a decade of living in-country and two decades of Japanese language and culture, you need to update your knowledge of the country beyond comics, anime and samurai movies. Try DOGS AND DEMONS.
Soon, Rachel, soon. All pregnancies seem to last forever (as if I would know). However, you should go post even a short entry on that blog to add to the "bloated bloggosity of the bloggosphere"
... I remember now that tsunami was after the explosion of Krakatoa, and it may be the same ship; nobody ever moved that one- nobody had the money or the will to do it. Krakatoa killed more people than the tsunami in 2004, if I recall correctly. first the explosion and then tsunamis that just kept on coming.
It could not be the Aral Sea, even if it does look like some other pics from there. The surrounding geography is not a sea bottom, and besides - the valley the ship is in is a so called V valley, carved out by a river over long periodes of time. if it isnt photoshopped i'd guess it is some king of former great river somwhere in asia/old ussr that is being depleted.
The opening of story should bring the characters alive for the readers. The absolute master, at least in English, of the opening was Dickens. His second best opening, clearly achieving the goal, was _David Copperfield_: "I am born."
But, by far the best, is the opening to _A Christmas Carol_: "Marley was dead, to begin with." Now how is that for bringing your characters alive?
A collection of interesting articles, photos and links. Blog is being updated very often but as it's only been going for a couple of months... Overall I thought the blog was very good with a nice range of subject. I've bookmarked it for a proper read later on!
Excellent blog and thanks for the opportunity to share my thoughts here. I am putting together a collection of photos and information on Citroen and so far I managed to cover some of the models, such as the Citroen Traction Avant, Citroen Dyane or the extravagant Citroen C3 Pluriel. I hope you’ll find the website to be interesting, in case you want to pay it a visit.
That fish car is mega ridiculous. Only a very silly genius would ACTUALLY build it instead of discarding the idea after a chuckle. I want one. Thanks for the laugh.
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Incredibly stupid, maybe, but not as stupid as the teenager who tried to play Russian Roulette with an automatic pistol - he did get a Darwin award. I don't think anyone can top that.
Great Blog by the way. One of the best I've ever seen.
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