Friday Links!
We are loaded and beyond this week, so Happy Halloween (soon) and let's get started.Leading off, from JL, one of the funniest parody ideas I've ever seen: The Beatles singing "Stairway To Heaven".
Next, a special Halloween link from Hogie Chang, and it's a doozy: The Monster Club: Horror and SciFi Old Time Radio. This will waste a good part of your day.
From Shane Courtrille, a link to video of a Transformer's Halloween costume.
From Randy Graham, a fantastic article from Air & Space magazine titled How The Spaceship Got Its Shape.
From David Gloier, an excellent interactive graphic titled Cell Size And Scale (use the slider). Also, a story about a 10-foot great white shark being bitten nearly in half by another shark--with one bite (with photo).
From Jason Maddox, an incredibly ingenious idea: the reverse geocache puzzle.
From me, a link to a remarkable piece of exercise equipment: a reduced gravity trainer. Totally incredible.
From The Edwin Garcia Links Machine, one of the most amazing pieces of trampolining I've ever seen. Next, via the unstoppable Gamers With Jobs, a remarkable piece of goofiness from the 1970s titled Prisencolinensinainciusol. Next, a fantastic video of a robot bricklayer. Here's a link to one of the best episodes of This American Life ever, when a fake tv camera obsessed an elementary school.
From Jesse Leimkuehler, a story about the opening of the longest golf course in the world. Also, a discovery that throws our model of the heliosphere into doubt.
From Andrew, a link to the 1973 cover of Radio Electronics, featuring the Lancaster TV Typewriter.
From Stephen Abel, a story about how scientists have discovered the gene that cancer-proofs the cells of a naked mole rat.
It's a Sirius deluge this week, and leading off, it's the discovery of the first "skylight" on the moon, a deep hole that could open into an underground tunnel. Next, scientists have unraveled the mystery of the fungal disease that has killed millions of frogs. Next, a slideshow Traveling Through Time and Stars (this is really quite amazing). Also, a link to scientists unraveling the secret of drought resistance at the molecular level. One more, and it's Tiny ears found on butterfly’s wings.
Form Julian Bell, a link to one of the best charitable ideas I've ever seen: a zombie walk.
From Jeff Gardiner, it's 5 Real Life Soldiers Who Make Rambo Look Like a Pussy (Simo Hayha is EPIC).
From Ronny Mo, a link to a very moving and poignant statement by an 86-year old WWII veteran on gay marriage.
From hippo, a link to a story about the first successful creation of artificial life.
From Phil Honeywell, a link to a very compelling "music video" (and excellent use of Auto Tune ) called The Symphony Of Science.
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