Via this BBC news article I discovered a neat little tool called Impact Earth (available here) which simulates objects impacting the Earth. You start off by specifying your impacting object in terms of size, composition and speed and then choose the impact location -...
The Daily Mash strikes again.
Try as I might to refrain from posting Mash articles, the following one on the new Police guidebook on religions has had me laughing like a drain for the last 10 minutes : NEW police guidelines on religious tolerance will include how to behave sensitively when being...
Ghost of a flea’s thought for the day.
Via the intriguingly named Ghost of a Flea, this little post caught my eye (emphasis mine) : You are a mad jihadist "You want to launch a mass casualty attack using guns and grenades in a Western city." Do you: Choose Italy where there are three separate armed police...
How much power does a mercedes need ffs!
Take one Mercedes Benz S 600, give it to Brabus for a little while and you get one of these : The original engine was a 5.5 liter unit which is obviously underpowered so they change it to a 6.3l V12 and then, still not satisifed, stick on twin turbos! You then have...
Bizarre deaths.
Via Pravda (no, not the BBC), a morbidly amusing article about some bizarre deaths : ... Descriptions of absurd deaths can be traced back in ancient times. In most cases, they sound like black humor jokes. For example, in year 207 B.C. Chrysippus, a Greek philosopher...
German Farm Girls Calendar 2011
Whilst randomly following links I was rather surprised to discover the Deutscher Bauernkalendar 2011 or German Farmgirls Calendar at thelocal.de. Some rather busty wenches amongst the photos as well as you can see from the selection below (you can see them all on the...
Environmentalists just want to kill the fun in life.
A great little post I spotted at the Adam Smith Institute regarding increasing duties on flights has the following insightful paragraph (emphasis mine) : This duty hike is especially rotten because it taxes one of the most fun things most people have in their lives....
Education killing creativity.
Sent by one of the Waspsnest Estonian co-conspirators, an enlightening and very amusing video of a talk by Sir Ken Robinson on the state of our education system and how it is killing creativity. One great quote from the video to whet your appetite - "We have a huge...
Musical Interlude – Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica, possibly better known for their classical covers of metal tracks (see below for the second video - cover of a Metallica track), also have a fine line in pieces of their own - Farewell being a damned fine example of their work. There is something about...
Topless sledging – Oh yes!
The Wasp is not a great sports fan but this is one sport that certainly appeals and, in the spirit of Monty Python, here is some gratuitous nudity to offend the righteous : It may not be the Winter Olympics but this topless tobogganing tournament has certainly got...