Posts Tagged ‘Stranger Than Fiction’

Bang a drum and not your head against a wall

Friday, February 20th, 2004

Drum Circles in the workplace are beneficial to moral:

According to Bittman, making music may bring people together better than other group activities, such as group retreats or team sports, because it is more cost-effective and accessible to people of all physical abilities. Furthermore, music may inspire more openness to others by asking people to adopt “a level of communication (they) weren’t accustomed to,” he noted.

Pull back to reveal

Monday, January 19th, 2004

Just to prove how much in this world is hidden in plain sight: Canadian drug officials found a massive marijuana grow opperation in an abbandon Molson brewery near one of the busier highways in Ontario.

Something fishy about flying (sorry, I couldn’t avoid that pun).

Monday, January 19th, 2004

Are fish now more dangerous that box cutters on airplanes? Well, obviously this one security officer thought so. You have to read this tale of fish and airplanes post 9/11 to believe it. On the plus side, the tale has a happy ending.

You do realize with that much alcohol he was basicly embalming himself, right?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2003

So did you hear about the Latvian guy who had a 7.22 blood alcohol level and lived? Just for comparison’s sake:

An average person would vomit at around 1.2, lose consciousness at 3.0 and stop breathing at a level of about 4.0 parts per million, Zvidre said, adding: “This is one for the Guinness Book of Records.”

Wow. Talk about binge drinking.

Fish sold by species and wattage

Friday, July 11th, 2003

Sick and tired of your electric bills skyrocketing all due to the lighting on your aquarium? Well, science has come through once again with glow in the dark fish! Not only cool to look at, but cost effective to boot. Who knew genetically modified pets could be so much fun?