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| Monday, January 23, 2006 12:11 PM |
| The Unimaginable Past and the Unforeseeable Future |
 by Fëanor |
- This rocks: Iceland is going to try to abandon gasoline and run everything on pollution-free, local renewable resources - hydrogen fuel harvested from water, to be specific. The fuel costs two to three times as much as gasoline, but gets up to three times the mileage, so it evens out. Awesome. I didn't think I'd ever say this, but we should be more like Iceland. (Via Digg)
- Of course, we might be able to get the one-up on Iceland, with the help of China and other world powers, if we get this whole nuclear fusion thing working. Artificial sun! Infinite clean energy! Sweet! (Via Backwards City, who suspect this might not work out so well)
- Headline - take the form of...cruel irony! Police Computers Clash With Dunkin' Donuts System. That's funny stuff. (Via Digg)
- Cinematical's got links to a bunch of interesting trailers for upcoming movies that you probably haven't seen before. Check 'em.
- Apparently, there was a live-action Japanese Spider-Man TV show! But really all they did was steal the costume and the name, and then change everything else, thus creating another typical Japanese TV show for kids, complete with giant transforming robot (named the "Marveller," apparently as a reference to the web slinger's parent company) and sweet super car. Years later, American fans took the first episode, added deliberately hilarious, occasionally reliable English subtitles, uploaded it to the internet, and voila! Gold!
Seriously, though, I really enjoyed this for some reason, and I think you might, too. It is really long, however, so wait until you have the time to take it all in and really mull it over. Thanks, Sarcasmo! (For more info on the Japanese Spider-Man show, read the Stomp Tokyo review!)
- Speaking of spiders, did you know that their feet stick to things using van der Waals force? And that they stick so thoroughly that they can hang on even when holding 170 times their own weight?! And that we could possibly steal their technique to make better post-it notes, among other more exciting things?!? Well, you know now. And knowing is...well, you know. Half the thing. So there you go. (Via Digg)
- I should hope that Sarcasmo already has a copy of this handy manual: How to Survive a Robot Uprising. Looks like an important and fun guide to staying alive during the inevitable robot apocalypse of the future! I might have to pick up a copy. (Via Backwards City)
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