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• Commented on Shackleton's Antarctic whisky found
  Well they could reach it eventually starting drilling from the Arctic.... it would just take a really really really long hole....
• Commented on Photographs of residents in their tiny flats in Hong Kong's oldest public housing estate
  I lived in a 110 square foot efficiency for 2 years as a grad student. Had a full size fold-up futon, a full size fridge, an oven, one sink, and a tiny closet with shower and toilet. It worked perfectly...
• Commented on Taste Test: natto, gooey fermented soy beans
  Show me shoyu, Kikkoman! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HckRLrBXQM...
• Commented on Moose mounts an American bison statue
  Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti....
• Commented on SAME we can believe in
  Lets see them try to stop wikileaks and bit torrent. Hasn't the Obama administration ever heard of the Streisand effect?...
• Commented on UN goons destroy academic poster describing China's censorwall
  'carted off'? More like 'vandalized and stolen'. Why didn't one of the poster authors or one of their colleagues who were standing by offer to roll it up and stick it in a cardboard tube for safekeeping? Large format full-color...
• Commented on TSA bans snowglobes. TSA, meet Archimedes.
  Why does the TSA still allow breast implants of greater than 3 fluid ounces? They don't even check to make sure passengers' bladders and bowels have been voided....
• Commented on NASA: water on the moon
  A similar article on the BBC says they found "as much as a dozen 2 gallon buckets". Why they couldn't just say 24 gallons or 91 liters remains a mystery....
• Commented on Home made Russian water purifier
  I wonder how easily it can be converted into a samogonny apparat....
• Commented on One morning in a fitness boot camp
  Girya or kettleballs usually come in fractions and multiples of 16 kilograms. A traditional pood is 16.38kg (36.11 lbs), though it's rounded to 16 kilos even for exercise weights....
• Commented on Replacing $100K diagnostic chip fab with Shrinky-Dinks and a laser-printer
  It would be even more awesome if she shrank the Shrinky Dinks in an Easy Bake oven....
• Commented on Hitler: football coach?
  You raise an excellent point, octopod. It was wrong of me to assume a Scottish veterans' group would be anti-lulz. :)...
• Commented on Hitler: football coach?
  Multiple choice surveys for the LOSE! If they had simply left a blank for the kids to fill in there wouldn't be a large portion of them picking the same red herring answer. Or, if you absolutely must use multiple...
• Commented on Stealthy anti-whaling powerboat
  So what do they DO with this boat to stop the big whaling ships? Play chicken on the high seas? At least with the basic rubber zodiac boats they were able to chuck stink bombs at the whaling ships. Seems...
• Commented on Courage (and training) defined.
  Adding "alleged" is a safe move for journalism, but it's still along the same lines as anti-science people who talk about, say, the "alleged" theory of evolution. But getting back on topic, I will gladly affirm that officer Munley is...
• Commented on Fort Hood Shooter bought "cop killer" at "Guns Galore"
  The "cop killer" phrase was part of the original article. IMHO it's better to quote directly rather than paraphrase or put words into the mouths of the original author. Besides, it generates a healthy discussion. Just hope it stays civil...
• Commented on Fort Hood Shooter bought "cop killer" at "Guns Galore"
  Reposting a comment from a friend here: Yet another REAL WORLD proof that on body carry as for personal protection is FTW! Not in your car or in your book bag or as locked in your desk at work. On...
• Commented on Fort Hood Shooter bought "cop killer" at "Guns Galore"
  "Calling the Five-Seven a "cop-killer gun" is pure hype." Exactly. You can kill cops (or anyone) with just about any gun, or a car, or a baseball bat, or commonly available poisons, or .... Xeni, good on ya for being...
• Commented on Secret copyright treaty leaks. It's bad. Very bad.
  @anonymous #25 Well now that the treaty has been leaked, you know the rules and so do I....
• Commented on Douchebag solidarity movement
  Wikipedia doesn't think that word means what Laughing Squid thinks it means. As of right now: "The term refers to a person with a variety of negative qualities, specifically arrogance and engaging in obnoxious and/or irritating actions without malicious intent....
• Commented on How the DC snipers hacked an ex-police car to make a killing machine
  @douchsniper: yeah it takes a truly evil, devious criminal mind to "rig" the cigarette lighter to run a laptop power supply. Personally, I blame it all on big tobacco....
• Commented on Anti-vaccine fear versus science
  Antivax stupidity isn't limited to human vaccines. I recently started listening to some dog obedience podcasts by Ed Frawley. The guy might be an OK dog trainer, but he's vehemently opposed to vaccinating his dogs, out of fear of "vaccinosis".......
• Commented on DARPA challenge -- find 10 red balloons, win $40,000
  @Scuba SM, @Sceadugenga: What if anonymous was the one to plant fake red balloons? I'm also curious what happens if a balloon pops. Will somebody from DARPA rush out and replace it right away? Oh, also, THE GAME....
• Commented on Canadian folk singer dies after coyote attack
  That's tragic and creepy. I wonder if she was already under impairment or physically wounded when the coyotes attacked? They usually won't go after a walking, talking fullgrown adult, but somebody who fell down and broke their leg, or is...
• Commented on DARPA challenge -- find 10 red balloons, win $40,000
  Maybe DARPA got a little jealous of the Heenes? 10 roter Wetterballons Auf ihrem Weg zum Horizont Hielt man fuer UFOs aus dem All Es war ein Medien-Notfall Eine Bloggerrstaffel hinterher Alarm zu geben, wenn es so war Dabei war...
• Commented on Review: Dyson DC25 Blueprint LE
  I sure hope your Kirby would beat the tar of out a Dyson. They're cast from solid metal and mirror polished. Both vacuum brands, however, have issues with wacky cults....
• Commented on The $147.72 "audio grade" power socket
  Yep almost all the comments at parts-express.com have been deleted. Two of the three remaining "reviews" look like astroturfing. The third surviving review is from a professional installer who admits to using the outlets to fleece his pockets....
• Commented on The $147.72 "audio grade" power socket
  I purchased an Audio Grade power Socket for the refrigerator I use to store my Tuscan Whole Milk. Best investment ever. I'm also considering more Audio Grade Sockets for the washing machine, dryer and iron that I use to care...
• Commented on WTF is "Dairy Drink?"
  This is the perfect beverage for lactose intolerant diabetics!...
• Commented on Science of Scams: Derren Brown and Kat the Scientist debunk the paranormal industry
  What is up with ghost investigation TV shows these days? A bunch of people drive a van to a likely venue and whip out digital voice recorders and EMF meters, while yucking it up with the locals about how the...