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• Commented on Crucixion and beheading for child rapist in Saudi Arabia
  can't we just torture the guy and show it on tv? wouldn't that have more deterrent value?...
• Commented on EZ Cracker egg cracker
  This is product for someone who has never cracked an egg since when he was 6 years old. You know, "makes a great present for your wife/mother". #10 jamiethehutt, I've seen a guy at a roadside stall who simply cuts...
• Commented on Traffic cameras used to harass and limit movement of peaceful protestors
  Are the police in the UK so free they have nothing better to do? Most police forces usually complain of not having enough officers. Abusing the system in this way will degrade its effectiveness. If thousands of protesters are incorrectly...
• Commented on Transborder Immigrant Tool helps Mexicans cross over safely
  The real problem is Americans do not have ID for their own citizens. The solution is to chip everyone in the country, and then install millions of readers at every road junction throughout the country. You could not walk 10...
• Commented on TSA bans snowglobes. TSA, meet Archimedes.
  What we need a is a new plot to blow up airplanes using other types of non-liquid explosives. For example, we can use a phone. Scoop out all it's innards and replace with a simple LCD screen and button battery....
• Commented on Lou Jing, half black Chinese girl, sparks race debate in China
  I'm in Asia, Malaysia to be exact. The racial divide here is not black vs white. In fact, aside from tourists and foreign students in the big cities, there are very few "whites" and "blacks" to be seen. But there...
• Commented on A Few More Questions
  I can imagine a story where 6b is actually true. After committing the deed, our hero gets zapped 50 years ahead to 1945. Just before he shoots himself, our "victim" explains to the hero why he did the things he...
• Commented on Books as planters
  Why don't we just make this up from scratch. Fake book spine, cover, fake text block. I think it would be easier....
• Commented on Kentucky creationist museum online
  Creationism != Christianity. It's an American cult....
• Commented on Man's pond mysteriously drained
  When he says he decided a leak could lose all that water that fast, he was actually thinking of water seeping through the walls. Did the decorative pond have a concrete bottom? Perhaps it cracked? With a big enough hole,...
• Commented on US Department of Defense classes protests as "low-level terrorism"
  Protesters are terrorists. They should be shot. Hey, they're doing that in Teheran....
• Commented on Lancaster, PA: the most spied-upon town in America
  I'm with Holtt. It's better that everyone has access to those video....
• Commented on Excavator buries itself
  It's not difficult. They're just doing it wrong. Dig a couple of holes. Push the sand into one big pile besides one of the holes. Climb into the hole. Reach out, pull in the sand, it collapses into your hole....
• Commented on Iran Election Crisis: 10 Significant Web Videos
  I don't understand why they're fighting to decide who will be the spokesman for the country. It's not like they're electing the leader of the country. Perhaps the government is thinking the same thing the hardliners in China were thinking...
• Commented on The Whistling Island of La Gomera
  That recording is not very loud. I get the feeling that everyone can shout much louder than they can whistle. Especially if you have to pronounce your words while whistling....
• Commented on Whatever Happened to the Self-Portrait of Hananuma Masakichi?
  Obviously the cure for tb is to pull out all your nails and teeth. And body hair....
• Commented on Junk science and cocaine scares
  Supposed there was a drug that has no significant bad side effect, other than addiction. Supposed that it is stronger than any existing drug, but can be taken safely without killing you. When you get off the high, you can...
• Commented on Bulletproof "tactical" corset
  Too much is exposed. Isn't the idea to cover as much as possible?...
• Commented on Stiglitz: America's double-standard on economic crises infuriates the poor world
  The people in the developing countries sees this as proof that the medicine the IMF administers is not really medicine, but poison. These were pushed by the rich countries, acting through the IMF, and designed to destroy the economies of...
• Commented on Growing the Poison Pepper
  It's not poison. Just extremely strong. I don't wear gloves either. Or wash with oil, or soap, or anything, other than plain tap water. After about 12 hours, there's hardly any of it left sticking on your hands. People build...
• Commented on Why No Famous Scientists or Engineers?
  Hwang Woo-Suk. OK, maybe everyday folks don't know him that well. But I am sure he's really well known amongst his peers. Is there even one scientist who has not heard of him? And don't forget the entire population of...
• Commented on Tiny Alien Terrorizes Pakistan
  In Malaysia, they're called "toyol". Not aliens from another planet. But more "weird creatures" along the lines of bigfoot. But really small. A couple of inches tall. Supposedly, they like to suck on the big toes of sleeping people. I...
• Commented on Econoblogger explains why Batman villains shouldn't cooperate
  If you start with the wrong premise, you will end up with the wrong conclusion. If the Joker kills Batman himself, the Joker gets +10 utility. But if Two-face and Mr Face collaborates, they each only get +5 utility? And...
• Commented on A Monkey on My Back (non-metaphorically speaking)
  If you're looking for something humans are great at, it's endurance. Have a 20km run in the hottest part of the day. By the 10-15km mark, all the animals would be dead of heat stroke. If you don't have bow...
• Commented on Chickens killed by poisonous snake bites taken off menu
  I had the same experience as #25 Tom's grandma. We didn't name the chickens though. We played with the chickens, especially during feeding time, but we started off knowing that some of those chickens are going to end up being...
• Commented on The Wearable Towel
  It seems extremely easy to make one. Even I could do it....
• Commented on New Jersey police officer enjoys clubbing man for complying with another officer's request to zip his sweatshirt
  I believe there are many more good cops than bad cops like this one. Even in America. I use the word "good" loosely. Not necessarily a saint, but someone who turns up for work every day, with the intention to...
• Commented on Chart showing policies that led to the econopocalypse
  You'd think that banks wouldn't lend you money if they didn't think you could pay it back. Everyone believes this, but unfortunately it's not true. They could package it and sell it on to other banks, and hope other people...
• Commented on Maker of world's cheapest car is going to sell $7,800 apartments in India
  You're not supposed to compare prices with those in New York, or other rich developed countries. Compare prices to poor developing countries. Like mine. 15 years ago, low cost houses built by the govt costs 10% less than that. Of...
• Commented on New fashion copyright bill will let big companies own public domain designs and bury young, indie designers in legal costs
  I thinkI can summarize this as, "software patents spreads to the design world". Like an evil disease....