Link Digest 9/9/2008 « Fillingim.com

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Link Digest 9/9/2008

The problem: grilling a hot dog bun on a barbecue without ruining the hinge. The solution: build a gadget. Evil Mad Scientists Laboratories has step-by-step instructions for making you own bun jig. Link

Procrastination Flowchart

It’s Friday and you are online reading blogs instead of working. This chart may hit a little close to home! Only a small portion is pictured here; you can see the entire chart at Project Sidewalk. Link -via Geek Like Me

Roz Savage: First Woman to Row Solo From California to Hawaii

Early on the morning of September 1, Roz Savage became the first woman to row, alone, from California to Hawaii. The voyage of 2,600 miles took her 99 days, 8 hours and 55 minutes. During the trip she was in surprisingly regular contact with the outside world, equipped with high-tech gear including a satellite phone, iPod loaded with audiobooks, water-proof speakers, video/still camera, and a solar panel rig to power everything (read more about the boat and the gear ). In total, Savage packed a reported…

3 American Border Disputes You Probably Never Studied

When America was being divvied up, surveyors and cartographers were as accurate as possible drawing the boundaries between these new regions. Unfortunately, mistakes were still made. And minor map mistakes led to years of fighting—sometimes in the courts, and sometimes on the field of battle. 1. The Toledo War: Ohio vs. Michigan The story of The Toledo War actually begins in 1787, when the U.S. government enacted the Northwest Ordinance. The Ordinance described the border between Ohio and Michigan as…

First HUMMER, now Prius: Hybrids targeted by vandals, too

DIY Enter Key Doorbell [Fun]

Green Bears!

Thes bears aren’t early for St. Patrick’s Day - it got its fur stained by algae: Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae. High temperatures in July and August and less-frequent water changes because of the zoo’s conservation efforts caused an algae growth in the bear pond and safety moat, Kurobe said. Algae that enters hollow spaces in the bears’ fur is hard to…

How Do Hurricanes Get Their Names? (And Other FAQs)

Many media outlets have dispatched reporters to the Caribbean and Gulf Coast, hoping to get a first-hand account of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. Maybe next hurricane season, Matt Soniak can join them. (We’ll start saving.) For now, his contribution to the national weather conversation is this hurricane FAQ. Let’s start small. What is a hurricane? Tropical cyclones are storm systems that develop in the tropics, characterized by a low pressure center and thunderstorms that produce strong winds,…

mental_floss Blog » Why Can’t You Pump Your Own Gas in Oregon and New Jersey?

Stormpulse / Hurricane tracking, mapping

3M promotion hijacks Post-It Note Jaguar

Bulldogs on TV

The official press release below: Mississippi State’s September 20th football game at Georgia Tech has been selected as part of the Atlantic Coast Conference television package for that weekend, the conference office announced today. The game will be televised either by ABC at 2:30 p.m. Central Time or by Raycom at 11 a.m. Central Time. The selection will be made on Sunday, September 14.

The Flying Carpet Sofa

Behold the carpet sofas, creations of Dutch artist Tonio de Roover. The sofas, called "East Meets West," look like you’re sitting on magic flying carpets! Link See more neat looking sofas at Freshome’s 35 of the Most Unique & Creative Sofa Designs