When the Right Blade Matters

3 Days Suspension From School

For this drawing

"He was just basically doodling and not thinking a lot about it," she said. "We're not advocates for guns. We don't have guns in our home. We don't promote the use of guns. My son was just basically doodling on a piece of paper."

New Sidewalk Art

You've seen this guy's stuff before, but this is a new one.

PDF to Text Converter

Here.

French Artist

Here.

Russian Artist

Nice....

Can You Dig It?

Nah, Not Really

Presto

What's the Lecture?

A Once-Futuristic Diner

Looks to be from the 1920's, judging by the cars.

A List of Futuristic Earth Films

Not extraterrestrial, on Earth, in the future:

1. Blade Runner - (1982) (Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Yr. 2019)
2. Metropolis - (1927) (Brigitte Helm, 21st-Century)
3. THX 1138 - (1971) (Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, 25th century)O
4. Planet of the Apes - (1968) (Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell, Distant Future)
5. The Matrix - (1999) (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Near Future)
6. Soylent Green - (1973) (Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson Yr. 2022)
7. Logan's Run - (1976) (Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Yr. 2274)
8. T2: Judgment Day - (1991) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, 2029/1991/TT)
9. Gattaca - (1997) (Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, 21st century)
10. The Time Machine - (1960) (Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Yr. 1960-802,701/TT)
11. A Clockwork range - (1971) (Malcolm McDowell, Michael Bates, Near Future)
12. The Terminator - (1984) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Beihn, TT)
13. Back to the Future - (1985) (Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, TT)
14. Brazil - (1985) (Robert De Niro, Jonathan Pryce, Near Future)
15. Minority Report - (2002) (Tom Cruise, Max Von Sydow, Yr. 2054)
16. 12 Monkeys - (1995) (Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Yr. 2035)
17. Time Bandits - (1981) (John Cleese, Ralph Richardson, Present/Past/TT)
18. Rollerball - (1975) (James Caan, John Houseman, Yr. 2018)
19. The Running Man - (1987) (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, Near Future)
20. Omega Man - (1971) (Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Post-Apocalyptic Future)
21. Things to Come - (1936) (Raymond Massey, Ralph Richardson, Yr. 2036)
22. Fahrenheit 451 - (1967) (Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Near Future)
23. Johnny Mnemonic - (1995) (Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Yr. 2021)
24. 1984 - (1984) (John Hurt, Richard Burton, Yr.1984)
25. Escape From New York - (1981) (Kurt Russell, Donald Pleasence, Yr. 1997)
26. The Time Machine - (2002) (Guy Pearce, Jerery Irons, Yr. 800,000/TT)
27. Donnie Darko - (2001) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, TT)
28. Matrix Revolutions - (2003) (Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Near Future)
29. Mad Max - (1979) (Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Post-Nuclear Future)
30. I, Robot - (2004) (Will Smith, James Cromwell, Yr. 2035)
31. Forterss - (1993) (Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, Yr. 2017)
32. The Road Warrior - (1981) (Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Post-Nuclear Future)
33. Cyberzone - (1995) (Marc Singer, Rochelle Swanson, Future)
34. Alphaville - (1965) (Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Future)
35. Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome - (1985) (Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Post-Nuclear Future)
36. Planet of the Apes - (2001) (Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter Yr. 2029)
37. Escape From L.A. - (1996) (Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, Yr. 2013)
38. Waterworld - (1995) (Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Post-Apocalyptic Future)
39. Demolition Man - (1993) (Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock Yr. 2032)
40. Freejack - (1992) (Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Tr. 2009)
41. Death Race 2000 - (1975) (Sylvester Stallone, David Carradine Yr. 2000)
42. The Postman - (1997) (Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Yr. 2013)
43. Dark Future - (1995) (Darby Hinton, Len Donato, 21st Century)
44. Timecop (1994) - (Jean Claude Van Damme, TT)
45. Judge Dredd - (1995) (Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Future)
46. Beneath the Planet of the Apes - (1970) (James Franciscus, Kim Hunter)

Which Way to Chow?

Chance Encounter

Older Russian Car

Meteorite

Better than through the roof

*Snif*

Bingham et al

In the 1920s, three Englishman were traveling separately by train through Peru. At the time of their introduction, they were the only three men in the railroad car. Their introductions were more surprising than they could have imagined. One man's last name was Bingham, and the second man's last name was Powell. The third man announced that his last name was Bingham-Powell. None were related in any way. (Source: Mysteries of the Unexplained)

Well, it could be explained quite easily if the third guy was lying.

Olde Drugstore

The Point of Purchase displays are pretty bland

What is a "Blink"?

It's an "adlet," if that helps.

Homer Simpson's unmistakable "D'oh!" or "Woohoo!" followed by the familiar tagline, "Tonight on Fox!" for example, has been a popular two-second ad -- known as a blink -- for Fox Broadcasting.

"We love the blinks and adlets. They are great frequency builders, especially when you have iconic sounds associated with shows," said Kaye Bentley, senior vice president with News Corp.'s Fox Broadcasting.

You Think Your Commute is a Drag?

These folks are trying to get somewhere in Mumbai

Map of Springfield

Just so you can find Lard Boy Donuts and KrustyBurger.
You just can't discover the state.
(Example: "Area Codes 636 & 939a")

See also this zoom out.

Frozen Smoke - Miracle Solution?

It is expected to rank alongside wonder products from previous generations such as Bakelite in the 1930s, carbon fibre in the 1980s and silicone in the 1990s. Mercouri Kanatzidis, a chemistry professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, said: “It is an amazing material. It has the lowest density of any product known to man, yet at the same time it can do so much. I can see aerogel being used for everything from filtering polluted water to insulating against extreme temperatures and even for jewellery.”

Aerogel is nicknamed “frozen smoke” and is made by extracting water from a silica gel, then replacing it with gas such as carbon dioxide. The result is a substance that is capable of insulating against extreme temperatures and of absorbing pollutants such as crude oil.
- TimesOnline

But They Don't Inhale

Find Mae Wong

OK, I dare you to try this one (it's really not all that hard if you find the reference): Somewhere in the Hong Kong Protest panorama at this site is the lady in the picture above. Your assignment: find her. Double dog dare ya.
Tip: Shift key and Control key zoom in and out within the panorama photo.

Tank Chair

German Graffiti

Modern Woody

Plants "Recognize" Kin?

A new study suggests that plants will work to your advantage if you’re another plant and a family member.

Susan Dudley: Mostly we think about plants as passive, just the victims of their environment and just growing in response to the physical environment. But they actually actively sense and respond to the environment, including what is specifically the presence of other plants, and I think that’s a really neat thing.

That’s Susan Dudley, at McMaster University in Ontario. She’s a biologist and evolutionary plant ecologist, which means she wants to understand what about a plant makes it good at growing. Research in the past showed that plants can sense and respond to the presence of other plants. It made Dudley wonder if plants can recognize their own kin.

Plants are considered siblings if their seeds came from the same “mother” plant. Dudley studied the roots of plants growing in different living situations. She found that the plants living with other unrelated plants grew more roots to try to edge out the other plants for water and nutrients.

But those living alongside family were distinctly less aggressive. Their roots were the same as plants living alone, so it seems that competition among plants is less along family members.
- Earth & Sky

Where'd E Go?