SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building. Frank Clewer, who was wearing a woolen shirt and a synthetic nylon jacket, was oblivious to the growing electrical…
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CD Damitio is a Honolulu based storyteller and #Web3 pioneer. Editor of Vagobond Magazine and author of books that focus on the places where technology, travel, political, and the religious/philosophical meet. http://vagobond.cent.co | http://vagobond.com @vagobond
How Should a President Respond
(Thanks for sending this my way Lena!) Subject: How SHOULD A President Respond? In September 1999, Hurricane Floyd — a category 3 — was bearing down on the Carolinas and Virginia. President Clinton was in Christchurch, New Zealand – meeting with President Jiang of China (you know, actually working). He made the proclamation that only…
Burning Man Photo Gallery
Burning Man Photo Gallery…awesome photos… Adobe Web Photo Gallery
Lifeguards Rescue Hundreds In Big South Swell
All along the south shores of Hawaii, high surf and rough currents pounded beaches as lifeguards assisted with hundreds of rescues. Waves as high as 15 feet hit the south shore. It brought out surfers and thrill seekers. The surf had been so rough at high tide Wednesday afternoon that there was not much sand…
Google's Political statement?
Type failure into Google and whaddya get? A list starting with a leader most inept. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=DVXB,DVXB:2005-31,DVXB:en&q=failure
Sea Lions Sink Boats in Newport Harbor – Los Angeles Times
Sea Lions Sink Boats in Newport Harbor – Los Angeles Times–LINK Sea Lions Sink Boats in Newport Harbor By Roy Rivenburg, Times Staff Writer Think of them as amphibious sumo wrestlers. A pack of rowdy sea lions has invaded Newport Harbor, sinking boats, thrashing docks and, with their nonstop barking, turning residents into sleepless zombies….
Kinky Female Bats Share Mates With Their Mothers, Avoid Incest
Female greater horseshoe bats like to keep it all in the family â they share mates with their mothers and even their grandmothers â but, somehow they avoid incest, a new study reports. âShe wonât mate with her father. But she will mate with her motherâs partner â but only when her mother has switched…
My New Editor and Typist
(Imagine my surprise when I got home and went to take a bath and found these two in it…maybe I should of started this letter Dear Fukn Us, oh well, too late now…actually these are the two girls I hired to type my latest book, they don’t speak english and neither of them can type,…
Turning Shit to Shinola
(For anyone who doesn’t understand why this image is attached to this story, rent the movie the jerk and pay attention to Nevins Dad’s advice when he leaves home…cd) CHICAGO (Reuters) – They cannot escape the stench, but residents of tiny Reynolds, Indiana, hope the oceans of hog manure produced nearby will power their homes…
Imelda Marcos vows to stop sale of her jewelry – Yahoo! News
( I love Imelda! She is totally insane….Watch the documentary Imelda…you have to love her…that ego! Wow! cd) ATAC, Philippines (Reuters) – Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, vowed Monday to go to court to stop the government’s plan to sell millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry confiscated from her family in…