A the foot of Mount Fuji, a select few got to take a ride on the experimental maglev train capable of speeds of 500 kph (310 mph). It would be so cool to see the train pick up speed and retract its wheels like a plane…
And now for the Obvious Story Of The Day: tattoos and piercings are linked to bad behavior.
IBM researchers have come up with a breakthrough in storage technology that can cram as much as one terabit of information per square inch. If they produce this technology they could conceivably produce watches with chips that can hold 10-15 gigabytes of data, to name an example mentioned in the article. How cool would that be?
If you missed the partial eclipse last night, check out these pictures and videos.
The Ralph Wiggum soundboard is hilarious!
A Wisconsin company created the “plumbers’ special” t-shirt to combat that unsightly plumber’s crack.
This collection of movie title screens is quite impressive.
The Russian Mafia has quite a stake in Russian hockey and its influence in the NHL in extorting players is apparently common knowledge. I always suspected this was the case, but I never realized just how extensive things were.
The Stanley Cup will be in Detroit on Thursday now that the Red Wings won Game 4 last night. Their lead in the series is 3-1, giving them the opportunity to win it all at home on Thursday. Looks like my ‘canes have their work cut out for them.
Two Normandy fisherman want to create a commercial mussel bed at the D-Day landing site of Omaha Beach, and even want to use the name “Omaha Beach” as their brand name. This is sacrilege if I’ve ever heard it.
