Photos Hangovers

Some nice photos of South Africa from a helicopter and a nice close-up of an insect (don't know what though). A good explanation of hangovers and hangover cures from the How Stuff Works website. They say the medical term for hangover, veisalgia, derives from the Norwegian word kveis, which means "uneasiness following debauchery", and algia, which is Greek for pain.

Inveneo Snowflake Bentley

Inveneo looks like an interesting organisation - They help developing communities access the Internet with open source solutions. I've posted about snowflakes before (they make cool pictures) and I just found this site about the man who first found that they were each unique - "Snowflake Bentley". I found that on my new favourite blog "The new shelton wet/dry"

pipes, aircraft carrier, dice, storms

Great picture of some pipes. This is an aircraft carrier in a pond in China. The World is revealed through Google Maps! Apparently "Dice Stacking" is a skill that requires some dexterity. Looks pretty difficult! Flickr gallery of storm shots. Very dramatic

Storm Beautiful Advertisements

Amazing storm chaser pictures Beautiful shot of a snowflake Story of Friendster, the social networking site that was overtaken by MySpace. Creative Advertisements from different countries.

Cute kids' prayers and a woman with lightning coming out of her bum

Kids do better prayers than grown-ups. I ran into this on Slibe. Then here's a story about a woman in Australia who was hit by lightning in her mouth, the bolt travelled through her body and apparently exited via her backside Ouch. Here's a (video link) song by a guy who runs the dead troll website. Here's a link to his site which bypasses the wierd Flash intro you get if you feel you must check out the home page. If you go that way you need Flash 6.