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August 20, 2013
The changing shape of the Chevy Corvette
Since its debut in 1953, the iconic American classsic has undergone as much of a transformation as the country it hails from.
Above
and
below,
seven silhouettes past and present,
the new 2014 model appearing last.
[via USA Today]
August 20, 2013 at 08:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack
Dogbone Wrench
Below,
Elon Schoenholz's Cool Tools review.
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I've used it three years.
Keep it in my desk and use it much more frequently than my socket set.
I always have the right size wrench handy in a single tool, and it rotates — so it functions more like a socket than a crescent wrench.
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August 20, 2013 at 04:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
More than half of humanity lives within this circle
"It's even more amazing when you see the numbers broken down."
I won't argue.
My take: half of the greatest minds on the planet — transformative individuals the likes of the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, Newton, and Einstein, both now and in millennia to come — will emerge from that region.
The future starts there.
August 20, 2013 at 12:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
S'Mores Pillow
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Catme 13/Glass Effect 44 — A walk at twilight through Google Glass
One word: fireflies.
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Martini Time Baby Rattle — "Bottoms up!"
From the website: "It's never too early to appreciate a good martini. The Martini Time Baby Rattle is a fun toy for every sophisticated baby and features a plastic martini glass with enclosed olive rattle. Your little Dean Martin will be completely captivated by its clickity-clack while he toasts another successful diaper change."
Here's looking at you.
August 20, 2013 at 12:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack