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WWII Japanese Balloon Bombs

Huge gently floating bombs made their way across the pacific below balloons using the high altitude jet streams floated to the Americas during WWII. Kept secret for most of the war, you can read about their amazing history here.
posted to MetaFilter by lee at 11:36 PM on May 6, 2007 (37 comments)

US Vice President insulates himself against identification

Interview of a Senior Administration Official by the Traveling Press. It appears that the official doesn't want to be identified. The reason is not known.
posted to MetaFilter by lee at 9:45 PM on March 2, 2007 (28 comments)

Private Rocket

This so reminded me of ...... Salvage (1979) (TV) Andy Griffith stars as a junkyard owner who builds a space ship from his scrap pile in order to retrieve valuable parts left on the moon by American Astronauts. Please discuss..................
posted to MetaFilter by lee at 1:50 PM on March 25, 2006 (25 comments)

Flash friday game

Beautiful, hypnotic flash game from Amanita Design. Guide the little guy to the end of his journey..........
posted to MetaFilter by lee at 8:39 PM on July 15, 2005 (38 comments)

New proposed Florida law

Don't pick up a ten dollar bill on the ground at Disney World You may be shot, legally, of course!
posted to MetaFilter by lee at 10:00 PM on April 6, 2005 (105 comments)

Anne Sexton- American poet

Anne Sexton, American Poet.......172 of her poems online I am reading a biography on her and thought I would share with the class. She had a tough time.
posted to MetaFilter by lee at 11:08 PM on September 16, 2004 (3 comments)