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Danish Road Safety Council is a private association of authorities and national organisations in Denmark. The number of member organisations is currently 42. The Council has existed since 1935. The Council works to increase public road safety through information and traffic education. We aim for the public to gain knowledge and understanding of the aspects of road safety. The Council works to sustain road safe conduct by means of campaigns, consulting and the production of instruction blah blah blah
blah blah blah blah.
This movie was made by the Danish Road Safety Council and aims to draw attention to speed signs and speed limits in Denmark. (embedded movie, nsfw) (
direct movie link)
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 5:18 PM on November 7, 2006
(11 comments)
Just when you thought it was safe to go into the operating room:
surgical fires.
Virtually all operating room fires ignite on or in the patient. These fires typically result in little damage to equipment, cause considerable injury to patients, and are a complete surprise to the staff.
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 4:20 PM on July 29, 2006
(31 comments)
Fire Diving is the "hottest" new Extreme Sport around.
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 1:08 PM on August 25, 2004
(6 comments)
Moms Insisting on Licensed Tools.
They're cheaply made. They're easily available. They're surreptitiously sold at clandestine "garage sales" and out of the trunks of cars. They are used in more criminal building projects than any other tool. Yes, we're talking about
"Saturday Night Drills."
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 11:34 AM on September 15, 2003
(20 comments)
Fun things to do with your
wiener. (Totally safe for work.)
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 6:15 PM on June 28, 2003
(7 comments)
Strangely compelling. YELLOWTAIL is an interactive software system for the gestural creation and performance of real-time abstract animation. Yellowtail repeats a user's strokes end-over-end, enabling simultaneous specification of a line's shape and quality of movement. Each line repeats according to its own period, producing an ever-changing and responsive display of lively, worm-like textures.
If you like the Java version, you can
download the full screen version with sound.
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 7:12 PM on February 6, 2003
(11 comments)
Twas the night before Xmas and all through the net,
The geeks would be googling the ascii character set;
Metafilter refreshed on their PCs with care,
In the hopes that their FPP soon would be there;
Then up in the blue there arose such a clatter,
Mathowie sprang up to see what's the matter;
When, what to my wondering eyes there should be,
The canonical list of "Twas" parodies.
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 2:06 PM on December 22, 2002
(11 comments)
In England it is called the "Graveyard Grannies'' problem, in France the "Chere Grand'mere," while in Bulgaria it is inexplicably known as "The Toadstool Waxing Plan".
Next week, college students around the world will be taking final exams. Their
grandmothers will be
dropping like
flies."
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 8:29 PM on December 3, 2002
(15 comments)
"Through your vision, creativity and dedication, you'll be able to reach for the stars and help your customers reach for the stars," she
encouraged them. "You are at the forefront of a revolution in understanding the way people use their imagination and creativity to
interact with information and interact with each other."
Source of this quote:
(a) CEO Carly Fiorina giving a pep talk to HP employees.
(b) Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao addressing striking west coast dockworkers.
(c) Former gubernatorial candidate Janet Reno speaking to Florida election workers.
(d) Hillary Clinton channelling Mother Teresa at a bible sales meeting.
(e) Astronaut Sally Ride providing encouragement to a convention of telemarketers.
(via Washington Post)
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 10:14 AM on October 20, 2002
(57 comments)
Dear Dr. Tatiana -
I am a queen bee, and I'm worried. All my lovers leave their genitals inside me, and then drop dead. Is this normal?
- Perplexed in Cloverhill
Interview (Real Audio file) on NPR's Fresh Air with Olivia Judson, author of
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice To All Creation.
posted to MetaFilter by Wet Spot
at 4:58 PM on September 14, 2002
(2 comments)
