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Tornado Engines

Atmospheric vortex engines : or, more evocatively, giant, human-controlled tornados.
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 1:32 PM on June 27, 2008 (40 comments)

The ozone layer was just jealous.

There are holes in the earth's crust! It turns out that the ozone layer was just keeping up with the Jones's; in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, there is a patch of several thousand square kilometers where the mantle is exposed. 'The team of scientists from Cardiff University stress there is no need for the public to panic about the giant hole even though they describe it as "a gaping open wound in the Earth's skin".' The scientific team departs today to investigate the hole. They will be detailing their progress on a blog. And you can ask them questions about their project, which they may answer online.
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 11:49 AM on March 5, 2007 (67 comments)

Bank robbery

How often can a customer walk into a bank and take a whole till full of cash, till and all? Well, that's what Declan Purcell did (okay, actually bailiffs acting on his behalf) after the Royal Bank of Scotland failed to comply with a court order to refund him 3400 pounds in bank fees.
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 12:22 PM on January 25, 2007 (64 comments)

Jump from one plane to another.

Whether or not you generally enjoy testosterone-ridden activities, watching Greg Gasson jump from one plane to another is pretty cool. Also: a longer video of a second such jump, plus lots of annoying commentary. Registration required.
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 7:31 AM on August 18, 2006 (21 comments)

identity theory

Interviews: Russell Banks, Susan Orlean, Tibor Fischer, Azar Nafisi. | Writing on social justice: Susan Power on Bosnia. Barbara Erenreich on poverty. | e-books: Aristotle, Emma Goldman, Buddha. | New Non-fiction, fiction. | Hundreds of Reviews. Graphic Art, Poetry, Music, and much more from identity theory, one of the best literary websites I've encountered, thanks to an incredulity-inducing amount of work by what seem to be volunteers. Wow. (Specific interviews already MeFid in these threads.)
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 8:16 AM on June 1, 2005 (1 comment)

search inside booooooooooks

whoa again. Amazon introduced "Search inside the book" a while ago, but now the searchmasters are doing it.
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 6:04 AM on February 14, 2005 (28 comments)

There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'bout the raising of the wrist ...

Plato was a bore. Everything Nietzsche ever wrote is available on The Nietzsche Channel, in both English and German. They have many other Nietzsche-related resources, including a quiz. (Geocities, unfortunately.)
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 9:52 PM on November 24, 2004 (12 comments)

I have a feeling we're not in Christchurch anymore, Frodo...

Hobbits found near New Zealand! A new species of human, only 4 feet tall and dating to only 18,000 years ago, has been discovered in Indonesia. It's important enough that Nature has a special issue. Even better? The tiny people hunted tiny elephants. (Journal article here, for those of you with access.)
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 9:17 PM on October 27, 2004 (19 comments)

Ye scurvy bilge rat!

What's a pirate's favorite aspect of computational linguistics? PARRRsing sentences.

Happy Talk Like a Pirate day, me hearties!
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 8:54 AM on September 19, 2004 (14 comments)

Beauty in print

Browsing at my local library, I just came across a display of the winners of this year's Canadian Awards for Excellence in Book Design. I was blown away by the design and content of The Gryphons of Paris, a limited edition collection of black-and-white photos of surpassing beauty. This led me to the web page of the photographer, Ronald Hurwitz, his city vignettes and remarkable portraits. A good reminder that not everything of value can be found on the internet.
posted to MetaFilter by louigi at 1:13 PM on August 3, 2004 (11 comments)