The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time of the incident, but the spike produced so much heat that had the beam been on, automatic failsafes would have shut down the machine. [Stuart [...]
Entries Tagged as 'WTF'
Baguette Dropped From Bird’s Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Internet, Linked List, Miscellaneous, Uh oh!, WTF
Tags:Baguette science·bird·bread·Large Hadron Collider·LHC
Hosting Your Windows 7 Launch Party
September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment, Miscellaneous, WTF
The sad part is that Microsoft created this and it couldn’t be any more far fetched.
The only party I could see Window’s users partaking in is the “Ditching Windows for Anything Else” party.
Oh thank God, someone Cabel Sasser made it better:
If you’re hosting a Windows 7 launch party it’s the end of the world as [...]
Dating Montage
September 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Entertainment, WTF
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Don’t Try Scamming Me
July 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Craigslist, Creative Ideas, Entertainment, Internet, WTF
I posted a computer for sale on craigslist and it seemed like someone was interested, one Diana Webber:
is your item still for sale??
Naturally I responded:
Yes. Are you interested
The next email I receive states that the person is completely OK with the price and doesn’t want to look at it, however, now this person begins sending [...]
Tags:Craigslist·mac pro·paypal·paypal scam·scam
Pope Claims Bible is Better than Condom; Prevents Aids
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Linked List, WTF
Dr Emma Bradford, of Reading University, said: “I guess you would have to rip out a few pages of Leviticus and then somehow fashion them into a condom-like device using lots and lots of masking tape.
Has the Pope lost his marbles? Will I be struck down by lightning for questioning him?
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Dinosaurs F*ing Robots brought to you by the Internet
February 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Creative Ideas, Entertainment, WTF
They get an A for creativity but an F for usefulness — Unless this is the LOLCats 2.0 (or the next internet meme).
dinosaursfuckingrobots.com is this weeks oddest site.
Tags:boredom·dinosaurs·interesting·Internet·robots
Artist Shepherd Fairey Arrested In Boston Friday Night
February 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Linked List, Uh oh!, WTF
Shepherd Fairey, the famous graffiti artist responsible for Obey as well iconic imagery used in the Barack Obama presidential campaign was arrested in Boston on Friday night. Fairey was in town for an opening of a new show of his, “Supply and Demand,” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. He was arrested on two outstanding [...]
Bill Gates Unleashes Mosquito Swarm
February 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Creative Ideas, WTF
From Valleywag:
TED, the annual gathering of the most pretentious people from the fields of technology, entertainment, and design, just got punk’d. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates released a swarm of mosquitos into the crowd. [Owen Thomas]
Philanthropy at it’s best.
Tags:bill gates·conference·gates·ted
Blow-up doll sex suspect arrested in Australia
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Linked List, WTF
The 23-year-old allegedly broke into the Laneway Adult Shop in the northen Australian city of Cairns on several occasions, having sex with a doll named “Jungle Jane,” the Cairns Post reported. [CNN]
I guess he hasn’t heard of the “internets”.
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Obama Girls Go to School; Wears Backpack; Has Keychain; Tomato Basil Soup on Lunch Menu
January 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Entertainment, Linked List, WTF
Does the media get enough satisfaction by indulging on President Elect Obama’s children?
Watch the entire episode.







