25: Fried chicken
Hello.
Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme
If you missed this doing the rounds yesterday, do watch it. Quadrocopters might one day oppress us mercilessly, but for now they're adorable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sUeGC-8dyk
[emailed in by both Nick and Sam. Thanks both.]
How to Build a Speech-Jamming Gun
http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27620/
[handy]
"1 cubic lightyear of fried chicken"
Would weigh 7.3 x 10^54 kg, apparently. Wolfram Alpha knows everything.
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+cubic+lightyear+of+fried+chicken
[scary. via @alby]
Heinz 404 page
http://www.heinz.com/404.aspx
[lovely. Via @jameswebb]
Martin Parr, photographer, on 'The Facebook Problem'
"It is funny that often no-one ever asks how they can access the photos. The ritual is complete; they have been recognised as officially having a good time"
http://www.martinparr.com/blog/?p=397
[true. via @antimega]
Coco Rocha's advice on taking a good profile picture.
"Don't do the duck face. Ever."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V9s_x5er9w&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[wise. via @shawdm]
"Stop doing it. It isn't sexy. You look stupid. Really, really stupid."
http://antiduckface.com/
Yours sincerely
Roo
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