VA Viper: 2015-07-05

Friday, July 10, 2015

Friday links

Male Kangaroos’ Arms Evolved to Pound the Crap out of Each Other.

Sherlock Holmes gets a lot of mail. What happens to it?

ICYMI, Wednesday's links are here, and include a pro skateboarder who went to a skate park disguised as an old man, the bioweapon released in 1950 in San Francisco, Nicolas Cage as every Game of Thrones character, and, for Nikola Tesla's birthday, a bio, Tesla coil music, Tesla vs Edison rap battle, videos and more.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Wednesday links

Pro Skateboarder Goes to Skate Park Disguised as Old Man.

Vintage Photos of U.S. Iconic Buildings and Bridges as They were Being Built.

This explains a lot: In 1950, the U.S. Released a Bioweapon in San Francisco.

Tomorrow is Nikola Tesla's birthday: bio, Tesla coil music, Tesla vs Edison rap battle, videos and links.

Cage of Thrones: Nicolas Cage as Every ‘Game of Thrones’ Character.

Dune, 50 years on: How a science fiction novel changed the world.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and are all Independence Day related: the science of fireworks and barbecue, sci-fi Independence Days, history, music, videos, and more.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

A Supercut of Jim Carrey Falling Down

Jim Carrey is one of those celebrities that you wish you were capable of keeping their mouths shut about non-acting subjects, since he seems to lack common sense: he's anti-gun, of course, buys in completely to the man-made global warming BS, and is at the forefront of the fact-free anti-vaccination campaign.

The compromise I've come to with myself as regards obnoxious celebrities is that I neither will pay for tickets to see them in the theater nor do I buy or rent DVDs of their movies. I realize this has no effect on them since they have more money than God, but it allows me to see some of their work if it interests me.

Back to Carrey - while not a great actor, his physical comedy is impressive. And Jim Carrey falls down a LOT!