Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Pressing the elevator close button won't stop the BP oil spill

- Five dead auto-brands and why they died:
http://finance.yahoo.com/insurance/article/109823/5-dead-auto-brands-and-why-they-died?mod=insurance-autos




- Why do we still have power cords?  Yeah, why?
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/05/ts_burning_powercords/




- The BP oil spill put into perspective, compared to other oil spills:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/06/08/pie-are-square-oil-spills-are-round/




- Seven myths about grilling a steak:
http://lifehacker.com/5571192/seven-myths-about-grilling-a-steak




- Everything you ever wanted to know about elevators.  Did you know that the close button on elevators doesn't work?  It's a placebo button.  I always suspected as much.  Seems like when people press the close button, the door closes, but not immediately:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/04/21/080421fa_fact_paumgarten?currentPage=all

No comments: