DIY Man I knew this guy who wanted a swimming pool. But he didn’t want to pay for the whole deal, as it would cost to much in terms of construction, insurance, getting licenses and what not from the city. So he decided to build his own. His wife suggested they get […]
Pancake Hero
Unexpected Taste I have this really goofy friend who loves to prank people. Lately he’s been putting in fake jars of peanut butter in their house. This only works, of course, is if you are already a fan of peanut butter. And you love to eat peanut butter. What he does […]
Force Field Mansion
Invitation Only I have this weird friend who has a ton of crazy parties. The problem is they are invitation only, and so far, I haven’t received an invitation. Highly Skilled https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May02Loop.mp4 There’s a juggler in a local park that has some very powerful non juggling magical skills. While he’s juggling, the […]
Stranger Danger
Get Paid – Brainwashed An interesting social experiment was done. People showed up after seeing an add for a paid psychological study. They told them that over the next few weeks, strangers would purposely cause slight problems in their lives. Double Down https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr18Loop.mp4 There is a technique in gambling that seems legit, […]
Imaginary Paradoxes
Gabriel’s Horn There is a paradox in calculus called the Horn of Gabriel. It’s a mathematical function, a three dimensional representation of the two dimensional equation y=1/x, but rotated around the x axis. The reason it is considered a paradox is this is a three dimensional shape with infinite surface area but finite […]
Rigged System Exploitation
Football Guy I used to work with this guy a long time ago that loved to bet on Football. Every Monday he’d tell us how he almost made a ton of money, but he ended up losing everything. Funny thing was he had this idea that every single game was rigged, that the […]
AI Time Travel
Robot Factories There have been a lot of advancements recently in robot assisted manufacturing. One article I read recently was about a completely automated pizza crust factory, that could make 1000 pizza crusts per minute or something. Robots are very efficient, and they have already started creeping into the our common experience. […]
Jigsaw Story Puzzle
Relaxing Weekend I went to my local library a couple weeks ago, something I do to relax and kill time on the weekend. I picked up an interesting looking book, and sat in my favorite chair next to the window with a nice view of the park. But I started reading through book, […]
Collective Dream Resonance
Dream Experiment There was an interesting dream experiment done a few years ago by an independent organization who somehow got a lot of funding. They had several people in a sleep room, and they essentially had to wait until they all went into REM sleep at the same time, which took several nights of […]
Artificial Physics
Lame Movie I saw this really terrible movie the other night. About a serial killer who had diplomatic immunity. So they knew who he was, but they couldn’t arrest him. Beware When Crossing State Lines https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jan10Loop.mp4 Different states have different laws. If you travel from state to state, you might get […]