Funny Weird News

Just when you thought you had hit rock bottom… you find out youre standing on quicksand

• Space elevator gets first acquaintance with the hard reality -and the even-harder ground.
• The success of future rocket space missions depends on… balloons.
• James Oberg on why human exploration of Mars is surprisingly hard -Shhhh! Nobody tell him about Alternative 3…
• Video: Deleted scene of Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind -and no, its not when Richard Dreyfuss discovers hes an alien-human hybrid… although THAT would have been really cool
  [PS: Dont you find the location of the scene marvelously ironic?]

• New British crop circle: is it Mothman, or the Ticks faithful sidekick Arthur? either way, I bet John Keels smiling from his new home in the 5th dimension.
• The problem with über-skepticism.
• What does Zahi Hawass fear the most? (A): The possible discovery of an Atlantean chamber under the Sphynx; or (B): The tourists breath. The answer is…
• Proof #543 that time travel IS possible -but is restricted only to the super-rich
• Missing AA link: Monkeys with a particular gene variant more likely to get drunk.
• Orphaned gorillas sent to isolated island -is this a Lost spinoff??
• Hobbits may be older than Homo Erectus -so I guess that makes them 2nd Age, right?
• Pie Grande: Scott Corrales discusses Bigfoot reports in Latin America.
• Loren Coleman reviews how the Fortean archetype of the evil clown has showed its wicked grin during the summer of 2009.
• These knuckle-draggers had some serious flight power.
• Marijuana smoke more damaging than previously thought -and a Marijuana fire? thats like… super bad, man!
• Turn on, tune in amp; drop *the enemy* out : Psychoactive drugs as weapons.
• Robert Novak, the journalist who revealed Valerie Plames CIA cover, died last Tuesday.
• Big love? Not! Rest easy, Octomom: your freaky title remains unchallenged
• Researchers think Mozart was killed by strep throat -seems he didnt clean his magic flute regularly enough.
• Aibo? Meh… check out Leonardos kick-ass mechanical lion -probably intended to viciously maim all those who made fun of his dreams of flying.
• Eccelente! Italy launches first clean hydrogen power plant.

Thanks Rick, Greg, Kat amp; Moonchild.

Quote of the Day:

If you want to make light solid, show it to the moon

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