Ramming

This article describes various offensive driving techniques including how to ram another car out of your way.

DVD - Kung Fu Hustle

A very funny movie about the residents of an run down alley somewhere in a large Chinese city. Surprisingly when the alley is invaded by gangsters several of its occupants turn out to be Kung Fu masters. Much hilarity, and some fighting ensue.

The movie reminded me more of early film comedies like the Three Stooges and Abbott and Costello than of more modern kung fu comedies.

An amusing flash jigsaw puzzle

Danny Hillis

A newsweek article on inventor Danny Hillis and his idea laboratory.

via slashdot

Another moon

An awesome picture of one of Saturn's moons together with Saturn and Saturn's rings.

via Astronomy picture of the day

PocketMod

This is an interesting site that is also a gadget. It lets you format your own personal PocketMod - a single page pocket organiser - that you then print out and fold in a very cunning manner so that it resembles a book.

It is worth checking out but I'm a bit unsure about what they are planning to patent.

Giant Squid caught on film

According to this article Japanese scientists have filmed a live giant squid for the first time ever. Apparently only dead squid have been seen before. The article has some pictures.

via slashdot

Military Cargo Airships

According to this article the US military is thinking about building large cargo airships. There are some artist's conception drawings which are kind of neat (though the airship looks a bit small to me).

via slashdot

Space Elevator

This article by Arthur C. Clarke is a good intro to what space elevators are all about.

The article was linked to from this blog post which was linked to from this slashdot article.