Global TV have an article with a Google Map showing the results for each poll in the 2011 Ontario Election. My riding is a see of Liberal red except for a few little tiny Conservative blue boxes. These seem to be the polls located in retirement homes.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Japanese Multiplication
Kottke.org has a post with a video demonstrating the way that Japanese people do multiplication. I'm not quite sure how it works but it seems easier than the method taught in western schools.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Same Ship, Fewer People
According to the New York Times, the US Coast Guard is raising the average human weight used to calculate the passenger capacity of ships. This means that many ships can now carry fewer passengers. The old average was 160 lbs the new one is 185.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Video: Last US Troops Leave Iraq
Wired Dangerroom has a post with a video, taken by a Predator drone showing the last convoy of US troops leaving Iraq. Not gripping footage but certainly of historical interest.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Infographic: Mass Killings
The New York Times has an info-graphic ranking various mass killings/killers in history. I was a bit surprised that Genghis Khan tied with Mao for second place (after the Second World War).
Monday, January 09, 2012
The History of the Bendy Straw
The Atlantic has an article detailing the history of that most modern of products, the bendy straw.
via Make
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Video: Cannonball into Tub of Mercury
Make has a blog post with a very short video showing what happens if you drop a cannonball into a tub of mercury. I must say I did not see that coming.
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Spiders in the Trees
National Geographic Photo of the Day has a weird picture of a bunch of trees in Pakistan that are covered in spider webs. This isn't a normal thing, apparently during recent floods the spiders ran up into the trees.
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