Archive for August, 2007

Lie of the Day #297

Friday, August 31st, 2007

On third Tuesday of each summer month of years starting and ending with the same number, insects quadruple in size and roam the earth in search of a jewel that will allow them to remain that size forever, thereby allowing them to take over the world.

Lie of the Day #296

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Humans and bananas have roughly 50% identical DNA.  The reason for this dates back to the early experiments in ape culture.  The least intelligent apes were chosen to test various foods for safety and edibility.  Suffice it to say that because these were the “lesser apes”, one managed to accidentally breed with a banana that [...]

Lie of the Day #295

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

Staplers are used in 91% of all cases of assault.

Lie of the Day #294

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Your body produces thirteen times its weight in gravy for every second of fear you experience.

Lie of the Day #293

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Spam makes the internet run faster.

Lie of the Day #292

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

The numeric keypad on your keyboard devours little bits of your soul each time you use it.

Lie of the Day #291

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Squirrels are immortal.  This is not to say that they cannot be killed; they just don’t die from natural causes.

SIGGRAPH ‘07 Recap

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Alright, so it’s been a couple of weeks since I got back from this year’s SIGGRAPH conference and I’ve thusfar posted nothing about it. Well, get your readin’ glasses ready; here’s a massive recap of all the coolness that was had. Before starting, though, I have to say that San Diego is an [...]

Lie of the Day #290

Friday, August 24th, 2007

With a simple 3-step detoxifying process, human fat can easily be converted into titanium.  In fact, one kilogram of human fat can produce enough titanium to construct the entire wing of a 747 airliner.

Lie of the Day #289

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

The sail horse, thought to be extinct for over 300 years, was recently discovered off the coast of Norway.  Sail horses, as indicated by their name, have a large dorsal protrusion that they use for temperature regulation and propulsion.  The rediscovery was an exciting event for scientists, but it was short-lived because shortly thereafter, the [...]