Here is a video clip shot by a passenger illustrating that TSA agents in special yellow uniforms are now performing backup security screenings on board aircraft. Well, that’s my guess anyway. (Thanks to Failblog and SenorGif.) by … Continue reading
A near-accident but nobody gets mad: by … Continue reading
Some people apparently have a lot of time on their hands. Here, the cast of Star Wars sings “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepson: And on the outside chance you haven’t seen it already, here’s the Cookie Monster’s version … Continue reading
This was featured Tuesday, July 10, on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day website, which is always worth a look. What does this have to do with astronomy? Well, it shows a bunch of locations on Earth, and Earth is … Continue reading
One performer in one take plays 100 well-known guitar riffs in historical order in 12 minutes. (If I said I liked the earlier ones best would that be telling my age? …) by … Continue reading
The following is an ad, and worse, a political ad, but for once it’s fairly understated and makes what I think is a basically valid point: As former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steels asks, why doesn’t Mitt Romney just … Continue reading
In the city of Sabadell in Spain’s Catalonia region, a lone bassist in the Plaza Sant Roc is soon joined by a cellist and then gradually the rest of an orchestra and chorus to perform the Ode to Joy from … Continue reading
I supposed by now everybody has heard about CERN’s announced likely discovery of the Higgs particle. Well, OK, “everybody” is probably an exaggeration. In a very recent Pew survey, only 55% of those asked knew that the Supreme Court had … Continue reading
Reasonably amusing comedy magic: by … Continue reading
From the folks at Just for Laughs, a prank involving telling an office temp she’s been hired to operate a time machine: (A passing thought: Where do these people get their budget? This looks like it cost a fair amount … Continue reading