Space Exploration

A graphic of all space exploration by Humans.  Kinda humbling really...

Gravity

The age old question: if you dropped a lead weight and a feather, what would hit the ground first?  The question was definitively answered by the Apollo Moon Missions.

60,000 illegal immigrants but outrage is reserved for refugees

It's conservatively estimated that there's 60,000 illegal immigrants in Australia which dwarfs the miniscule number of Refugees which arrived last year (4700).  So were is the outrage?  Where's the call to keep out these free loaders and criminals? Oh, that's right, they didn't arrive on a boat...

The cost of the, so called, "Pacific Solution" was in excess of 1 Billion dollars.  Why was this money wasted on imprisoning refugees, when (for example) terrorist cell leader Abdul Benbrika lived illegally for years after arriving on a visitor's visa in 1989?

It's time to stop the waste of imprisoning genuine refugees and concentrate on preventing illegal immigration.

Bubblewrap

From the annals of the impossible (or at least the extremely unlikely): In 1957 Bubblewrap was invented when two guys were attempting to create a plastic wallpaper. Although the idea was a failure, it was found that it did make for great packing material.  You couldn't make this stuff up...

More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_wrap

Clarion CZ209A Radio/CD/MP3 Manual

This post has a very limited and specific audience but those that need it will (I'm sure) be eternally grateful:


Clarion CZ209A Radio/CD/MP3 Manual

More here.

Iggy Pop I'm Bored Live On Countdown

Believe it or not, but Iggy Pop performed "I'm Bored" Live On the ABC's (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) nationwide pop show Countdown.  During his anarchic performance of I'm Bored, Pop made no attempt to conceal the fact that he was lip-synching, and he even tried to grab the teenage girls in the audience.  He was also interviewed by host Ian "Molly" Meldrum, an exchange which was frequently punctuated by the singer jumping up and down on his chair and making loud exclamations of "G'day mate" in a mock Australian accent.

His Countdown appearance is generally considered one of the highlights of the show's history and it cemented his popularity with Australian punk fans; since then he has often toured there.  While visiting New Zealand, Iggy Pop recorded a music video for I'm Bored, and at a record company function where he appeared to slap a woman and throw wine over a photographer.  While in Australia, Iggy Pop was also the guest on a live late-night commercial TV interview show on the Ten Network.  It is not known whether a recording of this interview exists, but the famous Countdown appearance has often been re-screened in Australia.