Bizarre Experiments That Should NEVER Be Repeated

What happens when you put three schizophrenics, who all believe they were Jesus Christ, in the same room ... for three years?  How about equipping a bull with electrodes in it's brain? How long can you maintain your sanity living alone underground for six months?  What would happen if you put a woman and a dolphin together alone in a flooded house?

Yup, all of these experiments REALLY occurred.  Read more here: http://www.worldsstrangest.com/mental-floss/4-bizarre-experiments-that-should-never-be-repeated/

Dr Who and Snoopy, the Wallpaper.

The Thin White Duke's Mugshot

The Thin White Duke, living on the edge, arrested in March 1976 for possession.

Industrial Kitty

Electronic Bifocals

It wont be long till the age of gagetry catchs up with bifocals (and not before time).  In essence; this invention will allow wearers to turn on/off the magnification of bifocal glasses at will.

More here: http://pixeloptics.com/pages/electronic_demo.html

More Second Hand Goodness

Yes, I have been a busy boy, thanks for asking.  Advertised to pick up old vinyl and instantly got a bite.  Maybe not as spectacular as yesterday's efforts but perhaps just as satisfying because they were free.

Managed to get hold of; "The Vertigo Trip", "Ohio Express", The Knack "Get the Knack", Paul McCartney "Ram", "The Naked Vicar" and several "Original Hits" records.  The Vertigo sampler is worth a bit (rare and fetches over $50), as is the Ohio Express album but for me the gems are the Original Hits albums and "The Naked Vicar" album.  I mean, who could possibly go past those cheeky "Ripper" covers?

Beatles Boxed Set

Just got hold of the rather tasty Beatles boxed set: "The Beatles Collection".  Bought it via a buy, swap or sell site for $100, what a bargain!

The original version of this box set, which came out in 1978, had a distinctive flip top lid and contained all 12 of the "official" Beatles albums released up till that time plus the "Rarities" album.  Interestingly "Magical Mystery Tour" was not included as it was not regarded as part of the official cannon at the time.

The version I've got is the '79 release and has a lift off top but is identical to the '78 release in all other respects.

Oh, by the way, the box (just the box) retails for $20!

The Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_Collection

Exhaustive comparisons of all the different box set versions: http://www.rarebeatles.com/boxsets/rarit.htm
http://page.freett.com/pmc1202/

Info on the Australian version:
http://www.rarebeatles.com/boxsets/boxset.htm#AUSTRALIA
http://beatlesblogger.com/2012/01/03/the-beatles-collection-australian-blue-box/

You can get your own copy from Ric at Egg Records: http://www.eggrecordsonline.com/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=2

Rainy Days

Thanks for Not Giving Up

Thanks, Teachers for Never Giving Up.

Five Reasons for the Demise of Kodak

With Kodak declairing bankruptcy in Feburary, 150 years of Kodak Moments have come to an aburpt end.  The Wall Street Journal examines the 5 ways Kodak ended up mismanaging itself into bankruptcy.  In essence; Kodak followed the classic path of a company which was unable (or unwilling) to accept a new paradigm.

Read the whole article here: http://blogs.wsj.com/source/2012/02/26/the-demise-of-kodak-five-reasons/

30 Dr Seuss Quotes to Live By

Dr Suess (real name: Theador “Ted” Geisel) was born in 1904 but has left behind a wealth of inspiring books and quotes.  Here's 30 quotes to live by.

Read more here: http://www.mamiverse.com/30-dr-seuss-quotes-to-live-by-4920/

Low Cost Alternative for Producing Hydrogen from Water

Hydrogen could play a key role in future renewable energy technologies if a relatively cheap, efficient and carbon-neutral means of producing it can be developed.  Currently, the best available technique for producing hydrogen is to split water molecules into molecules of hydrogen and oxygen using platinum as the catalyst.  There is tantalising research that shows that Molybdenite may offer an alternative to platinum at 1/70th of the cost.

Read here: http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-hydrogen-acidic-potential-alternative-platinum.html