Monday, February 09, 2009

Caloric Porn

This site makes we want to vomit and jump up and down with delight at the same time. It's nothing but pictures of sweet, sweet, disgusting excess.


The Meat Ship

Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheeseburgers

Sunday, February 08, 2009

Secret code in plain sight


I'm sure you've seen the little yellow numbers on the backs of your bills a thousand times, but did you know they're actually code? I just learned about the EURion constellation and I think it's fascinating.
"The EURion constellation is a pattern of symbols found on a number of banknote designs since about 1996. It is added to help software detect the presence of a banknote in a digital image. Such software can then block the user from reproducing banknotes to prevent counterfeiting using colour photocopiers."
And it's not just our money either - the constellation appears on the currency of 39 different countries. Who knew?

Well this is counterintuitive

A few weeks ago I was staying at a conference center outside of DC and I noticed the firefighter's operation instructions were a bit odd. I guess they don't want just anyone figuring out how to close the door...