Varmint

You can't tell from this picture because the land rises behind it, but this bird feeder is more than ten feet off the ground... I didn't get to see how he got up there, but my birds are certainly upset.

Cricket: A Contact Sport

They say it's not cricket without a streaker... but what a take down by Australia's Andrew Symonds. Pow!

How Chemists have Fun

Top 10 Amazing Chemistry Videos

I particularly liked the red gummy bear in potassium chlorate... ouch!

1990 vs. 2008

Star Wars

Star Wars was, of course, the Big Movie of 1977. Here it is nicely summed up by a three-year-old.

North America Goes Dark

Rotation of the Earth Plunges Entire North American Continent Into Darkness

NEW YORK—Millions of eyewitnesses watched in stunned horror Tuesday as light emptied from the sky, plunging the U.S. and neighboring countries into darkness. As the hours progressed, conditions only worsened.

At approximately 4:20 p.m. EST, the sun began to lower from its position in the sky in a westward trajectory, eventually disappearing below the horizon.

One reason you have to love "The Onion" is because it does such a great job of mimicking the real press. Here are some real headlines:

50/50 chance Colorado dams will go dry within 13 years

2007 was the warmest year on record for land masses

Melting Ice Sheets will increase Volcanic activity


Since 1992 the TOPEX satellite program has provided measurements of sea level change. Notice above the green is the sea level falling, the red is the sea level rising. Who can describe for me how quickly global warming is swamping us. TOPEX averages the changes over three year periods.

Frozen Grand Central

Freaky Friday

Do you remember the movie "Freaky Friday" where a mother and daughter changed places for a day? The mother finding herself back in school and the daughter finding herself in the grown up world... Sevens member Sue King sends along the picture above, which is very odd. Sitting at your computer, the angry man is on the left and the calm woman is on the right... but as you back away from your computer they change places on you. If you click on the picture it will get bigger and give you a better view.

As Sue's email says, it makes you wonder about seeing expressions in people that aren't really there at all.

Thanks, Sue!

This is Sparta!

If you don't get it, you didn't see the movie "300."

Creative Flash

Thanks to Sevens members Amy Kreigh and Scott Elzey for sending this amazing Flash video along.

Holy Toaster

How cool is that!

Achmed the Suicide Terrorist

Tornado Tim

Hoosiers urged to be tornado vigilant

From 1950 to 1994, Indiana ranked second behind Texas in the financial damage caused by tornadoes at $1.6 billion in inflation-adjusted dollars, according to NOAA data.

Indiana ranked 15th in number of tornadoes and sixth in both fatalities and injuries for the same period, NOAA said.

“Tornado Tim” Baker, a professional storm chaser [and Sevens member], said he sees some bias in the traditional Tornado Alley maps.

Most Tornado Alley maps are drawn based on data gleaned from the past 50 years or so, but Baker suggests that the “alley” shifts with weather patterns, usually on an annual basis. Recent warming trends can have the effect of shifting the boundaries of the alley to the east, he said.

Okay, okay... I know it's not our Tornado Tim Baker...

Godzilla!

This is a little more thana dust devil, a little less than a tornado..

The dangers of High Def

Gotta get me one of these

Illusion Again

Another picture that gives me a headache.

Cannibal Trolls

Darth Topiary

Tom Brady takes up topiary maintenance after the big loss.