I usually don't intentionally put broken links here to send people to "404" error pages, but that is exactly what I'm doing now. But this is not your standard boring 404 page. This will be especially funny to people familiar with the hilarious Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
series. (If you're not, better go do something about this glaring deficiency in your culture! 
)
So, without further ado, I am sending you to a file that doesn't exist on a web server named Marvin
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By
xorbit,
last changed on September 24, 2008
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Sometimes reality is weirder than fiction. After the moose dangling from the power lines
, now here here we have an airplane performing the same trick.
Airplane dangling from power lines
The airplane had been approaching the landing field in Durach (Germany) when the 65-year-old pilot made an error and clipped the high-tension cables on his way in. The right landing wheel got caught and flipped the plane over on to its back.
The pilot and his wife were suspended from the 380,000 volt cables for nearly three hours upside down with aviation fuel pouring over them and dangerously close to the hot engine. A specialist crane weighing over 130 tons had to be trucked in to rescue them.
A video report called "Plane hits power lines
" can be found on the BBC website.
By
xorbit,
last changed on August 18, 2008
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I found a hillarious list on the web called "50 things to do on an exam when you know you are going to fail anyway". Here are some of the best ones:
- Bring a pillow. Fall asleep (or pretend to) until the last 15 minutes. Wake up, say "oh nuts, better get cracking" and do some gibberish work. Turn it in a few minutes early.
- Walk in, get the exam, sit down. About five minutes into it, loudly say to the instructor, "I don't understand ANY of this. I've been to every lecture all semester long! What's the deal? And who are you? Where's the regular guy?"
- Run into the exam room looking about frantically. Breathe a sigh of relief. Go to the instructor, say "They've found me, I have to leave the country" and run off.
- Do the entire exam in another language. If you don't know one, make one up! For math or science exams, try using Roman numerals.
- As soon as the instructor hands you the exam, eat it.
- Every five minutes, stand up, collect all your things, move to another seat, continue with the exam.
- Turn in the exam approximately 30 minutes into it. As you walk out, start commenting on how easy it was.
- Go to an exam for a class you have no clue about, where you know the class is very small, and the instructor would recognize you if you belonged. Claim that you have been to every lecture. Fight for your right to take the exam.
- Bring cheat sheets for another class and staple them to the exam, with the comment "Please use the attached notes for references as you see fit."
- After you get the exam, call the instructor over, point to any question, ask for the answer. Try to work it out of him/her.
- During the exam, take apart everything around you. Desks, chairs, anything you can reach.
- Answer the exam with the "Top Ten Reasons Why Professor xxxx Stinks."
The complete list can be found at 50 things to do on an exam when you know you are going to fail anyway
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By
xorbit,
last changed on August 6, 2008
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Is this modern art? No, it is a snake that was hungry and decided that a couple of light bulbs looked very tasty!
Would you like some tasty light bulbs?
It is amazing what animals will eat. It is even more amazing what they will eat and still survive. To find out how many golf balls and rocks fit in a dog, take a look at this HousePetMagazine.com page called "They ate what!"
. You'll also find out where to look the next time a steak knife goes missing...
By
xorbit,
last changed on May 9, 2008
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Isn't this a nice picture of a sunset over the sea?
Incr-edible sunset over the sea
Now look a little closer. Are you sure that the sea is actually water? Are you sure those rocks are actually rocks? And is that really the sky?
This is a nice example of the art of Carl Warner. The whole landscape is made of food! The sky and sea are made of salmon, the rocks are bread and potatos, and the little boat is a pea pod. Isn't that amazing?
I found more examples of Carl Warner's edible landscapes on the BBC web site
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Or visit Carl Warner's own web site
, but be warned that it is one of those fancy Flash-only sites that look great but are a pain to use and may not work for you.
By
xorbit,
last changed on April 2, 2008
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So you finally get around to visiting your weird aunt Mae. She greets you at the door with a warm smile, and as you enter the house, your feelings of trepidation seem to lift as you notice the house looks quite cozy and inviting. Maybe aunt Mae isn't as weird as they say after all. As she leads you into the living room, she says: "Please make yourself comfortable!" as she points to her... casket sofa
?
Ok. So I guess she IS weird after all.
CasketFurniture.com
sells a range of casket furniture that you can use during your life and will serve as your casket when you die. Quite practical, I guess, since caskets are expensive. It makes sense to be able to enjoy your casket.
It still is weird though.
By
xorbit,
last changed on March 7, 2008
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How do you get a moose 50 feet in the air by accident?
Pogo Moose Incident - Fairbanks, Alaska
"They were laying new power cables. They were strung on the ground for miles. The moose are rutting right now and very agitated. He was thrashing around and got his antlers stuck. When the men (miles away) pull the lines up with their big equipment, he went too."
Pogo Moose Incident - Fairbanks, Alaska
The complete story can be found on Snopes.com: Moose hanging from power cables
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By
feynmium,
last changed on January 31, 2008
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