Random links
- The Sun Is the Best Optometrist
- "In this case, the rapid increase in nearsightedness appears to be due to a characteristic of modern life: more and more time spent indoors under artificial lights."
- Japan scientist synthesizes meat from human feces
- I think that I'll pass on eating these
- Bank of Canada unveils new 'secure' polymer bank notes
- "$10: The Canadian train — represents Canada’s great technical feat of linking its eastern and western frontiers by what was, at the time, the longest railway ever built."
- Will and Kate take cooking class in Montreal
- Life imitates Food Network? "'It’s a bit of a souffle-off,' Prince William yelled out at Charest. 'If you could rise to the occasion, that would be great!'"
- ‘Hot-saucing’ couple to pay damages to their kids
- "A couple in Norrtälje, north of Stockholm, was sentenced to pay damages to their kids after forcing them to swallow Tabasco sauce as punishment for telling lies." - that's in addition to other penalties
- Spain: Speed Camera Gives Ticket for Driving Too Slow
- 'Drivers who pass a photo radar location frequently drop their speed far below the legal limit to be absolutely certain no citation will come in the mail weeks later. In response, officials in Valencia, Spain have begun issuing photo tickets to drivers who are moving "too slow."' - in theory the speed limit is a maximum under ideal conditions. Wondering how effectively something like this could be challenged in the courts.