World’s Strangest

For many Halloween is a time for fun and dressing up, but for others it has a greater significance – some believe it to be a time for tradition an…

Considered by many to be an impossibility, the Emdrive is a device that if real could propel everything from spaceships to flying cars. But how li…

Oh, art! My day would certainly be much more dreary without performance art like this: In 2005, Marlene Haring donned a Chewbacca-worthy suit of hair and went crawling around Vienna’s “Second District” (the city’s red light district), much to the delight of passer-bys: The long-blond-haired creature sleeping on the pavement at the street-corner rendezvous outside the [...]

Qian Xuesen who is widely known as the father of China’s space program has died aged 98. He set up China’s first rocket and missile research insti…

“QUANTUM SHOT” #596Link – article by M. Christian and A. Abrams “Pipe Dreams” with Magnificent Sound: Quite Simply, The Blockbusters of Their Time Some of the most epic and magnificent music masterpieces were created to be played on a large pipe organ – made even better if listened inside soaring gothic cathedrals with pretty much perfect acoustics. [...]

Watch Cecilia Siqueira and Fernando Lima of Duo Siquera Lima perform Tico Tico no Fuba (zequinha de Abreu) with a single guitar at the 2009 Brazilian Music Institute in Gainesville, Florida. Sorry for the title, I couldn’t stop myself Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] – via Arbroath

1. Candy corn has been around since the late 1800s. At that time, there was no air conditioning, and even electric fans were a rare luxury. Beginning in March each year, men worked over steaming kettles slurring together sugar, water and corn syrup. Butter crème was added for texture, and marshmallow to give the candy [...]

Two weeks ago I wrote about The Story of Pi, a semi-educational retro video that visually explains Pi. One commenter (lynn) pointed out a song I hadn’t heard before, The Pi Song by Antoni Chan and Ken Ferrier. I present it below for your weekend edutainment. Set to the tune of the classic Don McLean [...]

(YouTube Link) Darth Vader did not approve of how the conductor of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra was leading a performance of The Imperial March, so he stepped in to do the job himself. In the links, you’ll find a longer video of this event from CNN. via Topless Robot | CNN Video | Orchestra Website

There are no aliens in these stories from NASA and the Soviet space program, just true tales of how being an astronaut is no picnic. Decompression? Landing in the wrong place? Using the toilet without a toilet? Not pleasant! On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard wet his pants aboard Freedom 7, but Apollo bathroom facilities would [...]