Red Spot Carnival Game Online
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Ever played that (extremely difficult) carnival game where you have to completely cover a red circle with five metal disks? As I recall, it was a great way to waste money. All is not lost, however, because there is an online version where you can refine your skills. After quite a bit of practice, I solved it, and am able to repeat it on a fairly consistent basis. Note that the white line around the gray circle counts as part of the circle.
Link: http://www.smart-kit.com/…
(via Neatorama)
Here at the Chad’s News network command center, we spent the weekend installing a fresh copy of Windows, and re-installing and re-configuring all the applications that go with it. So today’s entry requires no thought or explanation—it’s just a neat picture of a dragonfly drenched with dew.
The AA12 is a fully automatic, low recoil shotgun designed for military use, particularly urban warfare. The video goes to great lengths to show just how destructive it is, but then they add shells containing winged grenades and other types of explosives—with a range of nearly 200 yards. It would almost be worth going back into the military if I could use one of these.
In celebration of last night’s big game, here are three of my favorite Superbowl ads:
With all the Chuck Norris sayings going around, here’s the quintessential example of what they’re trying to express.
If you’ve ever asked yourself how Rambo would deal with common, everyday problems in the office, the linked article should be quite enlightening. My favorite is when the copier runs out of toner.
This March an astronaut will test a boomerang inside the international space station, to see if it will work in zero gravity. What an interesting experiment—it’s almost as good as the 
Here’s a new type of toy missile launcher. You hook it up to your computer, and it allows other people to shoot you with the missile (via MSN). This is the latest in an 
This video shows a model train that uses a superconductor to levitate over a magnetic track. The only thing slowing it down is air resistance. My favorite part is when he turns the track upside down and it makes no difference.
A bungee jump of 233m (764 feet) off the 
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These stickers, which are available for purchase, could apply to most any software upgrade. They recommend going to your local big-box computer store and sticking them on real products.
