News and other tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share
Listen to this audio clip with headphones (or hold the speakers up to your ears like I did). It’s eerie how they manage to make the sounds come from different directions and distances. Apparently it’s just a matter of correctly placing two microphones, and your brain does the rest.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
(via news.com.au)
This is the story of a heavily misused Social Security number. I’d read about this in a fiction book, but wasn’t sure if it was actually true or not.
Link: http://www.ssa.gov/…
(via digg)
The linked article has pictures of various fast food items, comparing the advertised product to the actual food.
Link: http://www.thewvsr.com/…
(via Neatorama)
Ever wondered about how the various states in the US got their names? The linked article tells all.
From the article: “Boys with the longest ring fingers relative to their index fingers tend to excel in math, according to a new study. In girls, shorter ring fingers predict better verbal skills. The link, according to the researchers, is that testosterone levels in the womb influence both finger length and brain development.”
Link: http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/…
(via Slashdot)
The linked article is a somewhat lengthy history of the politics behind the building of the Pentagon, including how it got its shape.
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/…
(via Slashdot)
Wow. Neat picture.
Link: http://www.flickr.com/…
(via digg)
This is a really neat idea. When your honey is feeling down, just whip out the emergency romance kit to help cheer her up.
Link: http://www.diynetwork.com/…
(via Lifehacker)
The digg post calls this “the scariest X-ray you will see all day.” It’s the scariest one I’ve seen, period. Amazingly enough, the guy recovered and has vision in both eyes.
Link: http://www.theage.com.au/…
(via digg)
This video had me laughing and laughing, especially the part at the Last Supper.
Thanks to John for the link.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/…
Ever wondered how credit card numbers are generated? The linked article explains all.
Push a cork all the way through the neck of a bottle, so that it’s inside the bottle proper. This video shows how to get it back out again, without breaking the bottle or the cork. I wonder who originally figured out how to do this—it’s not intuitive.
