Did you know this? Take out a $1 bill and look at the bottom of the pyramid on the back side. It reads “MDCCLXXVI” or 1776 in Roman numeral, the year of Independence… or is it???
(fyi, M = 1000, D = 500, C = 100, L = 50, X = 10, V = 5, I = 1)
Divide these numerals into 3 groups, MDC, CLX, and XVI. Then, for each group, take the first numeral, subtract the second, then add the third. You get 600, 60, and 6. 666, which, as you know, is the the mark of the beast (Revelation 13:18) The Bible also says “that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name” (Revelation 13:16) Coincidence??? (I discovered this by myself by the way.. didn’t look it up google 
Some say that 1776 is the year Illuminati (secret, supposedly devil-worshipping society that rule the world) was branched out from Freemasonry
If you are scared (you should be!), collect all your EVIL $1 bills and send them to ME! And tell all your friends and family (only the ones you care about) to do the same! Email for my home address… 
UPDATE: According to US Treasury, the pyramid (or “the Great Seal of the US” .. hmm, didn’t know this) symbolizes “strength and durability”. Yea right!
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I thought I was the only one who wondered about this, ha! From Many Imaginations, One Fearsome Creature [nytimes.com] Includes a nice slideshow and audio. See the full excerpt below if you don’t want to register (for free). The article talks about how different cultures might have came up with similar image of Dragon. Actually, I wondered more about the differerences, e.g. Asian dragons are long, snake-like, whereas European dragons look like a kettle, with long neck and fat body. My theory is that different species of dinosaurs lived in Asia and Europe.
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STAR WARS ASCIIMATION (Java Applet) The guy has been working on this project since 1997. Man, things people do to keep themselves busy… Here is a gallery featuring ASCII Art (sample on right) There’s even a asciibabes.com and ASCII pr0n @.@;
(More discussions on /.)
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An article on Discovery.com explains how a company called CWT (Changing World Technologies) invented a process called TDP (Thermal-Depolymerization Process) to convert practically anything into fuel. “If a 175-pound man fell into one end, he would come out the other end as 38 pounds of oil, 7 pounds of gas, and 7 pounds of minerals, as well as 123 pounds of sterilized water.” Er.. can you say the Matrix??? (sorry, can’t help relating everything I read to that movie :)
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When does a snapshot of a mother breast-feeding her child become kiddie porn? Only in Texas maybe? ;)
Seriously, I know there are lot of sicko’s out there, but this is getting rediculous.
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- Balance
- Center of Gravity
- No “Torque Steer”
- Weight Shift
- “Oversteer” and the Lock-In Effect
Read the full article here (scroll down to middle). From slate.com.
(thanks to tsl)
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Here’s an interesting radio show called 5 Numbers. It’s about 5 important constants in mathematics — zero, pi, phi (golden ratio), i (imaginary number) and infinity (hmm, is this a constant?). Hosted by Simon Singh, the author of Fermat’s Enigma and The Code Book.
Another 5 Numbers has just started, starting with the number 4.
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Generic drug price gouging by pharmacies. The story is legit. Read the original news here [DetroitNow ABC7 News]
No wonder pharmacists make so much money Boycott all pharmacies and use costco pharmacy instead!
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Last Sunday, I heard an interview in Tech Nation with Dr. Moira Gunn of James Swain, an author and a gambling expert. Here are some interesting facts/tips from him:
- Avoid Indian reservation casinos: they are not regulated like NV casinos. This one person won $1mil but the casino refused to pay because they claimed that the machine was broken.
- A simple counting technique: when playing blackjack, if you can’t count all the cards, just count 5’s and A’s. If you count more 5’s are played, you are in advantage so start betting more, and vice versa.
- DO NOT wear red in casinos. Those high resolution surveillance cameras can actually see thru red clothing. Although casinos usually go by the “3-second rule” (they can only monitor you for 3 seconds until they can determine whether you’re cheating) it’s not strictly enforced - and even if it was enforced, would you want to expose yourself for 3 seconds? In one of the casinos, it is said that they could tell the day of the week by looking at the type of underwear a dealer was wearing that day, yikes!
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Check out this cool Honda Ad (or here) which supposedly took 606 takes to complete! [from /.]
UPDATE: Some of you keen observers might be wondering How the heck tires roll upward? No, this is not a cheat:
At one point three tyres, amazingly, roll uphill. They do so because inside they have been weighted with bolts and screws which have been positioned with fingertip care so that the slightest kiss of kinetic energy pushes them over, onward and, yes, upward. During the pre-shoot set-ups, film assistants had to tiptoe round the set so as not to disturb the feather-sensitive superstructure of the arranged metalwork. The slightest tremor of an ill-judged hand could have undone hours of work.
(read full text here)
There was one cheat however. Read about it here.
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We Love the Iraqi Information Minister (Thanks to Tony)
Here’re some samples:
“We have them surrounded in their tanks”
“We blocked them inside the city. Their rear is blocked”
“They are superpower of villains. They are superpower of Al Capone.”
About Bush and Rumsfeld: “Those only deserve to be hit with shoes.”
This and Geraldo are the two funniest things on TV these days ^^
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Here’s an interesting site that I’ve stumbled into today. Here’s how it works: You register at BookCrossing.com and print out unique labels to put on your books. Then you “release” the books to the wild, “give it to a friend, leave it on a park bench, donate it to charity, “forget” it in a coffee shop, etc.” People find these books, read them, and leave comments at the site. What they ought to do is combine this with GeoCaching.com.
I think these kinds of altruistic services are great use of the Internet. warchalking.org is another service that comes to mind.
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