Monday, December 17, 2012

Links-R-Us, Vol. 19


Welcome to another addition of Link-Friday.  Ok, so this one comes at you on a Monday.  Hopefully it will bring a few smiles to your faces – we could use more of that in this world…  I’m also doing something a bit different with this edition to see if you like it and if it is worth doing.  I was thinking that maybe I should have you vote in the comments below as to which link is your favorite.  Then, once every now and then, I could do a battle of the weekly winners to see which link “reigns supreme” (gotta throw in a little Iron Chef there).  And so, without further ado, here are this week’s contenders:

Our first link is a commercial for a new cable station in England – Sky Movies 007 HD.  This commercial includes car chase scenes involving every James Bond actor to date.  Oh, and the plug is pushing their channel that plays nothing but Bond 24 / 7.  Yup, you heard me:  Bond all the time.  How lucky can the English be?



Our next link explains why rain smells like it does.  Just for the record I would have to say that the smell, no matter what the cause, is one of the best in the world.


This next link is to an article that talks about new road painting techniques for the future.  The plan is to use weather specific paints that will warn the driver about the road conditions.  I personally think that it has potential until it is covered with two inches of snow and you can’t see the ice pattern.  But, then again, I’m just being a wee-bit petty ‘cause I didn’t think of it and get rich.  Shoot.


How many Lego’s stacked on each other in order to make the bottom most block fail?  Our next link talks about that (here’s a hint: it’s never been achieved yet so they had to figure it out mathematically….).


Now my wife and I are HUGE fans of NCIS.  I have a brother who currently serves in the military and I’m a pretty big fan of shows that show military personnel in a good light.  Our servicemen and women sacrifice so much for each of us that I could never repay their service.  Our next link is to a video of the NCIS agents attending Sexual Harassment Training.  Having sat through this type of class in a couple of my past work lives I can so relate to what they are going through.


Someone sent a journal addressed to Indiana Jones to the University that Indy taught at in the movies.  Really?!?  It’s a pretty good prank, but it makes one go hmmm.  They actually think someone slipped it into the university mail system.  What student has THAT much spare time during the semester to create such a cool hoax?


There you have it.  Those are our six contenders for this Link-Friday.  We have some entertainment, some science and some toys.  Who could ask for anything better?  Have a great week and don’t forget to vote in the comments.

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