Edge's crappy threads
 

A water-powered jet pack. Really? See for yourself; click here.

what's so bad about that?

Ridiculous.

Florida couple clones dog for $155k
 

Every dog has his day, but Sir Lancelot -- or at least his carbon copy -- has a second one.

A Boca Raton, Florida, couple paid a California firm $155,000 to clone their beloved Labrador retriever, who died from cancer a year ago. The clone, a 10-week-old puppy dubbed Lancey, was hand-delivered to them earlier this week by Lou Hawthorne, chairman of BioArts International, a biotechnology company.

Edgar and Nina Otto said they began thinking about cloning Sir Lancelot about five years ago. "I said 'Well, you know, it wouldn't hurt to have his DNA frozen,' and that's what we did," Nina Otto told CNN affiliate WPBF.

The Ottos were one of five families to bid and win a BioArts auction for a chance to clone their family dog, according to a BioArts statement. Lancey is the world's first commercially cloned dog, the company said; the Ottos are the first of six current clients to receive their clone. Sir Lancelot's DNA sample was sent to the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in Seoul, South Korea, which provides cloning services to BioArts. Researchers there put the DNA into an egg, and Lancey was born November 18, according to BioArts.

"For those looking to replace a lost pet, cloning will not create an animal identical to the one who is gone; cloning cannot replicate an animal's uniqueness. Cloning can only replicate the pet's genetics, which influence but do not determine his physical attributes or personality."




Hopefully that dog runs away and those people are out $155k.

but it's so cool......

Beats the crap out of a oil powered car.

yeah, plus no pollution/emissions cause it's water

The pope is a ****.
 

Evidently the Catholic Church is still sticking to its guns as far as Africa and aids are concerned. Pope Benedict has actually said that providing condoms increases the problem of aids. I'm not entirely surprised that he'd want to encourage abstinence, I'm just pissed off that he doesn't want to prevent people from dying.

Article: click here

I want it.

This is entirely true. But this is clearly made for fun. I highly doubt the two of you will be taking your JETPACK to work.

Then I'll work at home, so I can just float in and out of rooms. :tramp:

Do you live in a house made of liquid?

You'll be surprised to find out how many people work in aqualabs...

Absurd.

Personally, the pope can fall off a cliff as far as I'm concerned.
And that's not Satan talking.

Yeah dude, condoms totally cause aids.






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DIY window films
 

These look terrific, don’t they? Absolute eye candy! This is a great idea, and a great DIY tutorial. If you have some plain-jane french doors in your home, try “prettying” them up a bit with some home-made decor. It’s really quite simple to liven up a room! Try it!

Here's the tutorial: click here

Candy-coated abortions
 

A couple of days ago, I tried Chocolate Skittles. I was so dumbstruck by the nauseating taste, that I thought to myself “there is no excuse for this”. I had to see what other people were thinking; here’s what I found: click here

............


and?

This thread has somehow formed into something somewhat controversial because of you, Antonio.

The Seller
 

Easily one of my favorite independent films. Each character is terrific (Melissa especially). Take the hour and twenty minutes to watch it some time, yeah?

For the "official" site and trailer, click here.

Sh!t, you question my ability to fly to work in a jet pack, then you question my ability to procreate... Which I do via jet pack.

Things other people accomplished when they were your age
 

click here

Most of these made me feel like ****. Interesting (and discouraging) nevertheless.

"Irish writer Brendan Behan joined the outlawed Irish Republican Army "

Damn, I'm really jealous of him!

Make your own tealight covers!
 

This is a great DIY tutorial! I plan on making several of these, in a number of colors and shapes. Tealights are super cheap, and everyone has extra thread and scrap plastic laying around the house; try it :)

Here's the tutorial: click here

That's cold and I love it!

Yeah it's pretty stupid, the dog might look the same, but I mean I have a cat that looks almost exactly like one that passed away two years ago but they're nothing alike. What makes a pet special is their personality, by having a carbon copy of it isn't going to bring back the memories that the previous pet brought you.

Exactly!

My first try

At age 28:

The Danish physicist Niels Bohr published his revolutionary theory of the atom.

French novelist George Sand published her first novel, Indiana.

Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof of Warsaw invented the artificial language Esperanto.

British physician Thomas Wakley began publishing The Lancet.

Jamaican reggae composer/performer Bob Marley recorded "I Shot the Sheriff."

Nuclear plant lab tech Karen Silkwood died in a car crash on her way to meet with a New York Times reporter and a union official to document her allegations about falsified quality control reports.

French naturalist Jean B. Lamarck coined the word biology to encompass the studies of botany and zoology.

Radio DJ Brent McCoy killed a mouse, seemingly by staring at it, in his living room.

College graduate and licensed therapist Katie moved back in with her parents to muck stalls on their farm and fold her dad's underwear, still warm from the dryer.


Aaaannnndddd I think I'm going to stop there.

At age 18:

19th century composer Franz Schubert wrote nearly 200 songs (including two of his best songs), 3 masses, 3 symphonies, and a great deal of piano and chamber music before turning 19.

Aretha Franklin began singing professionally.

Archaeologist David Stuart, skilled at deciphering Mayan glyphs, became the youngest recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant.

Prolific science and science fiction writer Isaac Asimov sold his first short story to Amazing Stories.

John E. Payton, too young to drink and barely old enough to vote, drive or get married, became justice of the peace in Collin County, Texas.

Asa A. Long became the youngest U.S. checkers champion.

Edgar Allan Poe enlisted in the army and published his first book of poetry.

Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel proved that it was impossible to solve the general equation of fifth degree by algebraic means.

Elias Howe, who worked in a watchmaking shop, dreamed the idea of the sewing machine and worked on developing it for the next five years.

Leon Trotsky became a professional revolutionary.

By 18, Billy the Kid was charged with twelve murders.

Keith Moon had already been recognized as one of the best drummers in rock.

Michael Sungaila began to practice the guitar as a hobby, one which he gave up 3 months later due to lack of interest.

Troy Caldwell survived driving head-on through a granite church sign, a nurse-caused drug overdose that caused him to be legally dead for five seconds, and a Forty bottle to the face, all by age 18. The next year, he devoted himself to writing.

Samantha Larson became the youngest person to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents.

Hannah Miller traveled to South Africa to teach orphans, hosted her own one-woman photography show at a local wine shop, and won several prizes for photography.

Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours for a high school science project.




k.

Teen sues Facebook and classmates over cyberbullying
 

The latest sad episode of humanity’s ugliness allegedly being played out on Facebook’s pages has resulted in Facebook itself being sued for $3 million.

Pathetic. Full article is here.

The Things We Miss
 

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

OK no offense but could you confine all of these things in one thread. You're hogging the lounge lol

"Chocolate Skittles: Like Mouth Being Raped By Candy"

Possibly one of the best headlines I've seen for awhile, I have unfortunately had the displeasure of trying them while I was high and collecting munchies from the local convenience store and the title was pretty accurate to the taste.

Although the worst thing I ever bought on my own free will was Orange Coca Cola when I was in the UK, I just had to try it to see how bad it was, it lived up to the expectations I had for it.

oh my bad hahahaha

has the pope done anything beneficial in his pope career, if that's what you call it?

thank god i haven't tried them yet

Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
 

Click here for the new (and forgettable) track from Cursive, “I Couldn’t Love You”.

Cursive has been going downhill since 2005. I mean, this album is better than Happy Hollow, but not by much. Kasher, you’re disappointing me.

Cursive is still putting **** out???

I don't see how my posts are at all relevant to one another.

Yuck!