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View full size AP Photo/Don Ryan Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler, left, is tackled by Oregon's Ricky Heimuli (90), top right, and Terrell Turner (45) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in Eugene, Ore. EUGENE – Yes, Wisconsin’s offensive line is huge. Monstrous. Ginormous. Blah, blah, blah…
Rose Bowl: Oregon Ducks defenders far from intimidated by Wisconsin's massive offensive line
This list of eponymous laws provides links to articles on laws , adages , and other succinct observations or predictions named after a person. (It does not refer to eponymous statutes such as Laura's Law .) In some cases the person named has coined the law – such as Parkinson's law .
List of eponymous laws
Beer
Man, I wish I'd never found that goddamn lamp . Stupid fucking genie . I just had to blurt it out, didn't I? "I wish I were immortal!" Half the time they can't even make you immortal, but Sim Allah Bim of the Seven Winds just snapped his fingers and said "It is done."
Immortality blows (fiction)
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4 teaspoons corn oil, 1/2 cup minced red onion, 2 tablespoons minced garlic, 1/2 teaspoon hot chili pepper 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1/3 cup peanut butter, 1 cup of water In a blender, combine corn oil, onion, garlic and hot chili pepper; blend for 1 minute Empty the mixture into a saucepan and place over low heat until the mixture starts releasing aroma.
Authentic Thai's Peanut Sauce
The Book Surgeon (15 pieces)
Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time. Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed. Dettmer manipulates the pages and spines to form the shape of his sculptures. He also folds, bends, rolls, and stacks multiple books to create completely original sculptural forms.
Novelties
If you're a regular visitor (reader) of my blog, you'll probably know that I really like optical illusions . Here's another article about this phenomenon, now it's all about optical illusions with words . I'll start off with a classic. Check out the following image. Say aloud the ink color of each word. How quickly can you do it?
15 cool word illusions
12 Steampunk Gadgets and Designs
Steampunk is a sub-genre of fantasy and speculative fiction set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used. This post showcases creative gadgets and designs styled in a steampunk fashion. Steampunk PS3 Beautiful steampunk styled Playstation 3 mod created from old radio valve, a pipe valve, a pressure gauge, and assorted plumbing parts. [ link ]
BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning - Photographer
I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… Two years ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future.. Now its time for KOREA, TAIWAN AND TOKYO.
How To Make A Solar Powered USB Charger (Gadgets)
Turn those so-so solar powered garden lamps into a useful, portable, USB device charger! Step 1: Introduction Solar powered garden lamps were a great idea that just haven't worked very well. Let me show you to turn these garden lamps into something really useful.