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Why Nikola Tesla was the greatest geek who ever lived Additional notes from the author: If you want to learn more about Tesla, I highly recommend reading Tesla: Man Out of Time Also, this Badass of the week by Ben Thompson is what originally inspired me to write a comic about Tesla. Ben's also got a book out which is packed full of awesome. There's an old movie from the 80s on Netflix Instant Queue right now about Tesla: The Secret of Nikola Tesla. It's corny and full of bad acting, but it paints a fairly accurate depiction of his life.
How to Become a Vegetarian in One Easy Bite John Tann/CC BY 2.0 Imagine breaking out in agonizingly painful and itchy red welts, or even anaphylactic shock, with no clear explanation about why it is happening. With careful logging of everything you eat or touch, the picture becomes more clear: eating meat triggers this misery. People with these symptoms are finding themselves faced with a choice: eat meat and suffer; or become vegetarian. Explosive! Spectacular pictures of the moment a bullet shatters food Don't try this at home... Caters If you have ever wondered what would happen if you shot a coconut, here is your answer... Sea Turtle Patrol Each morning from May through October, volunteers in Sea Turtle Patrol walk the Gulf of Mexico beaches looking for evidence of sea turtle activity. Volunteers walk a mile-long segment of beach, often in pairs, anywhere from 2 mornings to 7 mornings per week. Early in the nesting season (May through September) they're looking for the tracks left by female sea turtles as they haul out of the water, and lumber up the sandy beach to dig in the sand and deposit a clutch of eggs.
Top 10 Most Popular Lists Ever Today is Listverse’s second birthday! In that time we have had over 70 million visits! Because it is our birthday, I have decided to do a list of our most popular lists since we opened our cyber-doors two years ago. Portfolio Performance: Investment Returns Calculator Investment Performance Calculator So, how's your portfolio doing? Most people have no idea (and quite a few would probably rather keep it that way) but if you're a glutton for reality, this calculator is here to serve. Just give it your investment's beginning and ending balance for a given time period, and any additions and withdrawals (including dividends not kept in the account) along the way.
Sexy Girls and Geek Universe – 22 Illustrations by Artgerm Sexy Girls and Geek Universe – 22 Illustrations by Artgerm Artgerm, aka Stanley Lau, is an illustrator based in Singapore and one of the co-founders of the great Imaginary Friends Studios. He works and creates illustrations for Capcom, DC Comics or Square Enix and other monsters of the industry of comics and video games. Here is a small selection of his work. via
High school fashions, 1969 Fashion, Vintage High school fashions, 1969 i know what you’re thinking… are these more fashion snaps from coachella? no indeed! these are high school fashions in 1969 photographed by arthur shatz for life magazine. Retro Futurism Retro Futurism Frank R. Paul was an illustrator of US pulp magazines in the science fiction field. He was born in Vienna, Austria… Frank R. Haircuts by Face Shape: Round Heart Full cheeks, a round chin and heart-like cheekbones are the trademarks of this cherub-like face shape. Since you are all sexy curves, your best strategy is to add the angular movement of layers to balance your features out. “Layers are the best friend of a round face shape,” says Guido, YouBeauty Hair Advisor. “There is so much you can do with layers to customize a look that works perfectly for you, to emphasize the contours of your face that could otherwise get lost in a sea of hair,” he adds. QUIZ: What's Your Face Shape?