One red paperclip The paperclip that Kyle MacDonald traded for a house. The website One red paperclip was created by Canadian blogger Kyle MacDonald, who bartered his way from a single red paperclip to a house in a series of fourteen online trades over the course of a year.[1] MacDonald was inspired by the childhood game Bigger, Better, and the site received a considerable amount of notice for tracking the transactions. "A lot of people have been asking how I've stirred up so much publicity around the project, and my simple answer is: 'I have no idea'", he told the BBC.[2] Trading timeline[edit] MacDonald made his first trade, a red paper clip for a fish-shaped pen, on July 14, 2005. See also[edit] Straw Millionaire References[edit] Notes[edit] Bibliography[edit] External links[edit] www.randomhouse.co.uk – Random House One Red Paperclip book page
Comics :: Popular The terrible and wonderful reasons why I run long distances. A comic about a glorious undersea creature. 20 years ago today my house burned down, so I wrote a comic about it My dog: the paradox How to suck at your religion An ode to the father of the electric age. I created a better curriculum for high school seniors. A tribute to rooster sauce. A kitty tries to outperform a solid internet connection. This illustrated diagram will tell you how shit goes wrong during the zombie apocalypse. All artwork and content on this site is Copyright © 2016 Matthew Inman.
Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not) Sources: All of the information in this essay came from A People's History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, and Lies My Teacher Told Me, by James W. Loewen, both of which uses primary sources such as eyewitness accounts, journal entries, and letters from Christopher Columbus himself. A very important note about Bartolomé de las Casas and the African slave trade This issue keeps coming up and, despite my footnotes, I keep seeing commentary about it so I'm going to address it here. I soon repented and judged myself guilty of ignorance. I know that the discovery of the New World means a lot of different things to a lot of different cultures. But please, oh please do not call it Columbus Day. Less than a year after the publication of this comic, Columbus Day was renamed to Indigenous People's Day in Seattle.
20 Animals You Won't Believe Actually Exist. One of Them Will Haunt You Forever. Posted Apr 24, by Val Liarikos The Red-Lipped Batfish walks around the bottom of the ocean floor walking on its fins. Yes, these things can walk. The Peacock Mantis Shrimp can deliver a punch that is just as powerful as a gunshot. Okapis are closest related to the giraffe family. The Pacu Fish seems to have a set of human teeth. The Panda Ant is actually a species of wasp. The Narwhal is found in the Arctic. The Blind Snake might scare you for what it resembles, but have no fear, it has no eyes. The Umbonia Spinosa is believed to be related to the cicada. The Lowland Streaked Tenrec is found in Madagascar. The Hummingbird Hawk-Moth might look strange, but it's really just an insect that feeds on flowers. The Blue Dragon has a gas filled sac in its stomach. The Shoebill can be 110cm-152cm. The Venezuelan Poodle Moth remains fairly unstudied, but based on it's looks, you can't trust it. The Giant Isopod is so big because many of them expirience "deep sea gigantism." by Val Liarikos yesterday
13 World Mysteries Without Explanation | Beyond Science Chinese mosaic lines These strange lines are found at coordinates: 40°27’28.56″N, 93°23’34.42″E. There isn’t much information available on these strange, yet beautiful mosaic lines carved in the desert of the Gansu Sheng province in China. Some records indicate they were created in 2004, but nothing seems official. Unexplained stone doll The July 1889 find in Nampa, Idaho, of a small human figure during a well-drilling operation caused intense scientific interest last century. The find has never been challenged except to say that it was impossible. creationism.org The first stone calendar In the Sahara Desert in Egypt lie the oldest known astronomically aligned stones in the world: Nabta. During this time, the area was a savanna and supported numerous animals such as extinct buffalo and large giraffes, varieties of antelope and gazelle. 300 million year old iron screw At that time there were not only intelligent life forms on earth, not even dinosaurs. Ancient rocket ship Pyramid power
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo The sentence's meaning becomes clearer when it's understood that it uses three meanings of the word buffalo: the city of Buffalo, New York, the somewhat uncommon verb "to buffalo" (meaning "to bully or intimidate"), as well as the animal buffalo. When the punctuation and grammar are expanded, the sentence could read as follows: "Buffalo buffalo that Buffalo buffalo buffalo, buffalo Buffalo buffalo." The meaning becomes even clearer when synonyms are used: "Buffalo bison that other Buffalo bison bully, themselves bully Buffalo bison." Sentence construction Bison engaged in a contest of dominance. A comic explaining the concept The sentence is unpunctuated and uses three different readings of the word "buffalo". Marking each "buffalo" with its use as shown above gives: Buffaloa buffalon Buffaloa buffalon buffalov buffalov Buffaloa buffalon. "New York bison New York bison bully, bully New York bison", or:"New York bison whom other New York bison bully, themselves bully New York bison". Usage
10 Psychological Experiments That Went Horribly Wrong Psychology as we know it is a relatively young science, but since its inception it has helped us to gain a greater understanding of ourselves and our interactions with the world. Many psychological experiments have been valid and ethical, allowing researchers to make new treatments and therapies available, and giving other insights into our motivations and actions. Sadly, others have ended up backfiring horribly — ruining lives and shaming the profession. Here are ten psychological experiments that spiraled out of control. 10. Prisoners and guards In 1971, social psychologist Philip Zimbardo set out to interrogate the ways in which people conform to social roles, using a group of male college students to take part in a two-week-long experiment in which they would live as prisoners and guards in a mock prison. 9. Wendell Johnson, of the University of Iowa, who was behind the study Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, also seen top 7. 6. The Milgram Experiment underway 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
Body Ritual Among The Nacirema BODY RITUAL AMONG THE NACIREMAHorace Miner From Horace Miner, "Body Ritual among the Nacirema." Reproduced by permission of the American Anthropological Association from The American Anthropologist, vol. 58 (1956), pp. 503-507. Most cultures exhibit a particular configuration or style. The anthropologist has become so familiar with the diversity of ways in which different peoples behave in similar situations that he is not apt to be surprised by even the most exotic customs. Professor Linton first brought the ritual of the Nacirema to the attention of anthropologists twenty years ago, but the culture of this people is still very poorly understood. Nacirema culture is characterized by a highly developed market economy which as evolved in a rich natural habitat. The fundamental belief underlying the whole system appears to be that the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is to debility and disease. The focal point of the shrine is a box or chest which is built into the wall.
The Alot is Better Than You at Everything As a grammatically conscientious person who frequents internet forums and YouTube, I have found it necessary to develop a few coping mechanisms. When someone types out "u" instead of "you," instead of getting mad, I imagine them having only one finger on each hand and then their actions seem reasonable. If I only had one finger on each hand, I'd leave out unnecessary letters too! If I come across a person who seems to completely ignore the existence of apostrophes and capital letters and types things like "im an eagle and im typing with my talons, so dont make fun of me cuz this is hard," I like to imagine that they actually are an eagle typing with their talons. But there is one grammatical mistake that I particularly enjoy encountering. The Alot is an imaginary creature that I made up to help me deal with my compulsive need to correct other people's grammar. For example, when I read the sentence "I care about this alot," this is what I imagine: The Alot is incredibly versatile.
Scar was the Tragic Hero of "The Lion King." I was completely BAKED while watching "The Lion King" for the first time in TWELVE years and it all just clicked with me. This is kind of long... so if you're too LIFTED i could understand if you skip this, but those who are curious, just bear with me. Well... the way I see it... within the context of the movie, the Jungle was a Monarchy right? So The Lions are all either members of the royal family, or otherwise aristocratic elitists.... which can symbolize the ruling class, aka rich white people. The Hyenas represent the less affluent, lower and working class, aka poor people and minorities. The Lions wanted to keep themselves segregated and retain their societal advantage. Many of you may think that under Scar’s rule, the Hyenas lay waste to the land. Some of you may think I miss the point of the movie... that Scar upset the balance of "The Circle of Life" when he integrated the Hyenas into the Pride. Viva la Scar!!!!