Do a Barrel Roll and Top 10 All Time BEST Hidden Google Easter Eggs - TechChunks There are a number of gags, pranks, goofs and hidden messages within the search engine giant, Google, which are popularly called as Easter Eggs. For instance, the Google “do a barrel roll” search caught plenty of attention this week — but it’s only one of many Easter eggs the Internet giant has hidden around the Web. We had earlier compiled a list of awesome Google Search tricks and we had discovered how to Convert Google Translate Into a Beatbox Machine. Beyond Do a Barrel Roll: 10 Hidden Google Easter Eggs and Tricks 1. Google users were delighted recently by the discovery of a new Search trick, “do a barrel roll“. 2. Type the word “askew” in Google’s search box and voila! 3. Ask Google the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything and, in a tribute to “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,” you’ll get the number 42. 4. 5. Tired of Google being so weightless all the time?
25 Free Stock Photo Sites | Digital Image Magazine When I began the research for this article, I knew of only a handful of free stock photography sites. I set out to find as many good ones as I could, thinking maybe I’d find a dozen. I was quite surprised to find 25 good, solid resources out there. There are probably more, but these are the ones I found. If you’ve got a favorite and it’s not here, send it along. Note the terms of use for each site. Keep in mind that “Royalty Free” does not mean the images are free; it means that you don’t need to pay the photographer a royalty each time you use the image. Update: Check out our latest list of 18 MORE free stock photos sites. QualityStockPhotos.com is my favorite site for free stock photography. Stock.XCHNG is a great site for free stock photography. This is a huge resource, currently indexing over 3 million photos! The photos on Imagebase are free to use, and are licensed under a Creative Commons license. Morguefile is a completely free source for stock photos. Elsewhere in the Magazine
30 Challenges for 30 Days Did you know that it takes 30 days to form a new habit? The first few days are similar as to how you would imagine the birth of a new river. Full of enthusiasm it gushes forth, only to be met by strong obstacles. The path is not clear yet, and your surroundings don’t agree. So, take a moment to reflect on the question ‘Who do I want to be in 5 years?’ Check out this short TED talk first to get inspired: Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them! However, be cautioned, picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them. #1 Write a I-Like-This-About-You note/text/email each day for someone (Easy) This is the perfect way to let someone else know you care. #2 Talk to one stranger each day (Hard) This is a great one to cure approaching anxiety. #3 Take one picture each day (Hard) This one gets harder nearing the end of the challenge because at one point you will run out of the easy shots. #5 Take a 30 minute walk each day (Easy) We recommend:
The Aikido FAQ: Introduction To Aikido What is Aikido? Whenever I move, that's Aikido. O Sensei, Morihei Ueshiba Aikido is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba (often referred to by his title 'O Sensei' or 'Great Teacher'). Upon closer examination, practitioners will find from Aikido what they are looking for, whether it is applicable self-defense technique, spiritual enlightenment, physical health or peace of mind. We could attempt to pigeonhole Aikido into a synopsis of X number of words, but that would not do it justice, so we leave the practitioner of Aikido to find out what Aikido is for themselves without any preconceived notions. What are the different styles in Aikido? There are no 'styles' of Aikido. Aikido was originally developed by one man, O Sensei. Since this list is going to be challenging enough without looking for extra work, we'll restrict our definition of Aikido to mean styles that clearly trace their lineage to Ueshiba O Sensei. The "Old" Schools Aiki-Budo Yoseikan Yoshinkan The "Modern" Schools
nader-toothpaste.gif (GIF Image, 359x500 pixels) Top 10 Unusual but Fascinating Cloud Formations What is the sky without little fluffy clouds? Boring if you ask me. A cloudless plain sky is like a garden without flowers. Clouds can generally be classified by appearance – cumulus (heap), stratus (layer), cirrus (curl), nimbus (rain) – or by height of cloud base – high level, mid level, low level clouds and clouds with vertical development. 10. The Kelvin-Helmholtz wave cloud looks like crashing ocean waves. Billow clouds are often good indicators of atmospheric instability. 9. Cirrus clouds come in many shapes and sizes and occur in the coldest and highest region of the troposphere. The delicate and thin cirrus radiatus clouds appear to converge towards one point on the horizon. 8. The beautiful shelf clouds are low-level semicircular arcus clouds. Shelf clouds stick out like a shelf from their parent thunderstorm cloud. This type of clouds is easily mistaken with wall clouds. The cloud in the above picture has been captured over Enschede, Netherlands. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.
Area 51 Front Gate Local anchors: White Bus Cameras The road to the front gate is long and dusty, but good enough to travel at the rated speed (45 MPH) most of its length. After collecting a quarter inch of dust on your rear bumper, you will eventually arrive at the front gate of Area 51. You can read about the Internal Security Act at and the restrictions against photography at . Warning Signs January 2010 Note the paved (sealed) road at the right side of the photograph. Older winter photograph This photo at the front gate shows that some people can head straight past the warning signs, and some people have to make a U-turn. January 2010 photograph. Animal tracks in the snow (January 2010) OK, OK, just maybe I'm starting to believe those space alien rumors.... Snow on cactus This is just plain wrong! White Bus Now a closer examination yields something interesting under the bus. Cameras Cameras January 2010
Fastest in the World !!!!! Slow and steady always wins the race. This proclamation is worth of value in Books and Novels only. However in attendance to the current state of affairs; if a debate on fast and slow may be slow again wins because of its valuable ancient past histories but in this practical world a layman even knows for himself that how important it is to be FAST in life. As it is one of the trait of an individual that other folks are attracted towards. Fastest Car in the World Shelby Super Cars Ultimate Aero412.28 KMPH Fastest Animal in the World Cheetah 113 KMPH Fastest Bird in the World Spine tailed swift 171 KMPH Fastest Fish in the world Sailfish 110 KMPH Fastest Man in the world Usain Bolt 40-43 KMPH Fastest Plane in the world X-43 Aircraft 12144 KMPH Fastest Train in the World Shanghai Maglev Train 581 KMPH Fastest Bike in the world Toma Hawk (Not a Legal Bike) 675 KMPH And now last but not the least; fastest of all.. Fastest Day Sunday Ads by Google
Apollo Astronaut Says Gov. Is Covering Up UFOs - Technology News LAKE WORTH, Fla. —Edgar Mitchell's suburban Lake Worth home is a small shrine to the nine hours and 17 minutes he spent walking on the moon. Because of his experience, Mitchell's recent comments about unidentified flying objects and aliens are getting a lot of attention. "It's incredible to think that we might be the only intelligent, living system in the universe. The Apollo 14 veteran said that he believes the U.S. government has been covering-up the truth for more than 50 years. "Military pilots, airline pilots, mostly, from all over the world, for 50 years, have reported these things, but they've quit because they're told to shut up and not talk about it by military and intelligence people," Mitchell said. The 77-year-old said the deception began after the alleged alien landing in Roswell, N.M., in 1947. Ever since, Mitchell claims, the government has been keeping proof of alien life -- and alien visits -- under wraps. "Unfortunately, you the press show no interest whatsoever.
The Free Fall Research Page, sponsored by Green Harbor Publications Free Fall News Falling into Water March 2014: Many of the questions received by the Free Fall Research page have something to do with falling into water. There is definitely a fascination with the topic. Artists also frequently address falling. Jeffu Warmouth, who has a show now at the Fitchburg Art Museum created a video called “Fall” which, in a dream-like fashion, addresses the topic of falling into water. Short and sweet and weird, the video shows the same guy (clothed differently) falling multiple times past fluffy white clouds where he lands easily in the water and begins swimming. Miracles February 2014: Whenever someone survives a long fall, the first word that comes to mind is "miracle." Note: Twain's quote comes from the "Official Report to the I.I.A.S." (1909). Two New Long-Fall Survival Incidents January 2014: Two new incidents have been added to the Incident Log: Makenzie Wethington (see below) and Tim Stilwell. One unanswered question is: "What did she fall on?"
10 Most Awesome Tree Houses Too High Teahouse Completed in Spring, 2004, Terunobu Fujimori, a professor of architecture at the University of Tokyo, built his boyhood dream hideaway in Takasugi-an (Chino, Nagano), a teahouse on stilts, in the bottom of his father's garden. So said his father when he saw it: "There goes Terunobu, making something wacky again." World's Largest tree house The halcyon days of our youth where a few 2x4s pounded into an old elm with rusty nails constituted the coolest tree house on the block are not just long dead, but now embarrassingly overshadowed by the richest kid on the street, Lord Northumberland, and his World's Largest tree house. Located on the grounds of Alnwick Gardens just 95 miles south of Edinburgh (and next to the Alnwick Castle, the very one used in the Harry Potter films), this 6,000-square-foot tree house leviathan soars 56 feet above the ground and is connected with 4,000-square-feet of suspended walkways. Nescafé Treehouse Free Spirit Spheres The Dome O2 Treehouse