Thanks to Matt for sending in the somewhat freaky piercing that this BME encyclopedia entry is written around — if anyone else has done this piercing, please do send in some pictures as its very rare. Anyway, click the pictures below to jump to the entry on transfinger piercing.
I saw this super cool amphicar (link includes a video) on I4U that I thought I'd post here… on the off chance that anyone reading this knows more about it, do let me know. Looks pretty fun, and you know I can imagine a BME logo on the side of it! I think it needs better tires* though.
Let me be real lazy for a moment: Link to a good/scary MeFi thread.
* Since Rachel made fun of me about this, let me state for the record that I absolutely understand how low pressure balloon type tires work. I just think they should be less smooth; I don't see these getting great traction in slick grass, let alone water.
Don't click the links or thumbnails in this entry if you're under age!
I've mentioned my friend Mark here before; he runs SiliconeFreak. Here's his latest work:
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I've got to do pretty much non-stop work until this year-end update (not that it's outrageous or anything, but I'm already behind), so let me mention some other people's ideas. First, let me point out wlfdrgn's IAM scholarship project (fully independent) — you may also remember Darrin as the primary author and organizer of the BME megasurvey so he's got my vote of confidence on this project. I'm mentioning it here now because there's a bit less than a week left before he finalizes the rules and requirements so if you're interested click the button and check out the forum.
Other than that I'm going to go through my bookmarks and recommend a few blogs. People ask me regularly how I stay in touch with a diverse range of subjects. I read a lot of news, but these sites help me stay focussed:
I also read Defense Tech, Gizmodo, MeFi, and other blogs, but I'm going to mention a few more of my bookmarks as well that are not blogs (and then I can delete them from that long drop-down Favorites menu — some of these are just articles I bookmarked thinking I should write about them).
Anyway, hope that cures at least ten minutes of boredom, although of all the sins in life, boredom is the least excusable. The world is an exciting place!
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I won't hide from you the fact that I like simple salads. Just leaves and dressing — but I like a strong dressing. I'm including here one of my favorite salad dressings. It's very versitile as well and also makes a decent marinade and even a dip for deep fried tofu and things like that.
Start with a jar of mango chutney. I used Sharwood's Bombay Club today but you could use anything. When you've used up everything but the last 15-20%, fill the jar half full of balsamic vinegar (just pour it on top) and mix it loosely with the chutney. Spice it as suits you; personally I use garlic, salt, mixed pepper, whole mustard seed, jalepeo, and a pinch of curry. Then top the rest off with olive oil, shake it up, and you're done.
A few people have now mentioned to me this story about a Marine who chose to have his finger cut off in order to protect his bit of colored ribbon wedding ring from being harmed. Ignoring the people shouting “idiot” at the top of their lungs, I found the story interesting. Not so much for its at-the-surface commentary about love, but because I think these sorts of stories illustrate just how powerful symbolism, story, icnography, and myth still are to humans.
