Category Archives: Weird and funny
The Ultimate Map of Internet Hangouts
via gawker.com
Online web comic XKCD created this awesome map of online communities, scaled to relative user activity. It’s got many more websites than the 2007 original; the embedded caption indicates loads of research went into this thing.
First truly habitable exoplanet found
via tgdaily.com
Astronomers believe they may have found a habitable planet at last, in the widely-studied Gliese 581 system 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra.
The Gliese 581 system has already yielded evidence of a number of exoplanets. This one, though, is in the ‘Goldilocks zone’ where the temperature could be bearable, liquid water could exist on the surface and an atmosphere be sustained.
Russian firms plan commercial space station
via tgdaily.com
Two Russian companies have announced plans to build the first commercial space station, offering trips to private individuals as well as laboratory space for corporate researchers.
Wine Filling Station – ReflectionOf.Me
via reflectionof.me
In select supermarkets in France, customers can now fill up containers with gas station-style pumps(Keg wine and wine vending machines):
“Bring your own resealable bottles, Poland Spring containers, jerrycans, whatever. Or you can get one at the store. Select your grade (red, white, or rosé). Pump. Print receipt.