Learn Some Constellations

A quick online guide that leads you through some simple constellations and finding North using the stars.

Silly Thog

This comic makes me laugh, but the sad reality is how many people have died over the centuries because of that disagreement.

Mars will look as big as the moon on Aug 27

NOT!

Every year an email gets passed around saying a one-in-a-lifetime event will happen on Aug 27 where Mars will appear in the sky the same size as our moon. It is a hoax email. The only special event on Aug 27 will be thousands of gullible people staring into the night with puzzled expressions.

The only sandwich fit for The King

On the 30th anniversary of Elvis' passing, I'm reminded of his favorite 42,000 calorie sandwich, the Fool's Gold Loaf.

• 1 loaf Italian white bread
• 2 tbsps butter
• 1 lb lean bacon
• 1 jar smooth peanut butter
• 1 jar grape jelly
• Serves: Elvis (8-10 people)

On the night of February 1, 1976, Elvis Presley was at his home Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee entertaining Capt. Jerry Kennedy of the Denver Colorado police force, and Ron Pietrafeso of Colorado's Strike Force Against Crime. The three men began discussing the sandwich and Elvis decided he wanted one right then.

...so they were driven to the Memphis airport and boarded Elvis's private jet, the Lisa Marie, and flew the two hours to Denver. When they arrived in Denver at 1:40 AM, the plane taxied to a special hangar where the passengers were greeted by the owner of the Colorado Mine Company, Buck Scott, and his wife Cindy who had brought 22 fresh Fool's Gold Loaves for the men. They spent three hours in the hangar eating the sandwiches, washing them down with Perrier and Champagne.

Thanks to Thrillist. See their page for the recipe.

Visualize the flight paths

Cool

Precious Map

Speaking of Soviet relics, how about Stalin's map of Russia made from gems: Бродячая Камера.

Heavy Metal from DRB

My brother and I have a bit of a fascination with relics of the Soviet Union. The Rusting Monsters of Lopatino's Mines and Creepy High Voltage Installations.

Is East Germany close enough? With bonus Ohio giant and one massive hole in Siberia: Even Bigger Machines (dig bigger holes)

And you can't talk about big machines without mentioning Bagger 288: The Biggest (and Hungriest) Machines

I love DRB

This Is Where We Live (US)

On the weekend my Dad, brother, and I were discussing the top 5 population centers in the US. Time has a nice graphic representing population density of that country