An Edible Flashlight!

Stem cell scientists in Taiwan have finally bred transgenic glow-in-the-dark pigs! It’s about damn time. What future camping trip will be complete without a lantern you can fry up in the pan. For full story, click here.

Does this bus stop at 1600 Penna Ave?

Since all I do is surf blogs on Obama all day, I think it’s appropriate that my inaugural post to The Four Horsemen combines Obamania and Brucemania. –gp

We’ve been duped.

Did you all see this one? Military analysts being spoon-fed scoop by Cheney and company. Read all about it by clicking here.

 

 

SuperTom

Someday Mr. BigThink will have to impart his bloggy wisdom to us all. I couldn’t manage to post the video proper, a la Tom’s posts with the Gondry video and the helicopter and the dog. (Dudes, just how friggin’ dangerous is that helicopter???). 

But more importantly, many thanks to getting this going Tom. Just what I needed, something new to keep me from the academic efforts. 

And now, onto the Baconian empirical drive to discern the most minute signs and indices of impending apocalypse…. We’re not talking about the usual and obvious signs, e.g., $3.50 gas, trillions of dollars in nat’l debt, Hillary’s upswing, real estate collapses, hyper inflation, the Iraq debacle, Iran going nuke. We’re looking for alligators with shrunken penises, babies in India with two faces, and scientists melding the genes of humans with the genes of bovines. You know. That sort of shit. No big deal. Peace. –gp

Finally! A Personal Helicopter

Jet packs can’t be too far off.  I feel like “Fan Man” deserves an assist on this invention.

LA to NYC in 4 Minutes!

A time lapse video of a drive from L.A. to New York. By Michel and Oliver Gondry, for French pop star Laquer.

For The Dog Who Has Everything

Here’s something that will make you completely useless to your best friend.