The Bikelophone System. The bikelophone produces sounds ranging from tranquil bliss to cacophonic terror. [via velorution]

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Free Government Information blog.

A guide to regulating panhandling.

FAQ: El Niño and La Niña.

Ottawa cat stuck in tree.

Stopped for lunch at a restaurant called Pompei's Grotto on the San Francisco Wharf. We sat down for some fried calamari and salad, when I noticed something strange on my placemat. The condensation from my waterglass had created an image on the paper placemat. It looked just like JERRY GARCIA!! -Jerry is everywhere. [via thumbrella]

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What is a sonic boom.

Really nice photos from photojournalist Cody Smart's hitchhiking trip around North America.

Eight vacuum cleaner myths. Also, the effects of human exposure to vacuum.

AP: Bruce Lee to Get Own Theme Park in China.

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Do babies and children go to heaven or hell when they die?

Why do we feel cold when we have a fever?

Jazz primer for rock people. Also, a great day in Harlem.

A whole buncha working retro telephones.

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Advertisers have found that, increasingly, children and teens are influencing the buying decisions in their households - from cars to computers and family vacations. According to 360 Youth, an umbrella organization for various youth marketing groups, tweens represent $51 billion worth of annual spending power on their own from gifts and allowance, and also have a great deal of say about the additional $170 billion spent directly on them each year. -10 is the new 15 as kids grow up faster. Oh my.

So... you're dating a vegan?

Aliens in the Bible. Also, Bibles for grandparents.

Five pages of Iron Maiden album cover art.

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How to host a 1940's USO-themed Christmas party. More.

These are the people in my neighborhood: The other day while watching my son play at a nearby park, an older man shared some funny stories regarding former President Lyndon B. Johnson with me. After a bit of research I discovered the older man is Bobby Baker, who in addition to being LBJ's right-hand man, ran a Washington DC nightclub, established casinos in the Dominican Republic and had alleged ties with organized crime figures. Cool.

Lots of photos of caught squirrels in cages. [via linkfilter]

The elephant had been terrorizing the area and villagers had been using drums and fire torches to scare it away at night. -Killer elephant caught in Nepal.

Ohio State/Michigan football program art.

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What you should know about space heaters.

Recipes from your favourite films.

The illustrated guide to breaking your computer. [via mookie]

“Everybody thought it was a bear cub, but when we looked at it through the binoculars we could tell it was a cat.” -Cat rescued from tree in Missouri. Also, cat rescued from tree in England.

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What to do when your hound misbehaves in competition.

Several nice photos from the 1993 Tour de France.

Mercedes-Benz bicycles. Oh my.

Taking a few days off to properly enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. If you're in the US enjoy the holiday, and if not, may god have mercy on your soul.

When and how to apologize.

Ten reasons why meat alternatives are better than meat. Yeah but...

A bunch of information on Native Americans in the US military.

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Everyone's favorite - eyelash creatures! [via RWx]

Popcorn: Ingrained in America's agricultural history.

USDA pomological watercolor collection. Nice.

How to assemble and decorate a Christmas tree when you have two cats and a dog.

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Mopars in music and song.

Avalanche fatalities by country, 1992-2000. [via metafilter]

Science animations movies & interactive tutorial links.

The Hanover slug fence - well proven in Germany for many years, bans slugs and snails from your vegetable patch.

As you begin to bite the corn, set a target number of bites you will take down the row. Then, count the bites and stop when you reach your target. (Use this target number for all of your bites!). While you’re biting the corn, pay attention to the sound of each bite and notice the “pop” of the corn kernels into your mouth. -How to eat corn the CAMP way.

AP: Scientists Say Pollution May Be Helpful.

Large collection of General George S. Patton posters and graphics. More Patton.

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The Chinese Love Boat.

What do mosquitos eat? Also, what is a dollar (or a kidney) worth?
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A short video of SSI's Dual-Shear™ shredder processing a washing machine.

A long list of meat alternatives.

How bad do cows smell?

Mathematicians devise a fairer way to share a cake. [via neatorama]

DHL gardens. Cool. [via thingsmag]

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Beginner's Guide to Radio Astronomy and SETI.

The Mississippi Delta Hot Tamale Trail.

Q: Will my snails eat fish poop? A: No. There is no freshwater animal that eats feces but there are some in the ocean that do. -From a snail FAQ.

Traditions of the US Coast Guard.

"The new pet owner is the one who needs reassurances now. The dogs, they're pretty adaptable to their settings. But the owners, their expectations have changed." -A look into the $4 billion-a-year (!) kennel/pet boarding industry. Oh my.

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The BushCo/PharmCo Connection. [via linkfilter]

How to apologize to Japanese person.

History of the South Carolina penitentiary.

A Nigerian Yoruba naming ceremony in the Washington DC area.

Detroit Tigers pitcher Jason Grilli sporting a pair of sweet mechanized windshield wiper sunglasses.

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Paul Krassner interviewing Jerry Garcia in 1985.

Outsmarting poison ivy and its cousins.

Bullets fired into the air - a health hazard? -An interesting Ask Metafilter thread.

The Captain Haddock Insult Generator V0.9. Excellent. [via coudal]

Napoleon Doggymite, one of the Styling Competition entries at the 2005 Corndog Festival in Dallas, Texas.

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AP: Early Roman Shipwreck Carried Fish Sauce. Duh.

How to stay warm at home without a heater. [via mystic chords]

After riding nearly 10,000 miles over the past two years on my Surly bicycle, I decided it was time for a new bike. Thanks to the magic of credit cards, I now own an Orbea Mitis, handbuilt in the Pyrenees of northern Spain. After a couple of long rides over the weekend, it's safe to say I'm in love. Also, ramen noodles really are quite tasty...

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Nice article on school that's taught nearly 2,000 adults to ride a bicycle.

Craigslist: GIRLS HUFFY BIKE & BB HAND GUN (NEW).

Grandparents' Guide to the Smithsonian.

A look at George Noory, Art Bell's replacement as host of Coast to Coast AM, a late-night talk radio show dedicated to paranormal activities and political conspiracies.

Folklore and Mythology electronic texts. Wow and Cool!

A Wisconsin man said he saw something he couldn't explain. Around 1 am Thursday, Steven Krueger, as part of his job, was picking up a deer carcass on the side of the road. After loading the deer onto the truck, Krueger said he saw what he described as a "large black animal, at least 7 feet tall and larger than a bear." The beast took the deer. Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene but haven't located the missing deer or mysterious creature. -Wow.

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Sweet video of Neil Young playing at NYC's Finjan Folk Cafe in June 1970.

A pedestrian air horn from 1948. Perfect. [via j-walk]

"One day my grandson came to me and said, `Mama Meldy, I would like to use your collection to tell the world about the real Imelda and the spirit of my grandma,'" she told reporters. "It's only beauty that can feed the spirit. -Imelda Marcos launches fashion line.

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A Smith County man was taken to East Texas Medical Center in Tyler after a cat in a tree led to a dispute with his neighbor that erupted into gunfire, sheriff's officials said. -Damn cat.

The evolution of hot dogs.

This is incredibly sad. Bush has given up ... the LLL's have control ... I feel as if I have just been shoved into the front line of a trench war with no weapon, told that my life has no value and that all that is left for me to do is go and die. If I didn't have my belief in Jesus I don't know what I would do. -It's not right to gloat.

Some sort of flying dolphin, from a large collection of bottlenose dolphins photographs.

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15 reasons why you should consider Brian Norris to speak at your next conference or meeting.

The family tree of North American railroads.

How to talk to a climate skeptic. [via kottke]

Workers Pushing Metal Slugs into the Graphite Reactor Loading Face. -Ed Westcott's photography from the Manhattan Project to the Cold War.

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A truly kickass NY Marathon photo by Vincent Laforet. Seriously.

Recollections of a circus pastor.

Nice photos of a Norwegian ham radio operator and his collection of old WW2 radio equipment. [via coudal]

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Champion speed speakers.

The 50 best cycling books as chosen by Palo Alto Bicycles.

"Ask another question!" she demanded, even though she had talked nonstop for nearly an hour. "Ask another question!" OK, OK. Why did she think so many people were still interested in Courtney Love? For the first time, she seeme at a loss for words. "I don't know," she said, exhaling a plume of smoke. "I don't know." -New author Courtney Love signs books in the SF Bay Area.

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Live at the Fillmore East, 1970.

A 100-strong flotilla of icebergs passes dangerously close to New Zealand. [via metafilter]

Plastics consistently make up 60 to 80 percent of all marine debris. The seabed, particularly near coasts, is littered with plastic bags. -The sea, she's not well. More.

A few very large photos and some video of fruit flies.

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What is the mechanism of death in a suicide by hanging?

Santa Park, a Finnish theme park.

Santa Claus timeline.

The rules of Arcata Plaza in Arcata, California.

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The multilingual Little Prince.

Richard De La Font, the premier corporate hypnotist comedian.

The following is an analysis of a backward walk. To improve your own dancing, work slowly through the phases of the walking action as a daily warm-up exercise. -The Back Walk.

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Your mission is to create a genetically identical clone of a brown female mouse.

The Office vs. The Office: a website dedicated to comparing and contrasting the original BBC version with the NBC version of the television show. For the record, I like 'em both.

Quotations about cycling.

African dust blows over the Atlantic. [via metafilter]

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Should I stop smoking?

Pharmaceutical marketing glossary. I feel ill.

How to hang up on telephone hucksters.

A comparison of England and Alabama. Also, Scotland and South Carolina.

Schedule for the three day fish friers class offered by the UK's National Federation of Fish Friers.

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Microsimulation of road traffic. Cool. [via thingsmag]

A class discovers that this very site is poorly designed due to small fonts, not being centered and pics that have no meaning. But you already knew that.

AP: Millions Spent on Negative Political Ads. Film at 11.

A current list of baseball players who have filed for free agency.

Some advice on how to walk like a catwalk model.

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NASCAR racing is the fastest growing sport in the United States. Learn how the Levi Strauss Signature® brand is leveraging fan loyalty to build the brand. -Suggested story ideas from Levi Strauss. Mighty helpful of them.

Photo gallery from Tuesday's Halloween party in San Francisco's Castro district that turned a bit uglier than usual.

The fine folks at Monsanto are working year-round to develop a better pumpkin.

The seven deadly sins of Gilligan's Island.

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Are we destined to become fat and flabby? Also, Burger King's profits up 82%.

"Carry-on like a pork chop."

History and taxonomy of distilled spirits. [via coudal]

The ship Blue Marlin delivering BP's 59,500-ton semi-submersible Thunder Horse platform from Okpo, South Korea to Corpus Christi, USA in late 2004. More.

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Detailed map of oil and gas fields in the Persian Gulf region.

Australian soap opera archive.

Soap opera names in Hebrew.

San Quentin prisoners heckle four teens from Oakland who came to the prison for a day as part of a program for at-risk teens.

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How to keep live bait.

Business values at BAE Systems. Excellent.

The thirteen scariest people in America. [via kottke]

Fork etiquette?