[NEWS] Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits

Description: Interesting read for all the college and highschool kids out there who study wrong. In this article, you'll learn the myths of good study habits, and what research has shown really works.

[NEWS] Man stuck in "coma" for 23 years wakes up.. the catch?

Description: HE WAS NEVER IN A COMA, JUST COMPLETELY PARALYZED.

New biggest fear 

Here's the article. 

Physicists explain the science behind the greatest soccer free-kick ever

Description: In 1998, Brazilian footballer / soccer player Roberto Carlos scored a ridiculously bendy free-kick against France. It seemed to be missing the goal until the last second when it took a seemingly impossible swerve at the last second. There's been debates for years about whether it was a fluke, but it's still often regarded as (one of) the greatest free-kicks ever taken.

The video of the seemingly impossible kick is here. (turn volume down)

Anyway, a group of scientists got together and made have gone onto explain the science of that free-kick in an impossibly detailed analysis:

For a summary of this research go here.

Cheat Sheet for any Online Job Application. (The personality questions)

This guy has compiled a big list of these questions and answers. In his explanation he says that this is not a "Complete list" But I have used this for:
Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, Walmart,and Home Depot
And I didn't come across ANY question that wasn't on this list.

What I did to make the whole testing process take about 5 minutes was use keyboard shortcuts.
ctrl+c, ctrl+v, and paste the first few words in the question into the ctrl+f (search) box.

Personality Cheat Sheet

[NEWS] Butts arrested in Boob murder

http://wearecentralpa.com/wtaj-news-fulltext/?nxd_id=203465

POTTER TOWNSHIP, CENTRE COUNTY - Police have arrested a third person in connection with the murder of Samuel Boob.

Boob was shot and killed at his home in Potter Township, Centre County, on the morning of August 23rd, 2009.

Kermit Butts, 26, of Madisonburg, is accused of driving the suspected killer to and from the crime scene on the morning of the killing. He was charged with aggravated assault and assisting a murder suspect and placed in the Centre County Prison.

Police believe that Butts drove Ronald Heichel to the Boob home and picked him up later in the day on August 23rd, 2009. Police believe Heichel shot Sam Boob twice with a shotgun and killed him. Heichel was charged with 1st degree murder.

The victim's wife, Mirinda Boob, is accused of working with Heichel to have her husband killed. Police say they have text messages that were sent between her and Heichel, proving that the two were working together to kill Samuel. She has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

The Recipe For Perfect French Fries

Description: So this dude was all like "Damn McDonald's makes some good fries, I wonder how they do it" and he gets all sciency and junk with a batch of frozen McDonald's fries and works his ass off until he figures out what McDonald's does to potatoes and perfects the cooking process.

And now, you can reap the rewards of his research:

The Secret Recipe of McDonald's Fries

Tweenbots: Because there isn't an "AWW" loud enough

http://www.tweenbots.com

Description: A woman decides that she's going to build little fragile robots that can only move in a straight line and let them loose in a park in New York, just to see how far they'll go. She doesn't expect any of them to survive.

Instead, what happens is complete heart-melting ":3". Watch the video and feel better about humanity. 

The cat who rode the bus every day died trying to catch his bus

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244106/Cat-boarded-bus-day-years-killed-hit-run.html

Description: article in post 

10 Awesome Images That are Actually Paintings...

http://www.thetoyzone.com/2009/blog/10-awesome-images-that-are-actually-paintings/

Description: these are absolutely amazing....

yeah, this right below here... that's a fucking painting

Artist creates heat-sensitive wallpaper in floral design; blooms with heat

http://www.yatzer.com/1052_design_with_life 


Description: Thought this was pretty cool. This artist, using long established heat/color change technologies, has developed a flower wallpaper that "blooms" depending on how warm the room is. Great way to entertain guests and bring more life into your house.


Pics:

Cooler:

Warmer:

Reset your sleep schedule in one night

http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-naturally-reset-your-sleep-cycle-overnight


Description: Not eating for 12-16 hours can help people quickly reset their sleep-wake cycle, according to a study from the Harvard Medical School. This discovery can drastically improve a person's ability to cope with jet lag or adjust to working late shifts.

http://www.scivee.tv/node/10889

Lifesize photo of a blue what

http://www.wdcs.co.uk/media/flash/whalebanner/whalebanner.html


Description: Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) is a charity organization that is dedicated exclusively to the conservation and welfare of whales, dolphins and cetaceans. And they’ve prepared an incredible original size photo of the blue whale. 

Free 1-Year Amazon Prime Membership for College Students

http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info


Description: Amazon Prime free for one year ($79 value)
-Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping on textbooks and millions of other items
-No minimum order size
-Upgrades to One-Day shipping for $3.99/item
-It's free for students - sign up by providing your school and major

Tax in KS, KY, ND, NY, WA. 

Requires:
-Valid .edu e-mail address
-Specify college, year and major

I believe it's only valid in the US. 

Facebook Privacy Scan

http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/facebook


This is a privacy scanner for Facebook to make sure that your pictures, posts, and anything else you have on your page are only accessible by people you have accepted as friends. Useful if you're uncomfortable with your facebook profile picture popping up as an advertisement for dating sites.


No installation required!


Screen Shot of the Site:

What it will look like when it's done:

Watch this dog lick your screen

http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf

Description: Watch the pug clean your computer screen for hours 

Horse grows mustache, refuses to let groomers shave it off

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5226950/Moustachioed-horse-evades-barbers.html


Moustachioed horse evades barbers
A horse which has grown a curly, golden moustache is refusing to let grooms shave it off.

Jdownloader - For downloading all those megaupload/rapidshare links

http://jdownloader.org/

Description: JDownloader is open source, platform independent and written completely in Java. It simplifies downloading files from One-Click-Hosters like Rapidshare.com or Megaupload.com - not only for users with a premium account but also for users who don't pay. It offers downloading in multiple paralell streams, captcha recognition, automatical file extraction and much more. Of course, JDownloader is absolutely free of charge. Additionally, many “link encryption” sites are supported - so you just paste the “encrypted” links and JD does the rest. JDownloader can import CCF, RSDF and the new DLC files. 

Four girls accuse a taxi driver of rape. Driver pulls out tape proving he didn't.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2009/05/15/edmonton-cab-driver-lawsuit.html

It's amazing what some people are capable of. If he didn't have that tape, his life would have been ruined for sure.

Looks like the guy decided to press charges and sue them. Good for him.

Emails from Jerks

http://www.dontevenreply.com

A site dedicated to the collection of emails that really piss people off on craigslist. If you have a good sense of humor and some free time, check it out. Here's a preview:

Original ad:
litter of 6 kittens up for adoption! they are all 3 weeks old and are looking for a good home. contact if interested.
From Mike Hunt to *********@***********.org

Hi,

I am interested in taking all six kittens off of your hands. How much do you want for them?

Mike

From Shannon ******* to Me

Mike,

Are you going to take care of all of these kittens? I want to make sure they all find a good home, and was expecting to sell them one at a time. Are you able to house all six of them?

From Mike Hunt to Shannon *******

Shannon,

To be honest, I own a pet Bengal Tiger and he is on a strict diet of cats. I usually feed him one cat every couple of days, so this litter should hold him over for a while. Don't worry though, I'll take good care of the kittens until I feed them to him.

Mike

From Shannon ******* to Me

That is horrible! You will not get a single kitten from me. I really hope you are not serious.

From Mike Hunt to Shannon *******

Shannon,

I was kidding. I seriously need all six kittens though. Disregard anything I said about a tiger.

From Shannon ******* to Me

NO. 

Pixar grants girl's dying wish to see 'Up'

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pixar-up-movie-2468059-home-show



A girl diagnosed with a rare form of cancer receives a private screening of the Pixar Disney movie Up, which was only in theaters at the time. Good deed and good publicity. 

Best Ad Banner You Will Ever See

http://awardshome.com/cannes2009/pringles/can-hands.html

Normally, I'm not one for internet ads. In fact, it just so happens I use ADP for Firefox so I don't have to see popups for dating websites or something equally as worthless. However, if there were ever to be an award for cleverest ad then I would tip my hat off to this one right here. Possibly the only ad banner I can keep clicking without some ulterior motive. One of the few examples of brilliant marketing.