June 2010
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Caltech Scientists: Yes, the World Cup Ball Does... →
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They took it to a wind tunnel to find out.
“So as the goalkeeper sees the ball coming, it suddenly seems to change its trajectory,” McKeon said. “It’s like putting the brakes on, but putting them on unevenly”
(Via Discover)
I had to text some of my Italian-American friends and rub it in a little bit about the loss, because I figure they don’t know any other Slovaks.
“People are taking the piss out of you everyday. They butt into your life, take a...”
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The 2 boys from Queensboro saved Kobe’s ass. If Lakers lost Game 7 with Kobe’s poor performance, people’s perception of him would change dramatically.
With Foursquare, life is a virtual game
Dennis Crowley was jogging across a New York bridge when he spotted something exciting: a cartoon mushroom, spray-painted on the sidewalk.
It looked like something out of Nintendo’s “Super Mario Bros.,” which Crowley grew up playing. He stomped on the mushroom as he ran by and had a sort of nerdy realization.
“I was like, s—-!” he recalled. ” ‘I...
