Archive for September 9th, 2009

Funniest Blooper Ever – BBC News

A lesson for Jonathan Charles of BBC World News on the importance of punctuation on the autocue and breathing. He won’t be living this one down, that’s for sure.

9/9/09: Will The World End Today?

Some pessimists have been claiming that today, on the ninth day, of the ninth month, of the ninth year of this millennium, the world will end, but as of now the world’s looking very much alive and well.

Some even believe that at the ninth hour, of the ninth day, of the ninth month, of the ninth year of this millennium, the world will end. So depending on where you are in the world and when you’re reading this, that time may have already passed. Phew!

The belief was that the world would be hit by a killer outbreak of swine flu or we would be sucked into a giant black hole by the Hadron Collider in Switzerland, while theorists in the UK thought that because the emergency services number is 999, the world would be struck by an emergency that we wouldn’t be able to overcome, hence leading to our demise.

Well don’t worry people, only a few more hours and there’ll be another huge gap until the next slightly superstitious date appears on our calendars. I haven’t spoked to soon, have I?

F18 Hornet Extremely Low Flyby

Take a look at this video which shows a man in uniform, standing completely still, with his hands on his hips as a fighter jet races through the sky, just a few feet above his head.

The jet can reach speeds of up to 1,600mph. That guy’s got nerves of steel.

Make Your Handwriting Into A Font!

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FontCapture is a free web application that lets you turn your handwriting into a font.

How does it work? Simply print out and fill in the font template using your own handwriting. When you’re done, scan and upload the template, let FontCapture do it’s magic, and download the generated font to your computer.

Make Your Handwriting Into A Font!