News of the Weird - this just in!

[PeteC]

I can definitely see how it would distract drivers though, especially on the first day.

[PeteC]

A double whammy entry from the world of sports today!

"NEW DELHI - A marathon ended in farce in India after the pilot car overshot a turn, forcing the top three runners to take a long detour before abandoning the race -- and taking a bus to the finish line..."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/43 ... n-take-bus

BEIJING - Thousands of runners battled thick smog at the Beijing Marathon on Sunday, with some athletes donning masks as air pollution soared to 16 times the maximum recommended level....."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/ ... g-marathon

[PeteC]

Here you go. Restores my faith that there's still fun and craziness out there. No....the TV is not against the windshield in the front, but a back seat fold down screen. Optical illusion in 1 or 2 photos making it look like it is in the front. Pete

Taxi driver gives out free snacks to passengers

http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2014/10/22/t ... passengers

[Nereus]

Just going down for a quick one before dinner.
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Pub run pilot charged

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/offbe ... t-charged/

A Newman man who taxied a plane to the local pub has been charged over the incident.

The 37-year-old man took his wingless Beechcraft two-seater aircraft down the main street on Friday to the amusement of bystanders who clamoured to take pictures with mobile phones.

The pilot then went in the pub and ordered a cold one.

[PeteC]

This is really insane, 60" (152 cm) of snow in 24 hours and still snowing! Video at link.

http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capit ... ?tid=sm_fb

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[migrant]

I remember huge snowstorms from my time in Michigan and Maine. Both states can handle the snow quickly, but even at 60" it takes time. Places not well versed can be tied up for days!

[PeteC]

^ ^ More about the crazy storm above from the BBC. Good pic of the snow being caused by cold air passing over warmer water i.e., the "lake effect". In the Spring you get the same for the opposite reason, warmer air passing over a frozen/colder lake.

[PeteC]

^ 7 feet of snow and counting in the area as of Thursday. More bad news is that within days the temps will go above freezing and there will be flooding....massive flooding, and rain. Stay tuned. Pete

[richard]

I bet HHF has taken a trip north to go rolling in the snow naked

[PeteC]

More photos and story:

http://www.businessinsider.com/aerial-p ... ow-2014-11

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 71877.html

http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-stor ... 1416506714

[Big Boy]

I dare not look after richard's warning/threat.

[hhfarang]

I bet HHF has taken a trip north to go rolling in the snow naked

Yep, I'm currently practicing my snow blowing!

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[pharvey]

A "tasteful" reminder for those who favour cremation........

* Cremation company in Vermont offers 3D printed urns the same size as a person’s head, including realistic details such as freckles and stubble
* It's made a bust of Barack Obama to show how realistic they can be
* Facial recognition software is used to analyse a photo of a person
* Extracted data is used to create a 3D computer model, which is printed
* Wigs can be created for busts of people with longer hair


Celebrate life in a most personal style and create a perfect replica of that special someone!

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The urns are created using the latest technology to create a perfect likeness of the deceased. Using pictures and special facial recognition software we can transform your favorite two-dimensional image into a three-dimensional sculpture that captures the finest details. They only need one or two photos to create the likeness, and it can even erase blemishes so they will look their best for all eternity. You will never again have to worry that you might forget what your loved one looked like when you invest in one of these custom made very lifelike cremation urns.

http://www.cremationsolutions.com/c107/ ... -c109.html

[PeteC]

Concerning the second event listed, how will the family history read?

BEIJING (AFP) - A cesspool filled with excrement has exploded in central China, injuring 15 people and knocking down a building, state-run media reported.
The blast was apparently sparked by a local man burning waste close to the cesspool, igniting methane gas which was emanating from the pit, the Xinhua news agency said late on Sunday.

The incident in Zhangjiajie city, in the central province of Hunan, caused a residential building to collapse and three of the injured had to be hospitalised, Xinhua said.

China’s urban infrastructure has often been hastily built with little regard for safety as hundreds of millions of people have moved from the countryside to cities in recent decades.

In another excrement-related incident, a man and his mother both died trying to retrieve his wife’s new mobile phone -- worth 2,000 yuan ($320) -- from a toilet septic tank, reports said in May.

The man jumped in to try to locate the phone but was overcome by fumes and passed out, according to Dahe, a web portal run by the provincial government in central Henan province.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakin ... 48425.html

[STEVE G]

Have a look at the picture gallery on this site of the exploding chinese septic tank from the post above, it looks like a scene from an earthquake:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... ng-4684583