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Weird Stuff

When it just won't fit anywhere else...

You know, there is some weird stuff out there.   Every so often, something that is truly weird just stands out as worthy of mention at Sailor.nu.  Here they are:

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# Web Link Hits
1   Link   Earthmonster
Earthmonster is the best graphic artist on the planet. (It's not just because he happens to be married to my sister)
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2   Link   Graph Jam
Tired of all those boring graphs? Latest political discussion, complete with flip charts, getting you down? Never fear, Graph Jam is here! You'll never look at a pie chart in the same way again.
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3   Link   The Best Taxi Driver
We first saw Ishan on the Discover Channel's "$100 Taxi Ride". We paid him a little more than $100 to take us on a special tour of Istanbul. A truly memorable, and halarious, experience.
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4   Link   The Wired How-To Wiki
This is a great compilation of how-tos for anything from how to reduce your need for sleep to how to make Ginger Beer!
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5   Link   Make
Their motto is, "If you can't open it, you don't own it". Every week they show amazing stuff that people have made.
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6   Link   Liz's Domain
Whenever Liz get's bored she goes to this site for a little (make that *very little*) entertainment.
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7   Link   This is True
Randy Cassingham has been entertaining people with his weekly email newsletter for many years.
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8   Link   Ask A Ninja
I love this guy. If you ever wanted an inside look at the spooky world of a ninja, this guy will give you a look:
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9   Link   Human Slingshot
The originator of this this stunt proclaims "Motorized vehicles and elastic, a match made in Heaven". I'd say he has a somewhat warped sense of heaven, but maybe it's just me.
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10   Link   The voicemail message you wish you got
This voicemail message defines "being in the right place at the right time".
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11   Link   The truth about Steve Balmer
This one I created. It made it to Slashdot.org, and got over 15,000 hits in two days. Who knew?
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12   Link   There is nothing a British Officer (or geek) cannot do
Heard of overclocking? Take a bunch of bored British geeks, some beer, a freezer, and some cheap computer parts, and you have, well, have a look for yourself!
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13   Link   More overclocking weirdness
Okay, so you are sitting around having a couple of cold ones, and someone suggests that you take your computer into the garage and cover it with liquid nitrogen. Then you see how fast you can make it run. Personally, I would just open another beer
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14   Link   Joe's press
This isn't weird, unless you consider taking on the challenge of building a full size, working Gutenberg press with almost no drawings and no help, to be weird. We are all real proud of Joe, but he says he will never do it again!
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15   Link   Ask that Hindenburg Announcer Guy
What can I say? This guy definitely needs to chill. Oh the humanity!
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16   Link   The Hindenburg - a recording of the real thing.
Of course, truth is always stranger than fiction!
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17   Link   "In the Death Car" song
(MP3) For some reason, when I was living in Moscow, this song kept coming on my clock/radio to wake me up in the morning. Maybe they are trying to tell me something!
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18   Link   God's Own Drunk
The somewhat controversial monologue by Richard "Lord" Buckley, 1906-1960. This was also done by Jimmy Buffett, who earned a lawsuit from the Buckley family for his trouble.
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19   Link   What it's like to live in California
This is just plain stupid!
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20   Link   Back Country Boiler
The guys kept talking about how great it would be to have a way to make hot water while backpacking. I don't backpack anymore, but that didn't stop me from getting obsessed with figuring out how to do it. Here's a study of hot water and small tubes
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