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What is eaten in one week around the world

Habi — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:42:45 +0000

I first saw these photos early in 2008. They are from a book called “Hungry Planet” by Pete Menzel. You can find out more about his photo essays on his website and through this article from NPR’s Michele Norris.

Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food expenditure for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

United States: The Revis family of North Carolina
Food expenditure for one week $341.98

Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

Mexico : The Casales family of Cuernavaca
Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

Poland : The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna
Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

Egypt : The Ahmed family of Cairo
Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

Ecuador : The Ayme family of Tingo
Food expenditure for one week: $31.55

Bhutan : The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village
Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

Chad : The Aboubakar family of Breidjing Camp
Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23

Transform your hoodie into a computer sleeve

Habi — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:05:15 +0000

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Yes, no need for pricy Crumpler computer sleeves, your hoodie does the job and even supports your street credibility!

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Prague. Praha. Prag.

Habi — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:20:15 +0000

Prag. Praha. Prague.

In the light of recent events

Habi — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:16:35 +0000

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In the light of recent events / aus aktuellem Anlass

Alligator style

Habi — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:30:26 +0000

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World War II — by Urban Dictionary

Habi — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:23:31 +0000

“Some of the World War II guys in ‘Call of Duty’ have, like, foreign accents… what’s up with that?”

For all of you lazy ass students: Here is a brief review of World War II by the Urban Dictionary. For more detailed information go ask your 9th grade history teacher.

Germany invades Czechoslovakia.
Britain & France tell them to stop that bullshit.
Germany invades Poland.
(Russia also invades Poland from the other side: everybody forgets this.)
Britain & France declare war. This is the ‘official’ kick-off.
Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, & Romania all join the German side. (Everybody forgets the last three.)
Axis forces go through Europe like vindaloo through a colostomy.
Nazis exterminate Jews, gays, gypsies, & the disabled. (everybody remembers the jews but forgets the rest.)
UK holds out.
Russia & the USA don’t do shit.
Entire divisions of Danish, Belgian, Dutch, Norwegian, French & Serbian volunteers join the Axis armies & SS. (everybody forgets this & to listen to them now, they were all in the fucking resistance, which must have been MASSIVE.)
Axis forces invade Russia. Suddenly the Russians don’t think it’s funny any more.
Japan joins the Axis & bombs Pearl Harbor.
Suddenly the US doesn’t think it’s funny any more.
The USA tools up the world, ’cause it’s got more factories than everybody else put together, & they’re out of bomber range.
Axis runs out of steam in Russia, cause Russia’s enormous & bloody freezing.
Allies invade on D-Day… 5 landings: 2 British, 2 American, 1 Canadian. (everybody forgets the Canadians.)
Hitler ends up smouldering in a ditch. Russians find the body & confirm he only had one ball. Seriously.
The US decides invading stuff is a pain in the ass and invents the atom bomb instead. Drops two buckets ‘o sunshine on Japan.
Russians steal half of Europe.
UK’s spent almost every penny it had.
US starts telling everybody how it was all about them, & 64 years later is still doing so.

Magnet Accident

Habi — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:30 +0000

Here some geek stuff: Magnetnerds

The so called Neodymium Magnets are currently the strongest type of permanent magnet available in the world. That this is not always just plain fun experienced a Dutch guy at his own’s figure. Two of those magnets collided over a disctance of 20 inches (50 cm) and smashed his finger!

That Sunday night I placed on of them a bit in line with one of the others but still within a safety distance (I thought) !!! When I rotated the magnet the other raised it self upwards due to the same poles. I know that I thought (ooops … take care) and before I knew it the one that raised itself upwards turned around and within a split second the two magnets collided to each other with the top-part of my finger between them. Due to the brutal force my finger was splashed and pushed out between the magnets leaving skin and my complete nail between the two magnets. The collision was so strong that on the carpet I found only some drops of blood spread around the magnets.

Read the whole story! (Warning: graphic and objectionable content)

Obama LSD Blotter

Habi — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:09:39 +0000

Now, this is true Hope & Change:

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Cologne. Köln.

Habi — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:35:55 +0000

Köln. Cologne.

The Trick Cyclist by Thomas A. Edison

Andi — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:24:15 +0000

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