The Spy Cave

Biggest Burger EVER! (No joke)

2011-07-06T16:31:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday, a mere two days before Independence Day, Juicy LLC created the biggest hamburger ever at the Alameda County Fair in California.

Yumm.

The colossal sandwich weighed in at 777 pounds, crushing the previous world record set by Canadians of a mere 590 pounds.

The meat itself weighed 600 pounds - to put that in perspective, that is the size of a cow itself - or a box full of 300 ferrets - whichever is easier for you to picture...

It was topped with 30 pounds of lettuce, 20 pounds of onions, 12 pounds of pickles and a partridge in a.. sorry, got carried away. Anyway, the bun weighed in at 110 pounds, or slightly more than the average 7th grader.

So what does this amount to? It means that 1 seventh grader + 300 ferrets = the largest cheeseburger ever.

The Roundabout Capital of America

2011-07-06T16:13:00.001-04:00

Anyone who has ever driven through Carmel, IN would attest to it, so, according to BBC, Carmel is, in effect, the Roundabout Capital of America. According to Mayor Brainard, Carmel has more roundabouts within the city limits than any other city in the country - and I believe it.

I just wonder if all the time lost on detours will be made up by reduced waiting times on the roundabouts. Who knows. But at the very least, its good to see the Indianapolis metropolitan area is world famous for something! Oh wait, we have the Super Bowl this year... hmm...

Here's the BBC article: Click me!

The Next Step Toward Cyborg-ness

2011-07-06T16:03:00.000-04:00

See that? That weird looking, uh, thing? It doesn't even look like it could be anything at all, so I can't even say "look at that thing that looks like some other thing." Anyway, its a cane.

Apparently Lithuanian designer/engineer/robot maker Egle Ugintaite designed the cane, known as "The Aid," to have the capability to monitor heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature of its wearer/user. It also has the ability to track the user with GPS and even has an "SOS" button to alert the police if the user gets in trouble.

Goodbye Blogger!

2011-07-05T23:51:00.000-04:00

Sorry to disappoint, but I'm not leaving... apparently Google is bailing on the "Blogger" and "Picasa" brands, opting to change them to "Google Blogs" and "Google Photos." Not sure what that means for this site yet... hmmm...

Anyway, this is supposed to coincide with the public launch of Google +, Google's new Facebook-killing social media site - which, by the way, I've heard is nothing short of awesome.

On a somewhat related, but also hilarious note, according to Forbes, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the single most popular user on Google +. Apparently Zuckerberg has more "plus-es" than even the Google founders themselves.

As of now, Zuckerberg stands at over 34,000 followers, with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at 23,000 and 18,000, respectively.

Anyway, Google + is still in the beta/invite only phase, so the rest of us mortals will have to wait for six weeks to join in the fun.... which is super lame.

Say Cheese! (or bananas?)

2011-07-05T23:12:00.000-04:00

British photographer David Slater was out in the wilderness shooting (with a camera, not a gun...) some Indonesian macaques when one of them decided to grab the camera and take a self portrait!

Google Street View Car Spotted in Burn Notice

2011-07-02T14:30:00.001-04:00

My favorite TV show apparently was just invaded by a Google Streetview Car. Probably the government keeping tabs on its favorite burned spy.

That white and green car in the back, with the giant thing on top is a Google Streetview car, recording pictures to post on Google maps. So does this mean that Michael Weston will be somewhere on Google maps?

How to Get Rid of Ants Naturally

2011-07-02T14:20:00.000-04:00

Foot smash.

That's all. Or, if you want to read the actual way, go over to Lifehacker.com or click here:

How to Get Rid of Ants Naturally

But it just makes me wonder... is it really necessary to use "friendly," "safe" or "organic" ways to kill creatures?

I don't know. Just a thought.

Wondrous Sightings

2011-06-28T22:40:00.002-04:00

Occasionally, as I walk about this wonderful world, I come across some things that can only be described as "splendiferous" (which is actually a word... see here: Splendiferous). The following as some examples.

Whilst helping friends pack up stuff in their house, we stumbled across this jewel:

Yes, this indeed is a Cialis camera - which has now been patented by Anthony Weiner.

Another beautiful image jumped out at me while at the grocery:

Surely a newspaper wouldn't print a typographical error on their front page, especially with regard to schools losing stars in their rankings...

That's about all for now. I'll be back with more soon!

Stay in school kids.

2011-06-24T19:47:00.001-04:00

This great picture was found inside a third grade teachers room, in a pile of the predecessor's paperwork. Apparently, this is the best example of bar graphs the old teacher could find....

Ron Artest => Metta World Peace

2011-06-23T20:22:00.001-04:00

Although this has absolutely nothing to do with technology, games, gadgets or general spy-caveyness, it is absolutely hilarious. Ron Artest just filed paperwork to change his name to "Metta World Peace." This is the icing on the cake of his NBA career. There's the infamous brawl from 2004 and now he changes his name to "World Peace." Classic. Absolutely brilliant.

I Love This Game.

Welcome!

2011-06-23T20:05:00.000-04:00

Welcome to my new blog full of wonderful nuggets of intellectual gold! I'll be reviewing gadgets, games, and other nonsensical thingamajigs in this glorious piece of internet that I now own and operate.