An infuriating look at gender segregation at the Discovery Channel Store. Because nothing says science like sewing machines and jewelry and fairy dust! (via)
San Diego Rocket Race is on Totally Rad Show!
YAY! The episode of the Totally Rad Show with Club Jade’s very own SirDan and Jawajames’ fabulous San Diego Rocket Race has finally been posted!
If you don’t want to watch the entire show (but you should, because it is awesome), you can catch Part I at 16:36-21:30 and Part II at 40:29-46:53. In the first part, you’ll see James introducing the race at the starting line, and Dan giving Team Totally Rad Show a bit of a hard time at the first clue stop since they were dead last. He had to push them forward in the race, skipping two clues to catch up to everyone else at the lunch point. Sorta.
In the second part, the guys continue to struggle and have a good old time anyway. The Time Warp at Jesse’s stop is priceless. They finally arrive at the finish line (2
I’m not sure how to feel about this
Yes, Masi Oka is adorable and I don’t know any fangirl who wouldn’t want to pay for his waffles. But one of the sexiest men alive? Damn it, People, geek boys are our secret. (via)
Terrifyingly feel-good story of the day
In Brazil, a five-year-old boy dressed as Spider-Man saves baby girl from fire. Really… Don’t try that home. (via The Beat, who also dug up another case of fandom gone too far.)
People on the internet are screwed up
Not all them, obviously, or CJ wouldn’t be what it is today. But yes, it’s another one of those stories, featuring a pivotal guest appearance by Harlan Ellison. (Via Collen Doran, who has a crazy ‘fan’ story and extra links regarding the LA Weekly one.)
Media spelunks in the sarchasm
People often have trouble detecting tone on the internet, the New York Times finds. Really? I’m shocked.
Video du Jour: Girly man!
I feel the need to apologize in advance for this, but it is October, prime time for Thriller linkage, and it made me laugh so hard: Bollywood Thriller with Captions. (via)
Was J.K. Rowling onto something?
Chocolate as medicine? Maybe so…
Study leader Professor Steve Atkin, an expert in endocrinology, said the idea for the study came after a patient reported feeling much better after swapping her normal milk chocolate for dark chocolate with a high cocoa solid content.
He decided to see if other patients would benefit and carried out a trial of 10 patients who received a daily dose – 45g – of dark chocolate or white chocolate dyed to look like dark chocolate for two months.
Or, just try to stay away from Dementors…
Vote Pineapple
His name is Spike and everything! (Thanks, Cindi!)
Fabulous facts about famous people
I’m just going to have to take Danica McKellar’s word that Math Doesn’t Suck (Sorry, art major!) but it did prompt the folks over at Metal Floss to make a list of surprisingly smart celebrities. (via Neatorama)