Update on Curiosity Awesomeness

Here I was, getting all depressed about the fact that while we know Curiosity landed successfully and according to plan, no one got to experience the epic descent, but as it turns out, NASA was way ahead of the game and made perfect plans for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to snap some awesome pictures, like the one below:

I don't know the exact details, but the math that must have been required to triangulate and synchronize all these times, places, angles and directions are worthy of an Olympic gold medal.

Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, maybe it's time to get humbled by brain power...

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Test Your Awareness : Whodunnit? And Look Out for Bikers!

Summer is here, and those of us who are sick of driving and public transportation, or just environmentally or health conscious, are ditching conventional means of commuting and resorting to biking instead.

And as the number of bikers is increasing, tension between drivers, pedestrians and bikers seems to be on the rise, so the first thing I would recommend is that we all chill down a little and become more considerate of all our fellow commuters, no matter how they commute.

And especially for those who drive cars (aka, metal death machines), please be aware that, as human beings, you have physical and cognitive blind spots, and that no matter how good a driver you are, any sudden maneuver may result in a collision that may seriously hurt (or possibly even kill) those of us who are trying to reduce our CO2 footprint by riding bikes.

Don't believe that you might miss something that's right in front of your eyes? Well, you could always check out the invisible gorilla test to see how fallible human attention is, or you could try to solve the crime below, and see how your own observational skills stack up:

Did you pass with flying colors? I didn't think so. So, please, drive with caution, respect traffic rules, be courteous and remember that getting to your destination a minute later is totally worth not living with the guilt of having killed someone because you got impatient and rushed into a thoughtless decision.

In other words, I'm concerned for my life. Don't run me over!!! :)

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Running (Unstoppable) - Amazing Paralympic Games Ad

Sometimes life throws shit our way. Sometimes we despair, sometimes we succumb, but every now and then some rise above the ashes and make something of themselves

Click the picture for a taste of awesome :)

And if you think that picture alone is awesome, just wait till you see the video:

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God Drops Steve Johnson's Ball

You may have noticed in the past that narcissistic and narrow-minded celebrities and athletes tend to attribute their victories to God. Of course, they don't seem to notice that while they're hogging all of God's short attention span, millions of people all over the world are suffering and dying from lack of divine intervention. That's okay, though... celebrities and their petty needs are more important.



Anyway, when Steve Johnson failed to catch a game-winning touchdown pass during overtime last week, he knew just who to blame :)

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