POST OF THE DAY

[Grahf]

Five shorts that are well worth watching if you haven't seen them before.

[Dracos]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22146456

Come to Mars.

Would you...Die For Us?

[KLSymph]

Dr Chris Lintott from Oxford University says that while the project is technologically plausible, he does not think they will find the funding.

"It's about having the political will and the financial muscle to make this happen. That's what nobody has been able to solve so far," he explains.

But Lansdorp sees no issue with funding. He uses the revenue from the worldwide broadcasting rights of the Olympics as a comparison.

"This will be the biggest thing that humanity has ever done. In 15 years people will still be watching.

Pretty sure you can't generalize the public's interest in two and a half weeks of world-class sports competitions to fifteen years of a bunch of people living somewhere.

EDIT: You know what? I'm pretty sure you can't generalize the public's interest in two and a half weeks of world-class sports competitions to fifteen straight years of world-class sports competitions. I couldn't even generalize my hour's worth of interest in archery and martial arts to the rest of the two and a half weeks.

[Dracos]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC2okqCGMg4

PENGUIN ATTACK

[Brian]

http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/130424.html

Thanks to Adblock, I actually live in this world.

[Brian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75hQwSJFuXg

[Brian]

Courtesy of Iddy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKffm2uI4dk

[Grahf]

That last line was funnier than it had any right to be.

[Merc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N45VYUcYu90

[Brian]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/12/astronaut_chris_hadfield_sings_david_bowie_s_space_oddity_in_space.html

[DY]

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/05/12/astronaut_chris_hadfield_sings_david_bowie_s_space_oddity_in_space.html

I enjoyed this a lot. =)

[Brian]

Take that, 'cool' kids.

http://www.upworthy.com/how-does-the-worst-human-being-of-retail-sleep-at-night-after-he-sees-this-he-wont?c=ufb1

[KLSymph]

http://notalwaysrelated.com/a-scarred-childhood/26440

[Brian]

From Iddy (and the creators of Sad Cat Diaries): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw1C5T-fH2Y&feature=youtu.be

[Dracos]

Good, but not as succinct as Sad Cat Diaries :P