"Imagine a solar panel without the panel. Just a coating, thin as a layer of paint, that takes light and converts it to electricity... Consider solar-powered buildings stretching not just across sunny Southern California, but through China and India and Kenya as well, because even in those countries, going solar will be cheaper than burning coal." picked by runninutes 8 months ago

Really now, what can be said? picked by imnotyoo 11 months ago

10) Don’t set zombies on fire. Burning zombies smell terrible. picked by karmalilly 1 year ago

Police are investigating a Ku Klux Klan video that appeared on the internet featuring a burning cross and a white-hooded man making racist comments in response to the national "Sorry" motion. picked by DemureArt 7 months ago

Lewis Black yells about GWB, The Burning of the American Flag, and Being a Jew At Christmas.
Enjoy! picked by Muppetmaker 9 months ago

At one of amateur rocketry's largest annual launches, sport rocketeers fly the big ones--many over 100 pounds, over 40,000 feet, and/or over Mach 4+. The New York Times calls it a gonzo subculture. I call it a heck of a lot of fun!

Here's the link to the sponsoring organization: picked by Fanatic 2 years ago

"Redwood City has a large fund to spend on multiple large scale public art pieces that also serve as bird baths. This is a well funded opportunity to get more Burning Man type of art installed locally."
Image courtesy of freakingnews.com picked by suebe 12 months ago

The ultimate 'big book' of pranks.

My favorite is the woman who complained of fumes from the building incinerator. The landlord swore he never used the incinerator. The woman went around to salons and barber shops, collecting several large garbage bags of hair and dumped them down the chute. The landlord had 'a bit of splainin to do' when the building reeked of burning hair. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Miami-Dade Country police arrested two teenagers on Tuesday in connection with a fire at a Kendall, Florida church. picked by mutil8or 5 months ago

A three-alarm fire is in progress on top of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
The blaze began shortly after 11 a.m. Friday.
There are 32 floors and about 3,000 people staying at the hotel. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

An inmate who is paraplegic has sued authorities after his bum and private parts were burnt by a steaming and bubbling toilet. I guess things went from bad to worse pretty fast. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago

In what could possibly be described as the worst ever car pile-up in world history, a total of 227 cars and 12 buses collided into one large mess of mangled, burning metal. picked by karenben 5 months ago

Police charged a man Saturday with murdering his wife and their four children, who were pulled from their burning home the night before. picked by muppet 7 months ago

A woman used fondue fuel to set her boyfriend's penis on fire. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The Burning Man festival has a dubious reputation at times, promoting a leave-no-trace ethos of environmental sustainability, while drawing crowds by carbon-producing land, sea and air vehicles from around the world. Starting today, however, participants are working to offset the environmental impact of the event in a variety of innovative ways. picked by derami 12 months ago

...knowing the fuel technology used by aliens for driving their saucers could eliminate the burning of fossil fuels thus saving the planet from the perils of climate change. picked by Browntrout 1 year ago

A blog (not mine!) rating a book: Based largely on a course Rosenblum and Kuttner teach to non-science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the material is very well presented, and I now understand quantum physics better than I ever have before, but I won’t really grasp it until I read through certain chapters slowly and more carefully. Even so, I understood enough to app... read full post picked by rambler 1 year ago

Tied up and left to die in a burning apartment, a Columbia student used the blaze set by her sadistic rapist to free herself. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The most authoritative scientific report on climate change says with 90% certainty that the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities are driving climate change.

As if it wasn't obvious before... picked by hazelly 2 years ago

In Florida, he wasn't caught red-handed but by the seat of his burning pants! One of the packs of explosive dye in his waistband exploded! In addition to being hospitalized for minor injuries Kenneth Ray Brooks was charged with robbery. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago