links for 2006-08-07

“People tend to become “independent of reality’.” That’s one way to put it. Another would be that most people are really fuckin’ stupid.

“You only need to look at the steroid scandal rocking Major League Baseball to see that Popeye raised a generation that is willing to use performance enhancers. Also, it should be pointed out that Olive Oyl was the first anorexic sex symbol.”

The audio is in German with English subtitles, but you need to see this. They take a special key, one that can apparently be obtained at any keyshop, and with a “whap” from a rubber mallet open any lock. The more expensive the lock the easier to open.

View the interactive flash demonstration of the ten dimensions. Amazing stuff. (Note: If the imaginary physics of “Back to the Future” or “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” blow your mind, then you probably shouldn’t watch this.)