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Titanic II: Safer Because Global Warming Has Caused Icebergs To Melt

Mr. Clive Palmer, Aussie billionaire, has decided to allow history a chance to repeat itself with Titanic II. This will be "the safest cruise ship in the world and have more than enough lifeboats" according to NPR reporter Mark Memmott. Photo from DailyMail.co.uk The Chinese designer Markku... Read More

I'm Going To The Ukraine. Soviet SUMO To Launch?

Hey SUMOs, its been a while. I have been pretty busy recently, what with finishing up student teaching and preparing for the future and the end of my youth and all that.   In order to forestall the inevitable despair of being a REAL adult (whatever that means) and doing adult type things (... Read More

Hey Science, Make This Vacuum Tube Travel Real

A flight from New York to China takes an average of 16 hours. What if we could cut that down to two?  The guys over at ET3 want to make that a reality.  ET3, or Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies, is currently working on a vacuum tube travel system that could haul passengers ...

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Five Ways to Stay Entertained on Your Spring Break…At Home…When All of Your Other Friends Aren’t

This year if your plans for break are non-existent and you’re stuck in Hometown, USA, here are a few ways to make the best of it! 1.) Manage your sleep schedule- If you’re a morning person, get up early and go enjoy your day with a cup of coffee and an early morning jog. Then plan the rest of...

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Five Ways To Prepare For Spring Break

If you are already on spring break, then hooray, you made it through the first half of the semester! For those of you that still have a little ways to go, here are a few things to prepare you for a much-needed break! 1.) Do Your Laundry- Nothing is worse than last-minute packing and learning you...

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A More Affordable Spring Break

At dinner the other night, I overheard a girl at the table next to me squealing about how she convinced her father to pay for her Spring Break trip to Cabo.  I'm happy for her, but what about the rest of us? I don't know about you guys, but I know that I can't quite afford a trip to Mexico to...

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