Those under 50 will not remember the great cartoonist Rube Goldberg, but the older folks will. He was famous for his cartoons depicting contraptions like this one to perform simple task. This kind of stuff is now a part of many college curriculums and competitions for physics students and civil engineers. Enjoy.

This is about the 4th or 5th translation of this video I've seen. In my book funniest by far.

All is not lost when we have kids like this!

This young man sings the National Anthem prior to a college basketball game.

This is awesome

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Is that user counter correct? Seems like a lot of people hanging around here. Or is the counter like the 173 pound vs 173 kilo measurement method seen elsewhere?

Washington, D.C. an old priest lay dying in the hospital. For years he had faithfully served the people of the nation's capital. He motioned for his nurse to come near.

All of you artists and art lovers are in for a treat! This young lady has a lot of talent.

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John Coleman was a Chicago based meteorologist and network weatherman for many years. He wasn't a talking head that read the forecast. Coleman actually made the forecast and spent the time on screen telling you why.

Historical Footage: Japanese Surrender Signing Aboard Battleship Missouri Sunday Sept. 2, 1945.

An very important piece of history. Most people have seen still photos of the event but have not seen the newsreel of it.

Oldest B-25 in the world returns to the USA a bit of history!!

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A little lengthy, but worth the watch. Hope it's not a harbinger of things to come. To quote the famous Yogi, "Could very well be déjà vu all over again".

I'm guessing this will be about 65% favorable. The remainder....who cares?

AIN'T TECHNOLOGY GRAND!......

Crank those speakers up and enjoy.......
Elvis Presley & Martina McBride.

Modern technology is incredible... Elvis looks pretty good after all these Years!!

Although you'll probably never see this, I want to thank the anonymous young guy who found the check book my wife dropped in a local store's parking lot and turned it in to the store clerk.

Don't know if this is a legitimate link or something faked up. Interesting in any event, but the companion articles do seem a bit odd for a Russian paper.

A bit lengthy presentation from a senate candidate from PA. Appears to be fair and balanced.

For you fly guys and anyone else awed by military planes. A bit lengthy but worth it.

Just got my PTC Update e-mail. Hope it's just a coincidence that the completion date is Feb. 2, 2010.

This guy can certainly tickle the ivories.

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