Paperclips dance to electromagnets on train
Paperclips respond to electromagnetism coming through floor of train in Japan. (Via BoingBoing via Pink Tentacle)
Just don’t put your computer on the floor 
Posts from July 15th, 2009.
Holy Handgranade closes pub
Buildings were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object. But the dangerous-looking weapon turned out to be the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, made famous in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
Pittsburgh’s Morse Code Message Gets Jumbled
Fuer Andreas und andere “Morser”:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106606968&sc=fb&cc=fp
“…Instead of “Pittsburgh,” the beacon spelled “Pitetsbkrrh.”… NPR asked Stepleton to return for another look at the beacon Monday night to see if the message had changed. Indeed, it had: Instead of “Pitetsbkrrh,” it read “Tpebtsaurgh.”…”