All you ever needed to know about Economics ...

Found this through a blog from a co-worker. It's on Youtube. Watch it and everything will be clearer (have no fear, it is very funny):

Scientifically Funny - Nailing jelly to a wall

I have been enjoying the blog from Improbable Research for a while and found a post today that investigated the feasibility of nailing jelly to a wall. It is scientifically funny.

When seemingly good ideas backfire ...

... or the 101 dumbest moments in business. Check it out.

Cool bike, but ...

The hyperbike probably won't fit in the bike lane and I am not sure I want to take this on the road and take on a Chevy Suburban.

The 8 foot wheels are super cool though. I just have my doubts about stopping when going superfast.

Want to buy an island?

If you have enough cash or are in good standing with a bank you can buy the "Principality of Sealand"!! Wikipedia has a nice article about it. For anywhere between £65,000,000 and £504,000,000 it can be yours ... and it's butt-ugly too.

Want to go 300mpH at 70.5mpg?

Do you? Then you will need an Acabion. Apparently, what matters is weight and profile, the opposite of SUVs.

Ridiculous ...

As I was reading the newspaper today I saw an ad to lease a Bentley Continental. The down payment seemed normal and for only $2299/month for 42 month you could drive around in a Bentley. My mortgage payment is less than that ... I guess one would need a lot of disposable income.