Top 10 Reasons Why the #10 is Used

1. The major English speaking nations use a 10-base numbering system (0-9), rendering a new digit and decimal place as soon as you increase a single integer from nine. 2. We live in a binary world full of ones and zeros in this Age of Information. 3. Things like music and culture are often categorized… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Why the #10 is Used

The Most Memorable Voices

In no particular order, some of the best voices I’ve heard are… Tony Clifton The amazing character devised by the genius Andy Kaufman. He’s a Las Vegas lounge singer whose hobby is being a rude and arrogant bad guy. If you’ve never heard what he sounds like, take an ear to him singing the Star-Spangled… Continue reading The Most Memorable Voices

Santa: a Misspelling of Satan? Christmas killer.

Santa killed Christ? There is some validity to that statement, but that doesn’t mean Christ or Christmas is gone. Christ is very much alive and swinging after the resurrection according to the Good Book. Christmas still means the celebration of Jesus’ birthday (although his birth most likely occurred during spring, when the census took place).… Continue reading Santa: a Misspelling of Satan? Christmas killer.

Self-Tuning Computerized Guitar

The title may sound confusing or may mislead you to what exactly this thing is. It’s not a computer that can sound like a guitar, but a guitar with mounted computer technology that tunes your instrument for you. It comes with an LCD screen, tuning buttons, and can even store 240 different tunings. This seems… Continue reading Self-Tuning Computerized Guitar

Dreamachine Visions

One of the head honchos of the Beat Generation, William S. Burroughs, was known for his use of the dream machine, a device that spun around and let light shine through special slits of what looks like a goofy chandelier. You are supposed to close your eyes and some of the ambient light will hit… Continue reading Dreamachine Visions

Exercises that Nobody on Earth Can Do

I’m in the midst of writing a list of good exercises for a future blog entry, but I decided to compile a harder list for the advanced fitness experts that think they can handle the challenge. The impossible workout: 1. Lie on the ground face up toward the ceiling. Bring your head, back, arms, and… Continue reading Exercises that Nobody on Earth Can Do

Uncommon and Custom Instruments

Odd music requires odd instruments. This website has a ton of pictures of old instruments you won’t see in an American pop group. There are also experimental hybrid musical instruments and information behind them. Most of them are probably too rare for my price range, but I can try to make my own Cigar Box… Continue reading Uncommon and Custom Instruments

Your Phone and Desktop Dirtier than Toilet

Some research done at the University of Arizona shows that your desk and work area may have more bacteria on it than a toilet seat, 400 times more according to the study. I’m sure it varies in area, but they had 7,000 different locations in New York, San Francisco, Tucson and Tampa. I guess it’s… Continue reading Your Phone and Desktop Dirtier than Toilet

What to Say in an 18 Wheeler

Ever since the internet was invented, world-wide-web users had to learn a new language- shorthand messaging lingo and text acronyms. We our losing touch with other cultures and underground lifestyles of society. If you don’t have a semi-trailer or don’t know a truck driver, you may be unaware of some interesting Trucker slang. So the… Continue reading What to Say in an 18 Wheeler

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