Talking of theme parcs getting ready for the next season: Heide Park in Germany is busy building the biggest wooden coaster in Europe and you can watch the construction via their webcam. Meanwhile, Parc Asterix in France is building a Mack Bobsleigh ride which also has a viewable construction site.
Pooh is obsessive-compulsive, Eeyore is chronically depressed, Piglet needs medication, Roo is a juvenile delinquent in-the-making, and Christopher Robin has gender issues. That's what Canadian doctors are saying anyway.
No inspiration for Christmas presents this year? The Cheesy Jesus online store has something for everyone.
Australian grocery wholesaler Mike O'Dwyer has invented a gun with no moving parts (original link is dead - links to internet archive) that can fire one million rounds per minute, compared to actual guns where the fastest one 'only' fires 6000 rounds per minute. I can't say the invention of new ways for killing people overjoys me, but the technology does impress me.
The Red Herring features a no-nonsense article about P2P networking that cuts through the hype. Well worth reading.
You haven't surfed the net if you haven't visited the official Erik Estrada fan site.
