Carrier Pigeons Follow Highways

Carrier pigeons tend to use man-made structures (was http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/2004/07/28.html#a919 marked bad) to navigate. Must have been much easier with Roman roads, no?

Confluences

Confluence project is trying to visit and photograph all of the map gridline nexi in the world. The linked page is for the UK. It would be interesting to stitch these together in a scrollable globe.

Troy’s Blast Cushion

News from the man who built a suit to take on a Grizzly bear single handed. I’m pleased to announce that Troy’s Blast Cushion should let you survice the detonation of explosives near to your body without personal harm. Sheesh.