Unconventional World Records

The greatest must be the talking vibrator, patent number 5,928,170. (more…)

news.com.au reported on 14th December 2006 that a 65-year old Canadian is believed to be the only man alive without a pulse:

His heart failed and a new silent pump was embedded in his chest to keep blood flowing through his veins. (more…)

…is not a Bugatti or any car exotic supercars like these:

A Bugatti Veyron (above) costs about 850,000 pounds, but Andy Frost, 45 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom customised a 1972 Vauxhall Victor for a total cost of 100,000 pounds, resultiong in the world’s fastest street legal car, christened Red Victor One: (more…)

If it’s in North America, Europe or any of the affluent Asian or Middle Eastern countries, I wouldn’t be surprised. But according to a Reuters report on 18th December 2006, the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia is offering a hamburger that costs more than twice the monthly minimum wage in some parts of the country!

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If it’s in North America, Europe or any of the affluent Asian or Middle Eastern countries, I wouldn’t be surprised. But according to a Reuters report on 18th December 2006, the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia is offering a hamburger that costs more than twice the monthly minimum wage in some parts of the country!

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Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA  34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16.  After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters.  With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time.  Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor in your department this August.  I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen

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Apparently its located in Ontario, Canada and that the houseowner’s been doing it for years.

The only grouse is that the music with which the lights are being synched to is not at all Christmas-related.

Video after the jump. (more…)

Christmas is a time for singing carols. Some people can sing very well and some extremely bad. But in this case, one person has passed the point of badness into unknown territory.

The amazing thing is, the general concensus is that this is a serious attempt during an audition.

Enjoy, and hope this adds to the Christmas cheer.

Click here to listen

It will take something special to beat the official Federal Government Highway from Moscow to Yakutsk, in Siberia, Russia. Worse, it’s the only available road to get there, which could mean waiting for a week in 100 km-long traffic jams. Apparently, women even gave birth there while waiting.

This road has all the qualities that makes for a major humanitarian disaster during the rainy season, when the the road turns into an impassable mud blanket, swallowing everything, no matter how big it is. In the meantime the city has to partly airlift food products. (more…)

Here’s to Christmas, Hari Raya Aidil Adha and New Year 2007.

Wishing you all health, prosperity and all good things.

Salam Muhibbah.