Tag Archive for 'reference'

Hustling the hustlers.

This article details strategies for beating many of the most common carnival games. Learn the tricks of the carnie trade, while treating yourself to one of the coolest articles I’ve read in quite a while.
Here’s a sample:

Coin Toss Game:
The object is to toss a coin onto a plate without the coin bouncing off. There are [...]

Shelf life of various foods.

For those of us who have a pantry but still generally live the bachelor lifestyle, the most perilous thing about cooking is trying to figure out if what we’re using is going to kill us. Here’s a rundown of the shelf life of 77 different foods & products.
Surprising Expiration Dates

Mapping the Web: iA Web Trendmap 2007

This map of the Web is based on Tokyo’s metro line, and includes 200 of the Internet’s top sites, “ordered by category, proximity, success, popularity and perspective.” To read more about how they did it, and to get your own downloadable copy, click here.