Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold Water

Experiments at State University of New York at Binghamton has shown that under the right circumstances, warm water does in fact freeze faster than cold water in a phenomenon called, the Mpemba effect. James Brownridge, the man who confirmed the effect, is hoping to publish this in a book called, "Warm Water Freezes Faster Than Cold Water, and 99 More Things People Don't Care About."


Via Wired

Twitter Wants to Read A Book

Jeff Howe has come up with the idea that everyone on Twitter should read he same book, so that twitter user can have a massive discussion about the book via Twitter. Right now, American Gods by Neil Gaiman is in the lead to be read by the Twitter community. The number one trending topic on Twitter right now is Tostitos, good lucking getting them to read, Jeff.

Via Wired

Too Tired For Sex

The National Sleep Foundation published a new study that said one in every four Americans are so sleep deprived, that they are often too tired for sex. I've been sleeping on average 14 hours a day, so ladies, I promise I'm never too tired, all you have to do is ask.


Via New York Times

Test Bomb Detonation

A terrorist managed to smuggle a bomb hidden in his underwear aboard a plane on Christmas Day. The BBC did a test representing what would have happened if the terrorist on flight 253 had managed to detonate his bomb. They found that the bomb would not have disabled the aircraft, but, instead, would have just ruined the terrorist's nuts. 

Via BBC