- NASA proves Einstein was smart. Okay, it’s a little more complicated than that — namely, finding that there’s “a space-time vortex around Earth, and its shape precisely matches the predictions of Einstein’s theory of gravity” — but yeah, basically: Einstein? No dummy. [via]
- Gelatin cubes dropped onto solid surface High Speed Video. Strangely fascinating. [via]
- Time Magazine talks to the kids who were there with George W. Bush on 9/11. I’m not sure I agree with them. Maybe Bush did just want to protect the kids he was reading to from finding out, from panicking, but his focus probably should have been on the nation as a whole. Still, there’s no denying they have a unique an interesting perspective on that day. [via]
- Oh, thanks a lot, monarchy! Book slump to eight-year low in Royal Wedding week.
- And finally, what American accent do you have? It guessed me correctly, although your mileage — especially if it’s, y’know, outside the US, and…what’s the word for “mileage” in metric anyway? Kilometrage? [via]
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Thank heavens, it would appear I sound Canadian and western as well as being Canadian and western. 😉
Ah, it does have Canadian accents. I wondered about that.
Are there recognizable differences in accents across Canada?
That thing pinned me down within a 50-mile radius. Apparently you can take the girl out of South Jersey, but you can’t take the South Jersey out of the way she pronounces “dawn.”
It nailed me exactly. Who else would be either Inland North or “a New Jerseyan who doesn’t have the full accent” except for a guy born in NJ to parents from the Inland North?