sceince | occasional fish

Tuesday various

Christine O’Donnell isn’t a witch. She’s also not a qualified candidate.
Is the bacon bubble about to burst? [via] The zombie bubble? The Singularity? [via]
The Anatomical Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man [via]
It’s things like this that make me love Community. [via]
And finally, Tea Party takes over the comics page. [via]

Five Philippines inmates escape while guard plays Plants vs. Zombies. In his defense, it is a very addictive game. (I just downloaded it again on my iPad.) [via]
Childrenâ€™s Pop-Up Books Flop as Learning Tool:

Those exposed to the book with the photographic images were able to correctly identify their bird nearly 80 percent of the time. Those who saw the book with the drawings did so around 70 percent of the time. But those who were entertained by the pop-ups did so only 50 percent of the time â€” no better than chance. [via]
I’ve only read the first of Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently books, and I wasn’t exactly wowed by it, but I do know there are fans who love the novels, maybe even more than his more famous Hitchhiker’s Guide books. And I’ll admit, the idea of a television series is quite intriguing. [via]
Three words: Alien Pez dispenser. “They’re coming outta the walls! They’re coming outta the goddamn walls!” [via]
And finally, hispter dinosaurs [via]

Is swimming with the dolphins bad for the dolphins? [via]
“Fish stores are just small, free aquariums.” – Small Victories
And when are these book vending machines going to make there way to my neck of the woods, too? [via]
This may very well be the coolest Coke machine I’ve ever seen. That said, it’s unfortunately only available in CA and GA right now. [via]
And finally, a very cool tour of the International Space Station.