How to Fall 35,000 Feet—And Survive

You're six miles up, alone and falling without a parachute. Though the odds are long, a small number of people have found themselves in similar situations—and lived to tell the tale. Here's Popular Mechanic's 120-mph, 35,000-ft, 3-minutes-to-impact survival guide.

Site of the Day: Passive-Aggressive Notes

I've posted about this site before, but if you work in an office, you may have seen how signs can proliferate.

Click on the picture to see a larger version. From passiveaggressivenotes.com.

Joke of the Day

A lady was walking past a pet store when a parrot said, "Hey, lady! You're really ugly!" The lady was angry, but she continued on her way.

On the way home, she passed by the pet store again, and again, the parrot said, "Hey, lady! You're really ugly!" Furious, the lady stormed into the store and threatened to sue the store.

The store manager apologized profusely and promised he would make sure the parrot didn't say it again.

The next day, she deliberately passed by the store to test the parrot. "Hey, lady!" it said.

"Yes?"

"You know...."

From Comedy Central's Joke of the Day.

Product of the Day - Suitcase Full of Sausage

Are You a Bigger Film Addict Than I Am?

Are you a bigger film addict than I am? Find out! Check off the movies you've seen here and then compare!

Really? Really?

Quiz of the Day

See how many of the most common words you can list in five minutes here.

Video of the Day

I love to read the comments on YouTube.

Things I Learned Today

I knew the first six, but I didn't know San Antonio was seventh. I wouldn't have bet that San Antonio was bigger than Dallas (that kind of devalues that expression, doesn't it?) I think most folks who don't live in Houston are surprised that Houston is fourth. I didn't realize that New York was as big as LA, Chicago and Houston put together.

Rank	City	State	Population
1	New York City	New York	8,250,567
2	Los Angeles	California	3,849,378
3	Chicago	Illinois	2,833,321
4	Houston	Texas	2,144,491
5	Phoenix	Arizona	1,512,986
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	1,448,394
7	San Antonio	Texas	1,296,682
8	San Diego	California	1,256,951
9	Dallas	Texas	1,232,940
10	San Jose	California	929,936

From wikipedia, the table lists the incorporated places in the United States with population estimated by the United States Census Bureau on 2006-07-01.