Black holes 'zap galaxies into existence'

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"Astronomers have long wondered which came first, the black hole or the galaxy around it. The leading theory holds that the two co-evolve, starting small and building over time.
But colossal black holes may zap galaxies into existence from scratch, new observations suggest."
Read all about it here on Yahoo news.

Man in Japan weds anime game character

Strange but true: a man in Japan married a Nintendo DS video game character.

I don't recommend this as a dating/marriage approach myself.

I enjoyed some of the comments on BoingBoing. One person wrote "I don't give this marriage another year. He'll leave her for the PSP version...".

Via: BoingBoing

Earth with rings

Via: BoingBoing

Vortex cannon fun

Rules for my unborn son

Although I don't agree with all the advice, I do enjoy the blog Rules for my Unborn Son, which consists of 1001 rules written by a Dad for his son.

I do agree with Rule 387.

Proof that 2 = 1

a=b
a²-b²=ab-b²
(a+b)(a-b)=b(a-b)
a+b=b
2b=b
2=1

Can you see the problem?

Nintendo to release large-screen DSi

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"Nintendo Co. plans to release a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game system in Japan, possibly by the end of the year, according to a news report Tuesday."

A guy devoted to his craft

The Coolest Guy in the World - For more amazing video clips, click here

Proof that 1 is the largest integer

Let N be the largest positive integer. Then either N = 1 or N > 1.

If N > 1 then N*N > N, which breaks our definition of N as the largest integer. Therefore N = 1.

Via: Futility Closet

Machinarium

Machinarium has been released by Amanita Design.