Category: Weird

Television won’t be able to hold on to any market it captures after the first six months. People will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.

– Darryl F. Zanuck, head of 20th Century-Fox, 1946.

Three things impress me about this photo.

One, photographer David Goldman got this shot. Think about it: Goldman’s lens was most likely focused on the playing field, not on the stands to his back. He had to swing his camera to where the bat might land, get it in focus and get the correct exposure. Luckily the bat landed in the same sunny spot as the playing field, so he didn’t need to change the exposure.

Two, Goldman got the guy’s name. He left his photo position on the field to ask the fan his name, how to spell it and where he’s from.

Three, the fan, Mitch Davie, caught the bat with one hand. And he didn’t spill his Red Stripe.

Real Science – Headline O’ The Day…

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You’ve heard of Big Macs, McNuggets, McMansions and McJobs — now meet the McRunner.

Palatine dad Joe D’Amico plans to run the Los Angeles Marathon on March 20 after training for 30 days on a diet of McDonald’s fast food alone.

It may sound more like a recipe for getting the runs than running fast. But ultra-lean D’Amico aims to beat his personal best time of two hours and 36 minutes — a six-minute-mile pace that should put him among the top 50 finishers.

Facebook users with more friends suffer more stress and “neurotic limbo” from feeling they have to continually update and amuse their larger audiences, according to new research.

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