From time to time I have written about myths that I see when dealing with aspiring entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur.com has put together their own Top 10 list of Small business Myths that are worth a read for anyone thinking about starting a business. Several of their myths dealing with financing issues: Myth No. 1: “The government has grants for startups.” Generally this is not true. There... 

Sam Hughes  presents a host of methods for ending the planet — and life — as we know it. Enjoy! 10. Total existence failure (Current feasibility rating: 0/10) You will need: nothing Method: No method. Simply sit back and twiddle your thumbs as, completely by chance, all 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms making up the planet Earth suddenly, simultaneously... 

When Mark Taylor’s computer crashed, he suspected he had a “worm” virus in the system, but was surprised to discover the problem was caused by an actual earthworm. Mark Taylor The discovery was made by IT repairmen who found the 5in worm lodged inside the computer. The creature had crawled into his £360 old laptop through an air vent and wrapped itself around the internal fan,... 

Small robots the size of riding mowers could prepare a safe landing site for NASA’s Moon outpost, according to a NASA-sponsored study prepared by Astrobotic Technology Inc. with technical assistance from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. Astrobotic Technology and Carnegie Mellon researchers analyzed mission requirements and developed the design for an innovative new type of small... 

Large Telescope, astronomers have gained valuable new insights about the atmosphere of the dwarf planet Pluto. The scientists found unexpectedly large amounts of methane in the atmosphere, and also discovered that the atmosphere is hotter than the surface by about 40 degrees, although it still only reaches a frigid minus 180 degrees Celsius. These properties of Pluto’s atmosphere may be due to... 

10. Go ghost hunting I believe in ghosts, and I love those ghost-hunting shows they have all over TV. I think it would be pretty cool to spend the night in one of those supposedly haunted buildings running around with quasi-scientific equipment and getting all scared because a cat runs by. Plus Meredyth likes that stuff, too, and it would get her hot. Probability of severe pain: 1% Probability of... 

Explosions are tricky to measure. For one, what’s the criteria? And most data on “blasts from the past” are speculation at best. So consider this list “10 of the biggest explosions since the dawn of time,” measured by magnitude of the blast, loss of lives and impact on world history. In no particular order: 1. Atomic blasts over Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 and 9,... 

Amazing, we underestimate animals intelligence all the time. It really is incredible what they are capable of. Check out this amazing story with these amazing pictures! Bill owns a company that manufactures and installs car wash systems. (Magic Wand Car Wash Systems, just in case you want to buy one.) Bill’s company installed a car wash system in Frederick, Md. Now understand that these are complete...