Frank Bitterlich

Space balloon wipes out car

via Space balloon wipes out car - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

Scientists are always finding new ways to burn money, and fast. Their newest method: Releasing a “weather ballon” type ballon too early, trashing the multi-million dollar equipment hanging beneath it in the course, wrecking a minivan, almost destroying another car and nearly kill the people in it.

Click the link to view a video of it… if you like Will it blend?, then you will just love this one.

Spam isn´t that bad. At least it´s good for a laugh every once in a while. Like this one…

Sorry, guys, viewing it in my browser won´t solve the readability problems of this

Der Bau von Minaretten ist verboten.

— Swiss Federal Constitution, Article 72, Paragraph 3

4.

— Total number of existing minarets in Switzerland.

“The construction of minarets is forbidden.”

Rarely has such a short sentence of legislation caused such a stir worldwide. But as small Switzerland is, as powerful is its economic; and in parallel, as short as this addition to the swiss constitution is, as explosive its consequences may be.

An overall of 57% of swiss voters supported this addition, causing reactions from utter disbelief and shock to suggestions to follow this example by right-wing parties all across Europe.

Switzerland has long been known for restrictive immigration policy, reservedness against refugees and generally a good bit of xenophobia among parts of its people. But this decision has caught most of Europe and even Switzerland by surprise. But why? Read More »