Favolaschia è un genere di fungo molto strano, infestante, originario dei tropici. Ma la globalizzazione l'ha portato anche nei nostri boschi! Questo sito non parla di funghi, ma favolaschia mi sembrava un nome significativo e evocativo di qualcosa di simile a quello che qui viene raccontato...

01 luglio 2008

La Danimarca è il paese più felice
Secondo una ricerca condotta annualmente negli Usa da un team internazionale di scienziati, la Danimarca è il paese più felice nel mondo. Lo Zimbabwe il meno felice. Gli Usa solo al 16° posto. In generale comunque la felicità nel mondo sta aumentando.
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN3045469520080701

The 7 Best Electric Scooters: From Prototypes to Production Models
We've been writing about all kinds of scooters for years, but because of high oil prices, they're now seeing a renaissance of sorts. With 30% of Americans saying they would consider riding a scooter--even some people we wouldn't expect to--and sales of scooters up by 200% (and that was as of two years ago), now seems like a perfect time to revisit some of our past scooter coverage and bring it all together.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/7-best-electric-scooters-prototypes-production-models.php

VideoJug shows you how ...
Can you fold a T-shirt in two seconds, or get out of a car without showing your knickers? Do you know how to "air kiss" or eat sushi or flirt using sign language? How about undoing a bra with one hand? Thousands of these essential life skills are not taught in schools, but there's a great place where you can see them demonstrated in living colour. And no, it's not YouTube, it's VideoJug.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jun/30/videojug.wisdom

Fake speed bumps painted on roads
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is testing faux speed bumps that are painted on the road. Their substance is merely an optical illusion, but apparently they slow people down. Until they realize the bumps are two dimensional anyway.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/30/fake-speed-bumps-pai.html

Homophobic news site changes athlete Tyson Gay to Tyson Homosexual
The funny people who run the American Family Association’s OneNewsNow site are so frightened of gays that they've set up a filter to change every instance of the word "gay" to "homosexual."
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/30/homophobic-news-site.html