Humorous economics video of the day: "Real Estate Downfall". (Via Rule of Reason.)

Two Bowling Balls problem. (Via BBspot.)

Office sign of the day. (Via Flibbertigibbet.)

"How much force does it take to stab somebody to death? Strangely enough, forensic scientists do not know..."

Admin note: Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, posting will be light today.

Regular posting will resume on Monday December 1. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

"Sleep reduces harmful buildup of too many connections in the brain..."

What does NASA recycled water taste like? Apparently, "Not bad". (Via BBspot.)

"Jet-pack pilot soars over Royal Gorge". Includes video, of course. (Via Howard Roerig.)

Now these are my kind of Christmas Cards!

Contestants in the Netflix Prize competition are tormented by the Napoleon Dynamite problem.

Grape-sized single-cell organisms.

"12 Excellent Free Text Editors for Coders". (Via BBspot.)

Map of the US showing only the streets. (Via The Agitator.)

Ultrathin loudspeakers made from carbon nanotubules.

Childrens' brains reorganize as they learn math.

"When you get pregnant from your identical twin's ovary, who's the mom?"

Online self-test for early Alzheimer's disease. (Via Instapundit.)

Today's math joke:

An infinite number of mathematicians walk into a bar.
The first one orders a beer.
The second orders half a beer.
The third, a quarter of a beer.
The bartender says "You're all idiots", and pours two beers.

(Via Bryan at the Hoondat Report.)

"What the Google phone stole from the iPhone"

Behind the scenes at The Onion. (Via ALDaily.)