Brontoforumus

Friday wrote:So it tnrus out taht hmunas can raed wrdos jsut fnie, eevn if you jbmlue all the lterets auonrd, as lnog as the frsit and lsat ltteer are in tiehr croecrt palecs.

Mongrel wrote:10% of all the traffic on the internet is protected by a wall of lava lamps

Not, in fact, a joke.

EDIT: The article is a bit wonky on it's explanations. This video has more accurate details:



(the link description is still accurate though. 10% of all the traffic on the internet is protected (indirectly) by a wall of lava lamps)

British Intelligence didn’t want the Germans to find out about the superior new technology helping protect the nation, so they created a rumor to afford a somewhat plausible-sounding explanation for the sudden increase in bombers being shot down. News stories began appearing in the British press about extraordinary personnel manning the defenses, including Flight Lieutenant John Cunningham, an RAF pilot dubbed “Cat’s Eyes” on the basis of his exceptional night vision that allowed him to spot his prey in the dark. Cunningham’s abilities were chalked up to his love of carrots. Further stories claimed RAF pilots were being fed goodly amounts of this root vegetable to foster similar abilities in them.

Mongrel wrote:

- At the age of three, he swallowed a pin,
- Burnt himself seriously in a gunpowder explosion,
- Fell onto a hot cast iron frying pan, burning his side,
- Survived poisoning and suffocation in his own bedroom where varnished items were kept during the night

His mother once said that "he's a child condemned to misfortune; he won't live." His neighbors called him "little Sax, the ghost".