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I'm going with "real", not that I'm an expert Really amazing, yes, but when looking at Anders' body language, he shows no sign of deception. That doesn't mean he's lying, just that he believes what he's saying (could be well rehearsed). As far as the physics, I think it's believable. Again, I'm not an expert. Really unlikely, yes, but still believable. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

If it is a hoax, it is a very elaborate one: http://norskmeteornettverk.no/wordpress/?p=1399 Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Real physicist, really studying it, at least according to the intrawebs: https://twitter.com/pbrekke Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

http://www.today.com/video/today/54864164#54864164 http://www.universetoday.com/110963/norwegian-skydiver-almost-gets-hit-by-falling-meteor-and-captures-it-on-film/ Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Efficacy in a third-world country would be likely be great, but in first-world countries, the prevalence of antibiotics might prevent a devastating outbreak. Once new spreads, people all over the US start popping Cipro, and staying in their houses, efficacy goes way down. Antibiotics are losing their overall potency, but are still very viable blocks for old-world diseases like this one. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

My God! I've been jumping all these years with a thingy that explodes razor blades on my back! Fortunately, I've never had to use it, but I'm taking that thing out right now!! Bill Booth looks like he's never used the exploding razors either Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Many citizens of Rome believe that former Pope Benedict XVI is gay. They believe that his voluntary resignation had more to do with fear of exposure than his health. That is not common knowledge among people outside of the Holy City, however. Taxi drivers have reportedly delivered an un-named person to and from the Papal Apartments for direct rendezvous with Benedict at odd hours. Reportedly, there was a pair of expensive shoes purchased by the aforementioned person as a gift to his lover, and Benedict was "caught" with them. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

SOCMOB is my new favorite ackronym. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I have not tried it, but my initial thought would be that the response time on a phone GPS would not be fast enough for skydiving. By the time it registered and displayed your altitude, you would probably be well below where the initial measurement was taken. I do recall wingsuiters using dedicated GPS to track their flights, but I don't know what accuracy they achieved. Some GPS units have a fairly high sampling rate, but those are dedicated devices. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Maybe it was his wife that was driving the tank? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

A nice bit of photography, and some behind-the-scenes information on how it was made: http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/epic-sony-ad-shows-skydivers-changing-lens-of-alpha-a7r-in-midair/ Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

When I was a kid, I skiied frequently here in my home state of Colorado. I also rode bikes. Back then, no one wore helmets. Today, nearly everyone wears a helmet while riding a bicycle. Sadly, almost no one wears a helmet skiing. The vast majority of skiing tragedies could be stopped with this simple thing. Also, if you ever see anyone go head-first into a snow drift or a tree well, please pull them out first, before you start laughing. One cannot breathe when his/her head is buried in snow. There's plenty of time to laugh at him/her afterwards. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I guess now is a good time to promote my new website: http://www.fartedinhouse.com You put in your address, and it tells you if anyone has ever farted in your home. The answer is always yes. Even when it's a brand new home, because the workers farted there before you ever moved in. Best of all, the service is FREE, and paid for by the two dozen pop-up ads that pollute your digital ecosystem. For an extra $0.99, it will also tell you what type of fart. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Let's see, 1. Limit magazine capacity to 15 rounds. The shooter had a pump-action shotgun and alcohol bombs. No difference in outcome. 2. Require a background check. The shooter was a good student who enjoyed debate and had some popularity in school. Probably, he took the shotgun from his father, anyway. No difference in outcome. 3. Require gun applicants to pay for the background check mentioned above. No difference in outcome. This same tragedy, 20 years in the future, would have happened exactly the same way. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

To state something like that, you must not have grown up in a fundamentalist church, as I did. Many Christians believe that Jesus is God (not all do), and uniform in his design (in other words, he is only one color). Any person that splits humans into ethnic groups and then proclaim that the one omnipotent God is of their same tribe, and not of the other tribes, is a racist. I don't think she's ill-informed about Jesus being from the middle east or of Jewish birth. If she chose to believe as an adult, despite her knowing those things, that he has white skin, or is of northern European descent, then she is nothing more than a racist. That's not the same as being ignorant. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I had no idea that Wile E. Coyote was into BASE. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

You know they're up to 10 now. And, no, good websites like Ted follow HTML standards. Something that Microsoft has never been good at. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Asses that big are the reason we have to put fat tires on our motorcycles. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

I wouldn't even bother trying to scuba on a cruise. I would take a mask and fins and snorkel. You just won't get time to get much good diving in, in the short time that you are in port. Buy little bottles of that hand sanitizer, keep it in one pocket at all times. Use it frequently! The norovirus is one of the worst, but there are plenty of nasty critters that hang out on the balcony rails, door knobs, etc. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

So is the NSA. They are watching Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Had they made them a series of small roundabouts, no one would have blinked an eye. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

Conference calls are the best, because you can't tell WHO just farted into their phone. It's just like jump run Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

They are products of evolution. The animals that are smart enough to be scared and run away are the ones that survive to reproduce. Even predators are cautious - I dive frequently with sharks that are as large or larger than me. They don't swim up and eat me; they spend a lot of time gauging how dangerous I might be. It's not worth risking your life for every opportunity. Our morals about bravery, etc, are misaligned with the goals of evolution. A lot of brave people died young and never got a chance to reproduce. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

At least he wasn't wearing a seat-belt. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

It's a diet alternative. Spend more money on Coke, or get fat with Oreos. You have any idea what people pay for diets? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD