Archive for January 30th, 2006
Broken Pieces
When a visitor to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge tripped on his shoelaces, he probably thought he’d just bruise his ego. Instead he landed on a pair of 300-year old Chinese vases, breaking them into tiny, little pieces. There’s a quick lesson on making sure your shoes are tied.
A Picture of War…
Growing up poor in rural America sometimes means that the only adventure you’ll get in life is joining the military. And even then it might mean more adventure than you were really looking for.
Hazards of Mining…
It appears that Canada has a better grip on saving trapped miners than the U.S. has. Within 30 hours they managed to save ALL of their miners, no injuries reported.
