Archive for May, 2009
20 biggest car fails of all time
by nigel on May.28, 2009, under Auto, General
I just had a friend send me a link to the article here. Had to be some of the funniest reading about these obscure car makers and designs - most of which were before my time. Sadly misses out on a lot of the european car fails which might have made the list, but still quite comprehensive in my opinion. Enjoy!
Via Manolith

Stupid Crook of the Month
by nigel on May.25, 2009, under General
This video is classic….the best line is “he too enjoys a brick sandwich”
Via Youtube
Goose flying upside down
by nigel on May.20, 2009, under Animals
So this is what a goose looks like when flying upside down…the one question I know was dying to be answered! The image below was taken by wildlife photographer Brian McFarlane as the goose was battling to land in heavy winds. The contotion; as you may call it; may look painful but in the goose world it is a tried and tested way of extreme air braking, called “whiffling”.

Which traveller are you?
by nigel on May.20, 2009, under Travel
SMH has an article today asking you to chose which stereotype of traveller you fit into? Interesting but a little stupid at the same time…I dont think anyone fits into just one of these catagories. Personally i’m a combination of the boozer, the box ticker, the snapper, and the tight-arse.

Via SMH
Time-lapse of the Milky Way
by nigel on May.19, 2009, under General, Tech
This is pretty interesting watching - a guy in Texas did a time-lapse of the nights sky with a 20sec exposure each minute for 9 hours.
Via TechCrunch
Chinese leaders prefer Howard over Rudd
by nigel on May.18, 2009, under Politics
I found this article here interesting because as we all know Rudd is fluent in Mandarin and has an educated understanding of China and its economy, where as our former PM Howard was simply guessing his way through his and mildly ignorant of the asian heavyweight…maybe the leaders in China prefer our prime minister to not have any idea so less questions are asked of them. Hrm?
Via News.com.au

Cat + Twitter = 500,000 followers?
by nigel on May.17, 2009, under Animals, Tech
Only on Twitter could a cat amass more than half a million followers…I’m kinda stunned people are actually tuning in to the owner authoring the 140 character doings of his hairy companion here.
via TechCrunch
Ducks at Cherrybrook Lakes
by nigel on May.16, 2009, under Animals, Sydney
Quite fun! Ducks + Breadrolls + Bourbon + 2x idiots equals the compilation below:
Welcome to nigelholz.com
by nigel on May.16, 2009, under General
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