Recent Comments

1. over 11 years ago on Tom Toles

   Not really a reply; but a statement of support for your enlightened comment; from a resident of Marin.

2. over 11 years ago on Tom Toles

   You should be glad that moronic statements unveiling pure ignorance are allowed here.

3. over 11 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Wonder if they made to 91- average.

4. over 11 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Alexikakos: if the wind DOESN’T come exactly from behind; for an appropriate angle of the sail and an appropriate keel, and strength of the wind, the physics does add up. See: composition of vectors. Sailboats often can run (in certain directions) faster than the prevailing wind.

5. almost 12 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   this is the worst Physics misunderstanding I remember seeing in print.

6. about 13 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   The picture is irrelevant. They need to show the 180 meridian, or the international date line; not the Arctic Circle.

7. about 13 years ago on Ripley's Believe It or Not

   Is Bufords only resident last name Buford?