Ever wanted to see map of what crops are being raised in the US?  Or animals?  Maybe the distribution of cash, and its density in geography?  These, and many other bizarre maps can be viewed at the Radical Cartography website.

My favorite map they have is an animation that shows the growing need for telephone area codes over the past several decades.

Okay Andy - You ask, and you shall receive

Are you finding yourself defenseless in the impending zombie incursion in your neighborhood?  Need the perfect weapon to carve up those horde of undead that are hot on your heels?  Don’t want to be an extra for the next "Thriller" music video?

Here you have it!  The Zombie Defense Collection currently offers two well balanced and deadly machetes for those pesky close combat situations with zombies.  Pictured above is the "Riley’s Defense"  and the "Z3 Field Machete".

Some weapons are better than others for survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. OlliN Sword Design has created a unique line – The Zombie Defense Collection - specifically designed for practical defense against the very persistent walking dead.

This line features various machetes, tire irons, Sholin spears, and the ever important zombie survival pack. Gear up and be ready for the zombie invasion!

"Zombies are like pigeons, every time you think you’ve got the problem under control, they come back." ~ G. Scott H.

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- Wiener water soup - I can’t believe someone green lighted this recipe on cooks.com?

- A blog dedicated to pipe-dream ideas, broadcast for anyone to pursue.

- Mötley Crüe Sells More Through ‘Rock Band’ Than iTunes

- A fact of the male brain “Bikin-clad women make men impatient” - A recent study shows that men who watched sexy videos or handled lingerie sought immediate gratification–even when they were making decisions about money, soda, and candy. Duh.

- Fractal furniture! 

- How Rock Band saved my marriage

- The sad demise of whimsical teasing in Comic Chat

To Do Tattoos, get them at Amazon for under US $4. I send myself SMS notes with a to do list or reminders of other activities I need to accomplish, but if you’re one of those folks like Bill Gates that still writes notes on his/her hands (or other creative locations on your body) then this little novelty is for you.

The kit includes 12 graphic “To Do” forms that you can apply to your body wherever it’s most convenient (or creative) and a skin-safe, washable-ink gel pen. You’ll never again have to make lame excuses for missing bowling night or your mom’s birthay.

[via boingboing]

What a great set of mathematical anagrams:

eleven plus two = twelve plus one

decimal point = I’m a pencil dot

integral calculus  = calculating rules