Math at the Movies

Here are 10 movies with (now) mathematical titles.  Guesses?  See mine in the comments.

The Calgary Flames' Jay Bouwmeester has set a new ironman record for defensement in the NHL, inspiring today's list.  Who are your Ironmen?

5.  Brett Favre (I know... who would have thought I'd stick him at number 5!) Maybe its the fall from grace these last few years, maybe it is knowing that he was protected by some of the greatest defensive players in the league most of his 20 seasons and 297 games, or maybe it is the painkillers.  Don't worry Brett, #5 is still pretty good.
4.  Jay Bouwmeester  He could easily extend his streak this season to well into the low 500's if all goes well.  This guy is an NHL defensemen that has played 497 games, and remember perspective.  Yes, football is a tough sport (played once a week).  These guys are out there 2-3 times a week.  Jay has played nearly 6 consecutive years in a position that a lot of players don't last 6 years in at all.
3.  Jim Brown played as a FULLBACK in the NFL, before padding was even invented.  Protective gear in the 50's and 60's was at best going to keep you from getting scraped up.  He played a down and dirty position for 118 straight games (122 with playoffs) for 8 straight years.
2.  Gordie Howe may not have played all of his time in consecutive games, but the man played for 24 straight seasons, plus an extra one in  1979 just for the heck of it.  He played for a quarter of a century.  Blows my mind.
1.  Cal Ripken Jr.  It's not just because I live next to Camden Yards now, really.  Some may say that baseball doesn't take as much of a toll on a person, but let's put it into perspective.  He played for 21 straight years.  The only other person I know that worked for 21 years without taking a day off is my Junior High math teacher, Mrs. Pinch (who is getting a consecutive teaching starts honorarium).  2,632 games.  I haven't done anything 2,632 times.

Best of NES Indie or Not--(Wish I Was At SXSW)

What five games would  you love to have for NES all time?  Here are my 5 and the video that got me thinking:


5.  Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
4. Duck Hunt
3.  Metroid
2. Super Mario Bros.
1.  Legend of Zelda

100 Ways I Don't Want to Die

Ways 3-29

I Can't Stop Playing

Only enough to post this list of iconic movie objects trivia mixed with hangman... pretty addictive.

http://famousobjectsfromclassicmovies.com/

I am fascinated by those that I get and those that I don't, especially in the category of movies I've never seen.  Some marketing execs somewhere need a raise.

The 10 Most Awesome Things Stuck in People

10 Things Lodged Inside Of People

March 1, 2011 | 1:04 pm

http://www.holytaco.com/10-things-lodged-inside-of-people/

I was taught, at a very young age, that it’s not a good idea to attempt to swallow non-food items. I also learned, as I grew older, that it’s really not a good idea to put anything in your rectum (unless you’re in love.) The people depicted in this article did not live by those rules, and now have some sweet x-rays to show for it.

Let’s start with a coke bottle. All done drinking but can’t find a recycling bin nearby? Just hang on to that bottle until you can find the appropriate place to dispose of it. I’m sure the hospital has a recycling bin.

It’s a fork. And this person swallowed it. No joke there. Just a lot of questions we’ll never know the answers to.

It’s tough to see, but this is actually a can of hairspray (according to the site I “borrowed” this photo from.) Now this woman’s innards will stay frizz-free and in place all day, no matter how windy it is!

I find this image particularly jarring… SORRY. HAD TO.

“So I’m swallowing safety pins then I’m like ‘shit, probably should’ve closed them first’. Simple mistake. Anyone could’ve made it.”

“Katelyn, I have something really important to ask you, so just sit tight for a minute, I have to run to the bathroom.”

When you make jokes about French people in a Parisian gift shop, they stab you in the hand with miniature Eifel Towers.

If you continue to make those jokes, they will stab you in the head with a slightly larger statue of the Eifel Tower.

“Has anyone seen my keys?… What? They’re in my eyes? Oh, thank you.”

Last but not least, probably the only thing that sort of belongs…

51 WEIRDEST TOURIST TRAPS IN AMERICA

From Trutv.com
I was shocked/impressed/bothered by the fact that I have actually been to three of the places on this list.  More shocking is that there are several I would go out of my way to see.  Been to one?  Interesting in one?  Let me know!  I marked mine with the link to the info on that location.

1. World's Largest Office Chair - Anniston, Alabama
2. Outhouse Races - Anchorage, Alaska
3. Museum of Fake Frogs - Eureka Springs, Arkansas
4. Don Parks' Yard of Statues and Stuff - Phoenix, Arizona
5. Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum - Los Angeles, California
6. Two Story Outhouse - Crested Butte, Colorado
7. Timexpo Museum and Easter Island Statue - Waterbury, Connecticut
8. Run-over Fireman Monument - Washington, DC
9. Skull Silo at Frightland - St. Georges, Delaware
10. Gorrie Ice Museum - Apalachicola, Florida
11. Fitzgerald Wild Chicken Festival - Fitzgerald, Georgia
12. Kalaupapa Guided Mule Tour To Leper Colony - Kalaupapa, Molokai, Hawaii
13. Don Aslett's Museum of Clean - Pocatello, Idaho
14. Cube of 1 Million 1 Dollar Bills - Chicago, Illinois
15. World's Largest Ball of Paint - Alexandria, Indiana
16. National Farm Toy Museum - Dyersville, Iowa
17. The World's Largest Collection of The World's Smallest Versions of The World's Largest Things - Lucas, Kansas
18. World's Largest Barrel of Bourbon and Crucifix - Bardstown, Kentucky
19. Jerry Lee Lewis Museum and Liquor Store - Ferriday, Louisiana
20. Jerry Cardone's 7 Wonders of God Creatures - Houlton, Maine
21. 9/11 Memorial "To Lift A Nation" - Emmitsburg, Maryland  http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/51-dumbest-vacation-spots-in-america.html?curPhoto=21
22. The Porter Thermometer Museum - Boston, Massachusettes
23. Monument to the Dean of Michigan's Tourism Activity - Kewadin, Michigan
24. Shoe Fence - Downer, Minnesota
25. World's Only Cactus Plantation - Edwards, Mississippi
26. Mount Rushmore with Fake Celebrity Heads - Branson, Missouri
27. Montana Vortex and House of Mystery - Columbia Falls, Montana http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/51-dumbest-vacation-spots-in-america.html?curPhoto=27
28. Andy the Footless Goose - Hastings, Nebraska
29. Brothel Art Museum - Crystal, Nevada
30. Stairway to Nowhere - Chesterfield, New Hampshire
31. Martinka Museum of Magic - Midland Park, New Jersey
32. Runaway Bride 7-11 Payphone - Albuquerque, New Mexico http://www.trutv.com/dumb_as_a_blog/gallery/51-dumbest-vacation-spots-in-america.html?curPhoto=32
33. Sidewalk of Stars - Binghamton, New York
34. Tom Haywood's Self-Kicking Machine - New Bern, North Carolina
35. Casselton Can Pile - Casselton, North Dakota
36. Duct Tape Festival - Avon, Ohio
37. Twister (the Movie) Museum - Wakita, Oklahoma
38. World's Largest Pig Hairball - Mount Angel, Oregon
39. Schwenksville Museum Of Nostalgia - Schwenksville, Pennsylvania
40. Cow Vomit Rope at the Little Compton Historical Society - Little Compton, Rhode Island
41. Monument to the Father of Gynecology - Columbia, South Carolina
42. Skeleton of a Man Walking A Skeleton of a Dinosaur on a Leash - Murdo, South Dakota
43. illbilly Golf - Gatlinburg, Tennessee
44. Animatronic Bartender at the West of the Pecos Museum - Pecos, Texas
45. Room of Mining Disasters - Helper, Utah
46. World's Tallest Filing Cabinet - Burlington, Vermont
47. Norfolk Mermaid Trail - Norfolk, Virginia
48. Volcano Toilets - Granger, Washington
49. The Mystery Hole - Ansted, West Virginia
50. The Mustard Museum - Middleton, Wisconsin
51. Town with Population of One - Lost Springs, Wyoming