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Heidi Montag Tries To Be Funny, Fails, Remains Freaking Hot

Here’s everyone’s favorite augmented reality star, Heidi Montag, in a new Funny or Die video, in which she tries to be funny (I think), but fails miserably. Heidi goes on about plastic or something; I’m not really sure because I muted the damn thing after her doorknob of a husband showed up. Having said all of that, she looks freaking hot. I know, I know, it pains me to say it, but c’mon, she does. Yes, even if she is more plastic than human at this point, and a totally ditz. Enjoy!

Amazing Scanning Electron Microscope Pictures Of Insects And Spiders

Using a Scanning Electron Microscope, retired scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner, 61, from Bedford, is able to magnify insects by up to a million times. The results show incredibly detailed images of creepy crawlies in 3D.

Anna Kournikova’s Legs Go On Forever

Here’s tennis hottie Anna Kournikova in something called Capitol Mag, whatever that is, looking as hot as ever. I may be wrong but it looks like she’s basically wearing a long tube top. Brilliant. This is fashion I can get behind, pretty much anything that can be taken off in one quick pull. Maybe some tear away evening gowns or dresses that completely dissolve when they get wet. Anyhow, Anna’s body still looks pretty damn amazing, those legs seem to go on forever, I’d like to explore them at length. Enjoy.

Inside Somalia: Under fire in Mogadishu

Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed planned festive celebrations to mark his first year in office and progress made toward establishing peace and stability in the war-racked country. But Al Shabaab — the Islamic rebels allied with Al Qaeda — had other ideas. Mogadishu was hit by the worst fighting in months on Jan. 29 as the insurgents marked the anniversary of the Somali president’s first year in power with a series of violent attacks that elicited an equally deadly response. Al Shabaab, the Islamic extremists allied with Al Qaeda, attacked government positions protected by African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) in a concerted salvo against a weak and largely ineffectual administration.

Diamond Lil: A Busload of Sustainable Dining

Restaurateur Kai Schoenhals is a believer in high-concept dining and a self-professed "public transportation junkie." So when he caught wind of a old Greyhound bus rotting in rural Utah, he naturally thought: restaurant. Inspired by such mobile operations as the Napa Wine Train, the Bay Area-based Schoenhals and chef-partner Daniel Isberg—the pair run a highly regarded local underground dining series—decided to refit the silver-sided 1957 GMC as a fully featured eatery that will travel around the region to its guests (or are they its hosts?). And unlike the train, this vehicle won't be limited by pesky tracks. "Our bus can roam," boasts its creator. A motorcycle dinghy further extends its reach.

The Secret Origin of Windows

Few people understand Microsoft better than Tandy Trower, who worked at the company from 1981-2009. Trower was the product manager who ultimately shipped Windows 1.0, an endeavor that some advised him was a path toward a ruined career. Four product managers had already tried and failed to ship Windows before him, and he initially thought that he was being assigned an impossible task. In this follow-up to yesterday’s story on the future of Windows, Trower recounts the inside story of his experience in transforming Windows from vaporware into a product that has left an unmistakable imprint on the world, 25 years after it was first released.

A Turbine-powered 1923 Ford T-bucket Lands On Ebay For Auction

It’s a 1923 Ford T-Bucket and is up for the grab on eBay. Surprisingly, all its parts other than windshield and frame brackets are hand-built or borrowed from something else. It has a Boeing 502 Series Gas Turbine Engine that govt. once used in helicopters and anti-submarine drones. With its Max Continious rating of 160hp, 1923 Ford T-bucket has a custom built bellhousing to accept a Freshly Overhauled Sundstrand Hydrostatic pump, taken from an IHC 715 Combine. On the other, this car runs on freshly rebuilt sundstrand hydraulic motor attached directly to the differential. It has a cyclic stick from Bell 47 Helicopter for steering which is also used to control the forward and reverse. The vehicle also has a 400-cubic-inch accumulator for steering boost and the engine speed is controlled by a Throttle Quadrant from a Lear 25 Jet Aircraft. It also has an ex-Learjet throttle quadrant between the seats and an automatic shutdown function in case of low oil pressure.

The Nuclear Warhead-Equipped Ekranoplan Soviet Invasion Machine

Powered by 228,800 Lb-Ft of thrust, this Lun-class Ekranoplan was designed to carry two-million pounds of Europe-invading soldiers and vehicles and six nuclear missiles at speeds up to 340 MPH. Thank God Reagan defeated the Soviet Union. At 240 feet long, the Lun-class is also one of the largest aircraft ever made, rivaling even Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose. The thing is, it's not really a plane, it's a ground effect vehicle. Ground effect vehicles essentially ride on a cushion of air created by the interaction of the wings and the surface they're passing over. This ground effect can be exploited to a height typically equalling the length of the wings. Because drag created by lift is reduced, ground effect vehicles can be up to twice as efficient as their high-flying counterparts, they can also carry up to twice the payload.

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