Blinded with Science, The Unfriendly Skies, -and- Reunited

In the News Today

Blinded with Science - Man uses physics to fight $400 traffic ticket

The Unfriendly Skies - TSA inspector accused of stealing iPads at DFW Airport

Reunited - Man uses Google Earth to find long-lost mother

Technology in the News Today

Netflix CEO Attacks Comcast Over Net Neutrality Issues

Skitter Quietly Launches TV Streaming over Broadband

Megaupload User Data Preserved, For Now

Born on this Day in History: April 16, 1889 - Charlie Chaplin, co-founder of United Artists, was a comedic actor whose ability made him a world wide star before the end of the first world war and a major influence in the silent film era. His character of the Tramp, a refined vagrant, was identified so closely with the silent film era that Chaplin refused to make a "talkie" with him, retiring the character in the film Modern Times.

On this Day in History: April 16, 1943 - Chemist Albert Hofmann inadvertently experiences the world's first acid trip when a tiny quantity of lysergic acid diethylamide accidently seeps through the skin of his finger. After leaving work early, he went home and settled into "a not unpleasant intoxicated condition." Then he had solid two hours of visual hallucinations: "I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors." It will be another three days before Hofmann gets up the courage to swallow 250 micrograms and ride his bicycle home.

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