A British educational clip from the 1960s on food and weight. Brutal by our politically correct standards, with quotes like “Mr Brown, also very much overweight. Works at a desk. Takes no exercise. Poor expectation of life.”

As Mark Frauenfelder notes on BoingBoing, “most of the obese children in the video look like average kids today”.

We have certainly forgotten, but there were definitely a few prerequisites to the existence of the iPod :D

Dutch Army research between WWI and WWII. Link (via lobollo)

Nice, only 200′000$ a seat, contact your accredited Space Travel Agent now ;)

A would have been good example of the “re-purposing” we will talk about during Lift10 ;)

The Football Association has denied that England are considering taking Viagra to help players cope with playing at altitude at the World Cup in South Africa next year.

A report today claimed Fabio Capello’s side could take the anti-impotence drug to help improve their lung capacity, with the squad set to be based nearly 5,000 feet above sea level at Rustenburg.

But an FA spokesman said today: “The England medical staff are conducting detailed research with a variety of experts ahead of next year’s World Cup.

“However, there has been no discussion with regard to Viagra and certainly no plans for the players to take it in South Africa at the tournament.”

Link

Got to love the combination of technology and, hum, “nature” ;)

When America realizes that another country’s TV can be worse than FOX & co.

I find this fascinating:

This is totally unrelated to whatever is usually written on this blog, but that particular video might save hours to several readers who, so far, had been stuggling immensely with the daunting task of folding tshirts.

Time to fly to Seoul now, this time with a camera and the strong intention to shoot more videos (and share some of the experiences I keep on living in Korea).

One can wonder if the interface is really intended for mistakes NOT to happen. All these red buttons :D

Don’t mess with Korean tourists :D I will keep that in mind next week when I’ll be in Seoul to prepare Lift Asia 09.

SOUTH KOREAN TOURISTS USE TAEKWANDO TO FLOOR ARMED ROBBER

(ANSA) - Rome, August 3 - A group of South Korean tourists honed their Taekwondo skills on an armed robber in Rome who ended up thanking police for rescuing him from a deathly beating, officials said on Monday.
“Thank you, I was being massacred,“ the 48-year-old unidentified Italian told Carabinieri police as they led him to Rome`s Regina Coeli prison.
The Koreans were touring the ancient Roman Theatre of Marcellus on Sunday afternoon when the man turned a knife on them and snatched a handbag. But before he could get away, one of the Koreans pounced on him, took his knife and floored him with some very deft strokes. Police said the man was decidedly very relieved to see them and “almost grateful“ to land in jail.

Link (thx Jaewoong)

Nice example of working around the limitations of a plane seat to offer a little bit of comfort. I must try this thing.