Aerogel, Smuf communism, ferrofluids, the Nazi rocketplane, the Bobbits, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, a nuclear car, carbon nanotubes, and the Kalinin K-7

Today, we will look at three wondrous technological materials, a couple of unusual aircraft, the man who lived in a Paris airport for 18 years, communism in The Smurfs, the Ford Nucleon, and the wife who sliced off her husband's genitalia.

GeekDump #15: 11 May 2009

Nearly a month since the Geek last Dumped, but I've been saving up some goodies for you all.

April Fools' Day!

Today is April Fools' Day, and the tradition is to play pranks and jokes. Instead of coming up with my own prank, which I know will never compare well to that of others, I figured I would just look closely at such articles instead.

Fried Mars bars, Futurama theorem, the thagomizer, ëẍcëssïvë ümläüts, long names, Neutral Moresnet, and oddities of the English language

Today's post is a tad longer  than normal, and we will look at the metal umlaut, a comic-inspired anatomy nomenclature, Scots who deep-fat fry candy bars, a theorem about body switching, some odd English words, a sub-nation that was shared between the Prussians and the Dutch/Belgians, and a couple of odd names.

The Korean Godzilla, some political insults, Monty Hall problem, Wrong Way Corrigan, and the buttered cat paradox

Today, we look a a couple of political insults, a couple of thought exercises/problems, Pulgasari, and accidentally flying from New York to Ireland.

Extreme ironing, "republican marraige", The craziest British Commando ever, legally haunted by ghosts, and vagina dentata

Today's post examines French Revolutionary executions, Jack Churchill, extreme ironing, Stambovsky v. Ackley, and the terrifying concept of a vagina with teeth.

Half-century fire, Hitler's font, laughing to death, cartoon physics, and screams

Today's post will examine the famous movie scream clip, hammerspace, laughing yourself to death, the German dispute over the Antiqua and Fraktur typefaces, and a Pennsylvania town that's been on fire since 1962.

xkcd, Korea, and the Blondi that really did have more fun

Today's post gives us a bit of meta-influence, has some fun at Korea's expense, and visits with Hitler's dog.