Gil's link of the day!

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/060814whirlpool.shtml A news story about the largest whirlpool in the western hemisphere.

http://www.bookfaced.com/fb/ The Facebook mapper, which maps your friends' hometowns on a Google map.

http://www.instructables.com/id/E8OGPGQVZREP2881MB/?ALLSTEPS A semi-automatic gun made of and launching Knex pieces.