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    I'm A Bloody Newbie!

    Where the hell did this window come from? I must have misplaced a click or something, because I've never seen this before!? It's a pretty cool feature, I wish I knew about it earlier!
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    What Makes Them So Good ?

    This is a ripoff of the world's finest [insert skill] thread, and it looks very similar, but on second glance... it ain't ;) What makes them so good!? Buffon - Great reflexes and agility, safe hands Totti - Good vision and inch-perfect passing, creativity Zambrotta - Pace, dribbling and...
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    World's Easiest Quiz!

    1) How long did the Hundred Years War last? 2) Which country makes Panama hats? 3) From which animal do we get catgut? 4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5) What is a camel's hair brush made of? 6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal...
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    Bell Didn't Invent the Telephone!!!

    Official: Bell didn’t invent the telephone http://www.sundayherald.com/38216 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ‘Top secret’ file reveals that businessmen suppressed the identity of the telephone’s real inventor By Liam McDougall, Arts...
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    Your Deepest, Darkest Secret

    pfft don't tell me, tell these guys! http://www.grouphug.us/ is a site where people go to confess things that they've done. Only ID numbers are allowed, no names. Some of them are interesting reads. So if you think you're hung up on something bizarre, just go and read some of these. btw...
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    Half-Life meets Metal Slug!!

    http://www.halflife2d.com/
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    The Passion of Christ

    Here's a review someone sent me by e-mail. I dunno when it's coming out in Australia, but I can't wait to see it. THE PASSION OF CHRIST A great deal of interest has been aroused in Mel Gibson’s new 25 million dollar production The Passion of Christ (Icon Productions). All sorts of stories...
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    The Tiny Flying Robots Are Coming! AAAAGHH

    -TOKYO, Japan, November 17 - Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") has developed the FR ("Micro Flying Robot"), the world's smallest*1 flying prototype microrobot. Epson developed the FR to demonstrate the micromechatronics technology that it has cultivated in-house over the years and to explore...
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    |EU| Euro 2004

    Okay, here's like, the umpteenth Euro 2004 thread, but i figured it's about time we had the real deal...talk about the actual competition. The seedings are in, and Italy's not seeded first! Pot Team A Portugal A France A Sweden A Czech Republic B Italy B Spain B...
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    Houston, we're back online

    I set up my new network today, and since i felt a bit lame just talking about my setup, let's hear about you guys' too :geek::geek::geek: I bought some wireless networking equipment, and went about setting it up. The whole process took about 20 minutes (including installing the PCI wireless...
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    Racism Makes You Stupid

    Brains drained by hidden race bias People with implicit racial prejudices are left mentally exhausted after interacting with someone from a different race, perhaps because they are trying to quell their feelings. The new study, the first of its kind, shows that areas in the brain...
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    Oh Captain, My Captain

    No, this is not the Dead Poets Society thread ;) Who do you think should be the future or current captains of football teams around the world? South Korea Current: Hong Myung Bo Future: Byron.. :mute: I mean Song Chong Gug
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    Nigerian Scam E-mails

    Most people know about these already, they're scams involving dead relatives and potentially millions of dollars for doing absolutely no work. Finally, someone has decided to hit out at these guys, and pretend they're falling for it. The funniest part is when they ask for photographs of the...
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    Australian Scientists are Cool!

    http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/16/1068917669903.html Powder with the power to transform the world In his Canberra laboratory, research physicist Dr Ying Chen churns what looks like nothing more than dull, grey powder. But far more precious than gold, the powder, says Dr Chen, will...
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    It's time for Fight Club

    Tell me who you want to see a fight between, and maybe your bet on who would win Davids vs Keane Nedved vs Totti C. Ronaldo vs Alan Smith
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    The Ultimate Guide to Staying Safe on the Internet

    How to interpret photos that people put online: http://www.buttafly.com/originals/friendster2.php
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    Factors That Decide Football Matches

    There's so many different things that can influence the outcome of a match. Recent form Head-to-head record Weather Crowd size Away team time/distance to travel Injuries New manager Motivation (most teams playing Man U treat it as the biggest game of the season) "Need-to-win" (at...
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    Player Trademarks

    Tell me about particular things about players that they wear/do. Anything that makes it so you can recognise them from space. Valderamma's afro Davids' glasses Robbie Fowler's nose bandaid thing Vieira's legs Nedved's hair
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    Hot Threads, New Threads, Closed Threads

    I've noticed on the left hand side of the forum pages, that there's icons indicating hot threads, new threads, closed threads etc. It may be in the FAQ somewhere, but I can't be bothered reading the faqin faq, so would u plz care to explain the limits/boundaries at which a thread becomes...
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    Chocolate Maths!

    Chocolate maths Everyone try this, it only takes a minute. DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST, it takes less than a minute....... Work this out as you read. Be sure you don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you...