Uk politicians really don't like that 38 Degrees is representing the views of members of the public that are against this - Sound clip of the inquisition.

A little bit of politics - warning some swearing.

Cameron rap

3D Printed Hands given a superhero flavour with Sketchup.

@dukejazz said:

Life's short, and we should all try to revel in the little things, like these ferrets who found joy in a box of packing peanuts.

Ferrets are awesome I visited a friend who has a bunch and whatever they do it's the Most Exciting Thing Ever!!! Whenever I'm feeling down I watch this video she took of them -
Boing boing!

The Decorative-

and the functional-

The Falkirk wheel

My Aunt lives in Christchurch - they love the paper church that got built after the earthquake!

These guys aren't even trying - in London we have a skyscraper that cooks eggs and melts parts of cars.

@olishea said:

Thanks for clearing that up!! There really are some spectacular weather phenomena in the US! We just complain about the occasional bit of rain in the UK.

Ahem! Also from Wikipedia -

@unknownuser said:

While the United Kingdom has more reported tornadoes, relative to its land area, than any other country excluding the Netherlands, the vast majority are weak.

@dale said:

I guess if you have bad teeth, the world focuses on that.

No, the six fingers are what weirded me out

Yeah, I posted a link to this in the 'fine designs' thread

@unknownuser said:

Picture updates on pages 1, 5, 7, 11 and the final product on page 17. I challenge you to make it all the way through without wincing.