2008.01.03
Video of the Moment
--Paper Airplane over NYC. Beautiful.
The classic paper airplane design is so elegant. I'm not sure if it's the ultimate flier but it has such great lines...
Livestock of a Past Moment
Boingboing linked to a 1934 Modern Mechanix article on Farming Frogs for Food and Profit. (I think they had a lot of odd money making scheme articles during the depression. But I wonder, what makes it seem like such a non-starter now? Is it just an aversion to eating a meat that's not mammal, fish, or bird? Or is it the legacy of the Muppet Movie, Doc Hopper and Kermit's line about all those little frugs on tiny crutches...?