What I Learned On The Internet: Tessellation, Standing Cats, and TV Failures

Another installment of "What I Learned On The Internet" where I attempt to enlighten my millions of avid readers with some intellectual discussions on how the internet is advancing our society to an ultimate Utopian ideal...or basically what irreverent article or video I came across in the last few days.

Subway to start tessellating cheese July 1st
Big news for all you submarine sandwich eaters out there - Subway will now lay out their cheese triangles in an alternating fashion so one side of the sandwich doesn't end up with more cheese.  This apparently is called tessellating.

Really?  Is tessellating even a word?  I think they made it up to sound like a more complicated process to explain why it took THREE YEARS for them to listen  to their customers to make this change.



First human infected with computer virus
This sounds like it's out of the Matrix.  Are we going to need Neo to come and rid us of all electronically-based ailments in our bodies?  What actually happened:

Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading had a chip inserted in his hand which was then infected with a virus.

 The cynical area of my brain tells me that this is a cheap publicity stunt.


Contender for Funniest Video Ever




This is a huge win for the internet. Be sure to watch right through to the end for a spectacular finish.


Lost and Star Wars Nerdom Combine


If only Locke used a mechanical breathing device and was Jack's father and Jack was a whining protagonist that wanted to go to Tosche Station to pick up some power converters.


The Biggest TV Failures of the Past Decade
Clips from the biggest flops of the past decade.  Seems like the Seinfeld cast didn't do to well after they parted ways.  However, watching this clip from The Michael Richards Show still makes me laugh hard:





Local Edition: Skydiving Houdini
Local Hamilton guy jumps out of a plane with a black bag over his head and attempts to un-cuff himself and pull his parachute before hitting the ground.  Apparently this act was due to a bet he made with some Toronto high school students.  Crazy!