Fink's Links #10

So, almost getting back to normal, it's time for another weeks worth of everything that was good that appeared on the internets, starting with -

Oh noes! Tornadoes...!

Man declared brain dead says he feels "pretty good"...

On the 3rd of March, 2008 several hundred million Indians tune in to watch the countries most powerful tantrik (dark wizard) attempt to kill someone on live TV using his amazing powers (predictable, although still amusing, results)...

What life will be like in 2008 (written 40 years ago)...

Elfquest (the very enjoyable comic book series that started all the way back in 1978) is coming to the internets (in it's entirety) for free, it's being released gradually over the next year (all 6000+ pages of fun)...disclaimer - look away now if you don't like the idea of elves looking like well-muscled dwarves and riding wolves... ;)

Darvasa - the spectacular result of a rather impressive natural gas tapping FAIL (still burning today)...

When hypnotists attack...!

Thanks to PC World for sponsoring something actually useful - a great list of tools and services available via your pipe (for free)!

Put on your elbow and knee pads to watch Tony Hawk's 360 loop-the-loop challenge (video)...

A clever (and suprising) illustration of exactly the distance covered by Buzz and Neil when mankind first set pressurised boot on the moon...

Suspended animation a reality? Bonus points for room temperature..! That one-way trip to Mars seems a bit more appealing now... ;)

A nice roundup of the extremely charming and creative ways that the Japanese try and disguise barcodes on their packaging...

And finally, why not take a peep at some real US military patches we probably shouldn't be seeing...

Previous links here, more next week!