My Theory About Why Endangered Species Are Endangered

November 14, 2009

So why does planet earth loose entire species of animals and plants every day? Is it natural selection? Is it survival of the fittest? Is it loss of habitat from mankind chopping down the rain forests? Is it climate change which destroys the ecosystems of these creatures? I don’t think so. My theory is that [...]

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“If Your Facts Aren’t True, At Least Make Them Fun”

November 11, 2009

That is all. – Sheltron.

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Rip off Alert: Just Juice With Spring Water – You Are Paying For Watered Down Juice!

November 8, 2009

This has got to be one of the greatest beverage rip-off’s of this decade: “Just Juice Splash”. Just Juice Splash is 50% Juice with 50% Spring Water. In other words, they are watering it down for you and charging you the same price. You are a fool if you buy it. Because you could get [...]

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I Won $2 On An Instant Kiwi Scratch Card, What Did I Do?

November 7, 2009

This one time I got 10 x $1 Instant Kiwi scratch cards as a birthday present. I scratched them all to reveal one winning card.  The total prize money for my efforts was $2. Did I redeem it for two more $1 Instant Kiwi scratch cards for two chances to win the grand prize of [...]

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This One Time I Tried To Ride My Bike From Mount Maunganui To Morrinsiville And Failed

November 1, 2009

This one time I tried to ride from home in Mount Maunganui to Morrinsville, a distance of 94 kilometres. I estimated an average speed of 25kph so thought the ride would take 4 hours. My wife and I were meeting her family for lunch in Morrinsville at 12, so I set off at 8am, and [...]

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How To Print Only Newest Section Of Email In An Outlook Email Conversation Thread

November 1, 2009

Sometimes, you just need a hardcopy version of an email for quick reference, right? But do you feel guilty when you print out the entire email conversation (10 or 20 pages sometimes) when all you needed was the last one or two emails? With Gmail, it’s easy. You can choose exactly which emails in the [...]

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The Ultimate Water Conservation Technique

October 8, 2009

Countries have been fighting over resources for centuries. One of the biggest fights at the moment is over oil. But the biggest fight of them of them all is coming. It’s the fight over the one resource none of us can do without: Water. As the worlds population leaves 6 billion behind, and marches steadily [...]

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I Put A Chicken Out Of It’s Misery… Somewhat Humanely

October 1, 2009

This one time we were staying with my Dad in New Plymouth. The daily task for my cousin and I was to collect the eggs from a family friends chicken coop, who lived nearby, while they were away. On the first day we noticed one of the hens getting picked on. Classic “pecking order” stuff.  [...]

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How To Measure Your Lung Capacity In 9 Easy Steps

October 1, 2009

Take the deepest breath you can Inflate a balloon with a single breath (if you have already completed step 1 and haven’t got a balloon yet, release your breath, go and buy one, and repeat step 1) Tie it off Get a large, deep oven tray and put it on the floor Fill an empty [...]

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How To Pick A Perfectly Ripe Avocado

September 5, 2009

My mum asked me to try avocado when I was young. I thought it was revolting at the time.  But in my late 20′s I thought I’d give it another shot, and I freakin loved it!  And I’ve been eating them ever since. I’ve had avocado in my sandwhiches every day for the last 4 [...]

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