Millionaire Gets 111,888 Euro Speeding Fine
Posted by The Internet Journalist in People, World News on March 10th, 2009
Above: The speeding fine is worth more than the Porsche 911 GT3!
[photo credit: simons.jasper]
His name is Jari Bär, and he’s a Finnish millionaire that became the victim of one of Finland’s traffic laws: The amount you are fined for is directly proportional to how much you earn!
Jari Bär was doing 82 km/h in a 60km /h zone in Finland in January 2009.
That extra 2km/h made the biggest difference. According to some, like Savon Sanomat,
if the speed had been 80 km/h the fine would have been only 115 Euros
Talk about being unfortunate!
Full story here: [Finnish millionaire gets 111,888-euro speeding ticket | Global Motors]
Toilet Sign
Posted by The Internet Journalist in Humour, Photos - Humour, Photos - World on March 7th, 2009
This is a little gem found at Culi Cafe in Vietnam in 2007:
Record to date is 3 hours.
hehe.
[Photo taken by ChrisThorn]
Does Musical Taste Influence Intelligence?
Posted by The Internet Journalist in Fun Facts, People on March 5th, 2009
Virgil Griffith (pictured below), a CalTech grad student, conducted a rather interesting study that links SAT scores with music tastes.
The results are very, very interesting with the brightest students favouring Beethoven, whilst Lil ‘Wayne seemed to be enjoyed by the *less* bright students.
A couple notable things to point out regarding the study though, as noticed by Beatcrave:
- No style of music is dominant in the intelligence zones (which begs the question whether there is any link at all)
- SAT tests are considered inaccurate when determining intelligence
The list is below:
Click on the image to enlarge
The study wasn’t meant to be particularly scientific or inclined to prove anything, but it does make up for some very interesting results.
[VIRGIL.GRiffith (Virgil Griffith's website)]
Fuel Consumption: Car vs Human
Posted by The Internet Journalist in Fun Facts, Health on March 4th, 2009
Humans eat food, whilst cars “eat” fuel.
This interesting series of facts puts it into perspective how effiecent humans are compared to vehicles. If you paid attention during biology / science you’d know that energy is measured in calories (or joules) and no matter which way you look at it (whether it’s petrol, wood, a burger or a patch of grass) energy is energy.
And as GOOD puts it,
So, how many calories are in a gallon of gas?
Click on the image to zoom in.
This ingenious image was designed by Athletic.
World’s 50 Most Admired Companies Announced
Posted by The Internet Journalist in World News on March 3rd, 2009
[photo by PakistanHousing.pk]
Fortune has conducted their annual survey where they ask businessmen and businesswomen a series of questions. They are asked
to vote for the companies that they admired most, from any industry.
This prompted many different criteria, listed below:
- Innovation
- People management
- Use of corporate assets
- Social Responsibility
- Quality of Management
- Financial Soundness
- Long-term investment
- Quality of products/services
- Global competitiveness
The results are taken in and compiled to create the World’s Most Admired and Hated Companies 2009.
Results:
Predictably, Apple won first place.
A couple notable companies include
- Toyota in third
- Google in fourth
- Microsoft in tenth
- Walmart in eleventh
- McDonalds in sixteenth (big surprise for me)
- Bank of America in twenty-sixth (ironic)
Other popular companies such as Nike, Nokia BMW, IBM, Sony and Intel made the cut (with a surprisingly high number of the companies being computer / electronic / cellphone companies)
13 Things your Grocer Simply Won’t Tell You
Posted by The Internet Journalist in Health, People on February 14th, 2009
[photo by buck82]
We’ve all read about how grocery stores and shops all over the world trick us into buying more than we should… and more than we can.
From ReadersDigest.com, we have a list of 13 things your grocer won’t tell you that could actually benefit you in more ways than one. Get Smart!
Below are a few of the best tips. Click on the link below for a full run-down.
This tip also applies for restaurants… it’s a tip I sometimes exploit if you want a quiet time:
1. If you hate crowds and lines, shop at dinnertime (5 to 9 p.m.) or even later. Only 4 percent of shoppers hit the aisles between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Least-crowded day of the week? Wednesday.
4. That star fruit has been here a lot longer than the broccoli. Familiar produce turns over more quickly than exotic things.
Just be wary… if you’ve had a long day you might not want to bend over or reach high to get a slightly better deal, this trick exploits laziness.
8. I’m not just selling groceries, I’m selling real estate. Look high and low-literally-for good values from smaller manufacturers who can’t afford to stock their products in the eye-level sweet spot.
[13 Things your Grocer Won't Tell You | ReadersDigest.com]
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