Porch Swing http://porch-swing.forumplug.com Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en How to Make the Olympics So Much More Awesome [PICS] http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/how-to-make-the-olympics-so-much-more-awesome-pics-3/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/how-to-make-the-olympics-so-much-more-awesome-pics-3/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:52 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/how-to-make-the-olympics-so-much-more-awesome-pics-3/ Right now the Olympics are in full swing. Unfortunately, as the Olympics have been occurring regularly for as long as any living human or robot can remember, most of the sports have lost their luster. To help with that, the Something Awful Forum Goons generated some ideas for new sports, and well as ways to improve the old ones.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/how-to-make-the-olympics-so-much-more-awesome-pics-3/feed/ Swinging from the chandelier - literally. http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/swinging-from-the-chandelier-literally-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/swinging-from-the-chandelier-literally-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:40 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/swinging-from-the-chandelier-literally-4/ Who would want a trapeze chandelier? Everybody!

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/swinging-from-the-chandelier-literally-4/feed/ Obama comes out swinging against Fox News http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/obama-comes-out-swinging-against-fox-news-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/obama-comes-out-swinging-against-fox-news-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:26 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/obama-comes-out-swinging-against-fox-news-4/ After the Fox News false report on Obama attending a Madrassa as a child, Obama decides he’s not putting up with it and rips the station a new one.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/obama-comes-out-swinging-against-fox-news-4/feed/ Atom Breaks Rules, Beats Friction http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/atom-breaks-rules-beats-friction-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/atom-breaks-rules-beats-friction-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:46:14 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/atom-breaks-rules-beats-friction-4/ Scientists have found a molecule that can spin freely in liquid, clearing out water like a person swinging suitcases would clear a crowded room.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/atom-breaks-rules-beats-friction-4/feed/ Clinton To End Historic Campaign Today http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clinton-to-end-historic-campaign-today-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clinton-to-end-historic-campaign-today-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:53 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clinton-to-end-historic-campaign-today-4/ Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to swing her full support behind Barack Obama and ask her backers to follow along, while thanking them for sticking with her on a roller coaster ride from sure thing to also-ran.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clinton-to-end-historic-campaign-today-4/feed/ 5 Superpowers Science Will Give Us in Our Lifetime http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/5-superpowers-science-will-give-us-in-our-lifetime-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/5-superpowers-science-will-give-us-in-our-lifetime-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:30 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/5-superpowers-science-will-give-us-in-our-lifetime-4/ If you’re young enough to care about comic books, odds are you’ll live to see real life superheroes swinging through the streets, courtesy of science. So why’s that a bad thing? We tell you.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/5-superpowers-science-will-give-us-in-our-lifetime-4/feed/ Beijing’s Final Preparations for the 2008 Olympics [PICS] http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/beijings-final-preparations-for-the-2008-olympics-pics-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/beijings-final-preparations-for-the-2008-olympics-pics-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:13 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/beijings-final-preparations-for-the-2008-olympics-pics-4/ Final preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics are in full swing in Beijing. This includes completing hundreds of construction projects, reconstructions, pollution controls, cultural training, and a general “beautifying” of greater Beijing. Rehearsals and drills take place daily as Chinese citizens hurry to finish up.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/beijings-final-preparations-for-the-2008-olympics-pics-4/feed/ [Picture] - Worlds Highest Swing Looks Terrifying http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/picture-worlds-highest-swing-looks-terrifying-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/picture-worlds-highest-swing-looks-terrifying-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:01 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/picture-worlds-highest-swing-looks-terrifying-4/ It’s the world’s highest swing, aptly dubbed the “Game for Brave People,” and just thinking about it makes my stomach shoot up into my throat. Luckily, no one will have a chance to dare me to go on it, as it’s in Harbin City in the Heilongjiang province of China. Game for brave people indeed.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/picture-worlds-highest-swing-looks-terrifying-4/feed/ Nintendo Wii: Virtual Reality http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/nintendo-wii-virtual-reality-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/nintendo-wii-virtual-reality-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:44:35 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/nintendo-wii-virtual-reality-4/ Ever noticed how we’ve never seen what the people in the Revolution previews are swinging at?

Imagine.

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]]> http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/nintendo-wii-virtual-reality-4/feed/ Clock sculpture with more than 150 analog hands http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clock-sculpture-with-more-than-150-analog-hands-4/ http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clock-sculpture-with-more-than-150-analog-hands-4/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:44:23 +0000 admin http://porch-swing.forumplug.com/clock-sculpture-with-more-than-150-analog-hands-4/ As the hands swing around, they spell out the name of the present hour.

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