I ran across this list late last night and had to pick myself up out of the floor from laughing. It’s incredibly witty and sarcastic so I had to post it here as well.
After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a “gripe sheet” which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.
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UPDATE: New Wallpapers Added 5/12/2008
The Iron Man movie site just has a teaser page for now, so I put together a quick wallpaper for those who just can’t wait for the ones on the offical movie site. Enjoy.
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Okay, here’s another great productivity killer. I spent an hour just playing with all the facial combinations available at the Monoface website. It’s very similar to the idea behind the sterotypes site I blogged about previously. The facial elements are all put together very well so it makes the final result pretty seamless. I came up with some really weird combinations. Go ahead and spend some time making faces, unlike what your mom told you, your face won’t stick that way.
Monoface website
A few friends of mine hadn’t seen this “Star Wars Episode III: A Lost Hope” parody trailer yet although it’s been out for quite some time. I still get a big laugh out of this and honestly, I think in many ways this this film is more memorable than Episode III. You can decide for yourself about that.
Movie Site
update: July 27, 2008 – Mike Costa emailed me tonight with this tidbit.. I thought I’d share the information and link. Thanks to Mike for the 411.
Hey, I just got a Stumble Upon your bog about “holophonic sound” today and though you might be intersted to know that it was more-than-likely recorded with one of these: A Neumann KU 100, two microphones that are essentially a replica of a human head. Now you know!
These super clear audio files are called holophony (holophonic sound recordings) and are designed to be listened to with headphones for the best effect. They have been recorded with a dummy head that has two microphones, one in each ear. The shape of the head and ears are designed to be similar to a human head to most closely replicate real human hearing. It’s pretty incredible.
Grab your headphones and have a listen. While the content itself isn’t that engaging, the sound effects will probably have you listening a second time.
more examples at www.holophonic.ch
