Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Duracell Bunny

c0 The Duracell Bunny
Click to enlarge: The Duracell Bunny

No, that's not a typo.

Did you know there is a Duracell Bunny?

That's right, and it predates the Energizer Bunny.

The Duracell Bunny page >


A Wiki Article on the Duracell Bunny >

"In Europe & Australia the term "Duracell Bunny" has entered the vernacular as a term for anything that continues indefatigably while in North America the term "Energizer Bunny" has a similar connotation. " (From the Wikipedia article linked above.)

[2013-06-11]

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Take a Virtual Trip

c0 This is a view from the offramp to the Blue Heron rest stop along the Ohio Turnpike as you near Toledo. There's nothing special about this rest stop except I've stopped there a gazillion times and it means "I'm traveling."

My high school chemistry teacher Mr Moore used to say "take a trip and never leave the room" after a particularly bad answer or comment or story that was so detached from reality it could only be compared to a drug trip.

(It was the 70's; drug references were common among those that didn't use them and wouldn't know them if they saw them.)

I always wanted to take a trip on Route 1 all the way from Fort Kent, Maine to Key West, Florida. I got to thinking, I can map it with Google and click my way through, but there must be a way to automate it into a movie, and someone has indeed started something like that:

Google Maps Streetview Player >


The steps are too far apart to feel like you're driving, but some day soon I'm sure I'll be able to drive that route virtually, if not behind the wheel.

[2013-05-31]

 

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