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Archive for February 24th, 2006


Name-That-Major-Wrong Contest: Poseidon

There is something terribly wrong with Poseidon - more than the fact that they are remaking “The Poseidon Adventure.” Rather than merely tell you what is wrong with the Poseidon, I am going to provide you with some images from the trailer - and I’m going to let you see if you can identify what is wrong here.

Poseidon all alone... Woops here comes a

Scanning the horizon, he sees it - a Rogue Wave; a monstrous wall of water over one hundred feet high, bearing down on them with tremendous speed. He tries to steer the ship away from maximum impact but it’s too late.

Quote taken from the synopsis on their website.
(I would link to their movie website, but I don’t want to indirectly encourage them… now that I’m a big deal I need to be responsible with my linking.)

The wave strikes with colossal force, pitching the ship heavily to port before rolling it completely upside down. Passengers and crew are thrown into free fall, crushed by debris or dragged into the sea as water bursts in through shattered windows. Supports collapse, broken gas lines ignite flash fires and lights fail, leaving vast sections of the ship in darkness and chaos.

Hint: One major thing is in these images. Click for bigger versions.
The wave a comethPoseidon and the wavePoseidon and the big wave

Torino 2006 Winter Olympics Medal Design

I have noticed a lot of people coming into the site searching for “Olympic Medal Design”, and I felt bad because I don’t think they found what they were looking for. Here’s an image from the associated press that describes the Medal Design.
Medal Design
It’s interesting to note that the back of each medal is unique to the sport that it is awarded in. I wonder if multi-gold medal winners ever swap medals with other winners in an effort to “collect them all.”