Overnight Open Thread (25 Mar 2016)

Good question. Why do Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton (and a host of many, many others that show up on the tube after an attack) believe they know more about Islam than Muslim clerics?

Standing vs Sitting

I pretty much go with whatever is comfortable. Standing can also be bad for you, says scientist studying desk set-up.

F-35 Backup Plan

It wont' be cheap. The Pentagon's emergency plan if the F-35 doesn't work.

Experimenting

Probably wise to do this one outside.

Unusual Car Crash Causes

5 weird things that caused car crashes.

Swatting a spider is not a good enough reason to let go of a steering wheel on a highway, as one 17-year-old girl in Kansas learned. Eleven people were taken to the hospital after her car crossed the center line and slammed into a Jeep head-on.

Dude?

I'm just gonna say that I wouldn't hang around this dude. American who survived Brussels, Paris and Boston terror attack says he's 'lucky'. No shit.

Dogs vs Broccoli

Video Games

Oh pulease. If one reads the headlines, it's pretty much Muslim bad guys wreaking havoc in the world. How video games perpetuate Muslim stereotypes. Who are they going to use? The Amish?

BTW, you can now download a free copy of EA's Medal Of Honor: Pacific Assault on Origin.

Make Your Own Bow & Arrow

Using primitive tools.

Dogs

Dogs may be the best line of defense against subway attacks. Well, there are other lines of defense that will work better but they aren't exactly PC.

Vapor wake dogs cost about $49,000 each and are licensed for a year, after which they are retrained to account for terrorists' changing tactics.

Dog Video

Tonight's ONT brought to you by top 10 best-looking American planes (the included assessments are pretty funny and I can't believe the F-4 and F-14 didn't make this list):

Top dog image via

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