] Welcome to Grand Illusions, the site for the enquiring
] mind.
]
] With optical illusions, scientific toys, visual effects,
] and even a little magic.

Very nifty!

Grand illusions

] A blur of platted hair, arms and legs dives into the pile
] of dirt and rocks, searching for hidden treasures.
]
] It takes only seconds before the first high-pitched voice
] screams, "I found one!"
]
] "Hey, here's another one," cries out a young girl. "I'm
] finding lots of them."
]
] Within minutes, plastic freezer bags are stuffed with
] chunks of gray rock containing trilobites, brachiopods
] and horn corals -- Devonian-era fossils from creatures
] that inhabited the Earth 350 million years ago.
]
] Fossil Park, which has been built in an abandoned 5-acre
] (2-hectare) quarry about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from
] downtown Toledo, is open for its second full season this
] summer.
]
] And visitors can keep what they find.

Cool!

Finding trilobites by the bucket, for free

] Having difficulty finding that SUV with 3 DVD players, six
] TV screens, a PlayStation 2 and vibrating seats?

] Combs expects to sell 100 of the customized Navigators
] through yet-to-be-selected dealerships beginning Aug. 1,
] 2003. The customized Navigators will feature special
] 22-inch wheels designed by Boyd Coddington, black chrome
] paint treatment, a back-up camera and a heated, vibrating
] driver's seat.

Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs to offer his own line of Lincoln Navigators beginning Aug. 1.

playmobil hazmat!

Collectobil Catalogue - Playmobil® item 3180

Hoorah for smart people!

SMRT People

] Mr Byrnes has studied five cases of DVD rot - four in his
] own collection - and suspects the microscopic corrosion
] spots on the aluminium layer inside the disc could be
] caused by a "chemical attack", possibly related to the
] glue used.
]
] One DVD website lists 18 titles known to have at least
] one bad batch, among them Planet of the Apes (1968), Men
] in Black: Collectors Edition, Independence Day and the
] Alien Legacy box set.

A bad case of DVD rot eats into movie collections - smh.com.au

i am so there!

The State of the Union Drinking Game 2003

] Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard expansion
] sets, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne provides gamers with
] a vast new chapter in the epic Warcraft saga. In the
] single-player campaign, players revisit the war-torn world
] of Azeroth. Several months have passed since Archimonde
] and the Burning Legion were defeated at the battle of Mount
] Hyjal, yet a new threat has arisen throughout the land.

] Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne is currently slated for
] worldwide release in the summer of 2003, and is expected
] to retail for approximately $35.00. The game is expected
] to receive a Teen Rating from the ESRB.

Warcraft III: Frozen Throne