A creative use of Flash. The site says it will update every day until November 4th. I found this out by not only the text along the bottom, but the “Joe the Plumber” van (click near the red phone).

http://www.palinaspresident.com/

After watching Sarah Palin debate Joe Biden last night, I figured if she’s qualified to do it, I should be too, right? I mean, my name’s not Joe Six-Pack, but I think I could figure out how it’s done, and having read a newspaper once or twice, am just as much or more informed then her on the duties of the Vice President.

How to debate properly

Forgive the craptastic quality of this flowchart. I blame Visio.

Props to adennak for the original idea, and issa for the heads up.

In what has to be EW’s best cover ever (if they decide to run with it):

100% WIN

Please vote for this cover.

Terrorist fist jab!

Ye cannae change the laws o

—–Original Message—–
From: [Some Guy]
To: Customer Service

[Part of your course] is in error in stating that double velocity is quadruple kinetic energy. Also in error stating that kinetic energy and stoping distance are directly related. Double velocity is double kinetic energy. Double velocity means double stopping time over which quadruple stopping distance will occur. Please use correct science when teaching Physics. Thanks and I hope that this mistake is not repeated on your exams.

—–Reply—–
From: Me
To: ["Letters You Don't Send to Customers" Department]

Your assertion that doubling velocity will also double kinetic energy is incorrect (using metric, since it’s easier):

Using the formula,
Kinetic energy = (1/2) * mass * velocity²

A person, assumed to be about 80kg, travelling at 40mph (17.8816 meters/sec):
(1/2) * 80 * 17.8816² = 12,790 joules
Doubling the velocity:
(1/2) * 80 * 35.7632² = 51,160 joules (12,790 * 4)

Or, four times the kinetic energy, measured in joules. You are, however, correct in stating that doubling velocity would translate to four times the stopping distance, but fail to mention why. We mean they are “directly related” in that an increase in velocity will directly lead to an increase in stopping distance. To round out your understanding of this topic, stopping distance is directly proportional to the square of the starting velocity:

Where x is the stopping distance, and assuming a friction coefficient of 0.8 (new tires, new tread), and gravitational constant of 9.8m/s:

distance = -17.8816²/2 * 0.8 * 9.8 = 1.8945m
distance = -35.7632²/2 * 0.8 * 9.8 = 7.5780m (1.8945 * 4)

Please don’t try and prove how smart you are to us; we’re not impressed, and incidentally, not changing our course content.

I’m glad someone could finally call Karl Rove to task for his total douchebaggery. Was it Anderson Cooper? Wolf Blitzer?

No.

This is why they’re the “Best F**king News Team on the Planet.” Why is Jon Stewart still the only one taking these fuckers to task?

Grow some balls already, media.