Tag Archives: Offbeat

Highpoint Headline: Wheeler Assumes Command of Whitney

Posted on 3/1/2005 by Roger

Here’s a highpoint headline from Stars and Stripes: Wheeler assumes command of USS Mount Whitney. Of the course the story is about Capt. C. Ladd Wheeler assuming commander of the new 6th Fleet flagship.

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"Virus Without Boarders" Hitchhiking to Asian and European Highpoints

Posted on 2/25/2005 by Roger

There’s a highpoint story in here somewhere about a Ukrainian group hitchhiking to climb highpoints throughout Asia and Europe. However I think something might be lost in translation:

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NASA Seeks Help Identifying UFO Over Haleakala and Mauna Kea

Posted on 2/8/2005 by Roger

The astronomy obsessed Hawaii is buzzing over a UFO over Mauna Kea and Haleakala on December 17, 2004. A moving image of the UFO (380K) was published as NASA’s photo of the day today (Feb. 8). Officials ruled out known … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Seeks Patent on Longitude/Latitude

Posted on 2/6/2005 by Roger

Slashdot has got tongues wagging over what it considers in essence an attempt by Micosoft to patent latitude/longitude over the presentation of data. The problem Microsoft says is that latitude/longitude in URL’s can take up too many digits. In the … Continue reading →

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Couple in India To Tie Knot 2,000 Feet In the Air Coming From Different Mountains

Posted on 2/4/2005 by Roger

Mumbai News reports that an Indian couple plans to get married suspended by ropes between mountains 2,000 feet off the ground. Harnessed to a rope, the groom (Ashriwad Ayre) will move towards the centre of the gap from Duke’s Nose … Continue reading →

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How to Ice Climb in Iowa? Use a Silo!

Posted on 2/1/2005 by Roger

The Los Angeles Times reports that Don Briggs at the University of Northern Iowa has a way for Midwesterners to ice climb by using grain silos. This is accomplished by pouring water from a hose down a concrete (not metal) … Continue reading →

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Urban Legend?: Man Pees His Way Out Of Avalanche in Slovak Tatra Mountains

Posted on 1/29/2005 by Roger

Update Feburary 3, 2004: This is being discussed in our Forum and it was reported to Snopes to see if it is an urban legend. Snopes still calls it “undertermined” but notes there earlier was Czech story along the same … Continue reading →

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Moose Stomps Iditaord Lead Dog and Jumps Into Sled

Posted on 1/25/2005 by Roger

The Anchorage Daily News reports a moose on the Denali Highway stomped to death the lead dog of an Iditarod musher. Ramey Smyth’s as he zipped the dog into his sled basket with the early evening fading into a 50 … Continue reading →

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Snopes Deams 2 Tsunami Photo Galleries on Internet Urban Legends

Posted on 1/12/2005 by Roger

Snopes has deamed that two sets of tsunami photos circulating on the net are Urban Legends. Snopes write up basically notes the city is probably not Phuket and adds the recorded waves were 4m high.

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Two Way Radio Prank Touches Off Massive Mount Magazine Search

Posted on 1/4/2005 by Roger

The Northwest Arkansas News reports that a boy touched off a massive 100 person and helicopter search on Mount Magazine after he told a construction worker near the summit on a two-radio that his dad was hurt and he needed … Continue reading →

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