we love the web email us go to messageboard newsletter archive home NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 65: "WHY CATS LOVE EARWAX" next issue » « previous issue This Week: - Build your own snow city - Moustache game - Potato song ------------------------------------------------- ________ ____ __ ___ ____/ _)|_ // /_/ _ | ___/ _ |/_ > Vent your spleen << Had a bad day? Someone really fucking you off? Your boyfriend is a bastard? Your boss is a cunt? Tell Fraser. He's listening. http://www.blogjam.com/vent/ >> How to deal with office appraisals << Santexo has recently been appraised at work. He didn't like it much, so he's poured his frustration into a fantasy of how it should have gone. http://www.thegravy-train.com/el-fuego.html >> Share your sandwich recipes << Derren Wilson wants to find the world's greatest sandwich filling. So far he's had several submissions from American sandwich fans and is now looking for UK people to share their sandwich secrets. http://www.iliveonyourvisits.com/sp/ >> Bad cybersex - the sequel << Last week we linked to a chat log of some disturbing sex chat. Looks like you are all at it - you dirty pervs. Read this, knowing that April17 is an Australian man. http://slackers.net/~kanji/281000.html ------------------------------------------------- : WHY CATS LIKE EATING EARWAX A question the net couldn't answer .. answered Last week we asked you why cats liked eating ear wax. We'd trawled the net and found nothing. Stuart Moffat (BSc) got in touch and told us that cats have a poor sense of taste and will eat anything that smells like food. Read his detailed science answer: http://b3ta.com/files/cat-earwax-conundrum.htm BTW: Have you got a query that the web can't resolve? Tell us at http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/. We'll pick the best and punt it out to the world. ------------------------------------------------- : SITES IN BRIEF Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates. >> Who is the amazing dancing boy? << This clip shows a guy get up out of the audience at a talent competition and do the most peculiar and yet spectacular dance routine we've ever seen - he puts Michael Jackson in his prime to shame. Who is he? We need to know. (Doesn't work on a Mac.) http://www.sierize.com/file/kolla2001.wmv >> Extraordinary pencil sculptures << Dalton Ghetti sculpts the tips of pencils into staggeringly intricate designs. We salute both his artistry and his dedication. http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/features/scn-sa-pe... >> Fire without matches << Everyone thinks they know how to make fire. They've seen a film or read a book. But very few people have actually sat down and tried to do it. This man did - it took six days. A great read. http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/fire/firefirst.... >> Goth computer case << There is a thriving subculture of people customising their computer cases to look cool. We think this heavy metal fan has gone too far. http://snipurl.com/c2k >> Whose arse quiz << Can you guess the name of the celebrity by simply looking at their arse? We couldn't. BTW: The format looks a little familiar. Well it's nice to be influential. http://www.shockhaber.com/Whosebutt.htm >> Inexplicable platform game << We have no idea how to play this game - but it's cute. Great hand-drawn characters and a fantastic rope swinging jumpy thingie. Yay. http://www.palaisdetokyo.com/tokyogames/opniyama.h... ------------------------------------------------- : B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE Results from the Ostrich Challenge Each week we run a competition to test your creative skills. We set a challenge and you open Photoshop and mess with our heads. Last week we wanted you simply to photoshop an ostrich: http://b3ta.com/challenge/ostrich/ We asked B3ta boarder 'Mr Sheep' to judge the entries - here are his 3 faves. Mr Sheep writes - "What a competition! Nearly 600 entries! These show the best combination of originality, skill and sheer woo-yay. #1 "Untitled - brilliant. Just brilliant. Definitely the winner. (monkeon) http://b3ta.com/board/4/7/1/4/9/8 #2 "They're here - just loved this, in wheelbarrowloads (spassmonkey) http://b3ta.com/board/4/6/7/3/8/1 #3 "What the Bustard saw - topical, ingenious and arrrrrtful use of 'Bustard'" (manic) http://b3ta.com/board/4/6/7/1/3/9 >> This Weeks Challenge << This week, B3ta contributor 'thewife' gave us the suggestion, "1950s Government Warnings" http://b3ta.com/challenge/governmentwarning/ ------------------------------------------------- : WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Follow-ups on previous stories. * DRAWING THING - last week Tomsk asked you to draw some pictures. You did. 4,300 of of the little buggers. Tomsk has picked a few favourites. Have a look. http://tomandphil.myby.co.uk/drawing/bestof.html * PLUMP OR BUMP QUIZ - AndyK made a quiz testing whether you could tell the difference between pregnant and fat women. UK TV show 'Very Graham Norton' got in touch asking to use it. Huzzah. * NAME THAT BEARD - we've learned that our beard quiz has been featured on stateside TV show, 'The Screen Savers.' We'd love to see a tape. Pretty please? ------------------------------------------------- : SEND US YOUR CASH Keep B3ta alive with a small donation If you enjoy reading this newsletter - then please help pay for it by donating a small amount to our fund. We promise to only spend your money on costs we incur in running B3ta. Oh, and crack. http://www.b3ta.com/features/appeal/ ------------------------------------------------- : STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE Make something cool and tell us about it. If you are in it then people will see your stuff. Things we'd really like to see include: * A question that the net can't answer * A seven figure cash offer to buy b3ta * Your quizzes, games and animations Send contributions to http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/ BTW: If you've sent something in that hasn't been featured then don't be put off - we look at everything you send us. ------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------- THANKS: This issue was edited by Rob Manuel with David Stevenson Links sent in by Fraser, James Moore, Tom M, Chris Cummins, and the guy who sent in the Korean dancing video whose name we lost (sorry) Image challenge handled by Mike Trinder Proofing by the shadowy b4ta cartel (52576) next issue » « previous issue Newsletter We run a free weekly B3TA email reporting on the coolest stuff on the net. _____________________ [ go ] -------------------- THIS WEEKS HEADLINES -------------------- * TYPE-IN MAGAZINE - LAUNCHED FOR YOUR FINGERS * AI SLOP - GET READY TO OINK FOR IT, PIGGIES * GET WELL SOON - WISHING WELL TO DAVE BAGPUSS READ LATEST ISSUE archive