Computer History Museum

The Computer History Museum is in Mountain View, California but here is the on-line museum. The “time line” exhibit is great.

Unusual Instruments

Here is a great list of unusual musical instruments, mostly with photos.

Doomsday Clock

Created in 1947 by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Doomsday Clock has been adjusted only 17 times prior to today, most recently in February 2002 after the events of 9/11.

It is now 5 minutes to midnight. Reflecting global failures to solve the problems posed by nuclear weapons and the climate crisis, the decision by the BAS Board of Directors was made in consultation with the Bulletin’s Board of Sponsors, which includes 18 Nobel Laureates.

Accident Prone

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has a website calculator which will run a query on their accident database and count the number of each kind of accident for you. For example, you can discover that about 1,800 people each year are injured in accidents involving party balloons!

Socks and Sandals

Socks and Sandals site dedicated to the great people of the world who are not ashamed to wear socks with sandals.

Skyscanner

This website has a convenient map for finding cheap airline routes around Europe. (Click on Route Map).

How Stuff Works

Visit for great explanations of how the internal combustion engine works and zillions of other enlightning descriptions and diagrams.

George the Avatar

Visit George the Avatar and have a virtual chat powered by the Jabberwocky AI.

Poundbury

Poundbury is a mixed urban development of Town Houses, Cottages, Shops & Light Industry, designed for the Prince of Wales by Architect Leon Krier on the outskirts of the Dorset County Town of Dorchester. Prince Charles, The Duke of Cornwall, decided it was time to show how Traditional Architecture and Modern Town Planning could be used in making a thriving new community that people could live & work in close proximity. Poundbury has now become World Famous as a model of urban planning, with regular visits from Councillors and MPs.

Top 100 Web Sites

Alexa Internet traffic rankings show the top 100 most visited internet sites on the web.