I need this “water feature” at my house

This is so. cool. Found at Boing Boing.

While they are peeing, the two figures move realistically. An electric mechanism driven by a couple of microproccesors swivels the upper part of the body, while the penis goes up and down. The stream of water writes quotes from famous Prague residents.

Visitor can interupt them by sending SMS message from mobile phone to a number, displayed next to the sculptures. The living statue then ‘writes’ the text of the message, before carrying on as before.

Note the word “realistically” when deciding if this link is Safe for Work. Includes video, too, and sound effects.

In my next life I want to be chicken little

After going around half of last week scooping up much needed “supplies” (read: moon pies and glow sticks) and subsequently the entire weekend walking outside not being able to buy things like bread or gasoline and looking at the sun and feeling not even any rain; I’ve decided this could be the Next Major Hurricane to be covered In Detail by Anderson Cooper and where Geraldo might have to Save Somebody, Again:

Hurricane 2005! from AccuWeather.com – Hurricane Season Pictures, Forecasts, tracking maps, and information: “A tropical wave along 75 west, south of 20 north is moving west at 10-15 knots Tuesday morning; this general motion will continue for the next few days. By later Thursday, the wave will be in the northwestern Caribbean, with atmospheric conditions favorable for development as long as a trough expected to be in the area remains far enough to the north, over the Gulf of Mexico. Water temperatures remain very warm in the northwestern Caribbean, which would also aid in development.”

Or? Not.