Monday Miscellany: Toilet Seats, Non-Alcoholic Purell, More Burglar Advice

Is this a safer version of Purell? At least people probably won’t drink it.

Following on this discussion of remotely piloted aircraft, here is news of a tamper-proof autopilot system designed to thwart terrorists.

More advice from a burglar on where not to hide your money, guns, or drugs.

Following on this discussion of household urinals, here is one economist’s manifesto on the toilet seat: up or down?

(Hat tips: Jack Nguy, Jeffrey Strain, William Jacobs)

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  1. Isaac says:

    oddTodd – See Footnote 5 on Page 4. This consideration is explicitly absorbed in the alpha parameter.

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  2. Isaac says:

    oddTodd – See Footnote 5 on Page 4. This consideration is explicitly absorbed in the alpha parameter.

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  3. egretman says:

    BTW, can anyone explain just exactly what Clinton did with that cigar?

    Are interns not supposed to smoke in the oval office?

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  4. egretman says:

    BTW, can anyone explain just exactly what Clinton did with that cigar?

    Are interns not supposed to smoke in the oval office?

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  5. egretman says:

    Oops, my bad. Got to move this to the other thread. But since were’re on toilets maybe you guys could answer this too.

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  6. egretman says:

    Oops, my bad. Got to move this to the other thread. But since were’re on toilets maybe you guys could answer this too.

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  7. Judith_S says:

    I like Mythbusters as much as the next person, and toilet seats are not that dirty, but the plume of water droplets that leaves the toilet when you flush is not something I want on my toothbrush. http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s1143577.htm

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  8. Judith_S says:

    I like Mythbusters as much as the next person, and toilet seats are not that dirty, but the plume of water droplets that leaves the toilet when you flush is not something I want on my toothbrush. http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s1143577.htm

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