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KANPUR, India — A man in northern India has been recognized by Guinness World Records as having the world’s longest ear hair.

The tufts coming out of the man’s ears measured more than 5 inches when he set the record in 2003.

The hair has now grown to nearly 10 inches.

In fact, the hair is so long he has to shampoo and comb it.

He was granted a certificate from Guinness to certify him as the record-holder.

However, he complained that too many people consider his feat foolish and said the Indian government isn’t treating him with the respect he deserves as a world record-holder.

Indian Man Has World’s Longest Ear Hair - News Story - KNTV | San Francisco

北インド在住の男性が、耳毛をおよそ10インチ(25.4cm)まで伸ばしてギネスに載りましたよと言うお話。

あまりに長いので、シャンプーする必要があるとの事。
また、本人は世界記録保持者である自分はもっと敬意をもって接せられるべきだと思っているとの事。

The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its low-cost XO laptops: cows.

“We plan to drive a dynamo (taken from an old Fiat) through a system of belts and pulleys using cows/cattle,” wrote OLPC’s Arjun Sarwal, in an e-mail dated October 21 and posted to one of the group’s discussion lists.

Sarwal and others are now finalizing the design of the cow-powered generator.

Computerworld - OLPC experiments with cow-powered laptops … seriously

牛による発電で OLPC 用の電力を発電しましょうと言うお話。
安価なラップトップを配布できても、安定した電力が確保できなければ意味が無いですね。

もちろん一昔前に PC の価格破壊で一世を風靡したあの会社とは何の関係も有りません。

Sadhus, or Hindu holy men perform Yoga after taking a dip in Sangam, the confluence of three rivers, the Ganges, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad July 21, 2007. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA)

Yoga on Yahoo! News Photos

ヨガの達人２人が絡み合った不思議なポーズのお話。

どこがどう絡み合っているのか分かりませんが、スゴイものです。