[QUOTE=kladner;392679].[/QUOTE]
Well, sure! As famous Romanian rappers say, "hate is the most sincere sentiment"...:smile:

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/15/shipyourenemiesglitter-com-founder-please-stop-buying-this-horrible-glitter-product/[/url]

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;392733][URL]http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/15/shipyourenemiesglitter-com-founder-please-stop-buying-this-horrible-glitter-product/[/URL][/QUOTE]

The packaging should have a small compressed gas cartridge to blow glitter out when opened. :stirpot:

[QUOTE=kladner;392735]The packaging should have a small compressed gas cartridge to blow glitter out when opened. :stirpot:[/QUOTE]
I have sent a friend (who was away at school) a "birthday party in a box" once. I bought a bunch of confetti made out of tissue paper. Once the box had everything else in it (balloons, hats, noise makers, banner, and gift) I over stuffed the box with as much confetti as possible. On later reflection, I thought that I should have vacuum packed it into a brick. But the desired effect was achieved. When they opened the box during a meal confetti started to work its magic. And since everything else was under the confetti....


Shipping compressed gas can be an issue. However, a vacuum packed sponge is fine. Taping the plastic to the top center of the box should ensure it is punctured.

Darwin calling:
[QUOTE][URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bodybuilder-running-train-killed-cops-article-1.2085935"]Bodybuilder was trying to outrun oncoming train before killed: report[/URL]
Greg Plitt was trying to prove the effectiveness of an energy drink when he harrowingly dashed before the train in Burbank, Calif. Saturday, law enforcement sources told TMZ. Video footage from the oncoming Metrolink train captured the 37-year-old actor, model and bodybuilder in his final moments, police said.[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://tech.slashdot.org/story/15/01/22/1619252/fake-engine-noise-is-the-auto-industrys-dirty-little-secret"]Fake Engine Noise Is the Auto Industry's Dirty Little Secret[/URL]

Would be nice if the auto makers made it an option; wouldn't change what's under the hood. But at least those outside of the car no longer have to deal with unreasonable noise.

I have spoken to several electric car owners (yes, even here in "Bim") who love the fact their cars are almost silent while accelerating at impressive rates....

Freeware, Malware, and PUPs
 

When the product is free the real product is YOU (see also: [URL]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showpost.php?p=392000&postcount=408[/URL])

DISCLOSURE: This is from the Emsisoft Blog.
"[URL="http://blog.emsisoft.com/2015/01/17/has-the-antivirus-industry-gone-mad/"]Has The Antivirus Industry Gone Mad[/URL]?!"

[QUOTE]We have seen a concerning trend that is about to spiral out of control: Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are further on the rise. What’s even more concerning is how they are spreading. After big vendors as Oracle (Java) and Microsoft (Bing and Skype) started bundling, now antivirus vendors have joined the game. We did research on some of the most popular PUP practices among the freeware antivirus vendors, and the results are quite disturbing.[/QUOTE]

P.S.: Add Adobe to this list, and watch out when Flash wants to update.

The idea is not new, you can google apeldoorn whisper bus, and e-traction.eu, those guys made an electric bus with the motor in the wheel, eliminating all the loses for transmission, etc, using batteries which are charged on board by a gasoline/diesel motor which is very silent and economic because it works always at a low rpm, and it does not take off when you 'step on it'. Something like the actual Prius, but only they made it few years before, and of course the Prius does not have the motor in the wheels (no space, the bus wheels are much bigger). That toy was so silent they call it "whisper" and they were not allowed to use it in the city because it was 'too silent' (and dangerous for the people who rely on hearing, etc, so they installed speakers to play the engine sounds.

[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwbxqPuzmBE"]Best engine sound on a silent electrical scooters[/URL] (YouTube 1:01)
[QUOTE]To improve road safety Domino's Pizza the Netherlands introduces a human engine sound on their silent electrical scooters.[/QUOTE]
[YOUTUBE]NwbxqPuzmBE[/YOUTUBE]

[QUOTE=only_human;393215][URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwbxqPuzmBE"]Best engine sound on a silent electrical scooters[/URL] (YouTube 1:01)
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That has to be one of the most obnoxious forms of advertising I have ever seen. Probably cute the first time you hear it.

[QUOTE=LaurV;393214]That toy was so silent they call it "whisper" and they were not allowed to use it in the city because it was 'too silent' (and dangerous for the people who rely on hearing, etc, so they installed speakers to play the engine sounds.[/QUOTE]

So, then, what about those who walk around with ear-plugs playing music from their mobile device, while staring at their mobile device's screen checking their email / facebook posts / mersenneforum posts totally oblivious to their surroundings.

I would call it "evolution in action".

Others' next of kin may litigate...