Some minor follow-ups on yesterday's ramble about roadkill prevention. Several folks recommend those deer whistle dealies that sit in your grill and apparently frighten them out of your path. I figure this comes under the heading of couldn't hurt, but I do wonder if they actually work... is there real science behind those, or is this just snake oil? Also, just for the record (and to satisfy theAntiELVIS' question), in none of the incidents I described was I even remotely speeding. I take the possibility of hitting something very seriously, and am pretty darn careful where that potential exists. I daresay that if excessive speed were involved in any of the cases I described, I imagine a couple of accidents would have ensued... in the case of the driver cutting me off, it would almost certainly have been a collision, it was way too close as it was (and no, I never got any indication that the other driver, who was on the far side of their car from my point of view, was even aware of what almost happened).

Link of the Day:	Fireworks. Thanks SlayerAODsk.
Stories of the Day:	Man hit while chasing half-full beer can across freeway. Thanks Chris Johnson. Aibo gets a skateboard. Thanks Mike Martinez. A toy for your toy. Oddly, Hudson loves other dogs, but hates the robot kind. Milk protest turns sour. Thanks Lurch.
Wild Science:	Milky Way's giant black hole pinned down. Thanks [MP] Wolverine [MP]. Translating a baby's cries. Thanks muff. Life continuing to relentlessly imitate The Simpsons.
Weird Science:	Flying crabs probe zero-G secrets. Thanks Mike Martinez. I want a photo of a cyber-crab.
Media of the Day:	Monkey Dance. Thanks Mj[OT]. Time to find a free coworker's computer.
Image of the Day:	APOD 2002 October 16 - Oklo Ancient African Nuclear Reactors. Thanks Ripcord.
Auctions of the Day:	BMW 3-Series. Thanks Katto. Extra-creepy. Professional Wait. Thanks Brad.