The BA-K-47

This one has been out there for a bit, but I had the odd chance of having beers with the guy who made it (Who surprisingly reeked of bacon). Meeting this dood was great because most of the things that go viral, that my friends create, are usually geeked-out concoctions of Star Wars or D&D. So here it is the BA-K-47, sorry I missed that party train.

"I decided it was time for me to make my own bacon creation. I came up with the BA-K-47, a 1:1 scale AK-47 made out of bacon. It took a total of eight hours to create, a lot of bacon, and a blowtorch... oh yeah, and our good friend beer helped too."

http://www.thisisfreakingridiculous.com

The Race Track Ruben

I grew up in Hot Springs, Ar. My first "real job" was working for Oaklawn Park. I was a porter working Ice and food stands (strangely the closest I've ever come to working in the food industry). If the girls ran out of Ice, I got it. If they ran out of hot dogs, I got them. Nachos... I got those too. I never really worked there for the "pay check" most of that went to the "horse tips" I used to get. I'd bet those ponies and make a tidy little profit. Those days are gone. 

Now when I go to the track I lose my A$$. But one thing is for sure, their corned beef sandwiches are still the best in the world. Just a couple days before we went to see the Arkansas Derby, I popped into Jason's Deli and ordered a Corned Beef Sandwich with extra meat. My wife asked me what I was doing, because I was going to have one at the track in two days. I told her I was priming myself, but really I guess it was sort of a control in a corned beef sandwich experiment. Basically I needed something to reconfirm that I was indeed about to have the best corned beef sandwich in the world. We went to the track and I have to say, it did not disappoint. 

Grow Your Own Spaghetti Tree

Scientists recently "re-discovered" living specimens of the Spaghetti Tree in a remote region of the Swiss Alps. The trees were thought to have gone extinct in the early 60's, due to the intense demand for spaghetti, once spaghetti had gained in global popularity. With modern breeding and cloning techniques, scientists believe that in the near future these trees will be widely available at most local nurseries. Each tree is expected to produce about 400 pounds of spaghetti annually. Read more about the re-discovery of the Spaghetti Tree.

(Via Yahoo News)