Photo Credit: Unknown (HT: Bruce/Patty)

This is the third time Touchdown Jesus has been mentioned on this blog. Straight from southern Ohio – as religious icons go, I do prefer the enormous cross in Texas…

And who could forget the catchy tune Big Butter Jesus? Not me…here it is for your viewing and listening pleasure.

Direct from ValleyWag (HT: San)…

Photo Credit: ValleyWag

At least it’s a clever use of the Google interface. Wonder what the click-through-rate is? Also, there is, in fact, a Church of Google, which is also highly entertaining. What does Google say when asked “What is the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?” Check the screenshots below…

Photo Credit: Unknown

Don’t know the particulars of when this photo was taken, but that is one close approach. Notice the scooter rider ducking and from this angle, that Mini seems to be in great peril. Here’s a link to other photos of this airplane. This supports what’s always said about flying: it is an activity dominated by long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. A few years ago while flying into SFO on a 777, the cross wind was so bad the nose of the plane seemed to be pointing 30 degrees off the center line on approach. As the plane landed, the pilot settled on one set of wheels and then pivoted the nose over to the center line and set it down hard. That’s the most exciting landing I’ve experienced…

Pyscho-Active, a project working to win the Automotive X-Prize has designed another version of the rotary engine, similar to the EngineAir design discussed earlier this week. The difference is that this is a mixed fuel vehicle combining combustion with pneumatic assist to boost fuel efficiency to greater than 100mpg. In addition to the engine breakthrough, the team has also focused on safety features to make this a safe vehicle to go alone with its efficiency.

There are no plans for commercialization at this point, but should the project win the X-Prize, we believe that will change.

Did you know that this blog has 948 entries? How about that this blog has 757 “legitmate” comments? That means we average a little under 1 comment per entry. Also worth noting is that there have been 92,121 “spam comments” caught that never have been published.

On a daily basis, this space has a fair number of people roll in, look around, and leave. Over time, a core readership has seemed to form (and a dedicated set of commenters as well.) For those of you who do comment, thank you. However, the overall comment to visitor ratio is low. What I’m interested in understanding from you, dear reader, is why don’t you comment?

Is it that the content is not comment worthy? Not worth the time? Don’t want to expose yourself on the internet? Is it too difficult to comment? Is comment moderation for spam off-putting? Do you not like that you have to provide an email address – I don’t collect them btw, it’s another spam deterrent. Is it that I don’t ask for comments? Is the material not inviting for comments? Nothing to say?

I’m interested in knowing what would make this place more attractive for participation. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving a comment to even share why you don’t comment, feel free to drop me a line: mike (at) montaraventures (dot) com.