I couldn’t pick a favorite post from 2006, so here’s my top 25 with notes:
- Seeing earth for the first time
An interesting view of earth we normally don’t see
- The difference between one million and one billion
A baby is one million seconds old. A 31-year-old is one billion seconds old.
- Trains in your instant messages: one-line ascii art
One of my most favorite ascii arts of all time.
- Nine observations about walking around public in Storm Trooper suit
Gotta love it when people do crazy stuff.
- What happens when you stack every letter in alphabet on top of each other
One of my favorite experiments last year.
- The south underside view of Jupiter’s bottom
Looking at planets’ butts are so much fun.
- Solar Eclipses the perfect alignment
Amazing. God is great.
- Ink Density Pattern on a Pringles Potato Chip
Graphic designers will appreciate this one.
- New Toy Friday: Dart Gun Whiteboard Target
One of THE most fun things you can do in your office.
- Sticky Note Village
Oh wait. Another fun thing to do in the office.
- Wallbreakers: Kool-Aid Man, Incredible Hulk, Juggernaut, and …
One of the most fun lists ever!
- The “Two Legit to Quit” Challenge
Classic.
- Top six things to do with a leftover pile of dirt
Fun brainstorming.
- July is National Free Postcard Mailing Month
Perhaps greatest idea of 2006.
- Places where you want to sit
Another fun list.
- 10,000 comments on spudart.org
A milestone for spudart.org.
- Size comparison of Wrigley Field and U.S. Cellular Field
Interesting insight into the sizes of Wrigley and the Cell.
- Chicago skyscraper to double height
My favorite photoshop job of 2006
- Design critique of the Chicago 2016 Olympics logo
Chicago. Design. Olympics. What a combination!
- Yarn Monster Gallery
Very cute post.
- Tribune Tower has twin buildings in Rockford and Elgin, Illinois
One of my favorite discoveries.
- How to become a ninja using amazon.com
I think this is very funny.
- A mile-long red carpet for Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Best idea for Chicago in 2006.
- Least searched-for U.S. presidents
Geekiest list of 2006.
- December 25: Day for crowning kings
Interesting discovery and I like the meaning drawn from it.
What’s one of your favorite spudart.org posts from 2006? Here’s the archives.
Your blog is a goldmine of wonderful thoughts! I think it would be really hard to pick ONE as the best. Definitely the post on your 10,000th comment has to be near the top simply because it’s a milestone for the blog. Yarn Monster Gallery Wallbreakers I have three artworks in the 2006 Highland Park Art Walk. U.S. Cellular Field on Google Maps looks like a Toilet All possible consecutive number combinations on a clock 01:02:03 04/05/06 Is LEGO CEO J rgen Vig a blockhead? The Difference between a million and a billion What happens when you stack every letter of the alphabet Monkey Tea: Tea leaves picked by real monkeys! mmmmmhmmmm Sticky Note Comics/Village Any post involving a bouncy ball Any post with a picture of spudart or spudart “parts” [sorry”> Any post involving Conan O’Brien
this is a great collection and tom added more to choose from. for some reason “The difference between one million and one billion” is sticking in my head. Maybe it’s because i’m 31 years old and my wife is pregnant, so I can easily relate to that stat. Also, it’s such an incredibly simple observation that makes you really think about it because it’s such a unique idea. I guess I’m voting for that one. Though the public stormtrooper post is one of my favorite.