Daily Rotten Archives February 11, 2002 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Pancake Perfection The Scotsman | Submitted by: LudditeAndroid "The pancake, weighing 50g, should be flipped into the air at a speed of 10 miles per hour, ensuring that it will take less than 0.5 of a second to reach the top of its trajectory. At this point the pancake should have rotated 90 degrees at a rate of 0.55 revs per second. It then takes a further 0.45 seconds to make it back down to the pan, rotating a further 90 degrees on the way, making a total airtime of just nine-tenths of a second." Read article... Mole Man living in Manhattan cave New York Post | Submitted by: benallen An Ecuadorean immigrant has spent the last month living in a limestone cave in Manhattan's Inwood Park, reports the New York Post. He lives by collecting deposits on aluminum cans, and plans to stay through the winter. [Way to blow his freaking cover, guys.] Read article... Buy the National Archives on eBay Associated Press | Submitted by: Soylent You work for the U.S. National Archives, and you swipe a few documents to make extra money. Among these are such things as the 1863 warrant to seize the estate of Robert E. Lee, which is obviously something that is unlikely to be in private hands. So, how do you fence these things? eBay! He's facing ten years in prison. Read article... New baby from dead husband London Telegraph | Submitted by: Void "A British widow at the centre of an emotional court case five years ago said yesterday she loved being a mother so much she had become pregnant for a second time using sperm from her dead husband. Diane Blood's husband Stephen died in March 1995 from meningitis, but produced sperm shortly before slipping into a coma from which he never recovered." Read article... Publishing police officer phone numbers Seattle Times | Submitted by: Soylent "A Web site that gives personal information on hundreds of police officers and is already the subject of a lawsuit pitting the First Amendment against personal privacy now is the target of legislation aimed at shutting it down. The bill, which passed out of the state Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, would allow a judge to shut down any source that sells, lists or distributes the home phone numbers, home addresses, birthdates or Social Security numbers of police officers or court employees and shows 'an intent to harm or intimidate.'" Read article... Undead woman finally dies Associated Press | Submitted by: Rio A woman who was declared dead and placed in a body bag startled paramedics by waking up on Saturday. She has now died, and is dead for good this time. ["Fool me once..."] Read article...