The Hero Machine

Have you ever wanted to draw comic book or fantasy characters, but lacked the skill necessary to do a credible job? Well, The Hero Machine website won't give you the skill, but it will do the drawing for you. Creator Jeff Herbert offers the service (live through the website or on your PC via a downloadable program) free of charge, letting comic and D&D fans everywhere finally free the character that's been living somewhere in the dark, dank recesses of their brain.

The Air Car

If the oil companies don't manage to sabotage it, the Air Car could very well be the wave of the future. The car, which is only in prototype stage, runs on compressed air. The inventor, Guy N�gre, has developed an engine capable of propelling a car up to 70 MPH and that can cover a distance of nearly 200 miles with one tank refill. Not only does the car boast "Zero pollution" but it also purifies the air by released the clean compressed air into the environment. Available in the next few years in Europe, the car is eventually expected to come to the states as well. Imagine - a car that runs on air. And if we somehow run out of the commodity, we can always tap into the soon-to-be-unemployed oil company exces heads and siphon out enough to run our new cars for the next hundred years.

Russian Mail Order Brides

Having trouble finding Ms. Right? Don't have the time to date? Well, then, get a Russian mail order bride! (if you're female, you can also order a Russian groom!) Why marry a Russian woman, you might ask? The inspiration for the Russian Mail Order Brides website grew out of the frustrations the website�s creators had over trying to find nice American women to date. It's almost certain that they'd have had more luck had they stepped away from their PC for a few minutes, but that's almost beside the point. Visitors to this site can view and rate prospective mates and, once you've made a selection, purchase their mailing address from the site. Sure, it'd be nice to have a spouse who actually speaks the same language you do and that you didn't have to purchase over the Internet, but, well, beggars can't b choosers. Just make sure to invite me to the wedding!

www.tvtome.com

TV Tome has over 1,000 complete guides covering almost all the current shows and many of your favorite classics, and there's also an additional 2,200+ guides that are partially complete or under development. That's a lot of TV info! A search for "Leave it to Beaver" on the site comes up with two entries - the original TV show and The New Leave it to Beaver. Ignoring the new version (as anyone should) I perused the guide to the original black and white show that ran from 1957 through 1963. The guide included listing of all the episodes, a guide to the cast and crew, viewer comments, and even a section devoted to mistakes made during the filming. The site covers new shows as well, including the current 2002/2003 season. If you watch a lot of television, you'll love this site.

Newsflash! Weird Websites is coming back! The website will relaunch on Oct. 1st with a new daily format. I'll post one new Weird Website every day, Monday through Friday. No more waiting for Mondays! (not to mention waiting the nearly one year since the last edition of Weird Websites...)

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