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Narwhals

The Smithsonian website has a great article and slideshow about the Narwhal. This whale has a single horn sprouting from the middle of its forehead, much like the mythical unicorn.

I remember reading about this animal as a child. I’m not sure what book it was in, but I seem to remember a large book filled with animal drawings and information. Up until today, if you had asked me if such a creature existed, I would have more than likely said no and thought is was nothing more than a childhood make-believe memory.

It’s nice to see something amazing every once in a while that makes you fell like a child again-when everything was amazing and new.

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Transformers fans and bargain hunters got lucky on Sunday April 5 and Monday April 6. That’s when you could get either (or both) of the above Transformers Animated Play Set 2-packs for 80% off—or $4.99.

Yep, that’s right. A brand new toy, exclusive to Target and only in the store for less than 1 month at 80% off.

Evidently this had to be a goof. There’s no way they would sell these at that price, intentionally anyway. Using the nice “Find It At A Target Store” link, I located a nearby store that showed them in-stock and at lunch a buddy and I drove on down.

I picked up the last one of each set—they’ll make great presents. But I can say, they were priced at $4.99 and they were sold out.

Rumors are flying today that the price has been adjusted to $22.99, but I’ve not been able to confirm that. The Target.com site still shows them at $4.99.

My guess, they were supposed to be discounted by $4.99. Most of the other Transformers product is currently 20% off. An computer glitch or human error  accidentally reversed the numbers and a lot of people got lucky.

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Check out this video of an interactive computer interface that works on almost any surface. It’s similar to what was used in “Minority Report.” At first, I thought things like this would never come to pass, but some of these examples look practical. Give them another 10 years to become cheaper, faster and smaller.

The demo starts about 3-minutes in