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April 22nd, 2009
We had an excellent time at Stumptown this last weekend! We gave hi-fives to some really cool people, met quite a few cute girls, and distributed plenty of candy to strangers. We also illustrated what life was like millions of years ago when volcanoes roamed the Earth. Here are a few photos taken of us at our booth/hideout. (Click to enlarge)

Watch out for the SCIENCE. Also, we have a webcomic or something.

Dangerously high levels of smarm.
(The original size photos can be found here.)
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April 17th, 2009
We are going to have a booth at Stumptown Comics Fest this weekend! If you are coming to the festival or already live in Portland be sure to come by and say hello to us! We’ve printed out some comics and we’ll have some ACTION PACKED science for you, too! Our table number is 128. Oh, and you might need some protective eyewear.
See you there!
http://www.stumptowncomics.com/

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April 14th, 2009
Lately, I’ve been flying on more planes than I usually do, and because I’m not a huge fan of selling my kidneys to pay for a single trip, I’ve been taking overnight flights. This usually places me in a situation of trying to sleep in a plane, which for most people is like attempting to run a marathon with one leg. And the person behind you is constantly kicking your leg. Also, the leg has mediocre beverage service.
Here is the solution: Exchange most of the seating on the plane for sleeping tubes. Already the Japanese are using something similar for inexpensive hotels, and it has been featured in the movie the “Fifth Element.” If we shrink that system and stick it in a real plane, we’ll see a host of benefits.
First, and most importantly, you’ll be able to sleep. Even if you are taking a daytime flight, lying down and relaxing would still be wonderful. And if you have been traveling all day, you certainly could use a nap. Also, if you are wide awake because one of the condoms full of cocaine burst in your stomach, then you can watch a movie or a TV show on the monitor installed on the ceiling above you.
With narrow tubes arranged in a matrix with an aisle in the middle, we’d be able to fit more people in the plane because we’d be able to use more vertical space, which means more seating on a given flight.

Imagine this but smaller and faster.
Granted there are some concerns. The first is being able to use a laptop. I imagine there would be some regular seating at the front of the plane for the chronic businessperson who insists on working during the flight. Most of the plane, however, would be tubes.
Also, there is a legitimate concern of people doing the horizontal no-pants dance in the tubes. While I personally don’t have a problem with this (as long as the tubes can be easily hosed out), we could solve that by making the door on the tube made out of clear plexiglass.
More of our problems should be solved by sticking them into tubes.
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April 8th, 2009
Did you know that?
Yes, the truth is that AmazingSuperPowers.com is run by actual human people beings. While it initially might seem likely that the site exists out of simple chance within the glut of infinite possibility that is the internet, it simply isn’t the case. The site has creators! Who created the site deliberately!
Let me tell you some facts about the site creators, Wes and Tony:
FACT: Wes and Tony have a combined age of 121 years.
FACT: One of the two is an infant.
FACT: One of the two wears diapers.
FACT: But both of them should.
FACT: AmazingSuperPowers.com was begrudgingly created to satisfy a stipulation of a federal court ruling against Wes and Tony.
FACT: They either had to create a website or perform 2,000 hours of community service.
FACT: The charge against them was treason.
FACT: 2,000 hours community service ain’t bad for treason.
FACT: Wes once found a Chinese Fortune Cookie that has his entire life (past, present, and future) written on it.
FACT: Things don’t end well for Wes.
FACT: But the Chow Mein was delicious.
FACT: Wes and Tony frequently arm wrestle.
FACT: Tony’s arm wears a luchador mask.
FACT: Wes’ arm looks like this.
FACT: Tony’s favorite seasoning for french fries is itching powder.
FACT: Wes and Tony once went on tour with Bruce “the Boss” Springsteen.
FACT: Their position in the band was, “Those two assholes who keep following us around and don’t leave the Boss alone.”
FACT: Wes and Tony didn’t leave “the Boss” alone until he told them they were “fired.”
FACT: You cannot collect unemployment from the federal government if “fired” by Bruce Springsteen.
FACT: Tony is illiterate and has scabies.
FACT: Wes is a simple farmer from rural Portugal, charged with the task of finding and killing his shadow self before he is killed in turn.
FACT: Now you know everything there is to know about Wes and Tony.
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April 1st, 2009
Hope you all like the new AmazingSuperPowers front page design. We decided to go for a “Classic” feel.
Edit: After careful thought, we’ve decided to revert back to the original. To see the short-lived redesign, take a look here:
http://www.amazingsuperpowers.com/etc/1996/entrance.htm
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