Posts Tagged ‘Random’

Posted on January 30, 2009 - by Justin Hartman

Coolest guy on the Internet

I’m on a search to find the coolest guy on the Internet. The reasons why I’m looking for this person will be revealed in due course but for now let me highlight a few of my favourites.

Vernon Koekemoer became the most popular person on the Internet by far. At first this guy seemed like a massive joke but now Vernon is featured in television adverts all over South Africa. Straight outta Benoni into web celebrity status.

The all time classic though has to be Bolton Deventer. Bolton captured our imagination with his SEO skills and web traffic tips and occasionally we were graced with the presence of his ever loving wife – Barbara. While Bolton only managed to survive for about 7 days on the web he was and will always be a legend in our time. Visit Bolton’s site here if you’ve never had the chance to meet him before.

It is impossible to know who the next big thing will be but if Bolton and Vernon have taught us anything it’s that celebrities online are needed as much as they are in real life.

In the meantime though I’ve found a real gem on YouTube. Does this chap take the cake or do you think that someone else belongs on this list. Please let me know in the comment form below!

The search is on and may the best man win. Enjoy the video!

Update: have you guys seen this coolest guy website?

FINAL UPDATE: Competition is over. I got beaten to the draw and even despite now ranking #1 and #2 respectively for the coolest guy on the Internet I’m afraid to say it’s too little too late.

 

Posted on June 20, 2008 - by Justin Hartman

Which direction do you stir?

Brace yourself for one of the most random blog posts you’ll ever read from me!

I drink a fair amount of coffee each day and I always stir my coffee in a clockwise motion while making it. This got me thinking about whether or not stirring coffee in a clockwise motion is the norm for right-handed people.

It has been bugging me for about three days now so today I asked Gregor, Ian and Robin which direction they stir their coffee. The results were interesting.

Gregor is the only left-hander in our team and he stirs his coffee in a clockwise motion while Ian is right-handed and stirs counter clockwise. Like Ian, Robin is also right-handed and stirs counter clockwise.

This bugged me even more because as a right-hander myself I felt that I was now abnormal stirring my coffee clockwise. Did this mean that left-handers naturally stir clockwise while right-handers stir counter clockwise? I had to investigate further.

Within half an hour the four of us made some phone calls, posted to twitter and did a spot poll with anyone we could find in the office. All in all we ended up with a total of 35 people who responded to the question:- Which way do you stir your tea/coffee?

Of our 35 unsuspecting lab rats we had a total of 3 left-handers and 32 right-handers and you can see the results of each group below.

As you can see from the totals graph it is clear that stirring your coffee in a clockwise motion is the preferred and most natural way for most people.

I started this escapade to get a conclusive answer but now I have to admit I’m no clearer than I was before the experiment. Whether you’re left or right handed it seems that results will vary greatly and an individual’s stirring habits are simply down to personal preference.