Net Monkey's Finds

Not only do Iran's missile pictures reveal a shocking gap in that nation's ability to use the clone tool, our patented Extra-Contrast-O-Vision shows how clumsy they are at comping. Presumably the third missile didn't go off and rather than trying to relight the touchpaper they resorted to Photoshop.

Getty has the original here. Reddit has an interesting discussion on this here. I haven't checked my mail yet, but thanks to everyone who sent this in.

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Not Feeling So Good in the Neighborhood?

Dishes targeted to health conscious consumers at popular chains like Chili's, Taco Bell and Applebee's contained as much as twice the calories and eight times the grams of fat than the restaurants claimed in their published nutrition information, a Scripps Television Station investigation revealed.

From March to May this year, Scripps stations tested food in eight different cities from chains that cater to calorie counters by offering special, health-conscious menus -- a growing segment in the restaurant industry.

In the case of the Chili's sample, that information didn't square with the calorie and fat test. A serving of the chain's "Guiltless Grill" salmon contained 35 grams of fat -- two and a half times as much fat as the restaurant claimed (14 grams), according to the food analysis.

Taco Bell's products also contained more calories than the company claimed. Its "Fresco Grilled Steak Soft Taco" had four times as much fat and almost twice as many calories as advertised. The steak taco is supposed to have 4.5 grams of fat and 160 calories; testing showed it to actually have 20 grams of fat and 297 calories.

Also at variance is Applebee's, which has teamed with WeightWatchers to create a special menu. Several items -- including the "Cajun Lime Tilapia," "Steak and Portobello," and "Garlic Herb Chicken" -- had twice as much fat as the company claimed.

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Not that girls don't get into trouble, but there seems something particularly boyish about chancing a trip beneath a 50mph roller coaster to make better time getting back into the park.

The popular "Batman the Ride" rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia remained closed Sunday while authorities continued investigating the death of a teenager who jumped over two fences and was struck by the ride.

The 17-year-old South Carolina teen who died was identified as Asia Leeshawn Ferguson, of Springfield, S.C. He was on a church outing when the incident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday. It was the second Batman ride-related death at the Cobb County park.

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According to police and the amusement park, Ferguson and a friend climbed over two 6-foot fences -- a wrought-iron style park perimeter fence and a second chainlink fence around the Batman ride -- as a shortcut to get back into the park after lunch. Signs about 40 to 50 feet apart on the outer fence warn that it is a "restricted area" for "authorized personnel only." According to park officials, a sign on a locked gate at the chain link fence also reads "Danger zone" and "Do not enter."

Ferguson was decapitated when the ride struck him, police said.

Batman riders dangle beneath a track and travel up to 50 m.p.h., climbing and dropping the distance equal to an 11-story building and going through two vertical loops and two single corkscrews. The first fatality involving the Batman ride in Georgia occurred six years ago. A 58-year-old park worker, Samuel Milton Guyton of Atlanta, was killed May 26, 2002. Guyton was in a restricted area on a platform when he was kicked in the head by 14-year-old girl on the front car of the ride. The girl was hospitalized with a leg injury.