Clicks of the Day: Monday, July 11, 2011 Edition!

Welcome to Monday, July 11 2011’s Clicks of the Day!

• Top 10 Coolest Harry Potter Spells

A great read in preparation for the final Harry Potter movie! :)

• Royal Visit: William And Kate Tour Looking For Downtime

After a busy trip they had, I’d want some downtime too!! :)

• Odd Consumer Behavior Files: When Stuff Is Free, We’re More Likely to Buy

When I first read this earlier in the day (‘Last year on Free Slurpee Day, 7-Eleven slushed out 4.5 million free Slurpees—at the same time that Slurpee sales increased 38% that day’) I was like, weird! But then Mike and I went to get free slurpees and ended up getting bigger sized slurpees that weren’t free, lol. So it makes quite a bit of sense now, haha.

• This Boring Headline Is Written for Google

Ah, the importance of search engine optimized-headlines. I suck at writing all types of headlines, lol.

• The Complete Harry Potter Series In Comic Book Form

This. is. awesome.

• Why ‘Caylee’s Law’ Is A Bad Idea

I was invited to a page on Facebook to support ‘Caylee’s Law’ (I didn’t join it because I am very selective about the pages I join on Facebook, lol) – but this is an interesting read in light of that. Re: Casey Anthony trail.

• Harry Potter: Hail and Farewell to a Hallowed Franchise

I love how this review starts off with a Luna Lovegood quote. Luna is one of my favourite Harry Potter characters and Evanna Lynch who plays her in the films, was a breath of great acting air in the franchise. I’ve never found the films to be amazing (only okay acting, always leaving out great details) – but they were a great cinematic companion to the books and I’m looking forward to the final one. Huzzah!

• Diver Snaps First Photo of Fish Using Tools

Wow, very cool!

• Oops, Google+ Already Ran Out of Disk Space

Lol early fail. I will admit I haven’t even been using Google+ since I got it, considering I wanted so badly to get an invite, lol.

• Gold hoard found in French cellar

That’s pretty sweet.

• Nintendo hit with 3DS patent suit over glasses-free 3D

The “glasses free 3D” technology hurts my eyes anyway.

• Texas woman gives birth to 16-lb., 1-oz. boy

Holy cow!

• Snails migrate by getting eaten by birds and pooped out somewhere else

“Researchers have discovered that 15% of the devoured snails end up living through the experience, and they suspect the surviving snails take advantage of the experience to take up residence on different parts of the island that they could never hope to reach without a ride inside a bird’s gut.” How funny is that! Nice way to travel, LOL.

• Hatchbacks are making a comeback

I think hatchbacks are not attractive at all!

• Are Cats Bad for the Environment?

“Domestic cats, officially considered an invasive species, kill at least a hundred million birds in the US every year—dwarfing the number killed by wind turbines. (See “Apocalypse Meow,” below.) They’re also responsible for at least 33 avian extinctions worldwide. A recent Smithsonian Institution study found that cats caused 79 percent of deaths of juvenile catbirds in the suburbs of Washington, DC.” lol whoops. Thor stays indoors so she’s not contributing to this environmental bird disaster at least… (but I must say she’d be an excellent huntress!)

• [Photos]: Amazing images of a frozen Canadian lake

Beautiful photos.

• The World’s First 3D Chocolate Printer

Very cool!

• How Food Prices Affect Your Weight

“If prices increased 10% for soda, children’s BMIs dropped .42%. If the price of 100% juice decreases 10%, BMIs decreased .3%. The same process works for lowfat milk (.35% decrease) and dark, leafy vegetables (.28% decrease). Making those healthy foods easier to buy does wonders for a child’s weight, as their parents grativate toward them.” True enough! I hate how healthy food is always more expensive than not-as-healthy-food!

• Child dies in shooting on Alberta First Nation

So sad..

• Scientists discover underwater volcanoes in the Southern Ocean

So cool!

• Harry Potter star Tom Felton to launch rap career

“I’m going to change my image – backward caps, the lot” – LOL, hilarious! The photo the article is accompanied by works as a rap album cover too, for sure. Haha.

• Harry Potter Cast gets tested on their American Accent

This is old but on my Harry Potter clicking quest, Mike told me to check out this video. Haha! Tom Felton is hilarious!! Rupert Grint’s “mozzareller stick” is hilarious too. Haha.

• The 10 best video game series

All fair. I am pleased as long as Final Fantasy is on the list! ;)

• UK robot World Cup hopes dashed

Oh my god I had no idea there was such a thing as a Robo Cup! Awesome.

• Today’s Big Thing: Ugly Faces Illusion

I didn’t really understand this illusion, lol.

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Linda