More links for 12 Jan 2008

Time may not exist. [Discover]
Ever wondered how much it would cost to build a working, life-sized Gundam robot? [Pink Tentacle]
A list of the most curious phobias to trouble modern man. One of which is known as hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. [Times Online]
Special smoking mittens designed for the winter cigarette break. [The Mail]
Everything seemed normal for the 88 people on board an Air Canada flight from Victoria to Toronto. But 20 minutes into the flight, the drama began as the Airbus A319 dropped in the sky. [Globe & Mail]
Polish teen derails tram after hacking train network. [The Register]
Police said a man impersonating an armored car guard walked out of a Wachovia bank branch on Pennsylvania Avenue Thursday after officials let him sign for a locked bag of cash. About $350,000 was taken. With video! [Nbc4]
A blind man is set to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. [The Sun]
If you're one those ladies who likes to layer on the perfume, a new study says it could be a sign of depression. With video! [Wcbstv]
Coastguard sacked for daring clifftop rescue of 13-year-old schoolgirl as boss says: 'We don't want dead heroes.' [DailyMail]
A 33-year-old Czech woman managed to spend several months posing as a 13-year-old boy named "Adam," fooling teachers and child care workers in Norway [Telegraph]
If you are able to live somewhere in this stellar system, you will probably be able to see 4 sunsets everyday. [Space.com]
Telecommunications companies have repeatedly cut off FBI access to wiretaps of alleged terrorists and criminal suspects because the bureau did not pay its phone bills. [WashingtonPost]

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