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This is the famous Bent Pyramid. The lower part of the pyramid has an angle of 54° and the upper part is at 43°. Why is it bent? Really, who knows. The two likely reasons are:

• Time or money (well isn’t time = money). Basically this idea says that they either didn’t have the time or money to finish the pyramid at the initial slope. To cut costs (or time) they changed the angle.
• Building the pyramid at the original slope caused structural instabilities. Either the foundation couldn’t take the weight or the building material itself started to crack.

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Allow me to introduce you to the game that caused you to not get any work done today.

Pig Up! is the latest addictive creation of PopCap Games, the creator of casual hits like Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies that just got acquired by megapublisher Electronic Arts for three quarters of a billion dollars. It’s a Facebook game that uses your social graph, but at its core it’s just a compelling action game that would work well on any platform.

You: a pig that’s been shot out of a cannon. Them: bees. Flap your makeshift wooden wings to get more height, but your flaps are limited. You can gain more f...