But don’t get squeamish yet. It’s not too icky, and is done in a scientifically appropriate way. While the site will give everyone a better understanding of the insides of a frog, it’s most helpful for science students who cannot escape an actual dissection.

I’ve heard that’s the moment they all dread. So if you’re one of those (and even if not) this site will allow you to perform a complete virtual dissection, replete with sound effects, on a very lifelike bullfrog or rana catesbiana as it’s fancifully called. There’s nothing like doing it online to prepare yourself for what to expect when faced with the prospect of performing a live dissection.

All you really need is a Flash 6 plugin that you can download for free if not already installed.

So come on, it’s really not that frightful… click here and begin.

Choose from two options – one lets you do a straightforward dissection while the other is interspersed with quizzes and a test. Remember to turn on the volume for an experience so close to reality that you can even hear the scissors cutting through.

The dissection comprises a few incisions followed by a number of observations and a study of the circulatory, digestive, respiratory, urogenital and nervous systems as well as the skeleton. You can even cut out and lift certain organs like the heart and liver in order to make closer observations. For instance, when examining the lungs, insert a virtual dropper and pump in air. Then watch as they expand and contract.

As you consider each organ, helpful descriptions and tips appear alongside. Going through this entire process once will give you an inkling of how to proceed when confronted with a real frog.

The Photo Cartoonist

Kat Caverly, a photographer and greeting card designer, combines both her talents to create funny photo e-cards that are available free on her site. They’re a nice way to express a variety of emotions. Apart from the conventional categories like birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s, thank-yous, there are those that lend themselves to unusual occasions.

Do you have a lot of pesky people constantly asking you for favours? This e-card will answer them in no uncertain terms!

There are also cards for times when:
- You need to unburden yourself.

- Calamity befalls a friend.

- A buddy surprises you.

- A pal annoys you.

- You intend to disregard some unsolicited advice.

- You’re going to have the last laugh.

Check out animated clips if you have a broadband connection, and the funny caption photos in Kat’s Katalogs.

Solemates: The Century in Shoes

As we walk through the years, the footwear we use keeps evolving. Solemates gives us the chance to turn back the clock and take a look at the different kinds of shoes that have shod our heels in the past century. Choose the Flash entry to see a vivid montage. Once the introduction is over, the ‘dial a decade in shoes’ feature affords a more detailed view into the specialities of each age.

So who’d put together such a beautiful and comprehensive site? Surely a major footwear manufacturer? Far from it! It’s actually a project of a California-based firm that develops marketing and print campaigns. The project effectively proves that a good presentation can make even simple objects like shoes look so appealing.

The Epitaph Browser

If you stroll through an old cemetery, you’ll notice the epitaphs on tombstones. They are generally not more than a sentence, though some tend to be much longer, the idea being to say something about the person buried there, that his offspring will remember, and passers-by will have more than just a name to read.

This is an online collection of such epitaphs, listed alphabetically and by location. The Collector’s Choice section is a must-visit as it contains some pretty unusual ones. This is the epitaph of a procrastinator:

Fritiof Nilsson Piraten (Ravlunda, Sweden)
Here beneath rest the ashes of a man who was in habit of always postponing everything till the day after. However, at last he improved and really died Jan 31 1972

Or this one of a person whom not many choose to remember:
John Starkwether (Silver Lake Cemetery, Portage, Wisconsin)
Here is where friend Starkwether lies
Nobody laughs, nobody cries
Where he goes, how he fares
Nobody knows, nobody cares

Some are given to bad puns:
Owen Moore (Battersea, London, England)
Gone away
Owin' more
Than he could pay.

Still others try out rhyme:
William Wilson (Lambeth, London, England)
Here Lieth W.W.
Who never more will
Trouble you, trouble you.

However, lest we laugh too much, here’s a grim reminder:
Remember friend as you walk by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now you will surely be
Prepare thyself to follow me.

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