h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well today's the day!

Happy 2nd Birthday h2g2, many thanks to everyone who's made it such a wonderful place!

To celebrate two years' hard work, can you tell me, what are your favourite all time entries?

Can I choose two? Mine are:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A414451
Durex Condoms - because it's amusing *and* informative

and

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A246872
Alaskan fish plants - for being informative *and* bizarre.

Over to you!

Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us!

Favourite entries?
~flies off to check my favourites folder~

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A383960
Saturn
It's not often you learn something new about something you've been interested in since you were 8 years old
Thanks to Joe aka Arnia

My favorite is, without a shadow of a doubt, http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A303346 - The Hangar Lane Gyratory System. This entry perfectly conveys the sense of ordinary mortals feel when confronted with this, the Crowned Dark Prince of road traffic junctions.

Many Happy Returns h2g2!

Happy birthday to us, Happy birthday to us...

J

I have a soft spot for the entry on Austrailia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A53650
It was one of the first entries I came across when I was wandering round the H2G2 - includes a fascinating vignette about Wombats and other saftey tips such as: "If you are leaving urban areas, take a least 2 litres of water with you at all times, or you will die." Refeshingly direct, informative and funny - this gets my vote

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I like the New York City Public Transit System http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A392780

*shadow detaches from the wall and solidifies into JaA sitting on a big box done up in pretty pink paper with a nice ribbon around*

My favourite entry is Physics and the Knowledge of Ignorance. Anyone taking A level physics will know what I mean, and that is only the START. http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A260506

Happy birthday to h2g2!

one prrrrrrrrrrrrr for the italics, and another prrrrrrrrr for the GAs - hi GB!

I like almost all entries - but mostly the comunity efforts like on driving and living in different countries, and especially does with receipies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A407729

Peeping Tom & Psycho: Reinventing The Horror Film

A fascinating article - and I don't even like Horror films

Happy Birthday H2G2!

MDS

Happy birthday H2G2!!! *whips out the party hats*

My favorites are also the entries with input from multiple researchers... I can't pick just one.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A352739

Spoons

Because of the sheer quantity of technical information on how to use them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A203923

Because it so very nearly fooled all the italics and ended up in the approved Guide.

I remember reading an amazingly in depth article on a Persian city that had been destroyed by alexander the great...unfortunately i can't remember the title

couldn't find it when i searched but i did find:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A307487

The Council of Nicea, which was another good one...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A155855

Poetry. Always makes me grin.

Thanks everyone. I hadn't seen the Marzipan Gin entry. Nice one! So close and yet... Brilliant!

Agreed.
I enjoyed that!

Glad you liked that one ladies. I've a feeling it might have even been an approved entry for a couple of days, until the author owned up. It was done as a dare I believe.

it was very convincing