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Think there’s someone else in the room with her? Nope:

From Vimeo user Jenner:

Bored of being in a dark room, she flips on the light, opens the door and bails.

This particular episode takes place at 1am.

This is why we keep doors locked with her around. We don’t need her harassing the neighbors.

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The only thing more absurd than the titles is the fact that this supercut has somehow only now come into existence. Way to put things off, cyberweb.

For the things other characters have said they remember him from, here's a more comprehensive list.

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If you’d ever like to hear stories about the “Good Ol’ Days” of Point Inside, Bill Johnson would be on your short list of people to meet.  This Location Services Manager was one of the early members of Point Inside, starting over 3 years ago.  He fondly remembers Saturday breakfasts where the team caught up on past week happenings and set priorities for the upcoming one.  Because he was a part of Point Inside early on, Bill said, “I’ve basically touched everything we’ve done technically.”

Originally from Michigan, Bill studied Computer Science at University of Michigan. Mobile location isn’t new to Bill.  He used Bluetooth to send mobile offers by retailers to nearby consumers for his senior project.  After college, he worked at several start-ups in Chicago and Seattle before joining Point Inside.  Bill is drawn to start-ups because he likes, “solving problems, getting stuff done, and wearing a lot of hats.”  He adds, “It’s very fulfilling to take an idea and then build it.”

Even with all of his Point Inside projects, Bill is one of the most active people you’ll meet outside of work.  He started running as a kid, and now completes in several road races a year with his wife, Leslie.  His most memorable race is the Chicago Urban Adventure where participants chart their own course to reach destinations throughout the city.  During this race the team ran, biked, scooted, roller bladed, and climbed the Sears Tower with 92 stories and 2109 steps.   Then they immediately… ran all the way back down.  On the weekends, Bill shares his love of running as a coach with Team Challenge, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America’s race program.  He mentors 30-40 person teams to run half-marathons, locking in an impressive 99% race completion rate for those who stick with the training.

While he’s not outside running or solving indoor mapping problems, you’ll find Bill at a Sounders soccer game.  To say that he and his wife, Leslie, are avid Sounder’s fans might be an understatement.   They’ve been season ticket holders since the Sounders were founded in 2009, and try to go to at least 1 away game a year.

We’re happy to have Bill and the many hats he wears on the Point Inside team!

We all have this to look forward to later this year.

I don’t even care what the alleged “plot” is! (A hurricane hits Los Angeles and causes tornadoes in the desert…or something.)

When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. And when the high-speed winds form tornadoes in the desert, nature’s deadliest killer rules water, land, and air.

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Here is a picture of a fourth-grade “science quiz” that comes from a school that teaches young earth creationism principles, and believe it or not, it’s apparently NOT a hoax. Someone wrote to snopes.com reporting that this quiz belonged to his 10-year-old daughter.

I didn’t know that this was being taught to her until we heard a radio commercial together about the Discover the Dinosaurs exhibit was coming to the TD Convention Center.

The Commercial starts out, “After 65 million years, the dinosaurs have returned …” She commented immediately that it was only four thousand years ago. When I corrected her, she snapped back, “Were you there?”

I have since taught my daughter differently, but I am sure she is confused now and plan to make sure she understands that teachers are people too and can be factually wrong.

The test showed up [at] home a day later to my disgust.

[Via IFLC | Snopes]

Staff at Nordens Ark in Sweden finally got a glimpse of their newest residents, three Wolverine pups. The pups, born on February 21st, recently emerged from their mother's den; where they spent the first six weeks of their lives completely dependent on their mother.

Wolverines have a fairly small captive population of around one hundred individuals internationally. Since Wolverines are considered to be difficult to breed in captivity, and are associated with high infant mortality, this is a very important birth for the captive population. This is the second litter for the mother. She proved to be an excellent mother to her first litter of pups, so keepers are optimistic about the outlook for her newest batch.

Photo credits: Tom Svensson / Nordens Ark

Wolverines are medium sized predators. They are classified in the same family as Weasels, and are the largest species in this grouping. They are ferocious predators that are known to take down prey several times their own size. Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe and Asia, Wolverines have adapted to a wide range of habitats. They are currently listed as species of "least concern" by the IUCN due to relatively large population numbers. Despite this, in February of 2013, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed give the species protection under the Endangered Species Act due to habitat loss as a result of global climate change.

Professional Base Jumper Erik Roner puts the umbrella theory to the test in this hot air balloon skydive!

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There's something special about this team. There's something about them that has allowed them to make it this far in the NCAA Tournament and is the reason why they will play for a national championship against Louisville on Monday. There's something that they did and were able to do that allowed them to defeat a very good Syracuse team even without great production from their star point guard. It's not just luck. It's not just determination.

I can't quite put my finger on it.

Oh wait, yes I can.

Michigan is more than just Trey Burke. I don't know how they did it. I don't know how Michigan possibly won this game without Trey Burke being Trey Burke. My mind cannot fathom this strange and foreign concept of "other Michigan players" on the team. I don't understand. This is not possible. Michigan does not win games without Trey Burke winning them for us, because he is our entire team. Our entire offense is based around him. We have no other weapons. Without him, we are nothing. We are nothing without Trey Burke. I refuse to believe that we just won a Final Four game against Syracuse without Trey Burke putting up an ungodly amount of points. It did not happen. We did not actually win. This has all been a dream. We lost because Burke did not have a good game.

Okay, let's be serious now. What's with all the hand-wringing over Burke's lack of production? Why are so many people saying that if Burke does not have a stellar game on Monday then we have no chance (NO CHANCE!!) against Louisville?

Trey Burke is an outstanding player. Though he is only a sophomore and this will likely be his last season as a Michigan Wolverine, he has achieved an insane amount of accolades. He was named the Associated Press Player of the Year and the Big Ten Basketball Player of the Year. He has won the John R. Wooden award and the Oscar Robertson award for Most Outstanding Player in College Basketball. He will likely win the Naismith.

He is so dangerous and so fun to watch because he has shown the ability to take a game over at any time. Burke was pretty much single-handedly responsible for keeping the Kansas game alive in what will most likely by remembered as Michigan's most defining moment in the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Burke leads the team in offensive production, in points per game, in games played, and in pretty much everything besides free throws and three-pointers. So it makes sense to think of him as a leader for this team and how, when he's not playing at his best, it feels like something is missing... to a degree.

But Trey Burke is not this entire team. Three players besides Burke are All-Big Ten. Tim Hardaway Jr. is a First-team All-Big Ten player as selected by the coaches. Glenn Robinson III is on the All-Big Ten Freshmen team. Jordan Morgan is on the All-Big Ten defensive team. Nik Stauskas has also had a major impact. His 6-for-6 three-pointers were key in Michigan's victory over Florida. Jordan Morgan's defensive play was instrumental for securing the lead in the final seconds against Syracuse. Last but not least, Mitch McGary has been absolutely huge in this Tournament run and everyone watching knows it.

This is not the first time Trey Burke had an off game. Anyone remember the opening game of the NCAA Tournament against South Dakota State? Tim Hardaway Jr. took control and gained serious confidence which helped the team make up for Burke's shortcomings. Burke had a similarly off game because Syracuse made stopping him a priority and because their defense is difficult to work around, but Michigan found a way.

They did so because of the talent and work of Hardaway, McGary, Caris LeVert, Spike Albrecht, Jordan Morgan, and Jon Horford, who all made clutch plays and showed that John Beilein's team has more weapons at their disposal than simply its First-team All-American point guard.

"We're not a one-man team," Hardaway said in the post-game press conference, and they proved it against Syracuse.

A note to all Michigan fans who doubted and continue to doubt this team. Go home. Seriously, go home. No one wants to hear what you have to say in a time that is supposed to be nothing but good news and positivity for the program. I was absolutely blown away by the amount of negativity coming from fellow Michigan fans whether it was in bars or on Facebook where it seemed like these people were just looking for any type of reason to think that we were going to lose. Whether it was prompted by Mitch McGary's missing of two free throws near the end of the game or Trey Burke's lack of awesomeness, it was like these Michigan "fans" were looking for any excuse to get sad drunk when in fact they probably wanted to high-five Buckeyes and Spartans and dance on the tables after Michigan somehow choked away the game against Syracuse. You people seriously need to go home and shut the hell up. I loathe and despise every last one of you.

For crying out loud, we just made it to the national championship game. Can't you just be happy for the team? I understand the anxiety over having the game coming down to the wire when all week long we've talked ourselves into thinking that all Michigan had to do was take care of business and they'd win with no problem, but seriously, you give Michigan fans a bad name. You're sending a message that you don't really, truly believe in your team. Anything can happen in March Madness (hence the name). I personally wasn't surprised when the game turned out to be as close as it was. Final Four games are supposed to be close. That's the whole point of the Tournament. That Michigan held on during the final minutes should not take anything away from this win, no matter how much certain negative nancies may want otherwise. Whatever. Haters gonna hate, I suppose.

Even if Michigan loses the game on Monday against Louisville, we should still be happy that we made it this far. Michigan hasn't been to a Final Four in decades. We are not used to this. We are not making runs at the national championship every year. Sure, we would like to, but other teams have pissed away opportunities worse than we have, and for some people to think that if one player doesn't become the living avatar of Michael Jordan during the game we'll be absolutely screwed is short-sighted. It is not fair to him or his fellow players, who have worked their butts off to get where they are today.

We don't root for one player. We root for a team. Will I be disappointed if Michigan loses to Louisville on Monday? Sure. Will be negative about it? No. Not if they play well. The only rational reason to be negative about a team playing in the Final Four and eventually the national championship would be if they were getting embarrassed or blown out, but certainly not because the game is close. But, you know what? We're in the national championship, so you can just...

Deal with it.

Bonus! Sparty grumbles. MGoBlog celebration. Syracuse game/schadenfreude thread. ESPN post-game Rapid Reaction. Michigan athletic department late newsbreak about hey whoa we're going to a national championship in Men's Basketball? Someone in the athletic department thinks Gymnastics is the bigger news: seriously, that's the "Skip" page that shows up when you log into mgoblue.com right now. CBS post-game.

Ever wonder why episodes of Fraggle Rock always leave you in a somber silence, gloomily contemplating that we, like Doozer construction, are ephemeral, existing only to be too-quickly destroyed? Well, here's the likely answer in Of Fraggles & Death, a supercut that collects the show's shockingly frequent mentions of death and dying into a single morbid montage, setting the groundwork for the Boober-Ross model of grieving mortality. Sure, you can dance your cares away, but you can never escape time itself, Gobo.

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Are you a desperate vagabond ready to conquer the highest peaks and submerge into the deepest depths to steal the concealed secrets of the universe? Buck up! Today is a great time to plan the possible route of your next risky adventure! You might not believe your eyes, but the places we will show you really exist. Some of them will bring you on the verge of tears, some will make your heart beat faster, another will make your hair stand on end - anyway, they won't leave you indifferent.

We won't go too verbose as no words can render the celestial charm of those sites. "A picture costs a thousand words" - they say. So, come on, pack your bags and join our thrilling expedition to the most surreal places on Earth!

Fly Geyser, Nevada

Can you imagine that even not all Nevada residents know about this wonder? Fly Geyser is located on the territory of a private Fly Ranch which makes it extremely difficult to access. High fence and locked gate with spikes on top guard the geyser from tourists. To be absolutely honest, we should mention that the Geyser is not a completely natural phenomenon. It was created by chance during well drilling. The well went out of order after several decades of operation as warm geothermal water has found a weak spot and began to leak onto the surface. Dissolved minerals started their sculptor job, which is still going on. Geyser coloration is explained by the variety of minerals it is made of.

The Wave, Arizona

The Wave is a sandstone rock formation in the United States of America near the Arizona and Utah border on the Coyote Buttes slopes. Travelers and photographers from all over the world are attracted by its colorful, wavelike forms. The Wave's intersecting U-shaped troughs are the result of erosion of the Navajo Sandstone during the Jurassic period.

Lake Retba, Senegal

Lake Retba or Lac Rose is located in the north of the Cap Vert peninsula of Senegal. It got its name due to the Dunaliella salina algae making its water look like strawberry milk shake. Pink color is clearly visible during the dry season. The lake is also famous for its high salt content, allowing people stay on the surface similar to the Dead Sea experience.

Derweze, Turkmenistan

Have you ever stood at the Hell's Door? Go to Derweze village, which name means "The Gate" in Turkmen language if you search for extreme! This terrifying attraction is located in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 km north from Ashgabat. The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. Soviet geologists got into a cavern filled with natural gas while drilling. Due to the ground collapse, a large hole has created. It was decided to burn off the gas, but the roasting breath of the inferno is still trying to break into the world of living!

Socotra, Yemen

Socotra is considered to be a unique archipelago in the Indian Ocean for the diversity of its exotic flora and fauna. Its weird alien plants are the result of island's long geological isolation together with unbearable heat and drought. One of the most unusual Socotra's plants is the dragon's blood tree, resembling a strange umbrella. Aboriginals believed its red sap to be the blood of a dragon.

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Have you ever walked through the clouds guessing are you in the top or the bottom? Salar de Uyuni gives you such unique possibility! Salar de Uyuni or Salar de Tunupa is the world's largest salt flat occupying the area of about 10,582 square kilometers. Today's Salar is a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. Its surface is covered by a few meters of salt crust possessing the utmost flatness, which varies within one meter over the entire area. Actually, the crust serves as a source of salt and makes a pool of brine, rich in lithium as well. The sky over the Salar is always clear, which in combination with large area and exceptional flatness makes it a perfect object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites.

Jiuzhaigou Valley, China

Five-Color Pond is one of the smallest but the most amazing water basins in Jiuzhaigou lakes. Despite the shallowness, it has a breathtaking colored underwater landscape and some of the brightest and clearest waters in the area. As the legend goes, the Goddess Semo used to wash her hair here and the God Dage brought her water every day.

Sossusvlei, Namibia

Deadvlei is one more surreal attraction of Sossusvlei, Namibia. It is a clay pan located about 2 km from Sossusvlei. It used to be an oasis with several acacia trees before, but the river that watered the oasis has changed its course. Now the dead acacia trees make an odd contrast to the shiny white salty floor of the pan and the intense orange of the dunes.

Badab-e Surt, Iran

Badab-e Surt's terraces are made of travertine, which is a sedimentary rock deposited by flowing water from two distinct mineral springs. Thousands of years the water from these two springs had been streaming down from the mountain, it mixed up and gradually created a number of orange, red and yellow colored pools which now have the form of a staircase.

Crescent Lake (Dunhuang), China

Yueyaquan is a crescent-shaped lake in the oasis, lying 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang. Its name comes from the Qing Dynasty. The lake itself and the surrounding deserts attract the tourists appreciating camel and 4x4 rides.

Lake Natron, Tanzania

The queer lake's hue is normal for water basins with extremely high evaporation rates. During the dry season, as the water evaporates, salinity level increases to the maximum point and specific salt-loving microorganisms begin to thrive. Some of them produce red pigment colorizing the water and turning it into the Martian landscape.

Ice Cave in Skaftafell, Iceland

This cave in the glacier appeared as a result of glacial mill. The rain and melt water on the glacier's surface are forming streams that flow into the crevices. The streams melt holes in the glacier forming long ice caves with intricate walls and ceilings. Cold wind finishes the job and we can observe a momentary marvel ready to collapse at any time. Due to the constant glacier movement one can hear a scaring cracking sound inside the cave. The incipient crevices let the indirect daylight into the tunnel and we can observe its mysterious play on ice bubbles.

Pamukkale, Turkey

Pamukkale can be translated as "the cotton castle" from Turkish. It is a natural attraction in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. Snow white Pamukkale's terraces are made of travertine, a sedimentary rock, deposited by water flowing from the hot springs.

Lencois Maranhenses National Park, Brazil

The Lencois Maranhenses National Park is a low, flat, occasionally flooded land, covered with large, white discrete sand dunes. Though it looks like a desert, in fact it is not. Due to the regular rain season in the beginning of the year, fresh water accumulates in the valleys between the sand dunes, reviving the desert with blue and green lagoons. It's rather surprising, but those water basins are inherited by fish, even despite the dry season.

Angkor, Cambodia

Angkor is a huge complex of the 12th century temples in Cambodia. No doubt that it's a place of historical and cultural interest. The buildings are ancient and magnificent. But what do you think is really strange about this place? Just look at those trees! They look like ancient nation of Ents, the walking trees from "The Lord of the Rings" movie! Do you think they can really exist?

Chand Baori, Rajasthan

Have you ever seen anything like that? Chand Baori is a famous stepwell in the village of Abhaneri near Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located opposite Harshat Mata Temple and was constructed in 800 CE. Can you imagine that those 3500 narrow steps in 13 stories extend 100 feet into the ground, making it one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India.

Frozen waves in Antarctica

These waves look like decorations from popular "Ice Age" cartoon. It seems as if they were frozen immediately at the will of a snow Queen. In fact, the waves are the result of melting, not freezing. Melting has created those downward pointing spikes, which are simple icicles.

Hidden Beach in the Marieta Islands near Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Hidden from stranger's eyes, the beach of Marieta Islands, Puerto Vallarta can be called a lost secret world. Marieta Islands are archipelagos formed as a result of volcanic activity. This natural wonder possesses its unique marine ecosystem. The beach is a real paradise for people fond of snorkeling and scuba diving. Diverse, virgin flora and fauna in combination with transparent crystal water make the experience unforgettable. Humpback whale, sea turtles and dolphins are just a few animals that can be seen there.

The Glow Worms in Waitomo Caves

The Waitomo Glowworm Caves are definitely worth seeing not only because of their historical and geological significance. The glow worm, Arachnocampa luminosa, is a unique creature living in New Zealand. Thousands of these small worms radiate their otherworldly luminescent light hanging from the cave rocks during your unforgettable boat ride. The glowworms create a really magical view, every tourist should see at least once in a lifetime.

The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine, Kleven

In this photo you see the abandoned railway track, located nearly 350km from Kiev, which has transformed into a special romantic place, frequently visited by couples. The Tunnel of Love is especially beautiful in spring, when the green trees growing from both sides of the track form an improvised arch around it. This arch stretches for up to three kilometers and looks like a green picturesque tunnel of trees. The railway is occasionally used by the fiberboard factory, which preserves the tunnel in its initial look.

Glen Brittle, Scotland

Glen Brittle is a large glen in the south of the Isle of Skye, in Scotland. The magic Fairy Pools you see in the picture run down from the mountains into the glen. The area is extremely popular among hikers and mountain bikers. The marvelous lilac slopes above the Fairy Pools are covered with thick forests full of rare plants and animals and who knows, maybe even elves and fairies have found their refuge in this mystical place.

Cano Cristales, in the Serrania de la Macarena, province of Meta

Cano Cristales is a unique biological wonder often referred to as "the river of five colors" or "the river that ran away from paradise" and "the world's most beautiful river". Greater part of the year, Cano Cristales looks like any other river, but during a brief period of time yearly, it bursts into blossom and turns into the vibrant explosion of colors. Between wet and dry seasons, when the water level is just as required, a unique Macarenia clavigera plant turns the river into a sparkling ruby red stream, contrasting to the patches of yellow and green sand, blue water, and the enumerable shades in between.

Mount Roraima, South America

This rock soaring in the clouds is called Mount Roraima, the highest mountain of the Pakaraima chain of tepui plateau in South America. The mountain includes the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. The tabletop mountains of the park are considered some of the oldest geological formations on Earth, dating back to nearly two billion years ago. The mountain's highest point within Venezuela is Maverick Rock, which is 2810 m high.

Richat Structure, Mauritania

Look into the Eye of Sahara, isn't it impressive? The Richat Structure is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert lying in the west-central Mauritania near Ouadane. This structure is a deeply eroded, slightly elliptical dome, 40-km in diameter. Differential erosion of the resistant layers of quartzite has created these high-relief circular cuestas. Its center consists of a siliceous breccia covering an area of approximately 3 km in diameter. Initially, there was a theory that the structure appeared as a result of an extraterrestrial asteroid impact. Looking at the circularity of the Eye, you might be inclined to believe it, but the point is now argued to the favor of highly symmetrical and deeply eroded geologic dome.

Grand Prismatic Spring - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

If you want to see something really magnificent, put Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming into your list. This hot spring is the largest in the United States and the third largest in the world. The devilish colors of the spring strike the imagination! The water is saturated blue, with red lava-like color surrounding it. Would you like to know the secret? This amazing tint is produced by the pigmented bacteria. They form microbial mats around the edge of the water. Seasonal temperatures as well as levels of chlorophyll and carotenoids greatly influence the hue of the bacteria. The mats do not form in the center of the spring because the water is too hot for bacterium's live cycle. The water is heated by the underground vents, which are a part of the volcanic system, the Yellowstone stands on.

About the author

Helga Moreno is a copywriter for TemplateMonster Blog and one of those bloggers, absolutely cranky on writing and always hungry for new experience. When not writing about WordPress or responsive design, she loves sightseeing and travelling and always strives to capture everything beautiful on her way.

Minority Report pictured a world where tech could apparently help prevent crimes before they happen. A West Virginia legislator wants to reverse that process by outlawing use of a new technology before it’s released.

Gary G Howell has introduced a bill to amend state law on using cellphone and other electronic communication devices while driving. At the moment the law specifically bans people from driving while texting or using a device that isn’t in hands-free mode. Howell wants to extend that ban to cover driving while “using a wearable computer with head mounted display.)

It’s no secret that this is a pre-emptive attempt to cover the use of Google’s Glass. Howell says he actually likes the idea of the product, a set of spectacles that Google believes will re-imagine the form factor of the smartphone. However, Howell says it’s previously taken a lot of work and political will to get a ban on texting while driving in West Virginia, so he doesn’t want to see that undone by new tech.

If passed in time, the new law would take effect on July 1st this year. The penalties would be the same as for texting or using a handheld phone: a $100 fine for a first offense, $200 for a second offense and $300 for all subsequent offenses.

Howell told CNET that although he’s uncertain how the bill will get on in West Virginia, he believes it will prompt similar proposals in other states.

On an unconnected but linguistically geeky note, Howell is also proposing amending the law to use clearer language, for example by changing “shall mean” to “means.” “Shall” is a longstanding bugbear of plain language advocates who argue that although it looks clear and legally precise, it’s an ambiguous term open to several interpretations and doesn’t have a definitive legal meaning.

Howell has also added a note reading “The purpose of this bill is to provide that using a wearable computer with a head-mounted display violates the provisions of this section.” The idea here is to reduce the chances of a lawyer arguing for an interpretation of any wording in the law that would contradict the intentions of the law.

You may have first read about Buffalo Zoo's fuzzy white Polar Bear cub HERE on ZooBorns. Born on November 27 to Mom Anana and father, Nanuq, the female cub has been hand-raised by zoo staff. The results of a recent naming contest recently gave her the nickname Luna. It's expected that this little ball of fur will grow to be close to 600 pounds at adulthood.

Photo Credit: Buffalo Zoo

The zoo is currently raising funds for their Bear Necessities Campaign. They're hoping to raise $18 million dollars to facilitate building a brand new polar bear habitat.

She is too young to stay in the habitat full time, but got her first chance to play and explore in the snow just last week. Watch below as the little one scampers around with her keepers just last week. 

What if you somehow managed to make a stereo travel at twice the speed of sound, would it sound backwards to someone who was just casually sitting somewhere as it flies by?

—Tim Currie

Yes.

Technically, anyway. It would be pretty hard to hear.

The basic idea is pretty straightforward. The stereo is going faster than its own sound, so it will reach you first, followed by the sound it emitted one second ago, followed by the sound it emitted two seconds ago, and so forth.

The problem is that the stereo is moving at Mach 2, which means that two seconds ago, it was over a kilometer away. It’s hard to hear music from that distance, particularly when your ears were just hit by (a) a sonic boom, and (b) pieces of a rapidly disintegrating stereo.

Wind speeds of Mach 2 would messily disassemble most consumer electronics. The force of the wind on the body of the stereo is roughly comparable to that of a dozen people standing on it:

An ordinary stereo wouldn’t make it, but one with some kind of ruggedized high-strength casing might be able to survive.

If we put together a durable, heavy-duty stereo and launch it on a ballistic trajectory, it will only be traveling at supersonic speeds for the first 150 meters or so. This means that the target will hear a maximum of about a third of a second of reversed music.

This phenomenon is actually confirmed in the 2008 paper Reproduction of Virtual Sound Sources Moving at Supersonic Speeds in Wave Field Synthesis, which says that the sound wave field “contains a component carrying a time-reversed version of the source’s input signal”.

The sonic boom would be the first thing the target would hear. It would be followed by several sounds played over one another, including both reversed music (rising slightly in pitch as it fades out) and forward-playing music (which would play at half speed and an octave too low), followed by the crash of a stereo demolishing your neighbor’s shed.

Which means that if you’re playing one of those albums containing secret demonic messages, the result will be the strangest listening experience of your life: