Technology company Qualcomm opens the doors behind their top secret R&D facilities to show you what the future of cell phone technology has in store.(thanks Je...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Radical Retrofuture Rides: 12 Never-Produced Vehicles
Concept cars, dream machines and technology-packed prototypes give us hints of what the future holds for bikers, drivers, sailors and flyers - many have even gone into production little changed from their showpiece status.Here are 15 never-produced vehicles,...
10 Misconceptions About Common Sayings
Scot free, eat humble pie, rule of thumb, and take a raincheck. A list of misconceptions about common sayings. Some involve spelling errors, while others involve conception or comprehension erro...
Honey, I Shrunk The Newspaper
It's finally come to this. The New York Times today announced its new 'Nano' edition.We shrunk everything else, Sully Oxburger, the Times' publisher-in-chief explained. First, we shrunk the number of pages, then the number of sections, then our offices,...
Time Warp - Dog Drinking
Ever wondered what a dog's tongue does when it's voraciously drinking water on a hot summer day? Now you can see for yourself.(thanks Co...
27 Of The Strangest Sports You'll Ever See
Lawn mower racing, elephant polo, extreme ironing, unicycle hockey, chess boxing. Here are 27 of the strangest sports that you'll ever see.(via Look At This....
Regional Foods You Hate to Love
Walk into any Pennsylvania diner and you're likely to overhear someone at a neighboring table ordering 'scrapple.' What's that, you ask? A mixture of pork scraps and cornmeal that's been molded, sliced and fried, scrapple is a dish that's beloved in...
For The True Fan In You: 15 Pictures Of Sports Mailboxes
Sometimes the dedication to a sport becomes a bit obsessive.Here are 15 interesting sports mailboxes.(thanks Nathani...
Monday, March 30, 2009
Construction Mistakes
Construction mistakes or errors or goof ups? What ever we call it, it won't change a thing and still these look hilarious.You really wonder how the engineers and architects who were part of these constructions must have reacted seeing th...
Star Trek Line Of Urns And Caskets
For the millions of fans on our planet and beyond, this new line of Star Trek urns and caskets will be an important discovery indeed. After ten movies and five television series, phrases like 'Live long and prosper,' 'Resistance is futile,' and 'Space:...
10 Craziest Diets In History
Some of us try to eat less and exercise more and some people jump on the bandwagon of any fad diets, always hoping to find a miracle that leads to quick weight loss with little effort.As a result, there's been quite a few crazy diet ideas in the last...
Earth Hour 2009
Started in Sydney, Australia in 2007, Earth Hour quickly grew into a global observance. More than 1,000 cities in over 80 countries observed Earth Hour 2009 on Saturday March 28th, as homes, office towers and landmarks turned off their lights for an...
10 Most Outrageous Tax Expenditures
A list of the 10 most outlandish tax expenditures from the past five years - all guaranteed to make you chuckle (in spite of yourself!) Not only will this list incite laughter, it also offers insight: now, while you're itemizing your deductions, you can be confident that Congress will have billions...
Send Your Name To Mars
This is your chance to go to Mars! Fill in some information and your name will be included with others on a microchip on the Mars Science Laboratory rover heading to Mars in 2011.(thanks Caro...
10 Literary One-Hit Wonders
Luke Leitch from the Times Online looks at those authors for whom one novel proved quite enough.(via corsin...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Hotelicopter
Experience the adrenaline rush of taking off and flying high in the largest helicopter ever produced. The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience.Each soundproofed...
Robot With A Living Brain
Kevin Warwick's new robot behaves like a child. Sometimes it does what you want it to, and sometimes it doesn't, says Warwick, a professor of Cybernetics at the University of Reading.And while it may seem strange for a scientist to be concerning himself...
Building An Airbus A340 In 346 Seconds
A fast-forwarded footage of an Airbus A340-600 craft being built at the Toulouse facility.(thanks Co...
Loves Me? Loves Me Not!
Loves Me, Loves Me Not is a game of French origin, in which one person seeks to determine whether the object of their affection returns that affection or not. A person playing the game alternately speaks the phrases 'loves me,' and 'loves me not,' while...
Legal Drinking Age Around The World
The is a limit assigned by governments to restrict the access of children and youth to alcoholic beverages. Legal drinking ages vary from country to country, and sometimes, within a particular country. In most countries the legal age to purchase alcohol...
30 Beautiful Pictures Of Animal Photography
Photographing animals can be a challenge and requires patience, determination and understanding of animal behavior so that you can expect how they will be likely to act or react and predict the moment for a good photograph.Good exposure, color and blur...
Home Schooled
Home Schooled is a comics series by American artist Ash Jackson.Co-writing by Silas Jackson.The Presurfer will feature a Home Schooled cartoon every Monday. This is an absolute exclusive cooperation between The Presurfer and Ash Jackson.Home Schooled...
Saturday, March 28, 2009
ScreamBody
ScreamBody is a Wearable Body Organ. ScreamBody is a portable space for screaming.When a user needs to scream but is in anynumber of situations where it is just not permitted, ScreamBody silences the user's screams so they may feel free to vocalize without fear of environmental retaliation, and at the...
Cat Hammocks
The Cat Hammock is made of 100% hardwood, it is both sturdy and lightweight and can easily be moved around the house - by the sliding glass door, near the radiator, in the bedroom, to a spot of sunshine. It will even look good in your living room.(thanks...
25 Inspiring My Little Pony Mods
Some people take their love for 'My Little Pony' too new levels. Here are a selection of 25 of the best My Little Pony mods. Some of them are absolutely amazi...
35 Interesting And Fun Alcohol Facts
Alcohol facts that are either surprising, funny or just fun to know. It's amazing to know that Ohio has a law that bans giving any alcohol to fishes. And that there is a cloud of alcohol in outer space which is enough to make four trillion-trillion drinks.Check out some more fun facts related to al...
List Of Crayola Crayon Colors
Crayola crayons have come in a number of different colors over the years. When Binney & Smith first produced Crayola crayons in 1903, there were just eight colors. Now there are 120 colors.List Of Crayola Crayon Colors.(via DrikoLa...
Reinterpreting Little Red Riding Hood
A school assignment by Tomas Nilsson to reinterpret the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood, inspired by Röyksopps Remind ...
Bullshit Detector
The Local Government Association in the UK has compiled a list of bullshit terms that should not be used by councils. If you pay council tax, then you might be interested in how much bullshit you're getting for your money. Well now's your chance to find...
Best Cities To Drink Coffee
Although I believe every city is good enough to drink coffee (it has more to do with the coffee than with the city), coffee culture means different things to different drinkers.For some, it's a quiet café, For others, coffee culture implies something...
15 Crazy Concept Bicycles
Since bicycles work pretty flawlessly as it is, you might wonder just why we need crazy modifications like spokeless wheels and the ability to ride sideways. Innovation never ceases, and as a result we've been treated to a wild assortment of ideas from...
Simple Tricks That Make You Look Smart
Look like a genius using these secrets for navigating everyday life.(thanks Ann...
25 Businessmen Who Broke The Rules (And Some Laws)
Fortunes are rarely won by playing it safe. On the contrary, the biggest fortunes have been won by those willing to step outside the box and change the way the game is played.Here are 25 business innovators whose stories are different in many respects,...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Carmen Electra Had A Crush On Me
Did you know Carmen Electra once had a crush on me? Really, she did!But unfortunately those days are over. During an interview for the home video release of Meet The Spartans, Carmen dumped me.Carmen Had A Crush On You.(thanks Cla...
A Look Back: 15 Vintage Household Ads
Household chores may never feel effortless, but appliances that make our day-to-day lives easier have definitely come a long way over the decades.Take a fun look back at vintage ads that tout then-innovative inventions, such as the gas range, electric...
YouTube Interactive Video
German advertising agency 'Kolle Rebbe' put together an interactive version of a TV spot for OTTO, a mail order company.Using YouTube, the user can view the TV spot from several different angles and each angle features a different OTTO product.(thanks Aar...
8 Of The Manliest Sports
Human beings have played tight athletic games for as long as there is recorded history. There are a few sports played today that have preserved a sense of the savage manliness that characterized earlier sports.These 8 sports were chosen for their man-factor....
The Most Memorable Mascots Of Professional Wrestling
Pro Wrestling is more about entertainment than it is about sport, although the guys that perform on a night in and night out basis are tremendous atheletes. But it's more entertaining and showmanship than anything else.And what better a way to entertain...
Fast Food Of The World - Asia And Australia
This is the second post of a series called 'Fast Food Of The World' by HealthAssist Blog. I posted part 1 here.This time we will take a look at what do people in Asia and Australia eat when they need to eat fast.(thanks Ol...
Razor Phone
There are a lot of things cellphones can do these days. Phone calls, text messaging, email, access the internet, listen to podcasts, navigate, watch TV, share photos, update your blog, and probably a whole lot more.But there's one thing you can't do...
50 Beautiful Long Exposure Photos
An impressive collection of long exposure photos. 50 Photos taken with very slow shutterspe...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
India's Tata Motors Unveils The World's Cheapest Car
With the flash of cameras and oohs and aahs from the crowd, Indian company Tata Motors last Monday launched what is billed as the world's least expensive car, six years after it was conceived and six months behind schedule.The Nano will start at $2,200...
Ergopod 500
The Ergopod 500, a height adjustable workstation. Ideal for standing, seated or supine work positions. Programmers, CAD workers, graphic designers or special needs individuals now have the ideal workstation for long hours at the computer.(via Optical...
7 Seriously Enviable Office Desk Setups
Considering how many people spend the lion's share of their daily life inside an office, it's surprising how few of us have taken steps to make our office setups more inspiring.Website Ahoys explores seven workspaces so well kitted-out and stylised that...
The 10 Biggest Intellectual Fights Of All Time
In our modern, scientific world it is sometimes easy to forget that human progress often comes attached to some spectacular intellectual clashes between different ways of looking at things and differing interpretations of what is seen.There have been some notable intellectual mind-fights over the millennia....
10 Cases Of Extreme Weather
Most people have experienced their fair share of 'strange weather.' It may have been a snow flurry in May or 70-degree afternoon in December, but either way unnatural weather often catches us off guard.This is a list of 10 cases of extreme weather, all...
The Rubens' Tube
The Rubens' tube, also known as the standing wave flame tube, is a physics experiment demonstrating a standing wave. It shows the relationship between sound waves and air pressure.German physicist Heinrich Rubens took a 4-metre-long tube and drilled...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Super Chameleon
The super chameleon shows his super camouflaging powers. Of course this is fake, probably made on a computer.(thanks Co...
Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab
The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab is a toy lab set produced by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and sold between 1950 and 1951. They used radioactive materials in the set, but none that might conceivably prove dangerous. There was a Geiger-Mueller counter,...
Matt Hoyle's Barnumville
Photographer Matt Hoyle is known best for his portraits of rich characters and intriguing faces. Matt's style is described as hyper-real because of the unique 'grade' he applies to each image.Barnumville is a series of photographs of sideshow performers...
Taglines And Slogans
Ever heard of the slogan 'Look sharp, feel sharp?' Or 'Talk. They'll listen?' 'American by birth. Rebel by choice?' 'Inspiration comes standard?' Do you know the companies that used these slogans?Here's a list of taglines and slogans used by compani...
Bathtub IV
A tilt-shift video of a day in the life of a rescue helicopter. Filmed by Keith Loutit with the support of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Music is by Megan Washingt...
The World's Weirdest Keyboards
Keyboards without keys? Yes, they do exist. As does a vertical keyboard with mirrors on the side so you can see your fingers, and keyboards on which you type on the back.Get ready for some wacky input devic...
USA Government Surplus Auctions
GovDeals provides services to various government agencies that allow them to sell surplus and confiscated items via the Internet. Each participating agency has its own auction rules and regulations and may be subject to state and local ordinances.You can bid on almost everything, from heavy duty trucks...
12 Of The Most Expensive Foods And Drinks
With all the talk about rising food costs, many of us find ourselves in the grocery aisles complaining about paying $4.50 for a gallon of milk. Well, you haven't seen anything yet!WomansDay compiled a list of ridiculously expensive foods and drinks -...
Monday, March 23, 2009
Mighty Titan, The Most Scary Lovely Dog
Mighty Titan is a three-and-a-half year old Bordeaux Mastiff. He's such a docile dog according to his owner. These pictures show how he expresses himse...
The Flying Car
It is the ultimate off-roader and it is coming to an airstrip near you. The flying car has been talked about for almost as long as cars have existed, and now a prototype - the Terrafugia Transition - built by a small American company is finally ready to make the idea a reality.(thanks Cora)The Terrafugia...
Winter 1972 Project
Adrian Merz from Switzerland, a student in visual communication, created the 'Winter 1972' project by using thousands of white post-it notes in a living room.(via Everlasting Blo...
50 Stunning Examples Of Architecture Photography
Architectural photography can be broadly considered to encompass views of the exteriors and interiors of domestic, commercial, religious, institutional, and engineering structures, as well as records of the evolution of towns and cities.Here are 50 stunning...
USA Sitcom Map
Dan Meth produced a map of the United States featuring the places some of your favorite TV shows were set.(via Neatora...
Animated Websites That Kids Will Love But Grownups Will Adore
Here is a selection of websites featuring animation aimed mostly at kids. This being said, the chances are that you will love them too! Give the rug rats a DVD and enjoy these for yourself.(via Robert-Jo...
My Dog Smels Nice
The concept behind 'My Dog Smels Nice' is that people submit funny pictures showing their dogs... just after being washed. The project is just starting so there are not many pictures yet.(thanks Jas...
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