This 15-question quiz will test your recognition of popular beers based on a detail of the label and a clue in the question. I got 11 out of 15 questions right.(thanks Co...
Monday, January 31, 2011
LOL Builder
Pick a picture and caption it. There's a Basic Builder, an Advanced Builder, a Poster Builder and a Breaking News Builder. I made this one.Try the LOL Builder yourse...
Unconventional Children's Books
Children's books don't just help our kids develop better reading skills, but they can be extremely important in shaping their value and helping them understand complicated issues. But there are some really unconventional children's books out there today....
Businesspeople With Briefcases Balancing On Ropes
Businesspeople With Briefcases Balancing On Ropes.(via J-Walk Bl...
Official US State Songs
Forty-eight states of the United States have one or more state songs, selected by each state legislature, and/or state governor, as a symbol of the state. New Jersey does not have an official state song, while Virginia's state song is now considered the 'emeritus' state song and is scheduled to be replaced,...
Big Tigers Photography By Yves Bergeron
Here is a collection of absolutely brilliantly captured tigers photography by Yves Bergeron, a talented nature photographer from Cana...
Jodhpur - India's Blue City
image creditTravellers journeying through the desolate landscape of the unforgiving Thar desert in the Indian state of Rajasthan would know when they had reached their destination. The sky would fall to the ground and everything would become a single...
Self Decanting Bottle
Spanish chef Martín Berasategui has designed a bottle that decants wine sediments and keeps them from rising at the moment of pouring. The bottle acts without the need of any mechanisms.Its design and architecture are the elements that make the dregs...
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Why Knot?
Why Knot? is a kinetic sculpture by Seth Goldstein that continually ties and unties a necktie.YouTube link(via Nag on the La...
Haw Par Villa - An Unusual Singapore Theme Park
image creditIn 1937 two brothers from Singapore had a dream - they wanted to help people to learn, remember and pass on traditional Chinese values as expressed through myth, legend and the tenets of Confucianism.They already had a small venue - the Tiger...
Marriage Is The Key To A Better Life
Marriage cheers you up, improves your diet and helps you live longer, researchers say. It brings better mental and physical health, reducing the chance of premature death by 15 per cent, according to major studies in seven European countries.And the longer a marriage lasts the more the rewards accumulate...
Helston's Chicken Hotel
It's a hotel - but with a major difference. Instead of booking in guests in human form, Cornwall's newest hotel only takes chickens. The aptly-named Chicken Hotel recently opened for business at Boskenwyn, Helston. The venture was set up to give chicken...
Ancient Body Clock Discovered That Helps Keep All Living Things On Time
The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists. Not only does the research provide important insight into health-related problems linked to individuals with disrupted...
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Qwiki
Qwiki is a new site that offers, as they call it, 'an information experience.' Qwii was founded by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin and YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim.The site includes more than 3 million reference terms. You can enter a search term...
Leaping Shampoo
Scientists of the University of Twente in the Netherlands won a prestigious place in the 'Hall of Fame' of videos about fluid-in-motion. They have made a video of leaping shampoo, in which they explain the so-called Kaye effect. Scientifically interesting but also of great aesthetic beauty.YouTube link(thanks...
Stand On A Bench. Make Sure It’s Monday. Wear Something Pretty
American photographer Heidi Lender made a series of self-portrait called 'Once Upon.' She says:What began as a self-imposed weekly photo assignment - 'Stand on a bench. Make sure it's Monday. Wear something pretty' - transformed into this who-am-I photo-tale...
Iron Age Dog Unearthed Guarding Ancient Treasure
He has lain underground for 2,000 years, loyally doing his duty. But now, archaeologists have unearthed the skeleton of what is believed to be Britain's oldest guard dog, which was sacrificed to protect a hoard of buried treasure.The skeleton of the...
Ancient Remains Of What The Giants Left Behind
image creditThey were here once, the Giants. Majestic and mysterious were their ways. Yet, despite their mystery, somehow they left us clues as to what their life must have been like back then.During the time of the Giants, Earth must have been like...
19 Most Innovative Bus Stop Concepts
With the ever-rising oil price, the ever-worsening traffic, more and more people are forced to choose the bus as their primary transportation. Bus stops become indispensable in the daily schedule of many city commuters. Here are 19 most innovative bus...
Friday, January 28, 2011
How The Seahorse Got Its Shape
See how the seahorse's curiously curved trunk, bent head and long snout help it to catch its dinner. Seahorses evolved from straight-bodied swimmers like pipefish. A new study published in the journal Nature Communications shows why a straight body might become S-shaped.YouTube L...
7 Terrible Things Google Doesn't Censor
Google's war against torrents is being kept quiet. No announcements. No press releases. Google is removing keywords from their Suggest and Instant results so that they are no longer recommended when people start typing them. Something as relatively harmless...
Ten Creative Ways To Recycle Scrabble Tiles
image creditTen imaginative examples of repurposing that show why Scrabble is among the best board games of all time.(thanks Ri...
The Worlds Most Fearless Cleaners
image creditEnormous man-made structures won't just clean themselves, you know. Thank goodness then for the brave few who seem more than happy to scale such beasts in an effort to de-grime them.Apparently fearless as they swing next to, hang from, and...
US Equivalents
It has long been true that California on its own would rank as one of the biggest economies of the world. These days, it would rank eighth, falling between Italy and Brazil on a nominal exchange-rate basis. But how do other American states compare with...
20 Famous Film Star Dogs
Hollywood isn't just a mans world but a dogs heaven too. Countless famous dogs have graced our TV screens and we've cried and smiled for many of them. They bring a different flavor to films with their lovable gaze and incomprehensible barking that we...
R2D2 Stove
An R2D2 Gas Bottle Wood Burner hand made from recycled gas bottle. He is 28” tall, 13” round and 20” wide at the feet. This will definitely increase your geek cred.(thanks S Whe...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Rahmen Emanual
Rahm Emanuel is an American politician and former White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama. Emanuel resigned as Chief of Staff effective October 1, 2010, in order to pursue a campaign to run for Mayor of Chicago. Rahmen Emanuel is a Tumblr...
Thsrs - The Shorter Thesaurus
Popular social networking services like Twitter, where users write extremely short messages, present a challenge: How can you intelligently get across a complex thought in just 140 characters without needing to use ugly abbreviations?If only there were...
Should We Not Dress Girls In Pink?
Ask a little girl what her favourite colour is, and chances are she'll shout 'pink.' How different it was in the early 1900s, when blue was for girls and pink for boys. DressMaker magazine agreed. The preferred colour to dress young boys in is pink....
Boiling Water Evaporating At -45 F
A pan of boiling water thrown into the air, evaporating almost instantly. Video taken in Fairbanks, Alaska.YouTube link(thanks Jim...
The Fight For Safe Milk: Pasteurization
Pasteurization is the process of heating a beverage such as milk to a specific temperature for a specific period of time in order to kill micro-organisms that could cause disease, spoilage, or undesired fermentation. The process is named for Louis Pasteur,...
The Tree Of Life In Bahrain
image creditThe Tree of Life (Sharajat-al-Hayat) in Bahrain is a 400 year-old mesquite tree which lives in the middle of the desert. The mystery of the survival of the tree has made it a legend. A legend is also attached to the place where the tree is...
10 Terrifying And Mysterious Creatures
Here are ten of the most terrifying and bizarre creatures to ever, allegedly, walk the Earth. These creatures defy logic, inspire the imagination and generate fear. They are the subject of numerous movies, documentaries, books and even songs.Do these...
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Your Lying Eyes
You have two eyes. Each eye sees a slightly different world. Put a finger in front of your face, switch from one eye open to the other and that finger will shift, just a little bit. But rather than walk around all day seeing in double vision, your brain...
Abandoned Remains Of The Russian Space Shuttle
The Buran 1.01 spacecraft was the only finished and operational vehicle from the Soviet Buran program. The Buran completed one unmanned spaceflight in 1988 before the cancellation of the program in 1993. The Buran was subsequently destroyed by a hangar...
Quantum Computing: Will It Be A Leap In Human Evolution?
Quantum computing is an experimental method of computing that makes use of quantum-mechanical phenomena. Quantum computers would allow a bit to store a value of 0 and 1 simultaneously. They have the potential to solve problems that would take a classical...
Whistler Blackcomb
A day in the life of a miniature Whistler, the biggest little ski area in the world. This video documents a bird's eye view of teeny, tiny Whistler Village and surrounding Whistler Blackcomb mountains, making it a real life snow globe.YouTube link(thanks Co...
The History Of Social Networking
From the first e-mail to the domination of Facebook, social media has come a long way.The History of Social Networki...
The Dumbest Criminals Ever
We have all heard tons of stories and seen many news accounts regarding criminals that don't seem to have a clue when it comes to following laws, and even worse off as they break them.These types of criminals seem to have zero sense as they make ridiculous choices - some humorous and some harmful, but...
9 Most Toxic Plants For Humans
You may love flowers and plants but you should always bear in mind that not all pretty blooms are as innocent as they might appear.Some plants which are regularly placed in gardens are anything but friendly, and that decorative bush might easily be the...
Sapporo Beer Commercial - Legendary Biru
Sapporo beer is one of Japan's oldest beer - founded in 1876. This commercial was developed by Toronto-based Dentsu Canada. It's one of the most beautiful commercials I have ever seen. It was shot on location over a month in Guangzhou, China.YouTube link(thanks Co...
Horse With Hands Riding A Bike
A horse is difficult to draw. Hands are difficult to draw. Bicycles are difficult to draw. So to draw all three is just mind blowing.Here are some people who tried to draw a horse with hand riding a bike.(via b3...
10 Incredible Time-Lapse Videos
You used to only see sped-up footage of a flower growing from seed to bloom in science class, but modern technology has made time-lapse videos easier to make than ever before.Some photographers set up a video camera and let it run for hours, only to speed it up for viewers; others set up a digital camera...
Grand Theft Auto 4 Carmageddon
What happens when you turn the friction off in Grand Theft Auto 4? You can do this by finding the 'handling.dat' file in your GTA4 folder, and edit 'wbias' to be around -9 for each car.What happens next is a bit violent but nevertheless exciting to watch.YouTube l...
Social Networking Sites Are a 'Modern Form Of Madness'
The way in which people frantically communicate online via social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook can be seen as a modern form of madness, according to Sherry Turkle, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.She says that...
Rubik's Cube - Solved In 20 Moves (Or Less)
Rubik's cube is a toy puzzle designed by Erno Rubik in 1974. It's a cube-shaped device made up of smaller cube pieces with six faces having differing colors. The cube was extremely popular during the 1980s, and at its peak between 1980 and 1983, 200...
Color-Changing Shirts Sniff Out Air Pollution
What if detecting urban pollution was as easy as looking down at your neighbor's chest? It is, if your neighbor is wearing one of the high-tech sweatshirts designed by New York University grad students Sue Ngo and Nien Lam. The shirts, designed for a...
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thousands Of Fishermen Empty Lake In Minutes
On one day of the year the Dogon people of Mali can fish in the sacred water of Lake Antogo. It's every fisherman for himself as the lake is emptied in minutes.YouTube link(thanks Co...
Do Nothing For 2 Minutes
Do you think you could do nothing for 2 minutes? Alex Tew, the guy who got famous with his Million Dollar Homepage, made a new site: Do Nothing for 2 Minutes. Just relax and listen to the waves. Don't touch your mouse or keyboard. If you do, you fa...
The Terrifying Goliath Tigerfish
The Goliath tigerfish is a predator with large teeth which is found in Africa. British angler Jeremy Wade looks understandably anxious as he grapples with this ferocious-looking 'giant piranha'. He caught the fish during a fishing expedition up the Congo...
Bus Drives Over Waterfall
Crazy or not? When flooding turns a roadway into a raging river and waterfall, an old school bus full of people crosses a river in Nicaragua.YouTube linkthanks Mowg...
Journal Of Universal Rejection
Did you write a book, an article, or a document? You can send your manuscript to the Journal of Universal Rejection. But remember, the founding principle of the Journal of Universal Rejection is rejection. That is to say, all submissions, regardless...
LED Teeth Prosthetics
Japanese schoolgirls could be the driving force behind a new era of fashionable accessories for your teeth. These 'fronts' contain bright multicolored glowing LED lights.The LED teeth prosthetics were originally created as an experiment by two Japanese...
What Do All Numbers On Your Credit Card Mean?
Ever wondered what the numbers on your credit card mean? Do credit card companies pick them at random? Geographical location? Spending habits? Turns out all credit card companies follow the same set of rules. Cracking the credit card code.(via Gizmo...
Stjepan Hauser And Luka Sulic - Smooth Criminal
Croatian musicians Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic playing Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson for two cellos solo.YouTube link(thanks Ce...
Minimalist Record Player
This record player plays vinyl records, the 12" kind, and it does it well with only the bare minimum. It's called 'Turnstyle' and it's made up of the motor, the needle, the speakers, and the controls.What more do you need? The record player was designed...
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Interactive 360 Video Taken From A Helicopter
Fly in a Helicopter over Nimmo Bay Fishing & Wilderness Resort and a 150 mile track of the Beautiful British Columbia coastal mainland. Hover over pristine waterfalls, race down rivers and over oceans, explore 10,000 year old glaciers, forests, snow...
Question: Should Lenin's Body be Buried?
A political party in Russia has launched an online poll asking whether the body of revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin should be buried. Lenin died Jan 21, 1924, and his corpse was embalmed and placed in a specially-built mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square.The...
Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall
Film actress Shelley Duvall likes to introduce herself.YouTube link(via Everlasting Blo...
Blobitecture - The Rise Of Organic Architecture
image creditThey might perhaps be at risk of coming across like characters in a scene from a certain Monty Python film, but some people still insist on asking the question what have computers ever done for us?One mooted answer could certainly be blobitecture...
Clowns Can Help Women Get Pregnant
Laughter may help women who are trying to become pregnant through in-vitro fertilisation.In a study of 219 women undergoing IVF published in Fertility and Sterility, an Israeli team led by Shevach Friedler found that the odds of success were greater...
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