Similar to the game QWERTY Warriors which I posted earlier, Maximum Typing is a game brought to you by Pepsi Nex where you will need to type as fast as you can to destroy the approaching ice blocks. This game is kind of funny and addictive at the same time. Hit the jump to start punching and kicking.
After trying for 30 minutes to bring two-week-old Woody Lander back to life, doctors decided there was nothing more they could do and called in his parents to say their tearful farewells.Labels: Health
This ship with a length of 108 meters is capable of flipping from a horizontal to a vertical position while at sea. Known as the Floating Instrument Platform (FLIP), it is designed to study wave height, acoustic signals, water temperature and density, and for the collection of meteorological data. The most fascinating aspect of it is that the bridge, galley, crew quarters and scientific laboratory and bathroom are designed to be operable in both the vertical and horizontal position. In addition, it is the only ship in the world that is capable of flipping to a horizontal position. This video shows the FLIP in action. More info and pictures can be found after the jump.Labels: Transportation
Chinese scientists have succeeded in implanting electrodes in the brain of a pigeon to remotely control the bird's flight, state media said.
A 107 year old lady has started a blog called The Life of Riley. She must be the oldest blogger ever. Here is a snippet from her first post:Good Morning everyone. My name is Olive Riley. I live in Australia near Sydney. I was born in Broken Hill on Oct. 20th 1899.Broken Hill is a mining town, far away in the centre of Australia. My Friend, Mike, has arranged this blog for me. He is doing the typing and I am telling the stories. He thinks it’s a good idea to tell what’s going on. He already made a film about me a few years back and people liked that, so they might like this blog too, he says. We’ll see.
For people who want to ensure their words last for their progeny, Japanese scientists have found a way to literally put a message into genes.
Labels: Cute
Mental Floss has a list of tools which can also be used to cook your food. Some examples include poaching Salmon in a dishwasher, cooking chicken with a volcano and making stew with a car engine. Here is one which makes use of a steam iron to make a grilled cheese sandwich. We preheated the iron to the wool setting while spreading a smaller quantity of butter on both slices of bread. The sandwich browned more thoroughly and more quickly, in approximately 20 seconds per side.
Labels: Food
A snippet from New York Times:In the Middle Ages, new mothers in Rome could abandon their unwanted babies in a “foundling wheel” (left image) — a revolving wooden barrel lodged in a wall, often in a convent, that allowed women to deposit their offspring without being seen.
Now a Rome hospital, the Casilino Polyclinic, has introduced a technologically advanced version of the foundling wheel — not at all a wheel but very much like an A.T.M. booth. For the first time a new mother left her baby there on Saturday night, and on Monday the child, a boy about 3 months old, was doing well, said Dr. Piermichele Paolillo, who directs the neonatal unit at the hospital.
The baby was deposited in a small structure (top image) equipped with a heated cradle and lifesaving instruments, including a respirator. The moment the child is abandoned an alarm goes off in the hospital’s emergency room, ensuring that the baby receives immediate first aid from a team of specialists.
Labels: Health
The Command Sit is a geeky stool that is shaped just like the keys of a keyboard. It is stackable and comes in generic computer beige and black. It is manufactured by a Japanese company called Duende. If one can customize the wordings on this stool, it would be perfect.
Labels: Gadgets, Transportation
A tomb that once held the remains of Jesus of Nazareth—and those of his wife and son—has been found in a suburb of Jerusalem, said the makers of a controversial film in a press conference today.Labels: Archaeology, Mystery
A Norwegian painting featuring 16,311 dollars (12,400 euros) of banknotes glued to a canvas proved too tempting to thieves, who made off with it at the weekend, the gallery that displayed it said Monday. Labels: Art
The first ever World Cup in the new extreme sport of underwater ice hockey has been staged in the frozen White Sea lake in Austria.Labels: Sport
Eccentric fashion for those who love to be in the spotlight?Viktor & Rolf creation : Jessica Stam presents a creation by Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf during the Autumn/Winter 2007/2008 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris.
Dutch duo Viktor & Rolf started from the premise that each model should be a self-contained fashion show, so they made them carry individual metal cages rigged with spotlights and speakers piping out a different tune for each dress.
The skirt of a floral-patterned dress was pinned to its metal frame to show off a tasseled hem lined with electric lights. Huge collars were draped across the cages to create a picturesque frame for the face.
Labels: Fashion
Drag and Draw is a set of digital drawing tools. It consists of a multicolor 'Brush', an 'Eraser', and a 'Magic Wand' to bring their drawings to life and a 'Bucket' to project the virtual drawings onto the wall.
This fully functional musical instrument known as the ukulele was made entirely from matchsticks.Jack Hall from England, U.K. proved that a ukulele didn't need to be made with conventional tools or from the finest materials to play well, sound good and be beautiful to look at.
This one-of-a- kind 1984 ukulele was made entirely from used wooden matchsticks...10,000 of them painstakingly glued together with 2 lbs of hide glue.
Construction was completed in four hundred hours...working five hours per day.
The ukulele is in the book of Guinness World Records, 2003 Edition. Abbreviated text says, "Tony Hall (UK) owns 10 playable musical instruments made entirely from 106,000 used wooden matchsticks." The professional musician who performed with the ukulele said, " The tone and sound is great and it is a pleasure to handle and play."
Labels: Art, Feats and Record, Music
Scientists say that the sleeping posture of a person says something about the kind of person they are. A snippet from Flat Seats on the Foetus position:Those who curl up in the foetus position are described as tough on the outside but sensitive at heart. They may be shy when they first meet somebody, but soon relax. This is the most common sleeping position, adopted by 41% of the 1,000 people who took part in the survey. More than twice as many women as men tend to adopt this position.
Labels: Health
This backlit kitten looks more dramatic than she should. Excellent shot!
Faith, the dog best known for walking on two legs, was lost for several hours at the Orlando International Airport on Wednesday.Labels: Animal
Breakfast food has never been so much fun. Calorie free cotton and certain to last for years. The complete breakfast food pillow set consists of a toast, fried egg, pan cake and coffee bean. It is still missing out on bacon and baked beans though. Each of these pillows cost between $39.99 and $69.99. More pictures after the jump.
Pan Cake
Toast
Fried Egg
Coffee Beans
It's a love story of a different kind.
Kizzy Neal, a pregnant 14-year-old, has told how having a baby is now regarded as "fashionable" among schoolgirls.
The teen, from Torbay in Devon, said: "When my friends see my bump they say they wish they could have a baby, then three weeks later they're pregnant and don't know what to do.
"Teenage girls think babies are cute, but they forget the physical side of being pregnant, then having to give up your own childhood to look after a baby. "It seems to be fashionable to get pregnant."
Family campaigners said her comments showed how the Government's sex education policy had left teens with the "ridiculous but extremely worrying" misconception that having a child was no different to getting a new handbag.
This is a creative advertisement located at Beams in Harajuku, Japan. Cute!Labels: Advertisement, Cute, Fashion
Several houses and at least one lorry have been swallowed by a giant sinkhole in a poor district of Guatemala City.
'Spider-man' Alain Robert made it to the top of Abu Dhabi's tallest building, the 185m Investment Authority, without safety gear. The 44-year-old, who suffers from vertigo, used tiny slots in the concrete for purchase. He has climbed more than 70 giant structures around the world.
Labels: Feats and Record
Three outdoor toilets for males with no walls but equipped with a waist-level filtering a man's buttocks and waist from view have been found on popular Foreigners Street in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, and sparking controversy over their bold design.
Believe it or not, a condom applicator has been selected as ‘the most beautiful object in South Africa’ at the Design Indaba Expo, which is being held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre this week.
The squid, weighing an estimated 990 lbs and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton said.
Colossal squid, known by the scientific name Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, are estimated to grow up to 46 feet long and have long been one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep ocean.
If original estimates are correct, the squid would be 330 pounds heavier than the next biggest specimen ever found.
Colossal squid can descend to 6,500 feet and are extremely active, aggressive hunters, he said.
The frozen squid will be transported to New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa, in the capital, Wellington, to be preserved for scientific study.
Marine scientists "will be very interested in this amazing creature as it adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment," Anderton said.
Colossal squid are found in Antarctic waters and are not related to giant squid found round the coast of New Zealand. Giant squid grow up to 39 feet long, but are not as heavy as colossal squid.
Labels: Animal, Feats and Record
The so-called "backscatter" technology has been controversial, with critics saying the high-resolution images are too invasive. But the Transportation Security Administration adjusted the machine's images so the normally graphic pictures can be blurred in certain areas while still being effective at detecting concealed weapons or other threats.
During the pilot program, the machine will be used only as a secondary screening measure; passengers who fail the standard screening process will be able to choose between the new device or a typical pat-down search.
"It's 100 percent voluntary, so if the passenger doesn't feel comfortable with it the passenger doesn't have to go through it," Melendez, an agency spokesman said.
Light up your darkest hour with the light saber umbrella - built to cheer you up on a dark, rainy and depressing day! Ain't It Cool?Labels: Gadgets
Here's a massive yatch built to keep everyone entertained!Check out the latest idea from the innovative yacht makers Wally. The company has created the WallyIsland, a massive 325-foot yacht with a giant main platform which can be home to a garden oasis, a large lounge, a heliport, a tennis court or anything else your imagination desires.
The WallyIsland is designed to be configured in a variety of different ways. The WallyIsland has an extra-deep pool and a tower-like configuration of three decks: upper deck, owner deck and bridge deck with three additional decks are in the hull: main deck, cabin deck, service and saloon deck. It has six large cabins that can also be turned into 12 smaller cabins for up to 24 guests and there are 20 double cabins for 40 crew members. A library, cinema, spa and fitness area will help keep everyone entertained. There are also two 45-foot WallyPowers as tenders.
Labels: Luxury, Transportation
Wouldn't it be nice if you can recharge your batteries for free? The 4 Battery Solar Charger will charge four batteries of the same size simultaneously. On a good sunny day, 4 x AA 2000mAh NiMh batteries can be charged in as little as 6 hours. The batteries are charged within the case, which features a fold out stand for directing the solar panel towards the sun. The solar charger measures 165mm (W) x 130mm (H) x 55mm (D), and the carry handle extrudes a further 43mm to the height of the unit.
Labels: Gadgets
Sony's initial launch of its PlayStation 3 saw thousands of fans lining up around electronics stores with their pockets brimming with cash -- and lots of it. Some even started bidding wars on eBay due to the high demand.After seeing what happened to the Playstation 3 market on eBay, we quickly realized that we won’t get much for our black PS3. PCN then decided to put a little twist to their unit. We created the world’s first and only white Playstation 3. This is a full replica of Sony’s Prototype.
Sony released 3 colors for the Playstation 3, black, silver and white. At the moment, only the black Playstation 3 is available on the market.
Chimpanzees are intelligent, and it's classic in primates that when there is a new innovation, particularly in terms of tool use, the younger generations pick it up very quickly. Now it seems that they are even using wooden spears to hunt for food!Chimpanzees in Senegal have been observed making and using wooden spears to hunt other primates, according to a study in the journal Current Biology.
Researchers documented 22 cases of chimps fashioning tools to jab at smaller primates sheltering in cavities of hollow branches or tree trunks.
Chimps had not been previously observed hunting other animals with tools.
Chimpanzees were observed jabbing the spears into hollow trunks or branches, over and over again. After the chimp removed the tool, it would frequently smell or lick it.
In the vast majority of cases, the chimps used the tools in the manner of a spear, not as probes. The researchers say they were using enough force to injure an animal that may have been hiding inside.
Labels: Animal
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An innovative LED lamp named Pharox has been launched in the Netherlands.
Are you tired of constantly getting your legs burned by your laptop? In a few years, that problem may be eliminated with the help of Intel. Labels: Gadgets
The entire top surface of the Time Table is a digital clock. The glowing digit segments are made of electro-luminescent film, which accounts for the thinness of the structure. The electronics include an alarm, and a timer to switch the light off at night.
If you are a Star Trek fan, here's a good piece of news - Star Trek I: The Motion Picture “Spock” spacesuit is open for bid on eBay.This authentic spacesuit was featured prominently in Star Trek I: The Motion Picture when “Spock” (Leonard Nimoy) left the “Enterprise” to conduct a mindmeld with the ‘V’Ger Probe’. Made from brown, orange, and white materials with insets of plastic and metal accents, this costume features an astonishing array of ribbed details at the knees, elbows, and around the chest and waist.
Due to time and storage conditions the costume features a degree of wear as some of the orange of the exterior has bled into the white of the interior and internal padding has collected at the ankles and cuffs, yet the costume retains its overall intact appearance. The costume comes complete with a pair of gloves, a collar that Velcro’s into place around the neck and on the shoulders, and a pair of spats that clasp onto the legs of the jumpsuit.
Labels: Fashion
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In fall of 2006, the Guinness Book of Records confirmed that New Mexico State University Regent’s Professor Paul Bosland had indeed discovered the world’s hottest chili pepper, Bhut Jolokia.Labels: Feats and Record
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We've seen many kinds of modern USB drives, but here's one built for military grade.The IronDrive™, tested for high temperature, shock, vibration, caustic agents, submersion, EMI, and nuclear stresses, is the ideal USB Drive for harsh military and commercial environments. The IronDrive™ does all this and retains the “hot pluggable” feature of a standard USB devices, without the fragility of a typical USB connector.
Labels: Gadgets
What causes insomnia? Many things, actually, but the worst cause is an overactive mind, plagued by worry, stress and just too many things to think about. That's where the Glo to Sleep™ comes in. Gazing at the blue "Points of Glo" slows the mind so you can get the sleep that's so vital to mental and physical health.
