What is it that motivates the strange people on earth?  Here is a fashion show that only the funeral industry would love.

For some people the image of a handcuff symbolizes justice and the rule of law.  For others it is the escape artist and magician’s primary form of bondage.  But some find beauty and charm in the things we fear the most.  Check out these amazing photos.

An interesting article by Greg Linden points to some slide comments from Google’s Analyst Day Power Point presentation last week.  The presentation was removed from Google’s website but the text is still available in Greg’s post. 

When it comes to grand ambition, the impresarios of the Las Vegas Strip are mere pikers next to Budget Suites
owner Robert Bigelow. For his next hotel enterprise, Bigelow is looking
beyond the bright lights of Las Vegas—beyond Earth’s atmosphere, in
fact.

Fifty thousand years from now– if all goes according to plan– a
bright streak will smudge the sky as a man-made meteor plunges into the
Earth’s atmosphere. The burnoff of the object’s thermal layer during
re-entry should illuminate the sky with bright artificial auroras, and
despite its dramatic entrance, its payload will hopefully survive the
rough landing unscathed.

The nano-fiber cable designed for space elevator has been built to stretch more than a mile into the sky, enabling robots to move up and down the line.

Zeolite is a natural mineral which absorbs odors and excess moisture in the air. It can be used as a general deodorizer and to combat mildew or mould.

SmartGardens are specially designed gardens that automatically water and feed plants without the need for pumps, timers and nutrient monitoring.