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Creating Slippery Ships that Float on Thin Air

November 27th, 2006 at 11:50 pm » Comments (0)

Yoshiaki Kodama is weaving a magic carpet large enough to carry a ship. Conjured up from thin air at the flick of a switch, this slippery blanket will help transport a fully laden tanker or container ship across the ocean at higher speed, and using far less fuel, than ever before.



Latest Trend: Taking DNA Sample from your Kids

November 27th, 2006 at 10:59 pm » Comments (0)

Many parents across the country are swabbing the inside of their children’s mouths to get a DNA sample just in case they need it if the youngster is kidnapped, runs away or suffers a terrible accident.



Nirvana’s ‘Teen Spirit’ Voted Top Song of Past 20 Years

November 27th, 2006 at 10:49 pm » Comments (0)

Nirvana’s iconic 1991 single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" beat out hits from Madonna, Britney Spears and U2 to be named the best pop song in 20 years by Britain’s Q Magazine.



History of the World’s Craziest Invention – The Monowheel

November 27th, 2006 at 5:10 pm » Comments (0)

First Monowheel
A monowheel is a crazy contraption where the rider sits inside the wheel. Not to be confused with a unicycle, where the rider sits above the wheel, the monowheel is a hard to drive and hard to steer vehicle that has a unique and colorful history.  Here is a collection of some pretty amazing [...]



Life Imitates ‘Minority Report’

November 27th, 2006 at 8:07 am » Comments (0)

British criminal psychologists are putting together a list of the 100 most dangerous murderers and rapists before they have committed any such crimes, The Times has reported.