Each week our top 10 photos seem to get just a little stranger than the week before. Here are some amazing photos.
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
Helium Balloon Skirt Advertising
Braun Silk-Epil Epilators are best known as razors which give women silky smooth legs for up to four weeks. To inform the public of the product without using traditional advertising, helium balloons were tied to a model’s skirt, leaving only her legs exposed as she walked around the mall. (w/crazy pic)
Unnoticed Boeing Event
Amid all the 787 roll-out hoopla in the past few weeks, perhaps the coolest event went unnoticed. On Saturday night at the Museum of Flight in Everrett, WA, for the first time ever, Boeing has had every 7-series airplane in the same place at one time. (w/pics)
The Longest Tail
Seth Godin: I stopped by a garage sale today. The guy had thousands of CDs, most of them in their wrappers. $3 each. I was excited.
Coolest Lego Aircraft Carrier You’ll Ever See Floating
This massive Lego aircraft carrier took Malle Hawking almost a year to build. It is about 5m long, 1.40m wide and 1.2m tall, contains over 200,000 Bricks and weighs over 160 Kilos. The model has electrical lights on deck, a hangar,aircraft, movable elevators,radar dishes and even a motorized catapult. (Awesome Pics)
Marijuana May Increase Psychosis Risk, Analysis Says
Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether pot is dangerous.
Turtles Go Wireless to Survive
Computer-toting turtles seem like something out of a Disney movie. But two groups of researchers are working together to equip snapping turtles with lightweight, solar-powered devices that record, store and transmit information wirelessly.
Report Warns Against Too Many ‘Net Rules
Kazakstan and Georgia are among countries imposing excessive restrictions on how people use the Internet, a new report says, warning that regulations are having a chilling effect on freedom of expression.
Man Fined for Littering in Trash Bin
A Wellington man who decided to clean out his car while waiting for a kebab was fined $100 for littering – in a rubbish bin.
New Bacterium ID’d at Yellowstone
The wonderland of Yellowstone National Park has yielded a new marvel — an unusual bacterium that converts light to energy
Holy Grail of Coins
Feigenbaum didn’t sleep at all during his redeye flight across country. He’s not a nervous flier — he had a dime worth $1.9 million in his jeans pocket.
New Carbon-based Paper Stronger Than Nanotubes
Researchers have developed a remarkably simple way to convert ordinary graphite particles into very thin but superstrong sheets that are tougher than steel and as flexible as carbon fiber but can be made much more cheaply. The discovery could spawn entirely new types of materials for applications as diverse as protective coatings, electronic components, batteries, [...]
Tallest Sculpture in London May Get Spiked
It cost more than £1.5million and is the tallest public sculpture in Britain.
Stressed Out Moms Can Pass on Anxiety to Unborn Child
Anxious or depressed mothers-to-be are at increased risk of having children who will experience sleep problems in infancy and toddlerhood, finds a study that published this month in Early Human Development.
Cleaning Robot Controlled By Cell Phone
Sometimes we just want to tell our Roomba what to do, but we can never find that frickin’ remote.
”Best Little Whorehouse in Cleveland”
Three Ohio men are in for an unusual punishment after being nabbed in a prostitution sting.
2000 Credit Cards from One Company
He wanted a couple of credit cards. He got a couple of thousand.
Google and Sprint Team Up On New WiMax Network
Sprint has a vision for the next generation of on-the-go Web surfing, and it has nothing to do with cellphones or WiFi-powered coffee shops. The wireless provider, which now refers to itself as a mobile-broadband pioneer, is placing bets on a souped-upwireless technology called WiMax and has enlisted the help of Google as a first partner [...]
