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If They Were Women…

August 18th, 2007 at 11:43 pm » Comments (0)

This one is designed to mess with your mind.  Let assume your favorite male movie star was cast as a woman.  This is probably what they’d look like.  Amazing photos.



CIA, FBI Computers Used For Wikipedia Edits

August 18th, 2007 at 5:38 pm » Comments (0)

People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program.



Mutant Golden Frogs A Sign Of Good Luck?

August 18th, 2007 at 4:23 pm » Comments (0)

Four mutant frogs with gold skin and red eyes, found by children in a grassy field in the town of Shimanto in Kochi prefecture, have gone on display at the nearby Shimanto River Gakuyukan science center.



Climb Greased Pole Win Prizes?

August 18th, 2007 at 1:52 pm » Comments (0)

Men in Indonesia climb greased poles to retrieve prizes such as bicycles and rice cookers, as part of Friday’s Independence Day celebrations.



Spineless Ladder

August 18th, 2007 at 11:42 am » Comments (0)

What is the one thing that possibly does not need reinventing? That is right, the ladder.



Internet Addiction

August 18th, 2007 at 11:20 am » Comments (0)

Is your first craving in the morning for your computer mouse? Do you obsessively check email in the middle of the night?



Breast Cancer Can Be Detected Through Breathalyzer Test

August 18th, 2007 at 11:14 am » Comments (0)

A portable breath-testing device on display here at the DARPATech 2007 conference can supposedly detect a wide range of diseases, including breast cancer, by analyzing your breath.



Church Has Bilboard Letting People Know Satan Hates Them

August 18th, 2007 at 10:23 am » Comments (0)

Mike Lewis wants you to know that Satan hates the New Life Center in Cedar Grove. He wants you to know it so much that his church has put up a billboard along U.S. 60 outside Rand saying just that.



Troop Training Leaving Police Low on Bullets

August 18th, 2007 at 9:48 am » Comments (0)

Troops training for and fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are firing more than 1 billion bullets a year, contributing to ammunition shortages hitting police departments nationwide and preventing some officers from training with the weapons they carry on patrol.



Orlando Police Ask for Guns, Get Missile Launcher

August 18th, 2007 at 9:43 am » Comments (0)

Orlando emptied its bureau drawers and closets on Friday of more than 250 unwanted guns — and one surface-to-air missile launcher.



The World’s 25 Strangest Laws

August 18th, 2007 at 9:16 am » Comments (0)

This is a collection of real laws, just a little out there.



Hair Art Show Fascinates, Disgusts

August 18th, 2007 at 9:05 am » Comments (0)

Gut reactions that artist Wenda Gu’s latest installation provokes aren’t because of its size, but its contents: 420 pounds of human hair. A viewer’s first impulses are to lean forward and scrutinize the swirling, flattened locks; stealthily sniff (it doesn’t smell); and fight the urge to touch it — and perhaps quickly recoil.



Eiffel Tower ‘Most Disappointing’ Tourist Spot

August 18th, 2007 at 9:00 am » Comments (0)

The Eiffel Tower is "frustratingly overcrowded and overpriced" while Stonehenge is "just a load of old rocks" according to a report which has named the top ten most disappointing tourist spots.