http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ic7QGjGEX8

This room is based on a classical optical illusion design, but very cool. A secret diagram after the jump.
 

Colorado ranked as the top growth state for families last year, according to U-Haul International Inc., which compiles the list based on moves to and from states.
U-Haul said that for states with more than 20,000 families, Colorado had the highest percentage of growth, with 7.01 percent more families moving in than out of the […]

Americans are more dissatisfied with the country’s direction than at any time since the New York Times/CBS News poll began asking about the subject in the early 1990s, according to the latest poll.
In the poll, 81 percent of respondents said they believed “things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track,” up from 69 […]

Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond upped the ante for renewable energy today in a lecture to the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. by announcing a $20 million prize for renewable energy that draws from the ocean.

The Bagetty microwave concept throws all convention out of the window, doing away with a boxy design that has plagued microwaves all this while. Instead, it comes in the form of a cylinder, making it perfect for those who subsist on hot dogs, sausages, breaksticks, and any other foodstuff that can be rolled up and […]

Think Geek displayed an April Fools Day ad for a product that didn’t exist. The Personal Soundtrack Shirt has a built-in speaker and can play various mood themes to make your real life as dramatic as a movie. The item proved to be so popular that they are now scrambling to produce a real shirt!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qHlH2yhZpE

This video describes the thinking that went into the Penguin House in Tokyo. People in the US have a hard time relating to this, but the architect is brilliant in how he approaches this. (w/pics)
 

A British schoolboy has scooped a top drawer world record by balancing 16 spoons - on his face.
Nine-year-old Joe Allison beat the previous world record of 15 spoons when he hung the silverware from his forehead, nose, cheeks, chin and ears.

 
Doctors have long understood the impact of grief on one’s health. Now, a new study has revealed how fragile a broken heart can really be.
Researchers in Britain have found that bereft people face the risk of death in the first year of being widowed. In fact, men are six times more […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH8Z93y9–k

Don’t ever try this.  Ever!
Second video after the jump.
 

Offshore wind-farm developers would love to build in deep water more than 32 kilometers from shore, where stronger and steadier winds prevail and complaints about marred scenery are less likely. But building foundations to support wind turbines in water deeper than 20 meters is prohibitively expensive. Now, technology developers are stepping up work in floating […]

If a new research is to be believed, the adage — and they lived happily ever after — may not be true. Married bliss lasts only for about four years for most women, says a new study.
A team of researchers at the Princeton University has found that beyond a period of four years, the benefits […]

 
Alright, this obsession with using the USB ports on your computer has just gone too far. I’m sorry, but when did plugging something that was just urinated on into your computer ever sound like a good idea?

This little door lock looks like great fun… well, unless you have to use the restroom and this little IQ test is standing between you and the facilities.
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtBpnu6OiSs

This is the ultimate race. The world’s fastest production car against a Royal Air Force Jet Fighter. Amazing drama.
 

The XO Move kinda looks like a transformer and almost acts like one. The concept is that when parked it transforms and locks up for security. It is adaptable to user needs, can carry one or two persons and sports a variable wheel base to make it more stable on the roads. (w/pics)