If these immortals weren’t immortal…
Czech artist Andrzej Dragan (who also happens to be a quantum physicist!) did a fantastic photoshop job on imagining how Marilyn Monroe and Bruce Lee would look like had they lived to see old age.
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Marilyn and Bruce, If They Had Lived to See Old Age
Cool Theater To Hang Around In
If you think movie theaters have uncomfortable seats, then maybe the M.A.S.T. art installation is for you.
Men Fighting Over Women Nothing New
Men may usually settle it over a drunken brawl in the pub or perhaps a verbal spat - but new evidence has shown for the first time that fighting over women in prehistoric times could have been worse than that.
Norwegian Uphill Bike Lifts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtB8DX70ihM
This bicycle lift is used by cyclers to get up a steep hill
Hilly cities normally have a low share of cycling. Why is it that Trondheim, the third largest city of Norway, has the highest share of cycling compared to all the other Norwegian cities? Second video after the jump.
Scientists Build Mind-Reading Computer
Some brains actually need crash protection
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have developed a ‘mind-reading’ computer.
It is hoped the mind-reading machine, which can forecast the activity patterns a brain will create for a specific word, will offer a better understanding of how and where the brain stores information and even lead to improved treatments […]
It Isn’t Easy Being Rich
Oh the pain of being wealthy!
The wealthy don’t generally speak publicly about their finances, in good times or bad. It’s in poor taste, for one, and their employers could fire them for talking even a little. But people who provide services to the wealthy - lawyers, art advisers, personal trainers and hairstylists - say they […]
Biking Disaster - Amazing Photo
They should have lynched him
On June 2nd in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, seven competitors in the cycling race were severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver, one of them died and three others were hospitalized. This amazing photo captured the moment of impact. The drunk driver was arrested after the rest of the […]
Paralysed Man Learns to Take a Virtual Walk
Finding new freedoms in the virtual world
A paralysed man using only his brain waves has been able to manipulate a virtual internet character, Japanese researchers said on Monday, calling it a world first.
The 41-year-old patient used his imagination to make his character take a walk and chat to another virtual person on the popular Second […]
Computer Station that Reminds us of the Wild West
Introduced in 1994 by Newspace Incorporated, a division of Gilbert International and designed by Douglas Ball, the Clipper is a virtual office, a completely self-contained and enclosed capsule designed specially for concentrated and ergonomically accurate computer use. This computer workstation offers perfect seating, viewing, lighting and air supply, as well as the option of total […]
Custom Guitar Hero/Rock Band Paint Jobs
Now you can geek out with Guitar Hero or Rock Band even more than you already do - by getting your guitar controller custom-painted to your liking!
Question: How envious/impressed would all of your friends be if you busted out a personalized guitar controller on game night? Answer: Extremely…
Pringles Can Creator Buried In A Pringles Can
Pringles Don’t Work As Shingles
Dr. Fredric J. Baur got his wish after he died. Baur was the man who invented the design for the Pringles potato chip can.
And after he passed away last month his family honoured his last wishes, and placed some of his remains inside a Pringles can. That can was then placed […]
