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Introducing the $30 Cardboard Bicycle

June 29th, 2008 at 10:20 pm » Comments (0)

 
A 21-year-old student from the UK has designed a cardboard bicycle that he has dubbed “the ultimate green machine.” Supporting anyone up to 168 pounds, the frame, which costs around $6 to make, is made from the cardboard used in industrial packaging, whilst the wheels and chain are standard bike issue, and will cost around […]



Study: Women Prefer Men with Stubble

June 29th, 2008 at 10:07 pm » Comments (0)

 
Jason Statham - Stubble beards are in…
Researchers in Britain have found that women are more attracted to men with stubbly chins than those with clean-shaven faces or full beards - in fact, the fair sex prefers them for love, sex and marriage. According to the researchers, stubbly men offer women the best worlds - not […]



World’s Largest Indoor Golf Arena

June 29th, 2008 at 8:36 pm » Comments (0)

 
Indoor Golf Arena
If you have read your classics with diligence, you would remember the little boy who saved Holland from the sea. Sticking his tiny little finger into a hole in the dyke, he saved his countrymen from the cold ocean waters.



Create a Buzz with The Buzzball!

June 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm » Comments (0)

 
Designed to give the participant an unforgettable experience of barrel rolls, spins and loops, the Evento’s Buzzball, designed by Timothy Brien is radical new concept.
 



Studies Show the Value of Not Overthinking Our Decisions

June 29th, 2008 at 8:04 pm » Comments (0)

 
Fishing in the stream of consciousness, researchers now can detect our intentions and predict our choices before we are aware of them ourselves. The brain, they have found, appears to make up its mind 10 seconds before we become conscious of a decision — an eternity at the speed of thought.
 



Introducing the AirPiano

June 29th, 2008 at 11:59 am » Comments (0)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K10XB1ycT4

 There’s something magical about this instrument
The AirPiano is an innovative musical interface which allows playing and controlling software instruments simply by moving hands in the air.
 



Woman Builds House out of 747 Parts

June 29th, 2008 at 11:48 am » Comments (0)

The dining room will surely be constructed out of old tray tables…
A California woman is going ahead with the construction of a house made of elements from a 747 Jumbo jet.
Francie Rehwald wanted her house to look “feminine”, have curves and be eco-friendly. Her architect’s answer was: “Let’s use a 747!”
The wing of […]



The Severe Impact of Europe’s Declining Birth Rate

June 29th, 2008 at 7:51 am » Comments (0)

 
A Dying Breed?
As the birthrate in European countries drops well below the “replacement rate” of 2.1 children born to every woman, to somewhere between 1.1 and 1.4 children — the declining population will first be felt in the playgrounds.



Top 10 Photos of the Week

June 29th, 2008 at 6:53 am » Comments (0)

 When her friends told her the food was exceptional, she truly had no idea it would be this good!
This week’s photos have a way of reversing gravity, making tornadoes spin backwards, and having extra socks show up in your dryer. All wrongs will be righted, all illnesses cured, and all hangnails will have better hang-time. […]