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August 29th, 2008 at 3:42 pm »
Comments (0)PC With Toaster Bay Option
Toast is one of those foods that’s so easy to make that anyone can do it. But can you do it from the comfort of your computer? Yes, you can in fact make toast while sitting at your desk. How you ask? With this simple PC Toaster Bay, you can pop [...]
August 29th, 2008 at 3:31 pm »
Comments (1)Backlight Bloated Bellies
UK-based artist Julia Lohmann, after several years of hard work, has mastered the art of transforming a sheep’s stomach into a lamp shade.
Using sustainable design as an aspect of her work ethic, she says turning a sheep stomach into a lamp shade is fairly labour intensive.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:23 pm »
Comments (0)Purple Power!
A purple frog with a pig nose, a seal with an inflatable face, and penguin with yellow eyes! They sound like tall tales, but they are just some of the unusual endangered species described at WebEcoist.
August 29th, 2008 at 9:15 am »
Comments (0)In a presentation made at Nvidia’s NVISION show this week, Adam and Jamie unveiled a 1100 barrel paintball gun and-in an instant-painted a pretty convincing (if slightly drippy) Mona Lisa. In typical MythBusters fashion, the incredibly elaborate experiment was only tenuously linked to their hypothesis. The presentation was intended to represent the difference in operation [...]
August 29th, 2008 at 9:05 am »
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GYM Concept Car
Kit-up muscleman, a machine needs some of your energy! The GYM Concept Car is unlike any other, primarily because it draws some of its energy from you…yes, you, when you’re working out in its in-built gym.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:58 am »
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German designer Miele has introduced Computer Aided Virtual Environment (CAVE) into the household appliance realm, which may soon result in a better human-machine interface.
August 29th, 2008 at 7:28 am »
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Being a parent isn’t easy. You have to be a jack of all trades. One of those trades is Taxi Driver. Can you drive me here and pick me up at 10? And it never ends until the kid is old enough to drive. That’s where the Dad’s Cab novelty taxi meter comes in handy. [...]
August 29th, 2008 at 7:18 am »
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Almost everyone is looking for ways to provide cleaner means of transportation without breaking the bank in the process. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) LLC has teamed up with Auburn University in an endeavor to show that such system are out there and often times are well with reach of many people.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:36 pm »
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Scientists are proving that what’s in the foods you eat can effect the chemical composition of your brain. The foods you eat can affect your mood, including your level of alertness and your perception of pain.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:30 pm »
Comments (0)Some aquariums are just too cool for words. View more pics…
August 28th, 2008 at 11:23 pm »
Comments (0)I had no idea people still used handkerchiefs. I thought they were banned in the 90’s because it’s disgusting to carry a snot filled rag around with you all day. Apparently I was wrong. And apparently they’ve been upgraded to feature a pouch for your nose.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:19 pm »
Comments (0)Freaking Awesome
The Navy is hoping that their newest 10 megajoule railgun (topping their old pathetic 9 megajoule) will replace the standard 5-inch guns on most of their ships. Projectiles fired at this energy level reach about 5,600 mph, but the Navy isn’t stopping there. They have their eyes set on a 64 megajoule system capable [...]
August 28th, 2008 at 11:15 pm »
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Wonder if they can make bananas blue?
Chemically contaminated, genetically modified foods find their way onto our tables with alarming ease, despite their unknown effects upon our bodies and on the natural ecosystems that have supported us until now.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:10 pm »
Comments (0)Is it right for you? a young girls story…
A Texas family that attracted national attention — and controversy — for letting its overweight 12-year-old daughter undergo liposuction has gone one step further.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:02 pm »
Comments (0)Stop looking at my girlfriend!!!
The coolest body tats and paints of the 21st century…
August 28th, 2008 at 10:51 pm »
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Odd shaped fruit.
An apple a day might keep away more than the doctor. HortResearch, a New Zealand company with 400 scientists studying all things fruit, has early data that suggests a specific (mystery) fruit can delay fatigue by 20 percent and increase muscle power by 70 percent.
August 28th, 2008 at 10:44 pm »
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gifts…. A way into a womens………Heart
Thinking of giving flowers and candy this Valentine’s Day? Nice gesture, but chances are your girl would prefer something a little shinier. Something with buttons perhaps, and a flash drive. Fortunately, PopSci is here to make shopping a breeze…
August 28th, 2008 at 10:35 pm »
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Researchers find that capuchin monkeys love to give
Primate intelligence gives me cognitive dissonance. It’s fascinating that monkeys can recognize numbers, construct tools and even follow to-do lists. But it also bruises my ego, just slightly, knowing that monkeys aren’t that different from my parents, friends or heroes. (Michael Phelps excluded. He’s the übermensch.)
August 28th, 2008 at 10:27 pm »
Comments (0) Setting up camp in places most people can’t get to
EarthRoamer Xpedition Vehicles are designed to travel to four-wheel drive accessible, remote locations and provide a comfortable year-round camping experience without dependence on external power or utility hook ups. (Pics)
August 28th, 2008 at 9:29 pm »
Comments (0) Seeking a husband with traditional values
The fairer sex may have all but abandoned the struggle for equality, for a new survey suggests that most men want a traditional wife and women are often only too happy to oblige. A British research from the Yorkshire Building Society showed that many females are [...]
August 28th, 2008 at 1:08 pm »
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At 27 kilometers long, it is the largest machine in the world. It will accelerate counter rotating beams of protons to within a whisker of the speed of light and smash them head-on 600 million times a second. The most distinctive feature of the Large Hadron Collider, though, is its temperature. At 1.9 kelvin – [...]
August 28th, 2008 at 9:41 am »
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Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 65, and it affects more than 10 million people in the United States. The disease erodes the macula, the center of the retina, slowly eclipsing central vision and potentially causing blindness. Currently, there is no treatment for dry macular degeneration, [...]
August 28th, 2008 at 9:22 am »
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Christened the Signterior by its creator, Shanghai-based architect Nobuhiro Nakamura of A-Asterisk, the name is a blend of the words “signage” and “interior.”
August 28th, 2008 at 9:11 am »
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Just when you thought ice cube-creation technology had peaked, a team of engineering students from San Jose State University has come up an ice maker that has zero carbon footprint. It’s more than an eco-party trick – consider it an electricity-free alternative to refrigeration and air conditioning, which is critical if you happen to be [...]
August 28th, 2008 at 9:01 am »
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Floating Car Park Planned For Moscow
In the city named after its river, the Moscow powers that be are dealing with a rapidly rising number of vehicles that is currently near four million. The figure keeps rising against the one million parking spaces that are now available, constantly aggravating the situation. According to news sources, 600,000 [...]