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Special Car Trunk to Haul Segways

September 9th, 2008 at 9:36 pm » Comments (0)

Wicked cool Segway stowage
Saturn has this bizarre electric car concept with gull-wing trunk doors, apparently designed to make it more difficult to load stuff into the trunk. And since the buyer will be green minded and energy efficient, then why not have a couple Segways built into the trunk? (Pics)



Beatles Come to India

September 9th, 2008 at 8:19 pm » Comments (0)

 Some weird kind of Bollywood knockoff of the Beatles
Well, they’ve got the energy part down, but what the hell is all about, anyway? Second outrageously odd video after the jump.



Introducing the Sarah Palin Action Figure

September 9th, 2008 at 4:45 pm » Comments (0)

 
Sarah Palin – Superhero
Love her or hate her, Sarah Palin is shaking things up in the 2008 election cycle! Now, you can have your very own Sarah Palin Action Figure delivered right to your door.



Panda Cubs Being Hand-Reared By Researchers

September 9th, 2008 at 11:53 am » Comments (0)

 Two workers remain close by as these panda cubs have a sleep
They are one of the most endangered animals in the world, but these giant panda cubs are in safe hands.



World’s First Underground Stadium

September 9th, 2008 at 11:33 am » Comments (0)

 
 ”Wall” Stadium nicknamed “The Laptop”
When the new “Wall” Stadium set to be built in Doha, Qatar is completed in 2010, it will be the first underground stadium ever constructed. Nicknamed “The Laptop” for obvious reasons, the stadium will have no traditional floodlights. Instead, the lights will be embedded into the architecture, which adds to the [...]



Creepy USB Finger Drive

September 9th, 2008 at 11:24 am » Comments (0)

 Good way to store “painful memories”
USB Flash Drive Fingers are both cool and creepy. Each finger is freshly cut and removed from the local morgue (no, not really….well…..maybe) and equipped with 1gig of memory. Now, you can finally give that geek in your life “The Finger”. (Pics)



Gender Gaps Widen As Some Barriers Disappear

September 9th, 2008 at 11:21 am » Comments (0)

 
When men and women take personality tests, some of the old Mars-Venus stereotypes keep reappearing. On average, women are more cooperative, nurturing, cautious and emotionally responsive. Men tend to be more competitive, assertive, reckless and emotionally flat. Clear differences appear in early childhood and never disappear.



New Test Diagnoses Heart Attack In Minutes, Not Hours

September 9th, 2008 at 11:09 am » Comments (0)

 
 Early-warning system
A new method for diagnosing heart attacks very early on could improve a patient’s chances of survival and reduce the amount of permanent damage that he or she suffers. Normally, it takes up to six hours to diagnose a heart attack with certainty. The new approach can do so in just 10 minutes by analyzing [...]



Mother’s Stress Contributes To Overweight Children

September 9th, 2008 at 11:00 am » Comments (0)

 
A mother’s stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State University study published in the September issue of Pediatrics, the professional journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study analyzed data collected from 841 children in 425 households in the [...]



World Record Marrow

September 9th, 2008 at 9:31 am » Comments (0)

That’s One Heck of A Squash!
I’m not familiar with a vegetable called a marrow (it seems to be some kind of squash), but this one is apparently the biggest ever at 113 pounds! There were lots of huge vegetables at a giant vegetable show in England.
The skin is craggy and dark, indicating it might not [...]