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The Amazing Face Flipping Video

September 11th, 2008 at 9:19 pm » Comments (0)

 Cosmetic surgery at its finest
Here are a few trick they never taught me in school. In fact, I’m pretty sure they never taught anyone. Funny stuff. Second video after the jump.
 



The Human Slinky

September 11th, 2008 at 9:02 pm » Comments (0)

Totally crazy performance
Veniamin’s Human Slinky is one of the best talent in entertainment today. After America’s got Talent 2007, feature act on Britain’s Got Talent 2008 second edition “BGT 2″. Second video after the jump. 
 



Sheikh Mohammed’s Plan to Cure One Million Blind People

September 11th, 2008 at 5:31 pm » Comments (0)

Dubai will open its pocketbooks to help blind people around the world
Dubai’s Sheikh Mohammed launched a new Ramadan initiative, under the name “Noor Dubai”, aiming to help the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) in achieving their goals outlined in “VISION 2020: the Right to Sight”. Noor [...]



Tiny “Water Bears” Survive Space

September 11th, 2008 at 9:18 am » Comments (0)

 
 Tartigrades known as “Water Bears”
Miniscule eight-legged invertebrate creatures known as “water bears” can survive the vacuum and radiation of space, according to research published on Tuesday in a US journal.



Di-Cycle: An Amphibious Bike

September 11th, 2008 at 9:04 am » Comments (0)

 
 Di-Cycle
The Di-Cycle, by GBO Design, bills itself as an amphibious bike for the city of Helmond in the Netherlands, as the city has as many watery channels as it does roads.



“Barnacle People” – The New Way to Hitch A Ride

September 11th, 2008 at 8:55 am » Comments (0)

I think I perhaps found one of the craziest concept ideas that I have ever come across. Hitch a ride is a concept device which involves a belt and three vacuum suction cups. What Hitch does is allows you to take a running jump, backwards, at a car, van or anything else that moves and [...]



Girl Talk Among Teens Has It’s Limits

September 11th, 2008 at 8:41 am » Comments (0)

 
MOST teenage girls love to talk to their friends. And talk. And talk.



Report Offers a Bird’s Eye View on Nanotechnology

September 11th, 2008 at 8:22 am » Comments (0)

Nanotechnology is a relatively new sector, and future growth is dependent largely on growing government support and heavy investments in R+D initiatives. Nanotechnology plays a central role is the development of desktop manufacturing, cellular repair, artificial intelligence, inexpensive space travel, clean + abundant energy, and environmental restoration. Global nanotechnology market is increasingly witnessing a move [...]



Electricity from Dirt: Is it Possible?

September 11th, 2008 at 8:15 am » Comments (0)

A New Job For Dirt?

It turns out wind power, solar power and lunar power are not the only possible renewable energy sources for our future. Dirt power might be next. There are already plans for use of it in places of Africa that are off-grid.
We first heard of dirt power back in May of 2008. [...]



Fitbit Tracks Activities And Sleep 24/7

September 11th, 2008 at 8:05 am » Comments (0)

 
 Fitbit – Wearable Sensor
The simple pedometer has been given a makeover. Fitbit, a startup based in San Francisco, has built a small, unobtrusive sensor that tracks a person’s movement 24 hours a day to produce a record of her steps taken, her calories burned, and even the quality of her sleep. Data is wirelessly uploaded [...]



Digital Photo Viewer Makes This The Wallet Of The Future

September 11th, 2008 at 7:44 am » Comments (0)

Now you can at least have pictures of the money you no longer have…

 
Guys, how many pictures do you keep in your wallet? I have seven (not including the one on my license), which seems like a small amount in comparison to some people. All of those pictures can add some extra bulk to your [...]



Guerilla Road Signs

September 11th, 2008 at 7:35 am » Comments (0)

Signs of the Times?

To bring a smile to passer-bys, the Glenn Group installed these guerrilla street signs all over downtown Reno. (Pics)
The Glenn Group wrote sign copy, created layouts for the printer, and hung the signs. The design team’s primary challenges were to make the signs as authentic looking as possible, and to duck police [...]