The line between grown up and kiddie tables begins to blur with Netherlands-based designer Tineke Beunders’ Marbelous. It has grooves cut into the tabletop, legs and supports that’ll have marbles rolling all the way down to the floor. The best part? You could also sneak your vegetables: olives, sprouts, peas — just toss them into [...]
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The Ultimate Cool Marble Table
Testosterone Determines Who We Fall For
So, what do your testosterone levels say about you?
Our level of hormones plays a key role while we choose a mate as high testosterone in women makes them more attracted to masculine actors such as Daniel Craig, with men favoring the femininity typified by Natalie Portman, researchers said on Monday. Researchers from the University of [...]
Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free
Will these overpriced textbooks go away anytime soon?
In protest of what he says are textbooks’ intolerably high prices — and the dumbing down of their content to appeal to the widest possible market — Professor Preston McAfee has put his introductory economics textbook online free. He says he most likely could have earned a $100,000 [...]
Sex Toys Launched for the Middle-Aged
But is it Bluetooth Compatible?
One of the world’s biggest electrical companies has announced it will launch a “tasteful” sex toy range for middle-aged British couples called Relationship Care.
Cloaca, The Poo Machine
The Cloaca Machine
Cloaca is probably Wim Delvoye’s most famous art installation. In 2000, he put together a complex machinery at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Antwerp, Belgium. The machine’s sole job is to simulate “digestion” and produce poo. Yep, you read that right.
Wim’s Cloaca machine (cloaca is a zoological term for the posterior opening [...]
Kitchen On Wheels
Computer freaks and couch-potatoes belong to that bunch of folks who have their eyes glued to the screens and nothing in this world can budge them. Not to mention workaholics, who use their desks as dining tables. Nojoe Park probably addressed this niche and didn’t want these guys to die hungry. He unveiled his design [...]
Chamomile Tea Could Help Prevent Complications Of Diabetes
Drinking chamomile tea daily with meals may help prevent the complications of diabetes, which include loss of vision, nerve damage, and kidney damage, researchers in Japan and the United Kingdom are reporting.
Night Landing In Antarctica Hailed As Historic
A pilot has successfully landed an aircraft in the Antarctica using night-vision goggles, a feat hailed on Saturday as historic and could lead to year-round flights to the frozen continent.
Young Brains Can Be Trained To Behave
Young boys take turns listening and speaking without interrupting each other.
AFTER inflicting months of sleep deprivation on their parents, young children often switch course and begin what could be called a thought-deprivation campaign.
Ascend Enlightenment Concept Tackles Hassles Of Modern-Day Travel
Product Description: First time air travel is never easy. The naive commuter is often jinxed by the list of formalities and sprawling airport environment. Ascend is a human-oriented concept to tackle the hassles of modern-day travel. It will be in the form of biodegradable vibrating stickers and will not interfere with the multi-layered airport security. [...]
