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Sumo Smokers Busted

February 6th, 2009 at 7:53 pm » Comments (0)

 
Cheech and Chong sumo style
Sumo wrestlers with pot bellies, yes. Sumo wrestlers with pot? Now that’s harder to grapple with.
In the past six months, four wrestlers have been kicked out of the ancient sport for allegedly smoking marijuana, creating the biggest drugs-in-sports scandal that Japan has ever seen.



Zero Point Energy Extraction

February 6th, 2009 at 7:47 pm » Comments (0)

Zero point energy
Jovion Corp is trying to extract energy from the reservoir of zero point energy using Casimir cavities. One proposed device would generate up to 21.5 kilowatts of heat from sugar cube sized device. The heat would need to be captured and converted to electricity.



Skydiving Myths

February 6th, 2009 at 7:40 pm » Comments (0)

 
Top ten skydiving myths exposed
Skydiving is the single most exciting sport there is. Nothing even comes close to the exhilaration you feel when floating on a cushion of air, and flying your canopy safely to the ground. It’s also very misunderstood, and filled with many common fallacies and misconceptions that keep most people from trying [...]



Cardboard Computer

February 6th, 2009 at 7:32 pm » Comments (1)

Do you think it has been flame rated
You might think that a computer housed in corrugated cardboard is something for hobos to do their taxes on, but that’s not the case. Cardboard is actually better at dissipating heat than plastic, and it acts as a sustainable and efficient casing for your desktop computer.



Photos by Tebe Interesno

February 6th, 2009 at 7:24 pm » Comments (0)

Photo manipulations are cool
Today’s inspiration comes from LiveJournal user tebe_interesno, a talented Russian artist from Moscow, famous for his creative photo manipulations.
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