Pick your Vice

Last year, vise-grip manufacturer Irwin held a contest called “Tell Us Your Vise-Grip Story” where people share their personal experience of using the tool. They’ve chosen 3 finalists, one of which is this one by Bryan from Chesapeake, VA:
As a US Navy spine surgeon, I routinely deal with dozens of different types of [...]

 
SaskWater is once again sponsoring Street Art, an art form popular in Europe for centuries and only starting to make its way into North America. Internationally renowned 3D artist Edgar Mueller will be coming from Germany to give a workshop to local artists, during which he will create his own vibrant masterpiece on River Street.
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 Thinking locally, painting three dimensionally
Here is an impressive ad campaign put together by Johnny Walker in Taipei. This kind of art always draws a crowd and tons of publicity. (Pics)
 

A 4-year-old boy has won the use of an uninhabited tropical island, with white sand beaches and clear turquoise waters, in a Taiwan lottery aimed at boosting spending during an economic downturn.
Officials said Yeh Chien-wei, who won the prize at Thursday’s draw, will get exclusive rights to the tiny plot in the Taiwan Strait from [...]

 
“Its called The Jellyfish”
nventor Chad Maglaque doesn’t just want to bring change to the world of renewable energy — he wants to mass produce it. The Seattleite has recently invented an affordable, accessible version of the micro-wind turbine, which he calls the Jellyfish.

A Spectacular View!

Clark Little grew up on the north shore of the Hawaiian island Oahu. He has dedicated his life to producing photographs of the inside of waves. The spectacular results speak for themselves.
(more amazing pics after jump)

Dare to look DOWN!!!
German street artist Edgar Müller created the 3D work called “Ice Age” on a street in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland last August as part of the Festival of World Culture. Müller, who makes the streets his own screen, spent 5 days to create his latest work, with the help of 3 assistants [...]

Avoiding Chalk Boards At All Costs

A Utah woman listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her long fingernails has lost them in a car crash.
Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries in the accident on Tuesday.
Redmond’s nails, which hadn’t been cut since 1979, were broken in the crash.

 Optical Brain Imaging Decodes Preference With 80 Percent Accuracy
Researchers at Canada’s largest children’s rehabilitation hospital have developed a technique that uses infrared light brain imaging to decode preference – with the goal of ultimately opening the world of choice to children who can’t speak or move.

 
An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp.
has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year 2030.

Ok, now that’s WAY outta control!

Puny carrots in the produce aisle in your local grocery store not turning your crank? Tokyobling blog ran across this carrot shown above at a supermarket in Tokyo.
Apparently, it’s a breed called the “Javelot” long carrot (I can imagine where they get the name: what do you get when you [...]

“2009 AUDI ppi  and 09 Camaro!, FASTEST $H@! ON WHEELS “-Tjames
MORE PICS OF THE HOTTEST 2009 CARS BELOW including
2009 models of the new CAMARO, Subaru Impreza, BMW 7 series, and more!!!

Millions of people take cruises each year; but when their cruise ends, they usually return to their homes on land. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a cruise that never ended? That’s the basic idea behind a new ocean vessel called Freedom Ship.    MORE PICS BELOW

I told you to meet me at 3!

One of the fine artists over at ETSY brings us a cluster buckler for our brain. Behold the math clock. Finally a use for all those equations you’ve gathered over the years.

 First Between Atoms 1 Meter Apart
For the first time, scientists have successfully teleported information between two separate atoms in unconnected enclosures a meter apart – a significant milestone in the global quest for practical quantum information processing.

I’ll Make It To The Game Yet!

Ever wondered what it would be like to travel in a jet-powered porta-potty? Me neither. Seeing someone else doing it still is interesting though. It’s every ten year old boy’s dream come true -a whole collection of jet and rocket powered vehicles, including fire trucks, recliners, tractors and more.

Daft Punk’s “Aerodynamic” is remixed by Adam Freeland as “Aer Obama”, a celebration of our 44th president’s entry into the halls of glory, people by toys and figurines (including a Speak & Spell!) and flashy, Infomercian graphics from GOLD.

By carefully selecting which varieties of food crops to cultivate, much of Europe and North America could be cooled by up to 1°C during the summer growing season, say researchers from the University of Bristol, UK. This is equivalent to an annual global cooling of over 0.1°C, almost 20% of the total global temperature increase [...]

 
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I!!!… no actually Researcher scientists
Ice-like “cages” of gas trapped underground may offer a safe and efficient way to reduce global warming.

Titanic Texter

Brad Cox of Clermont was surfing the Internet this week when he saw a story about a California girl who had sent and received 14,528 text messages on her cell phone in one month.
“I laughed and thought, ‘That’s nothing,’ ” Cox said.
Cox’s 14-year-old daughter, Emilee, hit 35,000 messages a month twice in the past [...]

Would be a Good Idea for Auto Companies to Invest after there bail OUTS
Parajet Skycar Expedition Leader Neil Laughton (L) and Chief Pilot Giles Cardozo pose with their flying car during a photocall in London, on January 13, 2009. A team of adventurers launched an expedition of fairytale scope Tuesday – from London to Timbuktu [...]

 
Separating the wheat from the chaff as we invest in our future
Thomas Frey: As we begin the process of thinking through the places where we can insert the electrodes and shock new life into the global economy, I would propose a new way of reviewing proposals, allowing the best of the best to rise to [...]

 
Grand Prize Winner, Kitchen Design 
Electrolux Icon® and Interior Design® Magazine have announced the winners of their 2008 contest for the best kitchen design. Architectural designers were challenged to come up with designs for a kitchen that would meet the needs of a modern family.

The house of Alex Goodwind in Melksham, England.  Goodwind starts planning his lights in July.

We just discovered a great site with great holiday lights from all over the world. Who knows, maybe you’ll recognize one of the houses or inspire you to create your own masterpiece in lights!