Filmmaker Freddie Wongspecializes in producing innovative and exciting action scenes, but before that he was a professional Guitar Hero player. He even won a 2007 world championship. In this homage to that time, Wong replicates himself on a massive scale to present an entire army of guitarists.
Continue reading… “Freddie Wong’s Guitar Army”
We often ask questions about the world around us. This list has ten explanations of common, every-day things that you probably did not understand. And if you did understand them you’re far cooler than us. Using this knowledge you can impress your friends, family, or romantic interests, because nothing is more attractive to the other sex than knowing how random things work.
Continue reading… “10 Common Phenomena Explained”
A scheme – perhaps the first of its kind in India – that sees the government’s science department team up with a US multinational to promote innovation has run into controversy.
In December 2010 the Department of Science and Technology (DST) launched a monthly competition in association with Cincinnati-based Proctor & Gamble (P&G) to solicit innovative ideas from Indian researchers. Winners were promised a cash award of $1000 and possible commercialization of their ideas by P&G, which has a beauty business worth over US$10 billion in global sales…
Continue reading… “Indian Government’s Controversial Skin Whitening Competition”
What happens when you survey 1,000 British parents and 500 children on their leisure activities? You might find out that a quarter of the kids don’t play outside. Or that 12% of adults admit to having ‘no interest’ in the outdoors and 5% thought that trees which don’t lose their leaves during winter are called Carnivores. But wait, it doesn’t stop there. 6% of British adults thought strawberries grew on trees, so it should come as no surprise that 25% of British kids did not know what a mouse looked like.
Yet, oddly, the same surveyed parents do recognise the benefits of outdoor play. The report revealed that 71% of parents think their children are happier when they play outdoors and 92% believe outdoor play is good for their children’s health. So why are they spending twice as much time glued to a computer or TV screen, than being outdoors?
Continue reading… “25% of British Children Don’t Play Outside”
So, like most men, you’re going through your midlife crisis, and you’re looking at a sports-bike, a mistress or maybe an Ariel Atom. The problem with all that is that if you’re like me, a middle aged man with less and less hair and more and more belly, you’d look ridiculous on a motorbike. There’s no point in getting a mistress because you’re already having trouble keeping up with your wife, and you have no clue as to what an Ariel Atom is.
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Continue reading… “Water Propelled Jet-Pack Coming in March!”
Guns are good, unless you don’t have one, right?
The bill, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2012, would give people six months to acquire a firearm after turning 21. The provision does not apply to people who are barred from owning a firearm. Nor does the measure specify what type of firearm. Instead, residents would pick one “suitable to their temperament, physical capacity, and preference.”
Continue reading… “Guns, Guns For Everyone: Bill Would Require All Citizens to Buy a Gun”
Do you need a hug?
Stroking, hugging and touching have been associated with many health giving properties from reducing stress, to pain relief, to maintaining relationships. Scientists have shown that holding the hand of a loved one can reduce their pain during times of distress.
Continue reading… “Hugs Really Do Make You Feel Better”
Atlanta mother and grandmother, Jazz Ison Sinkfield, has been growing out her fingernails for the last 22 years in the hopes of meeting Oprah and “a lot of more celebrities.”
So far her quest has only landed her on the local news, but her nails, the longest of which is 24 inches, are actually pretty impressive. Their length keeps her from doing everyday tasks like tying her shoes and putting on jewelry, and she pays $250 a month at the nail salon to maintain them, but Jazz is committed nonetheless.
Continue reading… “Woman Grows Out Her Fingernails for 22 Years in the Hopes of Meeting Oprah”
A Maine legislator has introduced a bill to make it legal for people with one arm to own and carry a switchblade (because you need two hands to operate a regular clasp knife). I actually quite like this idea, but think it’s too narrow, I’d have worded it more like “lawful for people who, due to infirmity, disability or amputation find it difficult to operate a clasp-knife…” so people with arthritis, one-side paralysis, etc, could have and use that most useful of tools: a knife…
Continue reading… “Maine to Legalize Switchblades for One-Armed People”
With 300,000 iPhone apps and 200,000 Android apps available for download, consumers aren’t willing to tolerate apps that at first sight don’t meet their standards.
Twenty-six percent of apps are only opened once after download, according to a study by software company Localytics…
Continue reading… “26% of Mobile Apps Are Opened Only Once”
South Africa is in the grip of a dangerous new drug craze that could threaten the country’s battle against AIDS. The street drug called “whoonga” is a cocktail that includes the anti retroviral (ARV) medication prescribed to people with HIV. Demand for the substance has prompted a wave of thefts of AIDS drugs across the country.
Continue reading… “HIV Street Drug ‘Whoonga’ is South Africa’s Latest High”
Super-sized meals and sedentary living don’t seem to be the only contributing fat-factors present in American and UK lifestyles. New research published in the journalObesity Reviews points to a link in increasing average indoor temperatures over the last several decades– and similarly rising rates of obesity. Frankly put by TIME:
“Keeping your house too balmy may be making you fat.”
Continue reading… “Lower the Thermostat to Lower 60s, Lose Weight!”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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