Portable Bone Healing Machines
These have been given approval by the US FDA. Apparently they give a 38% faster healing period using them for 20 minutes each day. It’s non invasive and uses ultrasonics to stimulate bone into healing.
Author: Robin
Honda to make business jets
Honda is fed up with other jet manufacturers and hopes to make a splash in the business jet market. Production to begin somewhere in 2009 / 2010
Biomedical Image Awards 2006
This gallery contains amazing pictures of biology including explanations of what it is you’re seeing. This is a split open skin cancer cell
Motorcycle Tank
Built to drive around on anything. Not in production.
Wear Sunscreen
But slap it on, do not spread it into your skin. The best defence is getting no sun.
1005 bhp supercar
Barabus has gone 4 bhp up on Bugatti’s Veyron with a car that will be unveiled in London tomorrow.
Baby Name Voyager
This Java applet shows how many people (y-axis) were born in a given year (x-axis) with a given (part of a) name (area under the curve) on a graph comparatively to other names starting with the same letter.
Tesla Motors
Tesla Motors has an electric car which looks cool and has the performance to match. It does 0-60 mph in something like 4 seconds and has a range of 250 miles. As it’s electric and has no transmission, accelleration is smooth throughout the speed range. They’re trying to qualify it for road use in the Read more about Tesla Motors[…]
Gen H-4 One man helicopter
This helicopter has four engines for backup, flies at 55 mph, has a fuel load capable of carrying a 70kg person for around 1 hour, is classed as an ultralight / microlight and costs only $30,000,-. It also claims to be the smallest co-axial helicopter that actually flies and takes 2 hours to learn how Read more about Gen H-4 One man helicopter[…]
Top 10 dumbest ways to get rich online
It’s truly incredible how people have literally made millions of dollars using the intranets.
Oak Grove Gravity Hill
In Oak Groave there’s a hill that has reverse gravity. Balls roll up the hill, cars get pulled up the hill, apparently it’s quite something to see. Local residents admit it might be a visual illusion or that it might have something to do with a high concentration of ores in the soil and no Read more about Oak Grove Gravity Hill[…]
PHP speed tests
These pages have a few benchmark tests for PHP4 perfomance to do the same thing using different methods.: READ LOOP: foreach() vs. while(list()=each()) MODIFY LOOP: foreach() vs. while(list()=each()) For-loop test Using the &-ref-operator as so called “alias” $obj = new SomeClass() vs. $obj =& new SomeClass() using the =&-ref-operator double (“) vs. single (‘) quotes Read more about PHP speed tests[…]
Maths?
Some humorous and elegant solutions to maths problems.
Darth Vader Sessions
The Story of Star Wars presented by Darth Vader, the voice of James Earl Jones and a different take on it.
Dutch courts respect computer privacy
To my surprise, Dutch higher courts dispute the right of music companies (in NL BREIN is the equivalent of RIAA) to obtain IP addresses from your ISP, hack your computer, scan your harddrive and then link it to an individual. BREIN comes out stinky in the court’s verdict as breaching privacy laws. Hurray for freedom!
X’Tal Vision
This offshoot of the University of Tokyo, Chrystal Vision, uses projectors and camera’s to good use in order to create some startling illusions. One is invisible / see through clothing, which uses a camera / projector setup to make it look as though the cape is transparent (I’ve seen many blogs referring to this as Read more about X’Tal Vision[…]
Another new browser in the wars.
But this one is specifically for visiting porn sites with. It’s called Heatseak and implements a shell on IE, closing it down for much of the nasty behaviour certain porn sites exhibit (spyware, popups etc). The installer allows you to choose a variety of names / icons for it, so it’s not too obvious on Read more about Another new browser in the wars.[…]
Nudism growing
Apparently the nude vacationing industry has tripled in size from 1992 (when it was at $400m) catering mainly to the over 35s and luxury segment.
Gallileo Cracked
Now everybody can use the GPS signal information – for free 🙂
Anti anti smoking
In an earlier post, I vented my frustrations about smoking studies – few of them are available and the ones that are are flawed: there are very few indeed with a sample size larger than 15 (which is surprising considering the millions of smokers out there) and the one (and only one!) I’ve been pointed Read more about Anti anti smoking[…]
Airlines for smokers – Smintair
Finally someone has decided to fly those fuckers who banned us from smoking in the face: Smintair (Smoking International Airways) is planning to open a route between Dusseldorf and Tokyo, for smokers only! Apparently they will have an above average air cleansing system and extra comforts. They hope to make the first flight on March Read more about Airlines for smokers – Smintair[…]
380 ways to freak out your roommate
I first found this list on a BBS around about 1993 and it’s still floating around! It’s still as good as it was back then too – some of these are far out! 8. Learn to levitate. While your roommate is looking away, float up out of your seat. When s/he turns to look, fall Read more about 380 ways to freak out your roommate[…]
Heineken Brick Bottles
Apparently in the 1950s mr. Heineken tried to do something for the world by creating beer bottles that could be used to create housing in poor areas from. Unfortunately the plan was voted down somehow.
German Expressionism movies
Free to download and watch on the web
First Ornithopter flies
An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies by flapping its’ wings. Surprisingly this has never been done before, despite drawings of whacked out genius mr. da Vinci. After 30 years of trying Dr. James DeLaurier and his team managed a 14 second powered manned flight. What a sight that must have been.