Linking ideas with the world
Science magazine celebrates its 125th anniversary with a list of 125 questions science hasn’t got an answer for. I’ve always been a bit curious about no 1 myself.. ooh, and that one, and that one, ooh! ooh! and that one! 25 Questions .. further 100
Eric J. Heller has some awesome pictures of scientifically usefull visualisations, that also happen to be very attractive in his gallery.
Not the crap people are throwing around these days. So what do you do? You Protest! How? Well, by getting a team of actors, newspeople, etc together and coordinating actions in front of live, rollling news of course. The cheese ninja, tigers, evangelists and more bravely disrupt the news where reporters report bullshit…
Yup, anime has gotten to people’s heads – they’re building real mechwarriors (the movies are pretty cool)
This one’s done by Rachel Stevens. http://www.rachelgetsfruity.com/flash.html You know, I think they’re on to something here. Instead of the usual PSAs where we get bombarded with statistics by pompous ugly people, they should just have hot chicks in their underwear telling us to exercise more, eat greens, recycle and generally make the world a Better Read more about Public Service Announcement[…]
Dominique Mouseover, clickety-click..
Pyramids Sweet. If you haven’t used Maps before – you can click and drag the map as well as zoom in and out. Other places: Area 51 Statue of Liberty WTC NYC (zoom in) Burning oil wells in Iraq (zoom + might be gone after next update..) Uluru (Ayers Rock) SR71 Blackbirds (center of image) Read more about Fun with Google Maps[…]
US Researchers have managed to drain the blood from a dog, replace it with a saline solution, thereby officially killing the dog and then, using electric shocks, oxygen and replacing the blood, bring it back to life… several times. Apparently none the worse for wear. They want to use this technology to store soldiers with Read more about Zombie dogs[…]
Yes, you want the best of the best – the absolute finest in men’s wear: a handcrafted, bespoke Saville Row suit! Be prepared to lay down GBP 2000 at least, three fittings and recieve the best money can buy. But how? with who? This site tells all…
To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our earth isn’t the center of the universe but merely one of billions of heavenly bodies. From biology we learned that we weren’t specially created by God but evolved along with millions of other species. Now archaeology is demolishing another sacred Read more about Agriculture is the root of all evils[…]
It’s sounds to me like a word for describing the act of coughing up feces, but no – it’s the name of a manufactured girl group targeting 8-year olds with a significantly sub-average IQ. Hey, it’s a HUUUGE segment, right, don’t diss this shit! Check out the awesomeness that is Huckapoo here. Turn the volume Read more about Huckapoo![…]
The Bionic Man with moving metal arms controlled by thought and with sensitivity are now available at the mad scientist near you…
Anyone with an interest in how our digital freedoms are being whittled away, how the music, movie and television landscapes are about to change forever, or how a new, empowered generation of users (mostly young people) see media differently than the older crowd, would benefit from marking up their copy of Darknet (bring two yellow Read more about Darknet[…]
TOKYO — Japan wants to help build a lunar base and populate it with advanced versions of today’s humanoid robots by around 2025, according to the head of the nation’s space agency. The idea is more than a pipe-dream; it is part of a 20-year plan, called JAXA Vision 2025, that was drawn up by Read more about Japan wants robo moonbase[…]
Using a Laser (yes! it has a laser in it!) and a turntable you CAN in fact scan stuff and make a 3D model of it. Well, if it’s small. And you don’t mind the lack of smoothing. Or waiting. But hey, it’s v2 of 3 and if he gets it right, it’s what I Read more about 3D Scanner for $90[…]
Absolutely not for the faint hearted of us. Damon Hearst + technology.
Not quite as effective, but it only costs $30 or so…
Alain Robert aka ze French Spiderman. This guy makes a sport out of free climbing the worlds largest buildings. Seriously. Check out the Photo gallery
The TV ads people make to promote their products – these can get a bit strange at times, especially the Japanese ones…
Well, if you fake your ID to that of a trusted device and pair with another device, you get a key sent, which you can crack in 0.06 seconds. Feed it in and you don’t have to enter the PIN. Oops.
And natural is excellent! [nsfw]
Firing plates at 76000 mph!
Ram ’em and sink ’em!
Nuke some grapes and see the plasma! There’s some other ways to create plasma in your microwave, but I can’t find them right now…
How nice of these beautiful kind girls to pose naked on camera for us on a clean, pop-up free site 🙂