Israeli Supermarket Advertisers Channel Hamas Leader’s Assassins
Fri, 12/03/10 – 0:55 | No Comment

The assassination of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh made for some pretty exciting news, who would have thought that it could help to sell groceries?
Apparently the creative minds behind an advertisement for the Mahsaney Kimat Hinam …

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Man Finds Terrifying Way To Test Whether Lava Lamp Would Work On Jupiter
Tuesday, 9 Mar, 2010 – 19:59 | 6 Comments
Man Finds Terrifying Way To Test Whether Lava Lamp Would Work On Jupiter

Ottawa, Canada: Thanks to its immense size, Jupiter’s force of gravity is 2.5 times that of Earth. Neil Fraser set about testing whether this extra gravity would affect the functionality of a common lava lamp, …

South Korean iPod Fingers Spared From Cold By Sausage Styluses
Thursday, 11 Feb, 2010 – 3:17 | 3 Comments
South Korean iPod Fingers Spared From Cold By Sausage Styluses

The recent cold weather in South Korea is reportedly responsible for the recent spike in sales of CJ Corporation’s snack sausages – they are selling like hot cakes, but not because people are hungry.
The electrostatic …

“Most Detailed” Pictures Of Pluto Ever, Not Really All That Detailed
Friday, 5 Feb, 2010 – 3:44 | One Comment
“Most Detailed” Pictures Of Pluto Ever, Not Really All That Detailed

When NASA announced the release of the most detailed pictures of Pluto that have ever been seen, I must admit to having experienced a certain level of excitement. After all, it is not very often …

Is That A Freaky-looking Debris Cloud NASA is Depicting Or Is Today a Good Day To Die?
Thursday, 4 Feb, 2010 – 8:00 | One Comment
Is That A Freaky-looking Debris Cloud NASA is Depicting Or Is Today a Good Day To Die?

This object, which was first picked up by MIT’s LINEAR, was so incredible that it demanded a second look. NASA repositioned the Hubble and captured a beautiful shot of a debris cloud orbiting between Mars …

Electrosensitive Activists “Sickened” By Inactive Radio Tower
Sunday, 17 Jan, 2010 – 8:20 | No Comment
Electrosensitive Activists “Sickened” By Inactive Radio Tower

South African “electrosensitive” activists who claimed to have experienced terrible symptoms caused by their local packet-data radio tower seem to have ended up with a little egg on their faces.
The tower that allegedly triggered their …

Cocaine Found In Space Shuttle Hangar
Thursday, 14 Jan, 2010 – 21:38 | One Comment
Cocaine Found In Space Shuttle Hangar

NASA has confirmed that a small baggie of white powder that was found in the hangar of space shuttle Discovery is in fact cocaine.
A shuttle maintenance worker is reported to ahve found the baggie outside …

HP Computers Seem Much Better At Recognizing White Faces
Monday, 21 Dec, 2009 – 21:25 | One Comment
HP Computers Seem Much Better At Recognizing White Faces

An African American HP user made an unusual discovery, the face tracking technology that came with his new notebook didn’t recognize his face.
It might have been put down to a malfunction, but for the …

Man Mounts Rocket Launcher On Motorcycle
Wednesday, 16 Dec, 2009 – 19:53 | 3 Comments
Man Mounts Rocket Launcher On Motorcycle

As you can see from the video, this gentleman has set about mounting a remotely controlled rocket launcher to his motorcycle.

Octopus Uses Coconut Shell as Exoskeleton
Monday, 14 Dec, 2009 – 20:26 | No Comment
Octopus Uses Coconut Shell as Exoskeleton

Video footage has emerged of octopi exhibiting some rather fascinating learned behavior; they were carrying coconut shells to use for their own protection.
Researchers observed veined octopuses (Amphioctopus marginatus) in Indonesia carrying coconut shells that were …

Giant Leopard Seal Teaches Photographer How To Hunt
Friday, 20 Nov, 2009 – 7:09 | One Comment
Giant Leopard Seal Teaches Photographer How To Hunt

National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen describes how he was taught to hunt, and later fed by a large leopard seal in Antarctica over a four-day shoot.

Diver Films Underwater “River” At Bottom Of Cave
Friday, 20 Nov, 2009 – 6:40 | One Comment
Diver Films Underwater “River” At Bottom Of Cave

Professional diver Anatoly Beloshchin recorded this incredible video on a cave dive at Cenote Angelita, Mexico. Beloshchin could be forgiven for being a little squeamish around the “river”, as it is actually a layer of …

Bomb-proof Wallpaper Stronger Than Walls
Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 20:35 | No Comment
Bomb-proof Wallpaper Stronger Than Walls

The X-Flex wallpaper system, which may see service in Iraq and Afghanistan, offers a new way to protect existing construction from explosions.
From PopSci:
X-Flex bonds so tightly, it helps walls keep their shape after blast waves. …

Radio Controlled Helicopter Powered By “Microwave Death Ray”
Wednesday, 4 Nov, 2009 – 6:42 | One Comment
Radio Controlled Helicopter Powered By “Microwave Death Ray”

Can a microwave oven be used to power a radio controlled helicopter? That is the question that Bang Goes The Theory’s Jem set out to answer, and answer it he did.

Theme Park Hires Scientists To Develop Anti-vomit Breakfasts
Friday, 30 Oct, 2009 – 22:30 | One Comment
Theme Park Hires Scientists To Develop Anti-vomit Breakfasts

When the management at the Alton Towers theme park heard that a large number of visitors skipped breakfast out of fear of losing it on their rides, they decided to take action.
They called on Dr …

Robotic Hand Can Feel
Friday, 23 Oct, 2009 – 19:46 | 2 Comments
Robotic Hand Can Feel

The SMARTHAND is a little different to a regular inanimate prosthesis: it is connected to nerves in the arm. The hand’s owner can feel the robotic prosthesis and use it much like one would use …

Speed Bump Leaves Slow Drivers Alone
Thursday, 22 Oct, 2009 – 0:06 | One Comment
Speed Bump Leaves Slow Drivers Alone

Mexico’s Decano Industries has developed a speed bump that only bumps fast cars.
The Decano speed bump, which costs $1500 to install, raises from the road when cars are traveling too fast and retracts when …