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Okay, this is not the first time that a guy stuck his hand into liquid nitrogen in front of a camera, but the use of high quality cameras and a clear container for the experiment …
Microsoft got more, or should that be less, than they bargained for during Microsoft’s huge Tech-Ed conference held recently on the Gold Coast.
The coast’s iconic Meter Maids were hired by Microsoft to take part in the …
A new iPhone and Android app tells users how many of their neighbors have an Anti-Social Behaviour Order, commonly known as a ASBO. It is a civil order made against a person who has been …
A group of Facebookers show that a poor grasp of the English language and frightening lack of scientific knowledge can make for hilarious results. Unless you consider the possibility that the multitudinous offspring of those …
A recent report from Taiwan would send shivers down the spine of the average bloke, at the very least, causing him to involuntarily keep his knees together.
A group of crazy brave surgeons in Taiwan has been exploring …
Being an astronaut has always been a risky occupation, but there was a lot more that could go wrong back in the days that they rode rockets into space. It was dangerous enough for life …
One of our readers over at Uber Review posted this personal account of getting electrocuted after lightning struck her house – she was inside at the time.
From Amy:
My husband and I were at home …
An injured peregrine falcon that was found by a roadside in Guernsey was initially thought to have fallen victim to a cruel hunting method. It turns out that the falcon had simply made the mistake …
As a car, the Terrafugia Transition could be said to be found somewhat wanting in the looks department – it is an ugly beast, but it is an ugly beast that is approved for use …
When it comes to inventive teachers, one could argue that don’t come much craftier than Brookline, Massachusetts high school science teacher Ron Dantowitz. He prepared a mock scenario for his three best students, James Breitmeyer, …
Robin Hood actor Kevin Costner has appeared before a Congressional committee, urging them to consider a technology he invested more than $US20 million ($24 million) in that could be used to separate oil from water …
Simon Kearney, author of a publication titled “Emails, computers making Aussie workers dumb” makes some interesting observations.
According to a report by the Australian Industry Group (AIG), the use of email and computers in workplaces has created a …
According to Dr John Yovich, a vet doctor from Perth’s Murdoch University – that’s an animal vet… not a war vet -, loved up couples will soon stop having sex to conceive babies.
His theory is that …
If you struggle with Type 2 Diabetes, a recent article in Medical News Today points to Coconut Oil as being a possible natural ‘savior’.
Recent studies in animals showed that a diet rich in coconut oil protects against ‘insulin …
Research undertaken at the University of Valencia has seen scientists arrive at a startling conclusion: beautiful women are bad for men’s health.
The issue is to do with a hormone, namely cortisol, which is produced by …
While unquestionably grotesque, leeches tend to be rather benign creatures. They latch onto a host, gorge themselves on blood and fall off of their own accord – a little disgusting but nothing to worry about.
Of …






