Sick, stranded whale to be put out of misery with explosives
Thu, 2/09/10 – 1:10 | One Comment

A whale that is stranded and sick is set to leave this world a bang… of explosives that is.
The Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation have decided that the unusual step is necessary because …

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Guy tests faith in science by sticking hand in liquid nitrogen
Thursday, 2 Sep, 2010 – 0:37 | No Comment
Guy tests faith in science by sticking hand in liquid nitrogen

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 …

Meter Maids give Microsoft a welcome they’ll not forget
Thursday, 26 Aug, 2010 – 7:11 | 2 Comments
Meter Maids give Microsoft a welcome they’ll not forget

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 …

App may be realtors’ worst nightmare
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010 – 4:33 | No Comment
App may be realtors’ worst nightmare

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 …

Facebook gravity explanation is both frightening AND funny
Monday, 23 Aug, 2010 – 1:33 | One Comment
Facebook gravity explanation is both frightening AND funny

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 …

Report: Determination of Human Penile Electrical Resistance and Implication on Safety for Electrosurgery of Penis
Friday, 30 Jul, 2010 – 1:35 | One Comment
Report: Determination of Human Penile Electrical Resistance and Implication on Safety for Electrosurgery of Penis

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 …

Apollo astronauts used memorabilia as life insurance
Wednesday, 21 Jul, 2010 – 21:58 | No Comment
Apollo astronauts used memorabilia as life insurance

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 …

Lightning strike: a personal account
Sunday, 18 Jul, 2010 – 8:10 | 2 Comments
Lightning strike: a personal account

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 …

Seagull defeats bird of prey with well-aimed vomit
Tuesday, 6 Jul, 2010 – 18:46 | One Comment
Seagull defeats bird of prey with well-aimed vomit

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 …

Flying car gets FAA approval
Wednesday, 30 Jun, 2010 – 0:29 | 2 Comments
Flying car gets FAA approval

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 …

High school students tricked into working for NASA
Monday, 28 Jun, 2010 – 20:56 | One Comment
High school students tricked into working for NASA

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, …

Kevin Costner may yet save the day
Thursday, 10 Jun, 2010 – 6:44 | 3 Comments
Kevin Costner may yet save the day

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 …

Email illiteracy coming to an office near you…..
Friday, 4 Jun, 2010 – 8:22 | 3 Comments
Email illiteracy coming to an office near you…..

 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 …

Sex May be Redundant as IVF Effectiveness Increases Chances for 30-somethings
Monday, 17 May, 2010 – 7:54 | No Comment
Sex May be Redundant as IVF Effectiveness Increases Chances for 30-somethings

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 …

Coconut Oil Could Help Reduce The Symptoms Of Type 2 Diabetes
Saturday, 15 May, 2010 – 4:20 | One Comment
Coconut Oil Could Help Reduce The Symptoms Of Type 2 Diabetes

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 …

Scientists Claim: Presence of Beautiful Women Bad For Health
Tuesday, 4 May, 2010 – 9:35 | One Comment
Scientists Claim: Presence of Beautiful Women Bad For Health

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 …

New ‘T-Rex’ Leech Species Invaded Peruvian Girl’s Nose
Thursday, 15 Apr, 2010 – 22:48 | One Comment
New ‘T-Rex’ Leech Species Invaded Peruvian Girl’s Nose

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 …