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A 15-year-old Swiss boy burned two holes in his retina trying to create a laser show with his newly purchased green laser pointer. The boy had originally purchased the laser pointer for the usual reasons: …to use as a toy for popping balloons from a distance and burning holes...
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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 make for some interesting visuals....
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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 conference’s welcoming reception at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. It seems someone didn’t...
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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 shown, on the balance of evidence, to have engaged in anti-social behavior in the...
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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 involved will probably be lowering the intelligence quotient of the planet by a point...
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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 the effects of electricity on male genitalia. Concerned that blokes worldwide were risking...
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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 insurance providers deny astronauts coverage – which meant that NASA had to find another...
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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 when the lightning struck our house, our car, and us during a terrible...
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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 of messing with the wrong seagull. The falcon had been rendered flightless by an...
