• US government wants to make sure you know that mermaids do not exist (probably)

    After the recent attacks by peoplethat were similar enough with horror movie zombies that they prompted the CDC to emit a statement to the effect that they did not know of any disease that could reanimate the dead, now the NOS (National Ocean Service) based in the USA made a...
  • 21% of Americans believe The Hulk, Batman or Spiderman would save them from an alien invasion

    A serious poll came out this morning stating that 36% of Americans believe in UFOs. Technically, everyone should believe in UFOs for the simple following reason: Anything that flies and is unidentified by an onlooker, is by definition a UFO. This might range from an exotic breed of bird...
  • Orbitz quotes more for the same hotel if you use a Mac

    According to Orbitz, who seem to have thoughtfully researched this, Mac users make more money, and are thereby willing to pay up to 30% more in travel fees which include plane tickets, hotel stays and car rentals, than their Windows using counterparts. That in itself is not alarming, what...
  • CD Players to soon disappear from new cars

    With the features provided by solid state flash and hi quality MP3 encoding, having a single CD to carry along has quickly become not only retro, but quite obsolete. Of course one could have a 6 CD (or more) changer in their car’s trunk but that only adds to...
  • Smoking causes saggy breasts!

    It’s been known for a long time that smoking is bad for you. There was a saying a while back that went along the lines of “Every cigarette you smoke, reduces your lifespan by 11 minutes.” which is of course ironic considering 11 minutes is about how long it...
  • Rogue states can no longer hide their stores of weapons-grade plutonium

    Physicists have discovered a method of tracking the radioactivity of plutonium, in terms of its location and quantity. Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are now able to determine how much plutonium was originally in a particular location. The practical applications of this new technique are staggering; for...
  • Not your grandma’s Tesla gun

    A budding young mad scientist who goes by the name of Rob built himself this handsome Tesla rifle. Rob turned a spark gap Tesla coil powered by an 18V drill battery into a scary-looking, gun-shaped lightning generator. Rob spared no expense, he cast a Nerf gun in aluminum and...
  • Canadian Mint releases glow in the dark coin

    The Royal Canadian Mint released a commemorative coin in memoriam of the dinosaur whose remains were discovered in Alberta’s Peace Country. Photo-luminescent technology that won’t wear off means the regular image of the dinosaur on the quarter will transform into a glowing skeleton in the dark. You’ve read that right,...
  • Sexy mice eat probiotic yogurt

    Researchers at MIT found that mice having been fed a probiotic yogurt diet were generally sexier, the fur was shinier and thicker, and in the males (we hope) testicles were heavier and projected outwards. Mating experiments also demonstrated that yogurt mice inseminated their partners more quickly and efficiently than...