amusing

  • The do it yourself atomic energy set for kids, a 1950’s play toy

    Back in 1951, if you’re kid wanted to be a scientist and you could afford the then pricey $50, you might have bought them this, the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab. Only available until 1952 it had everything you needed to make nuclear energy:  Four types of uranium ore,...
  • Virus found to make zombie caterpillars that commit suicide

    First zombie bees in San Fransisco and now zombie caterpillars. Yes, scientists have discovered a virus that once it infects caterpillars, it turns them into a zombie like state. But that’s not all, once infected the little critters commit suicide. Basically in a hypnotic state, the caterpillars climb to...
  • Girl with dancing eyebrows becomes an online hit

    Everyone is good at something, however, sometimes our talents are a little more bizarre than others. A 14-year old Australian girl has become an online hit after posting a video of her dancing eyebrows. It’s like the kids in the Cadbury commercial which I used to think was digitally...
  • Man arrested after hiring strippers for son’s wedding

    From funerals to weddings, strippers are becoming the in thing in China. So when an entertainment company showed Zhang Cheng, from Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu province, what adding a couple of strippers to the live band could do to enhance a party, he thought it was a great addition...
  • Tae Kwon Do Santa Claus hits shopping mall in South Korea

    This reminds me of a story I heard from an English teacher who was working in Japan. Her first year there she walked into a shopping mall to see Santa Claus in the midst of their Christmas display, but someone hadn’t done their homework or else they were confused...
  • Cat speaks in tongues

    Not being one for animal videos on Youtube, I usually give them a miss. But something inside told me this was worth seeing or more appropriately hearing. At first you don’t want to believe the cat is making these weird sounds which really do sound like something speaking in...
  • Toddlers destroy house with flour

    Some people think it’s staged, but I’m sorry, if you’ve ever tried to clean flour off your floors or clothes you know that no body in their sane mind would purposely let their kids go to town with a five pound bag of flour. You just would not. Even...
  • Women texts from wedding altar

    Weddings are magical. For the bride especially, your wedding day is the biggest day of your life. So of course you have to text about it. Even if you’re at the altar. You can still be classy as you pull your celly from the bodice of your dress. Paying...
  • Police capture 19 criminals with fake promise of free beer

    Operation Rocky might be the smartest police operation in the history of modern police. At least it was cost effective and proved that some criminals are indeed dumb. Nineteen wanted criminals were arrested after police tricked them into going to a designated place for a free case of beer...