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• Gyroscopic Self-Leveling Pool Table

  You're on board a cruise ship playing a game of pool. But the weather gets rough and the ship moves. Is that the end of your game? Not when you're on board the... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 TRAVEL

• Arizona Turns 100

  

  image credit Arizona achieved statehood on February 14, 1912. To celebrate this centenary, here is a selection of outstanding photographs of the 48th State of... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, SOCIETY

• The Binaural Sound Experience

  What does it sound like when you're a rock star preparing to take the stage? Sony takes you backstage to enjoy a multi-dimensional journey featuring a seamless... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT

• The A-Bomb In Popular Culture

  

  image credit Miss Atomic Bomb is an icon of some sort for the relationship of the bomb with society, or, perhaps the bomb and Vegas, which is where this... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Convert A Photo To A Cartoon

  

  image credit Cartoonize is a free online program to convert a photo to a cartoon. Upload a photo and click on 'Cartoonize now. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY, RANDOM

• Ride Of Passage

  Toki's tribe expects him to bring home the head of the biggest animal possible. In return, he will receive honor and respect. However, this rite of passage... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Osoyoos - Canada's Spotted Lake

  

  image credit Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos in British Columbia, Canada. Spotted Lake is very highly concentrated... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT

• Blow Things Up

  

  Blow up 42 exciting and challenging levels in this physics based game. Try to knock the bad guys off their perches and save the good guys but don't worry if... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 GAMING

• Valentine's Day Flowers

  

  The Valentine Flowers design is a pair of flowers in a field, opening in the sun. What's inside? You can put pictures inside or some text. You decide. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Opening Of Antarctic's Lake Vostok May Reveal Life from Earth's 20-Million-Year...

  

  image credit After more than two decades of drilling in Antarctica, Russian scientists have confirmed that they reached the surface of a gigantic freshwater lak... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 ENVIRONMENT, OUTDOORS, SCIENCE

• Vintage Bodybuilding Ads Of Yesteryear

  

  image credit Or The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac - and other stories. Or put simply, how the ad men of yesteryear attempted to persuade men to get muscles... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 FITNESS

• Type This Into Google for a Valentine's Day Surprise

  Romantic math geeks, your moment has arrived. In the spirit of Valentine's Day, go ahead and type (or paste) this into Google search:... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Breaded Cats

  

  There's a new internet craze: breading. Breading is putting a piece of bread around your cat's head and taking a picture of it. This is how you do it. Take a... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 HUMOR, RANDOM

• True Tales Of Time Travel

  

  image credit On April 12, 1956, Samuel Seymour died. He was from Maryland and lived in Arlington, Virginia. Would you believe he had been present in Ford's... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Whitney Houston Found Dead

  

  image credit The news broke on the eve of Grammy Awards, the music industry's biggest night: The woman with the pitch-perfect voice who once reigned as the... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, SOCIETY

• Cakes Throughout U.S. History

  

  Mmmm! American cakes throughout history. (via Nag on the Lake)The Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 CULTURE, FOOD & DRINK, HISTORY

• The Hyrax - The Elephant's Cousin

  

  image credit The hyrax may look like a guinea pig to the casual observer but looks can be very deceptive. It has even been called the rock rabbit but its... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT

• Hello Kitty Jet

  

  image credit Japan's comic company, Sanrio, which owns the Hello Kitty brand, and Taiwan's EVA Air have collaborated in producing three Hello Kitty branded jets... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 TRAVEL

• Cryoscope Haptic Weather Forecaster

  The Cryoscope is a haptic weather forecaster. The Cryoscope shows the user exactly what to expect outside by haptically exhibiting exactly how cold or warm it i... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 SCIENCE, WEATHER

• Would You Take A Vacation To Afghanistan?

  

  image credit Afghanistan has many amazing sights. Yet with the forthcoming withdrawal of US troops and the Taliban poised to seize power again it seems... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL