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Lunar Leftovers: How The Moon Became A Trash Can
image credit We hear about the amount of waste floating around space all the time. However, the biggest trash can outside of earth's atmosphere is in fact the... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2011 ASTRONOMY, SCIENCE -
Huge Group Of Polar Dinosaur Tracks Discovered In Australia
The discovery of a group of more than 20 three-toed dinosaur tracks in Australia is the largest and best-preserved collection of polar dinosaur tracks found in... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2011 CULTURE, SCIENCE -
Air Swimmers
are fish-shaped balloons filled with helium that can be flown indoors while you have full control using remotes. The controller takes 3 AAA batteries and the... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2011 GADGETS, RANDOM, TECH -
Give-A-Shit
.org is a non-profit organization with a totally new way of approaching and awakening public opinion to the world problems. Give-a-Shit.org is not like all thos... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2011 CHARITY, DEBATE, SOCIETY -
Tetris Furniture And Rubik's Kitchens
image credit Designs inspired by video games and mathematical toys have brought us Tetris furniture and Rubik's kitchens.The Presurfer Read more
Posted on 10 August 2011 GAMING, HOME, INTERIOR DESIGN, RANDOM -
Creepy Anti-Cable Ad From The 70's
An 'anti-cable' television ad from the 70's (then known as Pay-TV) to discourage viewers to support cable television. Ironically, they encouraged people to... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2011 CULTURE -
Minimalist Coffee Machine
It looks like some scientific instrument but it's coffee maker. The machine was created by designer Tali Shilo who realized how ugly, nonsensical and complicate... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2011 HOME -
10 Hobbies Destroyed By Technology
image credit Do people still play board games? Or are most games played on screen nowadays? 10 Hobbies Destroyed by Technology. Read more
Posted on 09 August 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Big Ben Twitter
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is generally extended to refer to the... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH -
10 Most Beautiful Swamps On Earth
image credit Swamps are sometimes considered eerie places, places where living things die - and perhaps dead things live! In fact, though, they have their own... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2011 OUTDOORS -
The US Two-Dollar Bill
image credit Did you know there are Americans that don't believe there is a two-dollar bill. The two-dollar bill is a unit of United States currency best known... Read more
Posted on 09 August 2011 CULTURE, HISTORY, RANDOM -
Why Are Some QR Codes More Scanworthy Than Others?
image credit Those quick-response (QR) codes you see spreading far and wide give smartphone users a painless way to go to a company's website, get discounts or... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 TECH -
Neatorama Give-Away In Cooperation With The Presurfer
Because the last give-away in June was a succes, Neatorama in cooperation with The Presurfer is doing another one. And again it's a Zombie-themed give-away. Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Flash Fire Air Guard Jet Truck
Neal Darnell drives the Flash Fire Air Guard Jet Truck on the ramp at Andrews Air Force Base. Because of the construction on the main runway, Neal was only... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Terrifying Clouds
I've seen many scary clouds in my life but none as terrifying as this one. Pat Kavanagh took this shot of an explosive black storm from the roof of his house... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 ENVIRONMENT, WEATHER -
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day
image credit Today is 'Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbors' Porch Day.' The day was established by Thomas and Ruth Roy from Pennsylvania and due to the... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 GARDENING, HOME -
BakeBot: A Robotic Cook
Mario Bollini and Daniela Rus of the Distributed Robotics Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have programmed a robot to make a cookie. The PR2... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 GADGETS, RANDOM, TECH -
The Last Iceberg
Camille Seaman is an American photographer who made a series of stunning photographs of icebergs. The Last Iceberg is one piece of a larger project entitled... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2011 CULTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY -
Card Shaped Razor And Mirror
It fits in your wallet. A razor and a mirror in the shape of a credit card. It's a card, a mirror, a razor, it's somehow both at the same time. The blades are... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM -
Railway Therapy Practiced In Indonesia
While it might look like they are protesting against something or staging a gruesome mass suicide, the people of Rawa Buaya are actually looking to cure their... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2011 HEALTH, TRAVEL