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• Eole

  French designer Julien Moise created a watch he called 'Eole', named after the Greek God of Wind Aeolus. The watch runs on batteries but the screen works on win... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Light Painting With A Roomba

  

  image credit Light paintings created using long exposure photography and lights affixed to wandering Roomba vacuum cleaner robots. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• AutoWed Wedding Machine

  

  ConceptShed created the AutoWed Wedding Vending Machine. It's as cruel and mechanised as it sounds, with the emotions of a parking meter, yet somehow putting... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Strange Maps By Frank Jacobs

  London-based journalist Frank Jacobs loves maps, but finds most atlases too predictable. He collects and comments on all kinds of intriguing maps - real,... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Toast Tattoos

  

  Imprint 'I love you' or 'Happy Birthday' on a slice of toast with Toast Tattoos. Forget flowers and chocolates - there's no better way to show your devotion to... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 19 Remarkably Tiny Houses

  

  image credit There's a quiet movement to forgo housing luxury for efficiency. Tiny houses not only leave a smaller impact on the planet, they also force the... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 14 Foods You Wouldn't Believe Are Bad For You

  

  image credit Did you know that canned tomatoes, green tea, margarine, a Granola bar, are bad for you? They are, according to the High Cholesterol Foods Blog.... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 RANDOM

• The Physics Of Cheating In Baseball

  

  image credit Cheating in sports might be as old as the race between the tortoise and the hare. But not all trickery actually works, especially in baseball. A... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• 1951 Maserati GP, Low Miles, Needs Paint

  Michael Spengler is a German photographer who is hoping to publish a book devoted to his collection of diecast and metal toy racing cars. Spengler has almost 30... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 RANDOM

• Smooth Parking

  You've probably heard the age-old stereotype that men are better at parking cars than women. Something to do with the differences in the wiring of male and... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Canada Day

  

  Congratulations to my Canadian readers. Today is Canada Day (Fête du Canada). Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada, a federal... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 RANDOM

• The Ray Harryhausen Creature List

  Ray Harryhausen is an American film producer and special effects creator. He created a brand of stop-motion model animation known as Dynamation. Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Presurfer And Environmental Graffiti

  

  Starting this week, you'll find something new in the right column of this site. The Presurfer and Environmental Graffiti have decided to work together in... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2011 RANDOM

• 10 Most Momentous Strikes Of The 20th Century

  

  image credit Strikes are renowned as the bane of governments and anybody who wants their garbage collected on time, and yet often are the only resort left to... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Replica Of Tyrannosaurus Rex Made With 1,400 Balloons

  

  Mark Verge has been perfecting the art form for more than 16 years and has created a 39ft life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex out of 1,400 balloons. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• iPhone5 With Blackberry

  YouTube link (via JustElite)The Presurfer Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Did Shakespeare Smoke Weed?

  

  image credit A study of several 17th-century smoking pipes, including a number found in the garden of Shakespeare's home in England, has revealed traces of... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• The Censored Internet

  

  Constant Dullaart is a Dutch visual artist who creates new modes of using the internet as a medium. He released a new Google website called thecensoredinternet. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Ctrl-Alt-Delete Cup Set

  

  This set of three coffee cups shaped like your favorite 3 keyboard keys is the perfect metaphor for taking a mental break from your computer. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM

• Top Gear Finds The World's Most Unstoppable Vehicle

  

  Tested on Top Gear by Clarkson's co-presenter Richard Hammond, the Marauder is a ten-ton military vehicle that the public can buy - if you have £300,000... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 HUMOR, RANDOM