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It's go time. How do traffic light sensors work?
2008-01-23 15:41:00 We face them almost everyday. Traffic lights. You hate them on the days you’re in a hurry because you’re running late and you only seem to get all reds. But you bless them on other days when they all seem to change to green as you pull up, as if the “Italian Job’s” Seth Green has hacked into the traffic light mainframe, making all the lights green just for you. (Thanks, Seth. Now go work on More About: Time , Work , Light
The Coldest Place in the Universe
2008-01-22 13:01:00 Physicists in Massachusetts come to grips with the lowest possible temperature: absolute zero. Where's the coldest spot in the universe? Not on the moon, where the temperature plunges to a mere minus 378 Fahrenheit. Not even in deepest outer space, which has an estimated background temperature of about minus 455°F. As far as scientists can tell, the lowest temperatures ever attained were More About: Universe , Place , The Universe
Change Blindness; You cannot be aware of everything
2008-01-22 00:06:00 Your brain fails to focus on details all the time. Change blindness allows the brain to focus on one precise thing and that's very useful and a great survival mechanism. But since most of the time we're not aware of what the brain focuses on, we cannot have a full picture of our daily lives; it distorts our perception constantly. This concept explained and much more in the documentary series More About: Blindness , Aware
Why We Flirt- Even If We are Married
2008-01-20 00:29:00 Contrary to widespread belief, only two very specific types of people flirt: those who are single and those who are married. Single people flirt because, well, they're single and therefore nobody is really contractually obliged to talk to them, sleep with them or scratch that difficult-to-reach part of the back. But married people, they're a tougher puzzle. They've found themselves a suitable-- More About: Flirt , Married
Just try beating this Fish Story!
2008-01-17 16:24:00 Caught 1 1/2 miles of the shore... What is that?! Can it be, really!!! It's a DEER!!! Not too much of a struggle? She was very glad to be on board. She was sooo tired and was glad to get into our boat and rest! And yes, we turned her loose when we got back to shore. Just try beating this Fish Story ! More About: Beating
What does a weeks worth of food look like around the world?
2008-01-15 15:55:00 I've always been interested in those shows on TV that talk about what a million dollars will buy in two different cities, or how far your dollar will stretch in different countries. But have you ever wondered what a weeks worth of food looks like in different parts of the world? You'll be surprised to find out how much food people do eat in a week, or on the other hand don't eat. Japan: The More About: Food , World , Around the world , The World , Worth
How to survive a 500 foot fall
2008-01-15 13:12:00 It's a modern-day miracle. An Ecuadoran native who fell 500 feet from the upper reaches of a New York City skyscraper--and survived. By the time Alcides Moreno hit the alley behind the black-glass luxury apartment building, he was traveling upward of 124mph. Only about half of the people who fall off a four-story building make it. So how is it possible that Moreno is alive? The answer More About: Survive , Fall , Foot
Newsflash: Time May Not Exist
2008-01-14 13:11:00 Not to mention the question of which way it goes... No one keeps track of time better than Ferenc Krausz. In his lab at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany, he has clocked the shortest time intervals ever observed. Krausz uses ultraviolet laser pulses to track the absurdly brief quantum leaps of electrons within atoms. The events he probes last for about 100 More About: Time , Exist
Charge Your Cell Phone With Body Heat
2008-01-13 03:07:00 Remarkable research findings on energy conversion have been published in the most recent edition of Nature: Scientists believe to have discovered a much more efficient way to use silicon to convert heat into electricity – for use in a variety of products ranging from cars to portable electronics. Imagine a time in which you would not have to plug in your cellphone or iPod over night to recharge More About: Phone , Body , Cell Phone , Cell , Charge
Snow Falls in Baghdad For First Time in 100 Years
2008-01-13 03:04:00 After weathering nearly five years of war, Baghdad residents thought they'd pretty much seen it all. But Friday morning, as muezzins were calling the faithful to prayer, the people here awoke to something certifiably new. For the first time in memory, snow fell across Baghdad. Although the white flakes quickly dissolved into gray puddles, they brought an emotion rarely expressed in this desert More About: Time , Snow , Years , First Time
Used Condoms Recycled Into Hair Bands?
2007-11-28 23:04:00 Used condoms as hair bands? We're all for recycling and everything, but this story pushes boundaries of good taste... and public health. China Daily says that used condoms are being recycled and sold as hair bands in China. The condom bands are cheaper then bands that were not formerly prophylactics. The recycled condoms are quite popular, but risk infecting users with the diseases that they More About: Bands , Hair , Condoms
WTF? This is the scariest thing you'll see all day!
2007-11-26 13:10:00 An Indonesian man who suffers from a rare disease which causes tree-like growths all over his body is seeking help from American medics An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor - and Vitamin A. Dede, now 35, baffled medical experts when warty "roots" began growing out of his arms and More About: Thing , All Day
Man (Re)Builds Mexican Island Paradise on 250,000 Recycled Floating Bottles
2007-11-25 14:56:00 If you can’t afford to buy your own tropical island paradise, why not build your own? That is exactly what Richie Sowa did back in 1998, from over a quarter-million plastic bottles. His Spiral Island , destroyed years later by a hurricane, sported a two-story house, solar oven, self-composting toilet and multiple beaches. Better yet, he has started building another one! His ultimate goal? To build More About: Mexican , Paradise , Floating , Builds
Dirty Secrets About Hotel Drinking Glasses
2007-11-22 15:44:00 Hidden camera investigation on how room service actually cleans your rooms drinking glasses. NASTY! More About: Hotel , Dirty , Drinking , Secrets , Glasses
FREE TV on Your PC: Hulu, Joost and Miro Reviewed
2007-11-21 13:13:00 This lovely review by Gizmodo breaks down the future of whats to come between the forced marriage of your TV and Computer... The Writers Guild strike already stripped us of our Daily Show and Colbert Report, and now it may take away Heroes and House as well. Looking to escape Reality TV hell? We've painstakingly reviewed three free (and mostly legal) video services—Joost , Miro and Hulu —for your More About: Free
We Knew This Was Going To Happen: iPhone Equipped Passenger Takes On Flight
2007-11-20 22:05:00 So I am sure I am not the only one to have seen the newish iPhone commercial where the pilot or whatever pulls out his iPhone and tells a story about how he avoided a 3 hour delay by looking at the weather on his iPhone. Well, lets suffice it to say that commercials are about as fictional as cartoons, so you shouldn’t believe everything you hear. Sure enough, some jackass with an iPhone gets More About: Iphone , Flight , Goin
Memories processed seven times faster than reality
2007-11-20 14:45:00 Scientists have show that when rats sleep, they play back memories as much as seven times faster than the events really transpired. The research, conducted at the University of Arizona, may shed light on how memories are processed. From a University of Arizona press release: Memory stores patterns of activity in modular form in the brain’s cortex. Different modules in the cortex process More About: Reality , Memories , Times , Ality , Aster
Marijuana Compound May Stop Breast Cancer From Spreading, Study Says
2007-11-19 22:25:00 A compound found in cannabis may stop breast cancer from spreading throughout the body, according to a new study by scientists at California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute. The researchers are hopeful that the compound called CBD, which is found in cannabis sativa, could be a non-toxic alternative to chemotherapy."Right now we have a limited range of options in treating aggressive More About: Cancer , Study , Breast Cancer , Breast , Stop
7 Warning Signs that make you wonder what they were thinking when they made
2007-11-16 18:52:00 Wait what? They probably needed this one. Nevermind the lawsuit, your left arm is too fatty for the tigers and might upset their stomachs. I would never operate a machine whose inventors felt this sticker was necessary. How many times has this happened? They never found a cause? Gee.. I have an idea, lets make more of this wonderful vehicle and sell them to people. Malicious threats are More About: Signs , Warning Signs , Warning , Made , Make
Curious? How the Brain picks desired sounds at a Rock Concert
2007-11-16 13:00:00 Ever wondered how we are able to conduct a conversation at a noisy party? Researchers from Japan, Canada and Germany have found that it is our left brain that picks out the desired sounds from a cacophony of loud, competing sounds. "In daily life, we are always exposed to several noises at the same time and we have to pick up important signals, for example, speech sounds, from the More About: Sounds , Concert , Curious , Rock , Brain
You have one minute to impress your future husband/wife
2007-11-15 18:03:00 Will WooMe Woo Thee Towards Online Dating? ~CHecK oUT mY FRee WeBcaM!~ No thanks, Fembot. Online-dating sites, while fun and successful for those in the know, can be very daunting to your average, not-so-computer-savvy individual. Getting lost in the sea of PC-murdering spam and creepy come-hithers when looking for a date online is quite simple when you don’t have a clue what to do. What gives, More About: Wife , Future , Minute , Husband , Impress
Hot Teen Busted By Dad Dancing On Webcam
2007-11-15 13:26:00 Normally I try to keep it on the cleaner side here but this is too funny to pass up. It's a girl dancing in front of her web cam, little does she know she forgot to lock her bedroom door. It's not really safe for work, but she does keep all of her clothes on. It's only 10 seconds long so view it real quick if your at your desk. [via liveleak.com] More About: Dancing , Webcam , Busted
Best Product Packaging Ever!
2007-11-15 02:15:00 Our advice? Whether it's a flower or not, avoid reference to the felines back door. More About: Product , Packaging
Blockbuster splits with Ad Agency...It truly is the end for Blockbuster
2007-11-14 17:37:00 Blockbuster Splits with Doner Advertising. Agency Said It Resigned Account as Retailer's Ad Spending Plummeted I said it in a post I did a couple of weeks ago and I'll say it again...It really looks like Blockbuster is going under. Blockbuster has apparently run out of money to advertise its failing business. Movie rental giant Blockbuster and its creative agency of record, Doner, are parting More About: Blockbuster
Awesome Satellite View of Current Sunlight
2007-11-14 13:03:00 A world map showing current sunlight and cloud cover, as of Nov 14 2007 11:00 UTC.This is the rectangular projection.You can also see a more realistic hemispherical projection.Image provided by die.net. It's really pretty cool, you can see the city lights from around the world from space. Click to make me much bigger. More About: Satellite , Awesome , Current , View , Sunlight
Recalled Toys Featured In Walmart's Holiday Catalog
2007-11-13 20:39:00 One of the unintended consequences of so many toy recalls is that holiday catalogs, printed far in advance, are now full of recalled toys. According to KHON news, Walmart's catalog contains two such toys, the "date rape" Aquadots and Fisher-Price's Laugh and Learn kitchen. Walmart says, "Unfortunately, this book was printed and shipped prior to completion of the additional testing and the More About: Holiday , Toys , Catalog , Featured , Recalled
Health Officials call for Airline 'fat tax'
2007-11-13 13:18:00 OBESE airline passengers should be forced to pay a "fat tax" to cover the cost of transporting their excess weight, according to a controversial proposal by health experts. Call s for the tax - which would be determined per extra kilo, in the same way as excess baggage - come as obesity rates and fuel prices surge to new highs in Australia. But the radical proposal has also attracted a More About: Health , Airline , Heal
What can $611 billion buy?
2007-11-12 20:38:00 With all of the politics aside, and we just focus on what $611 Billion can buy... you'll be Curious to know just how much $611 billion really is. That being said if the Bush administration succeeds in its latest request for funding for the war in Iraq, the total cost would rise to $611.5 billion, according to the National Priorities Project, a nonprofit research group. The amount got us
It's a century late, but Einstein's still right on time
2007-11-12 18:30:00 Time, as we all know, is relative: good experiences seem to fly by, whereas bad ones seem to drag on forever. "After two hours, I looked at my watch," a reviewer of Wagnerian opera is said to have written. "I found that 17 minutes had gone by." In 1905, Albert Einstein wrote his own treatise on the relativity of time, famously theorising that time speeds up or slows down according to how fast More About: Time , Late , Century
The World`s 10 Most Ridiculous Places To Live [PICS]
More articles from this author:2007-11-11 15:24:00 Everyone likes to be uniquely different among the crowd and some even go to the extent of making their houses really 'stand out'. Romanian Car House Egyptian House Ship House Space-ship House Rock House Shoe House Xerox House Underground House Tree House Suspendate House [via urlhawk.com] More About: World , Places , Live , The World , Ridiculous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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