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Google gas pumps: the savior of lost men
2007-11-09 12:57:00 Soon, you will never have to admit that you're lost and suffer the humiliation of asking for directions. Google is expected to announce a partnership today with Gilbarco Veeder-Root, to include Google's mapping service on 3,500 Internet enabled gasoline pumps across the US. The maps will be available on the pump's small screen giving motorists the ability to scroll through local landmarks, More About: Lost , Pumps , Savior
The most amazing thing you'll see all day. Tunnel House
2007-11-07 15:42:00 Wood Splinter anyone? Isn’t it great how creativity kicks in when times running out. Take for example this incredible and beautiful installation by artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck a few months before this house was to be demolished…. I’m guessing they saw any opportunity to do something freaking crazy cool to a space that was going to be destroyed and turned this old house into a trippy wooden More About: House , Amazing , Tunnel , Thing , All Day
Warning: How Television Really Works
2007-11-06 15:06:00 The power of advertisers over television programming stems from the simple fact that they buy and pay for the programs-they are the "patrons" who provide the media subsidy. As such, the media compete for their patronage, developing specialized staff to solicit advertisers and necessarily having to explain how their programs serve advertisers' needs. Watch the video below for further explanation. More About: Television , Works , Warning
Human race will 'split into two different species'
2007-11-06 12:51:00 Is this really the future? The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. 100,000 years into the future, physical selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed. The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist More About: Human , Race , Split , Human Race , Diff
Everything you've ever wanted to know about Daylight Savings Time
2007-11-05 17:29:00 Curious? about why we change our clocks for back an hour in the winter and forward in the spring? Read on my friend. Its everything you've ever wanted to know about Daylight savings Time . Thanks to our planet's cockeyed position relative to the sun, residents of the latitude-disadvantaged Pacific Northwest will set their clocks to "fall back" an hour this weekend to shift our shrinking allotment More About: Daylight Savings , Savings , Wanted
New Trend: Many Teens Change Eye Color With Food Coloring?
2007-10-06 14:49:00 You've got to be kidding me...Long term damage anyone?? There's a new -- and dangerous -- "do-it-yourself" trend. "Food coloring is cheap (and) easy, but it's not meant to be put in contact lenses," said Dr. Kelly Spetalnick, an optometrist. The American Optometric Association has issued a warning, because many children are trying to make their own colored contact lens, using food coloring. " More About: Teens , Color , Change , Trend
Crowd swipes dying man's groceries
2007-10-05 22:53:00 Normally I'd like to keep things on the positive side here at Curious? Read, but I have to speak out against such low life scum bags as this story will illustrate. I would expect such vial behavior in the arm pits of our world.. but not in the glorious U.S of A. As Bob Dylan once wrote.."The times they are a changing.." [for the worse]. MESA, Ariz., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The sight of an old man More About: Dying , Groceries , Crowd , Erie
How You Know You Found The Perfect Someone
2007-10-05 13:08:00 Every Girls Dream Wedding Cake... Okay, not really... But I'll have to say there is a great deal of detail going into that weddign cake. To each his/her own! More About: Perfect , Some
Interesting Conceptual Art
2007-10-05 03:17:00 Highly conceptual spheres of art. More About: Interesting , Conceptual , Eres
Don't do it! Interesting pic
2007-10-03 21:59:00 Photoshopped or not? You be the judge... More About: Interesting , Eres
Watch Free High Quality T.V over the Internet with Joost - Screw Comcast!
2007-10-02 13:07:00 Okay seriously- This might be the best thing since Napster. Except you don't have to worry about getting caught. It's a 100% free T.V. There is 3 second commercials here and there, but it beats paying Comcast or Time Warner $50 a month in cable fees when you can watch pretty much anything practically free. All of the major cable channels are supported, ABC, CBS, its all the good stuff with no More About: Internet , Watch , Free , Joost , High
Woman Runs Over Own Legs at McDonald's Drive-thru
2007-10-01 13:02:00 The Phoenixville Police Department is investigating a freak accident in which a borough woman ran over both of her legs in the drive-through lane at McDonald’s, 651 Nutt Rd., Friday afternoon. According to Cpl. Pat Mark, a black Chevrolet Blazer, driven by a 53-year-old borough woman, was in the drive-thru lane at McDonald’s around 1:55 p.m. September 28. More About: Drive , Legs , Woman , Runs
Bike Hits 130.7 mph. On Snow
2007-09-30 15:16:00 33 year old Austrian Markus Stoeckl has smashed the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes. Stoeckl, nicknamed "Hercules" because of his 6'4", 220 lbs. frame, broke the 8 year old record by 14 mph on a 2000 meter, 45 degree run in the Chilean Alps. Because of the extreme cold, Hercules had to hold his breath for the 40 second duration so his helmet didn't fog up. Crazy, indeed, but we More About: Bike , Snow , Hits
New Treatment Brings Patients Back From The Dead Yikes!
2007-09-29 18:53:00 Doctors in Philadelphia are testing a revolutionary new treatment that is restoring life and bringing people back from the dead. During cardiac arrest, the heart stops beating. It's a trauma alert and people are often declared dead within minutes. But now doctors at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital are bringing people back from the dead. Dr. Lance Becker and his team are More About: Treatment , Back , Dead , Patients
Seinfeld Scam :Suspects Arraigned In Pop Can Smuggling Ring
2007-09-28 12:46:00 Authorities in Detroit said they arrested 10 people and seized more than $500,000 in cash after breaking up a smuggling ring that collected millions of beverage containers in other states and cashed them in for 10 cents apiece in Michigan.The 10 people were arraigned on charges ranging from false pretense, a possible 5-year felony to running a criminal enterprise, a possible 20-year sentence.A More About: Ring , Smuggling , Scam , Seinfeld , Suspects
Teen Finds Her Flickr Image On Bus Stop Ad
2007-09-27 12:49:00 Through the magic of the Internet, a photo of Texas teenager Alison Chang ended up on a bus stop advertising mobile phone service in Adelaide, Australia (inset). Virgin Mobile said that it was within their rights to use the original photo posted on Flick r without authorization. An American family has sued Australia's Virgin Mobile phone company, claiming it caused their teenage daughter grief More About: Stop , Image
Bad Breath: You Are What You Eat
2007-09-26 12:49:00 Expert: Odor Sticks Around Until Food Leaves System There you are in the office, sitting down for a meeting when something catches your attention. It's the girl from accounting sitting next to you. You are convinced she ate a raw onion on her lunch break. She has no idea that the slice of onion in the pita wrap she ate an hour ago is causing people in the meeting to slowly scoot their chairs More About: Breath , Brea , Bad breath
"Holy Grail" of LEDs: Pure White Light Achieved
2007-09-26 12:43:00 Many of us keep hearing about the wonders of LED lights; how they have life spans of between 50,000 and 70,000 hours, how they use only a fraction of the power that even a CFL requires, and their small size. Why then, are we not using them to light our homes? The answer lies in the type of light emitted by existing LEDs. A lot of the light is muted, faded, and doesn't have the crisp white light More About: White , Light , Holy , Pure , Holy Grail
Germs Taken to Space Come Back Deadlier
2007-09-25 18:31:00 It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germ s go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened.The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006. The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along -- carefully wrapped -- for the ride. More About: Back , Lier , Germs
Wow, somebody must have gotten fired over this...
2007-09-25 17:56:00 Warren, I think it's time to find a new job. More About: Fired , Some
Feeling fat and depressed today?
2007-09-24 15:29:00 Chances are your not that fat. You just need to feel better about yourself. But to feel better about yourself, you want to loose some weight. I get it. But to do this effectively, you need to track your progress to keep you motivated. Enter Traineo. Traineo is a free and simple website that gives you the motivation and support to reach your weight loss and fitness goals. Traineo’s idea is More About: Today , Feeling , Depressed
Good bye Crayon [PICS]
2007-09-23 22:19:00 What happens when you take a gun and shoot defenseless objects while using an expensive high speed camera? Really cool pics, that's what. Enjoy! [via picsyard.com] More About: Good
Amazing 3D Graffiti Artists: Street Painting and Sidewalk Chalk Art
2007-09-22 19:34:00 Most people tend to think of graffiti as subversive art spraypainted in the dead of night on urban walls. Some artists, however, including Edgar Mueller, Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner, defy that stereotype, painting and chalking openly on city streets and sidewalks. Beyond merely entertaining crowds, their work has at times even broken world records. These street art images and biographies merely More About: Graffiti , Painting , Artists , Street , Amazing
15 Sure ways to get Banned from K-Mart [PIC]
2007-09-21 13:02:00 A letter from K-Mart corporate banning this guy for doing what? Well let's start with taking 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking...making a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the restrooms... setting all the alarm clocks in the house wares dept to go off at 5 minute intervals... you get the picture... [click on the picture to make it More About: Banned , K-Mart
Forget Gamestop, play old Nintendo games for free!
2007-09-20 13:11:00 If your between 35 and 25 yrs old this may be the best website in the world. Play all the old classic Nintendo games online and free-no catch, no nothing. Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Tecmo Super Bowl, Metal Gear, Contra, Bubble Bobble, Mega Man, Kung Fu.. ahh all of the old greats. You can play them here, or check out this website for an alternative. Enjoy! More About: Games , Free , Forge
Tony Joiner's Touchdown Kiss for Tim Tebow Causes Stir
2007-09-19 13:02:00 A kiss between University of Florida safety Tony Joiner and QB Tim Tebow on Saturday after Tebow made a second quarter touchdown pass to Cornelius Ingram has startled the college football world. It's not so often you see such a public display of affection between male athletes, particularly American jocks. Here's the clip: "Tebow and Joiner have had fun with their kiss, though it promises to More About: Kiss , Touchdown
Startup Takes On ITunes With Free, Ad-Supported Service
2007-09-18 22:29:00 After nearly five years of development, a delayed beta launch, the flight of its management team, and a $3.2 million deal with Universal Music Group, the free, ad-supported SpiralFrog online music service finally launches Monday. I came to a startling conclusion while testing the service last week. Despite my having mocked it in the past, SpiralFrog does in fact make sense because digital rights More About: Itunes , Service , Free , Startup
Coca Cola readying self-chilling soft drinks?
2007-09-18 13:26:00 And you thought non-stick chewing gum was the heat. Turns out, Coca Cola may be plotting a new version of Sprite that actually chills itself upon opening. Apparently, the drink has to be kept at a specified temperature before being snapped up, and once the oh-so-thirsty consumer pops the top, "a mechanism inside creates ice made from the drink, so it is not diluted." Reportedly, the beverage More About: Drinks , Coca-Cola , Soft
So you just ate some fruit...gotta poo yet?
More articles from this author:2007-09-17 22:24:00 No? I thought fruit goes right through ya? Well in any case, here is a short list of the actual digestion times of some popular fruits and vegetables. You'll be surprised, that it takes your body over three hours to digest cantaloupe, cucumbers, onions or cranberries. Curious? Check out the list here... [artwork: www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk] More About: Fruit , Gotta , Some 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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