`When I’m visiting New York, I tend to walk with my head down and take little notice of the giant screens flashing around me, but today, I noticed a sign in the distance that was unmistakeable: I was standing before the largest “blue screen of death” that I had ever seen at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Ave. While most people experience the soul-crushing blue screen in the solitude of their homes or offices, I took part in a truly mass blue screen experience [..]’
`Metallic rods about 500 times smaller than the width of a human hair have been turned into tiny “propellers” by a Canadian research team. [..]
Their motion is driven by addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to the solution in which they are contained.
A reaction at the free ends liberates gas bubbles to provide thrust, turning the rods at a near constant speed.’
‘Alright, this guy is nuts excuse the pun. He takes a stun gun and shocks what I got to think are the two most senstive parts of the body.’
Then he kinda twitches. π
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I just want to know why. Or maybe I don’t.
Not safe for work, although I’m going to go and show everyone at my work tomorrow and see if they know what’s going on. π
`During our research for “Don’t Cross the Memes” we encountered several potent memetic viruses. Six months later we have perfected a simple yet effective human virus detector. Scan yourself, or scan your friends.’
There’s a 60% chance I’m infected with Pokemon. π
`This is a pretty cool clip. Its a 30mm Gattling test fire against a brick wall. It would of been cool to see the damage the gun did in the end but amazing how fast these get fired off.’
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`Passengers at an Indian airport were shocked when a hardcore porn movie was played on television screens for 20 minutes.
It happened at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi international airport at midnight when the airport was at its busiest.
Passengers were shocked by the sex scenes accompanied by moans and groans which echoed around the terminal.’
`Hundres of western Sydney residents have unknowingly been drinking unhygienic recycled water. [..]
Documents obtained under Freedom of Information show there have been at least four incidents of cross-connection since 2001.
In the most recent incident – in August – 82 homes in four streets in Glenwood were cross-connected, allegedly after a plumbing mistake in a house under construction.’
`Chilean doctors say a 266 pound man who was shot in the stomach was saved by his rolls of fat.
They say the bullet lodged in the man’s fat and did not damage any vital organs. A thinner person would have been killed immediately.
A hospital spokesperson in Santiago says the man’s thick layer of fat acted in the same way as a bulletproof vest, taking the impact of the shot.’
`A school principal who says he was beaten by at least four city police officers while having a diabetic attack is suing the officers, accusing them of dragging him through his car window and calling him a drug user before getting him medical help. [..]
The lawsuit says Greer pulled his BMW into a convenience store parking lot on Nov. 4 when he started feeling disoriented, a symptom of the onset of a diabetic attack. A store clerk called the police after noticing Greer’s car had been parked for awhile.
When the police arrived, they broke the car windows and pulled Greer out through the shattered passenger’s side window, even though his car doors were unlocked [..]
“The officers have denied they used excessive force and maintain that they gave appropriate medical assistance to Mr. Greer,” said [the policemen’s lawyer].’
‘A woman today admitted ripping off her ex-boyfriend’s testicle with her bare hands after he refused to have sex with her. [..]
In a statement read out by judge Charles James, Mr Jones continued: “I was left standing in my underpants. She was still lying on the floor.
“Suddenly she grabbed my genitals and pulled hard. That caused my underpants to come off and I found I was completely naked and in excruciating pain.”
Referring to his friend Danny McDonagh [..] Mr Jones said: “I believe Danny walked out shortly afterwards. He came into the kitchen and said to me, ‘That’s yours’, and I saw that he was holding one of my testicles in his hand.”‘
`A former Hampshire Regional High School substitute teacher yesterday pleaded guilty to stealing a student’s prosthetic arm. [..]
Assistant District Attorney Michael A. Cahillane said that in October 2003 a 13-year-old girl brought a prosthetic arm to Hampshire Regional while Bridges was a substitute teacher. After Bridges’ January 2004 arrest on weapons charges, police searched his car and home and seized weapons. Soon after that, his fiancee brought other items to Southampton police, including the prosthetic arm, Cahillane said.’
`Australian anti-piracy operatives are seeking a freeze on funds donated to the International Red Cross by a Vanuatu-based trust fund run by Sharman Networks – maker of Kazaa P2P software.. Michael Speck of Australias Music Industry Piracy Investigations said: “We’re preparing our approach to the International Red Cross. I believe this whole thing will come as a complete surprise to them, and were only approaching them to stop them disposing of any funds.” Speck expressed his hope that the Red Cross would co-operate, adding: “It would be incredibly disappointing if we had to sue them.”‘
`Astronomers are highly confident that they’ve taken the first photograph of a planet outside our solar system.
Make that two photographs.
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms with a high degree of confidence a picture made previously by astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and reported by SPACE.com in September.’
`This is what the “dance” looks like when people do it as a group!’
It’s like on of those silly dancing machines, with a bunch of idiots instead of just one.
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`A German museum is offering art appreciation lessons to Frankfurt’s sanitation workers, after garbage collectors lugged away a public art sculpture recently and sent it to the incinerator.
Peter Postleb, head of the city’s Clean Frankfurt initiative, claimed responsibility Monday for the case of mistaken identity, after garbage collectors picked up and disposed of what they thought to be construction rubbish.’
`And anti-panti is nothing at all ike a maxi pad. It is not padded. It is not meant to be worn during that special time of the month. It is not institutional. And most importantly, the back of the anti-panti is completely covered with adhesive so it will no budge from where you put it.’
`Introduced as Boraq Sagdiyev from Kazakhstan, he was said to be an immigrant touring America. A film crew was with him, doing some sort of documentary. And he wanted to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” to show his appreciation, the announcer told the crowd. [..]
“I hope you kill every man, woman and child in Iraq, down to the lizards,” he said [..]
“And may George W. Bush drink the blood of every man, woman and child in Iraq,” he continued [..]
By then, a restless crowd had turned downright nasty.’
‘This looks like to college buddies having a pillow fight. The one dude get whacked so hard that he starts crying.’
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`Typically a mecha is a large robotic vehicle. The main characteristics generally include large size 15 to 50 or more feet in height, and generally weighing several tons. They currently exist in the world of science fiction movies, comics, and animes. [..]
The task currently undertaken by Neogentronyx has been to create one of these mecha for practical uses and applications in the real world.’
With some photos. And maybe videos, altho I can’t find any.
This search string pops up hundreds of unprotected webcams around the world. At the moment I’m looking at the foyer of some building somewhere. It’s empty. π
I think it’s hit the mainstream news today some time, so people might start tightening up their camera security.
Probably not tho. You know what people are like. π
And! It seems some of the cameras can actually be controlled. I think I just pointed someone’s surveillance camera at a different building.. π
This site has the largest collection of tsunami photos and videos I’ve seen so far.
Whoever was driving that car probably needed to have a long shower.
Links to some fairly gruesome images.
Derek Kieper writes .. `What frightens me more about safety belt laws is the intrusion they represent to Americans. Democrats should take notice. Choice is an important aspect of freedom choice to do as I see fit with my body and being.
Yet, the government has decided that I do not have the choice to drive around without my seat belt. It is my choice what type of safety precautions I take. It is ridiculous to legislate actions that have no immediate effect on other individuals.’
Three months later a different article in another paper..
`Kate Beckinsale has given her daughter’s randy rabbit to the family cleaning lady – because it wouldn’t stop masturbating.
[.. she said] “I don’t think he liked being in a cage and wouldn’t stop masturbating and humping his food bowl. I was sick of inventing different explanations of what that was.
“Also, he was boring and, other than masturbate, he didn’t do anything.”‘
‘A girl of seven found the words “Fuck off and die” on her Disney computer game.
Beki Stewart pointed out the “naughty word” to dad Mark on the opening credits of Monsters, Inc – based on the hit kids’ film. [..]
Mark said: “I am disgusted. This was their big Christmas present. Beki was playing and said, ‘Daddy, there is a swear word.’ I said there couldn’t be because it was a Monsters, Inc game.’
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