Saturday, August 29, 2009
Random Stuff
Walmart Gadget Shoppers Sometime Look Like THIS
10:40PM Sean Fallon | This guy doesn’t look like your average gadget shopper…unless he’s shopping in Walmart. We’ll I’ll be dammed—he is shopping in Walmart! I know this because the site People of Walmart told me so. Hilarious. Sad. Disturbing…check it out. [POW]
Weapons
How Many Nukes Will It Take To Instantly Annihilate Humanity?
2:00PM Jesus Diaz | Forget about nuclear winter. Humans are resilient. We will survive. So how many nukes will it take to destroy every single human being in the planet, on first blast? Here’s the calculation in graphic form—with a surprising answer. More »
Random Stuff
Flower Pot Ice Cream Is My Personal Worm-Filled Fantasy
1:00PM Rosa Golijan | Look, I may have eaten a whole chocolate Apple tablet, but I think I could still handle devouring one of these flower pot ice creams (by “devouring” I, of course, mean “daintily eating in the most lady-like manner possible”). More »
Gadgets
Kindle Is More Environmentally Friendly Than Old-School Books
12:40PM Rosa Golijan | According to an analysis by the Cleantech Group, the Kindle is more environmentally friendly than plain ol’ paper books, assuming you’re not a freak who reads less than five books a year. More »
Phones
Report: Are iPhones Really Exploding All Over The World?
12:20PM Jesus Diaz | We have done some research, and it appears than the rumours of iPhones exploding all around the world—”world” as in “France, UK, and Belgium”—are greatly exaggerated. Here are all the known cases, and Apple’s official answer: More »
Gadgets
The Captivating History Of The Spork
12:00PM Sean Fallon | Whether you call it a “spork” or a “foon,” we must all ask ourselves where we would be without the genius that brought fork and spoon together as one. More »
Gadgets
Rapist And Kidnapper Claims To Invent “Sound Control” Gadget
11:00AM Rosa Golijan | “He did a lot of LSD when he was young.” Is that supposed to explain how Philip Garrido invented a gadget to “control sound” with his “mental powers” while impregnating a girl he kidnapped and kept as a sex slave? More »
GPS
GPS With Real-Time Info Can Save Four Days Of Driving A Year
10:40AM Jesus Diaz | Four days a year and 21 per cent less CO2 emissions. That’s what a GPS with real-time traffic information will give to you, and the entire planet. At least, that’s what maps maker Navteq says. As you can expect, there’s a catch. More »
Business
Are Asus And Moko Teaming Up To Sell Underwear?
10:20AM Rosa Golijan | Is this weird marketing campaign between Moko and Asus encouraging me to buy an EeePC or Calvin Klein undies? Or am I supposed to donate some shirts to these girls so they don’t have to wear those tiny things? More »
Science
