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Business
Dude Drops His Kindle 2, Amazon Replaces It, Pays Him $200
4:37AM Adam Frucci | Behold, the power of a scary-sounding letter from a lawyer! Paul dropped his Kindle 2 and it broke. Amazon wanted $US200 to replace it. Instead, they replaced it and gave him an additional $US200. Damn, son! More »
Sports
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine. More »
The Science Of The Soccer Ball
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Before the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the boffins at Adidas designed the ‘world’s roundest ball’ for the world’s second biggest sporting event. It was the result of years of research, some complicated science and the hard work of a robotic kicking machine. More »
Toys
10:30AM Nick Broughall | Using a single Lego motor and a whole heap of gears and Lego to ramp up the speed, this ping pong launcher will push out ping pong balls fast enough for any would be Forrest Gump to practice their returns. Oh, Lego: Is there anything you can’t do?
[Thanks Daryl!]
Lego Ping Pong Launcher Serves Its Purpose Well
10:30AM Nick Broughall | Using a single Lego motor and a whole heap of gears and Lego to ramp up the speed, this ping pong launcher will push out ping pong balls fast enough for any would be Forrest Gump to practice their returns. Oh, Lego: Is there anything you can’t do?
[Thanks Daryl!]
Robots
The Robot Uprising Will Begin With A Game Of Catch
4:00AM Jack Loftus | Forget running humanoids, autonomous drones and the like. As this video demonstrates, our future robot masters will in fact disarm us with their lightning reflexes and squishy rubber balls. [YouTube via Geekologie] More »
Design
6:40AM Adam Frucci | See this chair? It is designed with the comfort of your genital in mind. Don’t believe me? Just listen to a no-nonsense Finn describe its advantages over close ups of comfy, comfy balls. More »
Finnish Chair Has One Priority: Your Balls
6:40AM Adam Frucci | See this chair? It is designed with the comfort of your genital in mind. Don’t believe me? Just listen to a no-nonsense Finn describe its advantages over close ups of comfy, comfy balls. More »
Toys
Bucky Balls Are Like Silly Putty Made with Rare-Earth Magnets
2:20AM Adam Frucci | Bucky Balls are tiny little powerful magnets that look like little round pellets. They stick together and can form basically any 3D object that you want. They are awesome. More »
Gadgets
Hand Charge Your Floating Musical Orgel Spa Ball
5:20AM Jason Chen | This Orgel Spa is a floating, hand cord-charged ball that plays one song and one song only. It’s waterproof, goes into your bath, and is supposed to give you three minutes of relaxation. More »
Peripherals
Yuen’To Music Ball is Great for Listening to Music, Bopping Heads
10:32PM John Herrman | Clearly a product of the deep-sea geothermal vent creature school of cuteness, the Yuen’To Music Ball is an adorable, albeit expensive, powered portable speaker. More »
Science
Headphones Playing White Noise and a Ping Pong Ball Let You Trip Sans Drugs
12:15AM Adam Frucci | If you’d like to experience the effects of drugs without actually taking any pesky drugs, here’s a little experiment that might be right up your alley. These things called Ganzfeld hallucinations are available to you without any shady alleyway dealing; all you need is a pair of headphones and a ping pong ball cut in half. More »
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