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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Science

The Science Of Belly Button Lint Shows Your Navel Is Like A Sarlacc Pit For Fluff

10:34AM Nick Broughall | For three years, Georg Steinhauser spent his waking hours analysing the contents of his navel. In particular, he used his skills as a chemist to study 503 pieces of lint from within his belly button to create a scientific explanation for what causes your man-belly to collect fluff like a Sarlacc pit eating Jabba the Hutt’s foot soldiers. More »
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Science

Use Lye To Deal With Dead Relatives, Unclog Drains

3:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Forget those GPS graves in the jungle we brought you a few weeks ago, because in the future what we’re really going to do is pour—yes pour—our loved ones down the drain with the help of some lye and an iron coffin contraption from BioSafe Engineering. The last hurdle, as always, will be to overcome the yuck factor many people experience when they realise this really does mean turning mum and pops into coffee syrup. More »
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