Science

Video: Mythbusters Cannonball Goes Wrong, Hits Home And Minivan

UPDATED The cannonball was supposed to blast through an array of water barrels and a cinderblock wall. Supposed to. Instead it hit the wall, a hill and Jasbir Gill’s Toyota Sienna. Now do you see why they tell you not to try this at home?


June 30, 2011
News

Dr Pepper Sues Dr Pepper

Lifted straight from those Coke Zero commercials, Dr Pepper has filed a lawsuit against… Dr Pepper. Seriously. The parent company has filed a lawsuit against Dublin Dr Pepper – the tiny plant in Texas that uses cane sugar in their recipe.


October 9, 2010

This Is The World’s First Zero Carbon Convention Centre

It’s not often (ever?) that a convention centre is anything worth being excited about, but Ireland’s new Convention Centre Dublin uses ingenious engineering and an omniscient mother brain to monitor and adjust itself. The result? Zero carbon footprint.


August 29, 2010
Online

Runaway Cat Boards Train, Reunited With Owner Through Twitter

Cats! Always independent little fellers aren’t they? Lilou the cat ran away from her home in suburban Ireland by boarding a train headed to Dublin. I imagine she was going out for a few pints with her mates.