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News

Did Google Reject Job Applicants Because They’re Fat?

5:34AM June 24, 2011 | Joe Brown

A woman went to Google’s Manhattan offices to apply for a position. She’d already had a phone interview. After lunch, “Ms G” says seven of roughly 20 people were escorted out. All seven were overweight; everyone who stayed was thin. [Jezebel]


Cars

Are Rising Gas Prices One Cure For Obesity?

1:52PM June 21, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

There may be one benefit to the rising cost of gas. It could make Americans less fat. More »


Geek Out

A List Of Beverages For The Drinking Man’s Diet

7:00PM June 15, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Getdrunknotfat has a mission to keep you slim and trim while you drink yourself silly. The website painstakingly compiled the calories and calorie-to-alcohol ratio of many popular alcoholic beverages. All this wonderful data is organised in a searchable chart. More »


News

Fat, Disgusting Americans Force Coast Guard To Change Regulations

6:40AM April 6, 2011 | Sam Biddle

America! We’re super fat! We take up multiple plane seats! We drink pudding for breakfast! We sit around on the internet! Well, two thirds of us are – and thanks to them, now fewer of us can fit on boats. More »


Science

Pacemaker Zaps Stomach Internally To Prevent Overindulging

2:00AM March 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

Forget stomach stapling and lap band surgery. The next big thing in weight loss surgery may be the stomach pacemaker. More »


Geek Out

This Is What 57,000 Litres Of Animal Fat Look Like

10:20AM January 7, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Gross, that’s how it looks. This is what happened on the Houston Ship Channel last Tuesday. It had to be closed because a failure in a storage tank holding 57,000 litres of beef fat. No dinner for you tonight. [Buzzfeed]


Cameras

Is It The Camera, Or Are You Just Fat?

12:40AM August 11, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Does the camera really make you look 10 pounds fatter? Short answer, according to video pros: Not really, unless you’re shot under horrendous lighting and from a terrible angle. Of course, with HD, there are other concerns. [Ars] More »


Gadgets

Wii Fit, Weight Fat: What’s the Difference?

12:40PM March 5, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Weight Fat—found in a Japanese crane machine—blatantly rips off Wii Fit with its green, grey and white colour scheme and similar fonts. There’s a problem with this knock-off, though: it’s not even a video game.

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Science

Liposuction Doctor Powered His Cars with Human Fat

2:00AM December 23, 2008 | Adam Frucci

A Beverly Hills plastic surgeon has started using the human fat left over from liposuction as biofuel to power his SUV. It’s the American Dream: turning your fat arse into free gas.

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Gadgets

Waistband Stretcher Only Delays the Inevitable Muumuu Purchase in Your Future

4:00AM December 1, 2008 | Jack Loftus

While many people use the shopping bonanza Black Friday (now deadly, btw) to secure new clothes as.gifts for loved ones, I use it as an excuse to buy new pants because my old ones don’t fit after Thanksgiving dinner. Thankfully, I won’t have to do that anymore, because the Waistband Stretcher removes that task and all other vestiges of personal accountability from the equation forever.

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