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Finding Iron In Your Cereal Looks Pretty Gross
There is iron in cereal. That’s good! But it looks pretty gross. Here’s how to find it: soak a cup of cereal in a Ziploc bag with water, mix it up and then rub a magnet over the bag. You’ll see the metallic iron trailing the magnet. You eat that!
How Astronauts Trim Their Nails In Zero-G
In space, even the most mundane routines become elaborate tasks. Like cutting your nails: if you’re not careful, your fellow astronauts will have face full of clippings. Gross. Fortunately, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has taken time out to explain how the folks on the ISS cope.
Man Survives Shooting Himself In The Heart With A Nail Gun
In a horrifying real-life cross between Happy Gilmore and a Bon Jovi song, a man accidentally shot himself in the heart with a 10cm nail while trying to un-jam a nail gun. Somehow, he survived.
This Guy Didn’t Know He Shot Himself In The Head With A Nail Gun
Dante Autullo is a tough guy. He’s also, according to his wife, a very accident-prone guy. So when he accidentally hit his head with a nail gun and only saw a scratch, he didn’t think anything of it… EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A FREAKING NAIL LODGED IN HIS BRAIN.
Eating Nails And Metal Not The Best Way To Turn Into A Cyborg
A Peruvian man named Requelme Abanto has a new identity — the “hardware store”. That’s because he recently had surgery to remove more than 0.5kg worth of 5-inch nails, rusted copper wire, scrap metal and coins from his stomach.
‘Nailed’ Flash Drive For People Who Secretly Hate Their Computer
There are plenty of odd USB drives out there–especially ones shaped like food. But those drives are meant for happy-go-lucky types that may or may not have an eating disorder. But what about hotheads that have a love/hate relationship with their computer? Plankon’s 1GB “Nailed” USB drive fills that void with a design that almost begs short-tempered nerds to smash an unruly laptop with a hammer. Available for the steep price of US$45.
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