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Gadgets
The Bomb-Sniffing Gadget That’s (Definitely Not) Saving Iraq
1:51AM John Herrman | The promise of the ADE 651 is seductive: a handheld detector which susses out bombs, guns, drugs and human bodies from up to a kilometre away. And the Iraqi military swears by it! One problem: It doesn’t seem to work. More »
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Vibrating Breast Enhancer Claims To Boost Your Mammaries
7:15PM Danny Allen | Unlike Pangao’s Magic Massage Bra, these bizarre little inserts support (cough) almost any bra to “quickly improve, firm and increase your bust”. Apparently, “just a half hour per day” is all that’s required to see results. More »
Science
Jury Rules On Steorn’s Free Energy Machine: Guilty (Of Not Working)
12:40AM John Herrman | Remember how Steorn, the company who built, hyped, then failed to demonstrate the Orb free energy machine, convened a hand-selected “jury” to evaluate the technology? No? Well, anyway, they’ve disbanded, unanimously unconvinced. More »
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