If there’s one thing we’ve learnt during the whole GizMod Rukus project, it’s that cars are a lot smarter these days than they used to be. Unfortunately, that can also mean there are new and exciting ways to write off your car, as Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce discovered when he drowned his taxpayer-funded Toyota Land Cruiser. More »
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To celebrate Australia Day last week, we took a look at the top 10 inventions Australia has given to the world. But narrowing the list down to just 10 was a difficult task. So today we’re going to have a quick look at some of the runners-up. More »
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With all the flooding in both Queensland and Victoria at the moment, it was only a matter of time before someone somewhere decided to take a scenic joyride downriver on the back of a blow up doll. Fortunately it was only hilarity – and not tragedy – that ensued. More »
In an effort to spice up an auction for an autographed dish, tennis legend Andre Agassi offered to show the winner a naked picture of his wife, Steffi Graf, right on his mobile phone. The dish sold for over $US4,000. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/JwEBIC0a4RY&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); The government announced its new high-tech design for $US100 bills in April with much hoopla, including an epic YouTube trailer. But there’s been a small glitch since then: $US110 billion of them have been printed incorrectly. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/5MDH92VxPEQ&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":332.5,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} ); It’s so surprisingly fantastic and magical that I’m going to go buy steel wool and light it on fire right now. It’s like having front row seats to an intergalactic light show. [Boing Boing] More »
