It’s certainly a safety improvement, but Mercedes’ new active seat belt buckle should also eliminate the utterly annoying game of trying to find the connectors that have inevitably gotten stuck in-between the back seat cushions of a car. More »
When it comes to kitchen safety, raw chicken can be even more dangerous than a sharp knife because of bacteria like salmonella. But a new study reveals that cold plasma torches could eliminate those harmful pathogens, without cooking the food. More »
Meesh Hytner was doing typical pro-snowboarder things, participating in an informal backcountry competition in Colorado, when suddenly she found herself in a class-3 avalanche. Lucky for her, she was wearing an emergency airbag system, and lucky for you, there’s video. More »
Earbuds (or good ones, anyway) work like corks for your ears: sealing in music while blocking surrounding sounds. They’re fine when you’re safe at home, but not so much outside when you need to be aware of your environment. More »
I don’t live in a high risk area for deadly tremors, but after watching this earthquake-proof table easily survive having a 1000kg block dropped on it, I think I still want one for my office — just in case. More »
If you don’t have kids, there are probably knives, prescriptions drugs, poison, and electronics lying everywhere. But now the family is coming to visit with something that could destroy everything you love: Children. More »
The odds of surviving an avalanche are greatly improved if you’re found in the first fifteen minutes. So $US100 seems like a worthwhile investment for this emergency inflatable marker that’s going to make it easier for rescuers to locate you. More »
If you’re going to the trouble of getting yourself a set of Stormtrooper armour , it might as well be practical right? So instead of flimsy moulded plastic, these suits are made from genuine leather protecting motorcyclists from road rash. More »
