swine flu
Random Stuff
Automatic Holy Water Dispenser To Fight Swine Flu
2:10PM Adam Frucci | Some churches in Italy are installing automatic holy water dispensers that, much like soap dispensers, squirt out an individual portion when you place your hand underneath it. To fight swine flu, of course! More »
Online
Google Maps Shows You The Way To Your Swine Flu Vaccine
5:49AM Jesus Diaz | The Pandemic That Was Going to Kill Us All But Didn’t is still alive, lurking to take you in a one-way trip across the Styx. Or a two-way trip to snotland. Google Maps points the way to the nearest vaccine. More »
Software
Harvard Medical School’s H1N1 App Let’s You Panic On The Go
4:17AM Adam Frucci | Swine flu! It’s the panic du jour, far less dangerous than eating poorly cooked chicken or getting in a car, yet apparently infinitely more scary. And now Harvard will take $2.49 to scare you on your iPhone. More »
Random Stuff
MythBusters Get Disgusting To Protect You From Swine Flu
9:59AM Wilson Rothman | We love high-speed photography, but seeing Adam Savage blow a juicy sneeze in super slow-mo is enough to make us smash our EX-F1s. Still, it’s for a noble cause: Awareness and avoidance of H1N1, aka Swine Flu. [Discovery]
Peripherals
Piggy Flu Mania Means Vioguard’s Your Best Hope Against H1N1
7:49AM Jason Chen | The Vioguard keyboard might be the first keyboard to specifically target the swines, using two 25-watt UV lights to kill 99.99% of viruses and bacteria in about 90 seconds. More »
Design
Japanese Anti-Flu Suit Lets You Get Sneezed On With Impunity
3:40AM Adam Frucci | A Japanese company called Haruyama Trading Co. has developed a suit that supposedly protects the wearer from the H1N1 hysteria virus. Finally! More »
Software
HealthMap App Will Tell You How Diseased Your Neighborhood Is
1:42PM Rosa Golijan | Ever wondered if someone in your neighbourhood has a case of Swine Flu, African Horse Sickness, Chicken Pox, or other infectious diseases? Today’s your lucky day: The HealthMap app will show you up-to-date reports and even send push alerts. More »
Gadgets
Why Medical Checkpoints Will Never Save Us From Apocalypse
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | This—border entry and exit checkpoints with thermoscan controls—is how your airport will look in a few years. If you are lucky. Swine Flu or not, this is our future. Or maybe it’ll be even worse: More »
Science
This Is How The Swine Flu Looks: Monstrously Beautiful
5:00AM Jesus Diaz | While the effects of the Swine Flu could be lethal, I watch this 3D visualization of the influenza type-a virus’ antigenic shift and I can’t help but to admire its hideous beauty. [Thanks Carlos] More »
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