Wednesday, April 30, 2008
UNI-QUE CYCLE BUILT BY TEEN
It looks like a motorcycle that has been in a nasty accident, but the teenage inventor of this electric bike believes it is the answer to urban traffic chaos and pollution. Although it resembles a unicycle, the Uno has two wheels side by side and uses gyroscopic technology to stay upright. Ben Gulak, 18, spent several years building the machine. The rider leans forward to accelerate to speeds of 25mph, and backwards to slow down. Mr Gulak, from Canada, said: "I was inspired to make the bike after visiting China a few years ago and seeing all the smog. They all drive little bikes that are really polluting and I wanted to make something to combat that." Weighing 120lb, the bike is light enough to be taken indoors to be charged up, and runs for 2.5 hours.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
AT LAST WE HAVE THE ANSWER...
TO THE PERPLEXING QUESTION OF WHETHER THE FLAPPING OF A BUTTERFLY'S WINGS CAN HAVE SURPRISING UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES...IT CAN...WATCH AND LEARN!
SOUND GOOD TO YOU?
FANCY TRYING AN EXPERIMENT?
1. GO TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/
2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE
3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE
(Skip your e-mail address.)
4. Click on 'Vizualizar' and watch what happens...
http://www.tatuagemdaboa.com.br/
2. TYPE YOUR FIRST NAME ON THE 1st LINE
3. TYPE YOUR LAST NAME ON THE 2nd LINE
(Skip your e-mail address.)
4. Click on 'Vizualizar' and watch what happens...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
MENTOS MADNESS
It is the kind of experiment which gets kids excited about science. Mixing Mentos sweets with Diet Coke produces a surging fountain of cola – and now it has won two pupils £2,000 of science equipment to boot.Teresa Logan and Stephen Lynch's choreographed display of the cola and mint sweets exploding in a dramatic Christmas tree shape has triumphed over hundreds of other entries in the Mentos science competition. But it was not down to luck (or an understanding of the nucleation process which produces the spectacular effects), according to their teacher, Linzi Wetherell. They conducted many experiments to get the right combinations and timings before the big show at Gunnersbury Catholic School in Brentford, Middlesex, she said. They eventually used 30 bottles of Diet Coke and 120 Mentos, with four of the mints strung together before being dropped into the drink.
HI IS RORY LIONS THERE PLEASE?
OK NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PHONE PRANK TEXTS GOING ROUND THIS WEEK - WHICH REPORTEDLY MELTED DUBLIN ZOO'S ANSWERING MACHINE - OTHER NAMES TEXTED AROUND INCLUDING G.RAFFE ETC
THE ABOVE IS STILL A PRETTY GOOD ADDITION TO ALL THE LION STUFF I HAVE BEEN AMASSING ON ME BLOG OF LATE - SEE LOVE NEVER DIES BELOW FOR THE CUTEST STORY EVER! OH CLICK ON THE PIC TO READ IT PROPERLY IT'S WORTH IT I SWEAR...
Thursday, April 24, 2008
YOU HAVE TO READ THIS FIRST BEFORE LOOKING AT PHOTO
Family on holiday in Australia for a week and a half when husband, wife and their 15 year old son decided to go scuba diving. The husband is in the navy and has had some scuba experience. His son wanted a picture of his mum and dad in all their gear so he got the under water camera ready to go. When it came to taking the picture the dad realized that the son looked like he was panicking as he took it and gave the 'OK' hand sign to see if he was all right.
The son took the picture and swam to the surface and back to the boat as quick as he could so the mum and dad followed to see if he was OK. When they got back to him he was scrambling onto the boat and absolutely panicking. When the parents asked why he said 'there was a shark behind you.' The dad t hought he was joking but the skipper of the boat said it was true but they wouldn't believe him. As soon as they got back to the hotel they loaded the picture onto the laptop and this is what they saw.
(Try and tell me you wouldn't have emptied your
Entire digestive system right at the point you saw it)
Would you have stayed to take the picture??
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Maybe what saved them was that the shark wasn't hungry, they were in the water not on the surface, and there was no fear coming from them - only because they were not aware. Probably better that the kid didn't point for them to look behind them.
The son took the picture and swam to the surface and back to the boat as quick as he could so the mum and dad followed to see if he was OK. When they got back to him he was scrambling onto the boat and absolutely panicking. When the parents asked why he said 'there was a shark behind you.' The dad t hought he was joking but the skipper of the boat said it was true but they wouldn't believe him. As soon as they got back to the hotel they loaded the picture onto the laptop and this is what they saw.
(Try and tell me you wouldn't have emptied your
Entire digestive system right at the point you saw it)
Would you have stayed to take the picture??
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Maybe what saved them was that the shark wasn't hungry, they were in the water not on the surface, and there was no fear coming from them - only because they were not aware. Probably better that the kid didn't point for them to look behind them.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
SUPER HIGH SPEED CAMERA
Check what this high speed camera can do. The speakers can be off, unless you understand Japanese. They have developed a small video camera in Japan which shoots at 2000 frames per second. It is a high-resolution, full color, video cam which does not need a lot of light, as most high speed cameras do. In the attached demo movie, a yellow balloon has been filled with water and is then pierced with a pin. Take a look and be amazed. The balloon disappears from around the water. Just think of the possibilities when this camera is available for purchase!
LOVE NEVER DIES
OH MI GOD THIS IS SO SWEET!
These two guys reared this lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up, they took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary...a year later they went to see it and were told it would not remember them. Watch the vid to see what happens next...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
MEET HIGHTOWER'S MISSUS & SPROG
Like mother like son. India's tallest woman, who stands 7ft 2in, claims her baby has grown to 3ft 2in in only 10 months. Svetlana Singh says she hopes her child Karan, who already weighs three-and-a-half stone, will be the tallest man in the world.
Speaking in the family's home in Meerut, outside Delhi, Mrs Singh told how the hungry boy needs feeding an astonishing 20 times a day. "He just doesn't stop eating and never stops growing," she said. "He is only ten-months-old and wears clothes designed for five-year-olds. "Karan has never fitted into baby clothes, even when he was first born he was 2ft 2in tall and was the same size as a normal two-year-old." Husband Sanjay, who at 6ft 6in has to look up to his wife, hopes his son's height will help him become a basketball player so he can study in America. "Both sides of our family are very tall - my father is 6ft 5in and Svetlana's father is 6ft 7in - so Karan could not really have been born any other way," he said. Despite being proud of their size the family admit it can cause problems. Travelling in buses and cars is almost impossible because both husband and wife have to stoop to fit in. And shopping becomes an ordeal in itself as hordes of curious onlookers gather to stare at the couple and their giant baby. Despite his size everyone treats Karan normally because he is such a happy baby," said Sanjay. "People who don't know us stare initially but Karan always wins them around with his smile and personality. "He has a very jolly nature. He laughs and giggles a lot and has already started walking. The amount of food he demands must give him extra energy because he is very strong." The couple, who are both doctors of naturopathy, a holistic medicine, met at university where their size immediately attracted them to each other. "I was unsure if I would ever find a wife to match my height, but as soon as I met Svetlana I knew we would make a great couple," said Sanjay. "I dream Karan will become a doctor like his parents. Perhaps his size will help him - we would love to send him to study in the US and he would be naturally gifted at basketball. "We hope an American college might take him because he will be so tall. "We will try to look after Karan and give him the best life. It would be great if he took up but I would be happy if he played any sport he liked."
Monday, April 21, 2008
HAR BLOODY HAR
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
WHO'S TAKING THE CAR TO THE POUND ANDRE?
This was the bizarre scene encountered by police officers after they pulled over a car - a six-foot alligator nestled by the rear window. William Johnson had been stopped for erratic driving and turned out to be a suspect wanted over a burglary. But officers got even more than they bargained for when they spotted his reptilian passenger as they approached the car in the night-time stop. An image from a video from the police car shows them pointing their torches into the back of the car as they cannot quite believe what they see. The animal, which was travelling in the back seat, had moved up to the area behind the headrests by the sedan's rear window. The pictures were taken by one of the officers.
Meet Oscar The Naked Dancing Cockatoo
As far as life goes being a bird of paradise, Oscar seems to have come off second best. The cockatoo is turning some heads and it's not for the reason you may think - she's totally bald. Twelve years ago, Oscar was given six months to live after developed a beak and feather disease. But she battled on and the bird, from Broward County Humane Society in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has become a hit on YouTube. "She looks like a bald chicken," said one of her keepers. "There's no getting away from it." Then adding, "I love this bird."
CONCERNED READER
BEST/WORST OWN GOAL EVER
Erica in Sports saw this and told me about something she saw during the penalty shoot out between Douglas Hall and Avondale in their recent Intermediate Cup quarter-final, Avondale keeper Brendan O'Connell saved a peno but didn't collect it completely and the wind blew it over the line, the goal stood and they lost the tie - unreal!
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
BANKSY PULLS OFF OUTRAGEOUS CCTV PROTEST IN LONDON
The graffiti artist Banksy has pulled off one of his most audacious stunts - an enormous protest against Britain's surveillance society painted just feet from a CCTV camera. The guerrilla artwork appeared on a wall above a Post Office yard off Oxford Street in central London on Monday morning. It features a boy in a red jacket painting the slogan "One Nation Under CCTV" in stark white capitals. His actions are filmed by a policeman next to a barking dog.
The secretive artist's achievement is made more impressive by the fact that the piece is several stories high - meaning he had to erect temporary scaffolding before slipping away unnoticed. Banksy frequently touches on political issues in his work. Last month a Banksy-style painting depicting two children pledging allegiance to supermarket giant Tesco appeared on the wall of a north London pharmacy.
It was interpreted as support for the growing campaign to ban free plastic bags. He has also painted several works on the walls of Bethlehem, including one of a dove of peace wearing a flak jacket.
Famously secretive, Banksy is believed to have only given one newspaper interview, although he has left various clues indicating he is a secondary school drop-out who was born in or around Bristol in 1974. His works now sell for tens of thousands of pounds. A recent auction in October earned £540,000 for 11 pieces, four times the pre-sale estimate.
www.banksy.co.uk
The secretive artist's achievement is made more impressive by the fact that the piece is several stories high - meaning he had to erect temporary scaffolding before slipping away unnoticed. Banksy frequently touches on political issues in his work. Last month a Banksy-style painting depicting two children pledging allegiance to supermarket giant Tesco appeared on the wall of a north London pharmacy.
It was interpreted as support for the growing campaign to ban free plastic bags. He has also painted several works on the walls of Bethlehem, including one of a dove of peace wearing a flak jacket.
Famously secretive, Banksy is believed to have only given one newspaper interview, although he has left various clues indicating he is a secondary school drop-out who was born in or around Bristol in 1974. His works now sell for tens of thousands of pounds. A recent auction in October earned £540,000 for 11 pieces, four times the pre-sale estimate.
www.banksy.co.uk
RECORD WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP FROM A KNEELING POSITION
ARSENAL CRUMBLE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
Ready Made Crumble Mix
1 German Prune (well passed its sell by date)
4 French Lemons
3 African Melons
1 Spanish Plumb
2 Brazilian Nuts
2 English Gooseberries, if you have them lying around (please note! These fruits are seriously over rated!)
COOKING INSTRUCTIONS
It is recommended that you adhere to the recipe but as it is an 'Arsenal Crumble' some cheating is expected
For a good 'Arsenal' crumble topping the ingredient need to be well beaten before cooking (5-1 should do it!)
Add all the fruits together in a hot cauldron (Anfield is perfect) and make sure they stew for 90 minutes You will know that they are properly stewed as they will completely break down and lose all of their structure.
Add a generous splash of 'Chateau Wenger' whine to add to the sour taste.
Once this has been done cover with the crumble mix and place into a very hot oven (Old Trafford) for a further 90 minutes.
The 'Arsenal Crumble' is now complete!!!
Arsenal supporters may find this dish very bitter to swallow, although fans of Tottenham are said to find it particularly appetizing.
Wedding Bells 4 Paris?
Baffled by Paris Hilton's curious choice of boyfriend?? Good Charlotte drummer Benji Madden is the attention-seeking socialites latest squeeze, while Paris' nemesis Nicole Ritchie is dating the lead singer from the same band. Well Madden must be doing something right. Hilton's parents want the pair to marry. Father, Rick, said: 'He's the perfect example of 'don't judge a book by its cover'. 'He's polite, well-mannered - [he] even calls me sir! We love him like family already. Benji doesn't drink, doesn't smoke and is a healthy vegan!' The couple insist the relationship is 'the real thing', and believe their daughter is 'genuinely in love for the first time'. Mum, Kath, says: 'He's changed her life - and I really think she's genuinely in love for the first time. He's so good to her and for her. We couldn't be happier for them. This has honestly become the real thing.''Since they've been together Paris has changed so much. She's calmed, stopped running and now has a very real purpose - and it's beautiful to see two wonderful people so perfect together. It's a great love match and I have a funny feeling it's going to go all the way, and we've already given it our approval!'
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
BEWARE OF CRACK IN WINDSREEN
Monday, April 14, 2008
Saturday, April 12, 2008
IN BAD FORM? WATCH THIS...
DUBBED: WHY BUY EXPENSIVE TOYS?
OR AS LENNY PUT IT: KIDS ARE ALWAYS HAPPIEST WITH THE BOX, IT'S THE MANUFACTURER THAT CONVINCES US THEY WANT WHATS INSIDE...WORTH BEARING IN MIND, EH?
Thursday, April 10, 2008
HOW TO TRAUMATIZE YOUR CHILD GOOD & PROPER
DUNNO WHATS WORSE THE TRAUMA INFLICTED BY HIS MOM OR THE FUTURE TRAUMA WHEN HE REALISES HE HAS POSTED A VIDEO OF HIMSELF DANCING AND SINGING ALONG TO BRITNEY ON THE NET FROM WHERE HE CAN NEVER RETRIEVE IT...BE WARNED INTERNET POSTERS...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
FENER-BASHED
Bleary-eyed Joe Cole looks like he needs to be substituted as he stumbles out of a nightclub at 3am following Chelsea's victory against Fenerbahce. One former player was even dragged out of the venue semi-conscious after apparently over indulging.
Stars past and present were out in force last night celebrating after the game with Turkish side. Cole looked as though he particularly enjoyed the evening's activities – emerging as dawn approached doing his best Compo from Last of the Summer Wine impression. Bleary-eyed and half submerged in a tea-cosy beanie hat, the midfielder made strange 'quote mark' actions as he made his way out of the club clutching a rolled up note. But Cole – who set up German midfielder Michael Ballack for the first goal in the 2-0 Stamford Bridge win – looked positively straight-laced compared to former Chelsea goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley.
Now at Millwall, the stopper who came through the ranks at Chelsea showed where his true loyalties lay by joining his former team-mates for the night on the tiles. Not that he's likely to be able to recount the encounter in any detail if pictures of him being dragged out by his underwear are anything to go by. The keeper appeared semi-conscious at best as two bouncers part-carried, part-hurled him out the door at the premier nightspot. Never one to miss out on a social, Chelsea skipper and demoted England captain John Terry was also at the club, although he tried to avoid any further front-page coverage by slipping out the back door along with goalscorer Frank Lampard. Defender Ricardo Carvalho was snapped with mouth agape as he made his way home – whether he was yawning from his footballing excursions or letting rip with a lion-like roar is anyone's guess. Chelsea face Liverpool in the semi-final after the Merseysiders beat Arsenal at Anfield, by which stage the hangovers will hopefully have worn off.
Sooooooooooooo Cute
Wait for the climactic scream from this talented young hipster...
Hero was born in Korea in September 2003. He has Beatles mania. His full Korean name is Ha,YoungWoong; Family name is Ha / Given name is YoungWoong (from Chinese) which means "Hero" in English. Self-motivation is what differentiates Hero from other child musicians like Michael Jackson who was forced to practice as a child. Starting at the end of 2005, Hero began to sing by himself and now he can sing about 40 of The Beatles songs and forty other old pop songs. Hero has not been trained in English or Music and has yet to live in or even visit any English-speaking countries. He just learned the songs by ear by himself and for his own amusement and after two months he finally managed to sing all 27 songs on The Beatles "1", though his pronunciation as a non-English speaker is a bit poor!!! Hero has been dying to learn the guitar, but regretfully, he is too short and weak to get a tight grip on it with his fingers since he was only 90cm in 2007, last year and is still only 100cm now. For your reference Hero's Korean is quite advanced for his age and he has yet to receive any formal training. Korea masscom regards him as a language prodigy; He was also featured in a Special Edition of BEST BABY in February 2008 (the most influential monthly parenting magazine in Korea)
Hero was born in Korea in September 2003. He has Beatles mania. His full Korean name is Ha,YoungWoong; Family name is Ha / Given name is YoungWoong (from Chinese) which means "Hero" in English. Self-motivation is what differentiates Hero from other child musicians like Michael Jackson who was forced to practice as a child. Starting at the end of 2005, Hero began to sing by himself and now he can sing about 40 of The Beatles songs and forty other old pop songs. Hero has not been trained in English or Music and has yet to live in or even visit any English-speaking countries. He just learned the songs by ear by himself and for his own amusement and after two months he finally managed to sing all 27 songs on The Beatles "1", though his pronunciation as a non-English speaker is a bit poor!!! Hero has been dying to learn the guitar, but regretfully, he is too short and weak to get a tight grip on it with his fingers since he was only 90cm in 2007, last year and is still only 100cm now. For your reference Hero's Korean is quite advanced for his age and he has yet to receive any formal training. Korea masscom regards him as a language prodigy; He was also featured in a Special Edition of BEST BABY in February 2008 (the most influential monthly parenting magazine in Korea)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
SIZE CLEARLY DOESN'T MATTER
Brazilians have long held a reputation for being the giants of football, now they can also lay claim to being the first country with a team made up entirely of dwarves.
The players may be lacking in height, but after choosing the team name Gigantes do Norte - the Giants of the North - it appears they have a generous sense of humour.
Managed by professional coach Carlos Lucena, the Giants were put together in an effort to raise the profile of dwarves in Brazilian society and challenge "sizeist" attitudes.
The average size of the team is about 4ft, while the smallest player is just 3ft 3in.
Together the 11 dwarves play in Belem, north-east Brazil, taking on youth teams in 40-minute matches.
The diminutive team use full size goals, but this hasn’t proved to be a setback for their 4ft 7in keeper who managed to keep a clean sheet in their last match, beating the opposition by 4-0. Their friendly game was against the Barcarena under-13 team, in the Barcarenao Stadium at the mouth of the Amazon River.
The players may be lacking in height, but after choosing the team name Gigantes do Norte - the Giants of the North - it appears they have a generous sense of humour.
Managed by professional coach Carlos Lucena, the Giants were put together in an effort to raise the profile of dwarves in Brazilian society and challenge "sizeist" attitudes.
The average size of the team is about 4ft, while the smallest player is just 3ft 3in.
Together the 11 dwarves play in Belem, north-east Brazil, taking on youth teams in 40-minute matches.
The diminutive team use full size goals, but this hasn’t proved to be a setback for their 4ft 7in keeper who managed to keep a clean sheet in their last match, beating the opposition by 4-0. Their friendly game was against the Barcarena under-13 team, in the Barcarenao Stadium at the mouth of the Amazon River.
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