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09/04/08 Update:
Top 10 Amazing Prison
Escapes
As long as we have had prisons, we have had prison escapes. This is a
list of the 10 most daring and amazing escapes from prison in history.
Scientists work out best way
to swat a fly
A professor has at last figured out why flies are so hard to swat, and
devised the best way to kill them.
The Wrong Door
The Wrong Door is a new sketch show set in a parallel universe where the
special effects you see in the movies and on TV are part of everyday
life. Coming soon to BBC Three.
Boombot
Boombot is about using explosions to get your guy to the exit each
level.
Space Invaders Multiplayer
The classic Space Invaders now is a little bit faster, so you need some
other friends to beat the level, the one that will earn more points will
win in this multiplayer fight.
Mike Mitchell
Very different and neat art.
Seven Google Easter Eggs
You may know, or not know, that the people at Google.com aren't the
typical boring techies you'd imagine.
3D Facial Animation Demo By
Pendulum Alter Ego
Award winning animation studio Pendulum shows a demo of compelling and
emotive digital characters from AlterEgo.
The Countdown to Doom
DOOOOOM!
Hexiom Connect
The sequel to the hexagonal puzzler Hexiom. Each level presents you with
a board of tiles, which you must rearrange to join connectors of the
same color.
Chocolate Lovers Pained by
Candy Changes
A look at the bar's wrapper helped Leitner understand why: cocoa butter
-- which experts say helps give chocolate its smooth, creamy taste --
wasn't on the candy's ingredients list.
Liquid Light
Fire and electricity are common sources of usable light, but how bout
liquids?
Disaster Dioramas
All your favorite disasters.... now in smaller paper form!
The Jules Verne
Made of drinking straws, tape, thread and yellow Reynolds sandwich wrap.
Farscape Webisode Series
10-part webisode series starting soon
Image of the Week
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Quote of the Week:
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. -- William G. McAdoo
08/28/08 Update:
Map of Moon Exploration: How
Far Did Armstrong and Aldrin Roam?
The Apollo 11 travelled more than 200,000 miles to the moon - but did
you know that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first men on the moon
went all that distance only to hop about the area smaller than a soccer
field?
Cube Craft
Download - Print - Cut - Fold
'Camoflague’ by Liu Bolin
Liu Bolin is a young beijing based artist who has exhibited primarily in
China until last year’s solo show at Paris’ Galerie Bertin Toublanc and
a group show with the gallery in Miami.
13 of the Biggest,
Strangest, and Most Devastating Sinkholes on Earth
One day you’re feeling satisfied with the fruits of all your yard work.
The next day, your lawn is a gaping pit of mud.
This Time It's Personal
The fun art of Kirk Demarais
How the Soviets Drilled the
Deepest Hole in the World
In the Cold War '60s, as the space race heated up, another race began:
to the center of the earth.
Wanderlust
Most famous trips in history
Lightmark
Great visuals with lights
Heavy Metal Monk
Brother Cesare Bonizzi is a 62 year old Capuchin monk and former
missionary from Italy. He attended a Metallica concert 15 years ago and
found himself hooked on heavy metal.
AirKick Water
AirKick is a sport and adventure device that will send you flying and
get you wet. It propels participants through the air in a pre-calculated
parabolic trajectory using a special combination of air pressure and
water recoil technology.
The Cars of Futures Past at
Pebble Beach
Nowhere is the old saying "there's nothing new under the sun" more true
than in the auto industry, where "innovations" often are updated takes
on old ideas.
Image of the Week
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Quote of the Week:
Men have become the tools of their tools. -- Henry David Thoreau
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