Thu 20 November, 2008
7 Fantastic Internet Hoaxes
Despite our increasing technological sophistication, we can’t help falling for email about Bigfoot, giant mutant cats, doomed tourists, and deadly butt spiders.
Have you fallen for any of these?
New Japanese McDonalds Only Sells Quarter Pounders
McDonald’s has opened two restaurants in Japan that sell only Quarter Pounder meals (single or double).
The restaurants are part of a marketing campaign to promote the burger which is not currently sold in regular McDonald’s restaurants in Japan.
Watch it Buddy!
Luxury Real Estate of the Future
Some of these, thank goodness, will never end up being built, but some of them are already under construction.
You Know You’re Not a Social Media Guru When….
People who brag about the fact that they are social media “experts” or “gurus” often annoy real social media people.
Calling yourself an expert or a guru does not automatically make you one. And here are some sure tell signs.
10 Underrated Sci-Fi Movies
As a public service to the new generation of sci-fi geeks who’ve only grown up with Star Wars prequels and Scott Bakula as their Starfleet captain, here are MovieRetriever’s picks for ten sci-fi movies that don’t nearly get the credit they deserve
Beautiful Babies of the Day: Florida State Cowgirls
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The Dumbest Excercise Machine of All Time
Toilet Seat Art
Once a master plumber, Barney Smith is now well into his 80’s. An artist at heart, Smith chose to create his works of art on the backs of toilet seats simply because they were easy to access.
His connections within the plumbing supply business regularly give him access to damaged toilet seats. Each toilet seat he works with is made of pressed wood.
They’re not going to sell, so he may as well turn them into works of art.
Texas Cop Tasers Himself (Video)
A Collection of Cool and Unusual USB Drives
Are you a little bored of your regular old, dime a dozen, USB drive? In Hottest Gadgets latest edition of their Cool and Unusual series they take a look at some USB drives that are not so regular at all.
Top 10 movie robots
Disney and Pixar deliver this summer’s main course, “WALL-E,” the story of a little robot with a big existential crisis.
The cinematic road to “WALL-E” has been paved by androids, automatons, cyborgs and fembots…but let’s not get into semantics.
Woman accused of beating husband with dumbbell
A New Berlin woman accused of attempted homicide told detectives that she wrapped plastic wrap across her husband’s face and hit him with a dumbbell because she wanted him to shut up, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday in Waukesha County Circuit Court.
1930s New York
Your Fingertips - Micro Tech Hubs of the Future
An amazing concept coming out of the Design Incubation Centre is the Touch Hear. In effect, a computer is implanted, glued or bonded onto a fingertip and ear which could then decipher foreign languages, look up definitions of unknown vocabulary, and even tell you how to pronounce the words correctly.
The Girls of October
It may be November but I’ll take these girls of October any day.
Have You Noticed You’ve Had Less Spam This Week? Here’s Why….
The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide dropped drastically today after a Web hosting firm identified by the computer security community as a major host of organizations allegedy engaged in spam activity was taken offline, according to security firms that monitor spam distribution online.
Water addict died after hosepipe binge
A man who was addicted to drinking water died after bingeing on a hosepipe, an inquest heard.
51-year-old Andrew Else was found soaking wet and unconscious in Berkshire after drinking a fatal amount of water from a hose earlier this year.
Five infamous female spies
Behind every good war are many good women.
Using their feminine (and in at least one case masculine) wiles, the following five spies would make James Bond proud.
Driving with a half car
Two guys driving with a half Audi on the street……
WTF? The Presidential Pet Museum
The Presidential Pet Museum was founded in 1999 as a repository and means of preserving information, artifacts, and items related to the Presidential Pets.
The Museum is now open to the public for all to view and enjoy.
A Quickie With Aislyn Horgan Wallace
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7 Extraordinary Examples of Animal Camouflage
Just like plants, animals have evolved stunning characteristics and brilliant mechanisms for defending themselves passively.
Whether it’s the ability to change color or actually resemble other objects, the wondrous ways in which animals camouflage themselves from predators is fascinating.
You have to Love Bats Now
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Ten Movie Endings That Should Have Been Reshot
The closing moments of a film can totally make or break your opinion of the preceding movie. If a director botches the finish, you can feel like the previous two hours were a complete waste of time, so it’s important to close on a good note.
Here are Movie Retriever’s picks for ten movies with flawed enough endings that they really could’ve used some re-shoots and a few extra weeks in the editing room
