Science & TechOver the weekend of July 27, 2014, the latest in a long string of calamities struck France. An eccentric British inventor named Colin Furze traveled to the White Cliffs of Dover, and got his latest gadget all set up. And then he unleashed it across the Strait of Dover, aiming it at the coast of France, a mere 21 miles away. His weapon: a gigantic flatulence gun.
As the last major Ice Age ended, the mighty herds of woolly mammoths that roamed the plains of eastern Asia began to dwindle. But they could be making a comeback.
The next time someone near you cuts the cheese, remember: They might be doing you a favor.
These pricey potties definitely deserve to be called thrones. Here are some of the world’s most expensive toilets. Which one is your favorite?
How Much Do You Love Your Baby? Enough that you’d eat sausage made from their poop? Researchers in Spain have concocted sausage laden with digestion-friendly probiotics—probiotics harvested from the poop of babies.
Back in May, we told you about Action Park, the notoriously dangerous New Jersey theme park. While it’s about to be reopened, there’s another destination in the Garden State that’s unlikely to be back anytime soon.
While watching TV this past weekend, Uncle John was bombarded with previews for a new action movie called Lucy. Hollywood made a whole movie based on a widespread myth, or misconception, or “myth-conception” that just won’t die. It’s simply not true that humans use only 10 percent of their brains.
With their dusty dinosaur bones and yawn-inducing artwork, museums often bore the heck out of kids. That probably won’t be the case with the wild, and stinky, exhibit currently running at Tokyo’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Welcome to the poop museum exhibit!
Do you work in a “paperless office”? That’s when a company reduces its paper use to cut down on costs while also helping the environment. A small software company in the Netherlands just took the concept one step further.
You could book a vacation in Maui or head to Disney World and still wind up in a hotel that’s a total pit. Why settle for that when you can just visit a real pit instead?
It’s a form of communication dating back thousands of years to when dogs were wild pack animals. Various kinds of tail wags, along with postures and vocalizations, formed an ad hoc language dogs could use to “talk” to each other.
Lots of companies, particularly tech companies, use phony or “code names” when referring to a product while it’s being development. The main reasons: to throw competitors off the scent…or simply because they haven’t thought of a good name yet.
It used to be that all you needed to go camping was a tent and a sleeping bag. How could you possibly live without the following doohickeys?
Is your dad a gadget guy? Then here’s your Father’s Day shopping list…or maybe not.
Does your dad love toast, and does he also love listening to the radio? Is he in need of new models of both of these appliances, which tend to last a very, very long time? Then get him the Radio Toaster—it’s a two-slice toaster with an FM radio and speaker built right in. The cost: $115±—more than a toaster and radio bought separately.
These eco-potties come with Mother Nature’s stamp of approval.
Okay, we know that wolverines are a real animal, and not just the name of the retractable-claw-adorned mutant from the X-Men comic books and movies. But we found this guy who made himself retractable claws.
Dueling with lightsabers can be dangerous…which is why both Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker had to rely on robotic limbs in the Star Wars movies. Those futuristic appendages were pure science-fiction…until now.
What is the purpose of a gnat?
Ah, summer. Barbecues! Trips to the beach! Tiny, annoying insects buzzing around your face and flying up your nose! Yes, the gnat is as indelible a part of summer as the Fourth of July and sunburns, but they really do serve a purpose in the intricate web of nature.
