The germaphobe's non-contact thermometer

"Of all the shared items in any household, the personal thermometer may well be a germaphobe's worst nightmare. Just think about how it's used--on second thought, don't. But there may be a non-invasive answer to...

Nigerian Physics Undergraduate Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, Builds Helicopter

"Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, a 24-year-old physics undergraduate in northern Nigeria, takes old cars and motorbikes to pieces in the back yard at home and builds his own helicopters from the parts. "It took me...

Carnegie guard smashed in face

Something went wrong on Saturday when Peter and Ken, two City of Vancouver Security guards at the Carnegie Centre, were escorting a guy out of the front of the building. The man had a bottle of SoBe  orange drink in his hand and suddenly turned and rammed it into Peter's...

It's a hairy situation, Elton John fans. Hang on to your humor.

"The hair. Oh, the hair of it. Elton John walks out onstage Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose -- but wait a minute, what's that on his head? There's this rusty-colored swirl that runs backward away from his forehead and takes a sudden, unexpected turn skyward, sticking...

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