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THE man who invented the Pringles tube was so proud of it he has been BURIED ...
" THE man who invented the Pringles tube was so proud of it he has been BURIED in one. Designer Fred J. Baur asked for some of his ashes to be put in a can and interred in a grave in his home city. "
Machine to clean up greenhouse gas is breakthrough in war on global warming, ...
"Scientists say they have invented a machine that can suck carbon dioxide out of the air – potentially creating a vital weapon in the war against global warming. The blueprint for the CO2 'scrubber' raises the... It’s about time boobs started pulling their weight
"It’s about time boobs started pulling their weight in the fight against “global” warming. It comes with a detachable solar panel which can produce enough energy to power an iPod or mobile phone, reports the...Opinion: Tall Tales About Tuskegee
Interesting insights from Jonah Goldberg. Reason # 124 why it’simportant to either a) know your history or b) do your own research:turns out that no one was actually infected with syphilis at Tuskegee, but theywere lied to about the ‘treatment’ they were receiving....HP Reveals Memristor, The Fourth Passive Circuit Element
Remember this date.... this piece describes an historic breakthrough of the first order.Inventor Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of his First Cellular Phone Call
It was April 3, 1973 when Martin Cooper stood on the street in New York City and made the first ever cellular phone call to his rival at AT&T's Bell Labs. Now, thirty-five years ago, many people cannot imagine...Fire guts historic Silicon Valley building
" An early morning fire on Saturday swept through Building 25 at IBM's Cottle Road campus in San Jose, Calif., according to a report in the San Jose Mercury News. The building, which opened in 1957 but had been vacant since 1996, was the site where the flying hard disk...Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque
As an avid and competitive Petanque player who also enjoys our great New Zealand wines, this is good news for me. Petanque is the only sport I know of that allows you to play with one hand, and hold a glass of the...Chewing gum that doesn't stick invented by British university
"Easy-to-remove chewing gum is to become a reality, thanks to a breakthrough by chemists that could save Britain the £150 million spent every year on removing discarded gum. The British start-up company that announces the non-stick, degradeable gum today hopes to take a bite... Sport of Pétanque,
I enjoy playing this game in summer. It's relaxing and fun. It is also a sport that allows one to play with one arm / hand, and drink a glass of wine with the other. However, when you follow the link to the complete... Non-Reality TV: Donor Show Hoax
Update: Turns out that BNN was punking us... I perhaps reveal a bit about my opinion of reality TV when I admit that I believed it."A
Dutch TV contest which purported to show a dying woman choose a patient
to... True or False Ethiopian Born Noah Samara Invented Satellite Radio?
"Noah Samara, photo courtesy of Wikipedia The answer is true. The same country that has brought the world the likes of the world’s richest person of African descent Mr. Mohammed Al Amoudi has also brought the world Noah Samara. Mr. Samara is indeed the founder and CEO of...KSEX: Wankus Responds Online
"BURBANK, Calif. — Wayne C. Lewis, aka Wankus, the co-owner of KSEXradio.com who was program director and on-air personality at the Internet radio station until he was dismissed on the air by majority owner Jon...The Real Survivor Fiji - Frank Hates People's Opinions :: MAXINE
"In a move that can only mean the worst has yet to come, the self-appointed (he would never have been elected - not bright enough) leader of the nation of freedom loving island peoples, Fiji, is attempting to shut...German Krankheit: The Rubbish Robot
"Certainly Germany is a country where great inventions have been made, and are being made as we speak. Nice to know that others take these inventions to the market. The legend goes that the basic technology for...
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