I am so going to have nightmares about this. You know that traveling anatomy exhibit called Body Worlds, where you can look up close at human bodies that have been preserved (and posed) using a process called plastination? (Plastination is achieved by replacing water and fat in the body with special plastics.) My wife and I went to see the exhibit in Charlotte a few years back, which unfortunately turned out to be a bad idea since she was pregnant with our first child at the time. But that’s another story. The exhibit also appeared briefly in the movie Casino Royale. The guy responsible for Body Worlds, Gunther von Hagens, has decided Read more »
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Chinese bike with polygonal wheels: would you ride it?
Take a look at this rather bizarre bike. Apart from the fact that its wheels don’t have spokes, they’re not round either. The front wheel is a rounded off pentagon while the back one is a reuleaux triangle (yeah, I went to Wikipedia too). Read more »
27 weird and cool pool balls and accessories
I love a good game of pool, but let’s face it, the standard equipment can be a bit boring. Here’s 27 ideas for jazzing up the pool balls, table and surroundings. Keep a bottle of wine fresh (if it lasts more than one sitting) with these pool ball adorned bottle stoppers. Link Pool balls with skulls on. Mwahaha. Link Read more »
Desperate for the beach?
Alright cubicle dweller… if you’re too desperate to escape to a warm tropical beach to get the tan you deserve… well, you just can’t! You have a deadline, you have the world’s most annoying boss AND that pink slip is peeking to feed you with the dreaded Donald-Trump line “you’re fired!” Give reality a stab by “at least” mocking it. While admittedly useless and definitely odd, the USB-powered shaking hip may just save you from your gloomy fate. Sure it’s not got any function … but at least, it’ll make you smile for a while. It will be available first in Japan for about US$15. Read more »











