As kids, we couldn’t hack at our friends with a real sword, so we used cardboard tubes to fence. Who knew that it was an actual sport? The Cardboard Tube Fighting League has competitions all over the world where people come together to play and show off their homemade cardboard armor.
Official Site picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Although we don't claim to understand it, a cat that has installed itself in a cardboard box is a happy cat. You can exploit this mysterious fact to make a your own simple corrugated cardboard cat bed like this one, designed as a kitty-sized chaise lounge. Since it's just cardboard, it's also easy to modify this basic design to suit your own (or your cat's) taste. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, will be held today(on 28/05/2007) at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 contestants compete for the title. Here are the videos and swimsuit photos of all the contestants. Enjoy! picked by SunSeven 3 years ago

The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

The only gift guide that can "offer you our exclusive Holiday Gift Guide 'No Excuses' Warranty, which states: 'If you purchase any item from this Gift Guide, you basically have no excuses.'"

(Inspired by picked by runninutes 2 years ago

We are currently the only people in the world to possess this highly desirable and useful object.

Complete Guide features complete coverage of the 25 major mustache groups, enabling you to instantly identify any mustache you spot without even putting down your ukulele. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Chris Gilmour creates painstakingly detailed objects out of ordinary cardboard with extraordinary results. picked by fogowar 2 years ago

Beijing police have detained the reporter who allegedly fabricated an investigative story about steamed buns made with cardboard. Here is the original post.

Now the only question is: Is this a REAL fake story or is the Chinese gov't trying to cover up a real story by making it LOOK fake? picked by Moe 2 years ago

A standoff at a New Jersey bank is over after police learned a "person" seen inside was actually a full-size cardboard figure. picked by LeeHBlanc 1 year ago

Recyclables made from..... recyclables! picked by topofall 2 years ago

Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. One American company is selling caskets made of banana sheaves. (theme pic is a pineapple leaf coffin)

They take six months to two years to biodegrade. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Rather than making a large tower constructed from numerous materials (ABS plastic, aluminum, steel, etc.), hundreds of manufacturing processes, and dozens of individual components, the Recompute case is made of corrugated cardboard (recyclable and renewable). picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

David Brin is well known to science-fiction fans. His Uplift novels are especially loved. Here is a novella set in the same universe. It tells of a female dolphin on the faraway world, Jijo, who must escape from two of her own kind and then penetrate a deeply dangerous ancient secret. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

For Paul Coudamy the challenge was to put together an office for Beast (an ad agency). Working on a one-month timeline with a restricted budget, Coudamy needed to come up with solutions for workspaces for 20, storage and meeting spots. The answer was 4cm thick water resistant honeycomb cardboard that was mounted only with wood glue and tape. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A dim-sum restaurant in Beijing allegedly sold buns stuffed with a cardboard treated with caustic soda and flavored with pork fat. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Eleven Dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not Science Fiction,
It's String Theory.
A wonderful 3 hour program presented by PBS Nova.
I highly recommend it.
Link directly to program here picked by SUBobISIS 2 years ago

Here’s the humorous David Pogue singing about a world without Apple in a way that only, well, David Pogue could pull off. picked by suebe 11 months ago

ROME. The news that Irish rock group U2 will release a new album in March has been hailed with relief and joy throughout the developing world. Millions of grateful peasants and refugees mobbed aid workers in Africa and Asia, offering sacrifices of new crops and young lambs to lead singer Bono for gracing the world with yet another insight into poverty. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Between the hybrids, the reusable canvas shopping bags and cloth diapers, everybody's doing their little bit to save the world. Entire industries have sprang up to cater to us socially-responsible types who want to leave behind a better world for the robots to inherit once they take over. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

If you loved the old Super Mario World, and you like Barack Obama, you’ll love Super Obama World game. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago