Some prototypes of robot swarms created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago

For those of you who feel trapped because of a job or self-imposed obligations as an entrepreneur, this will put things in perspective. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

Psychiatrists discover new mental illness: patients who believe their lives are on TV. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

Terrorism Funds May Let Brass Fly in Style. Production of the first capsule -- consisting of two sealed rooms that can fit into the fuselage of a large military aircraft -- has already begun. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The official inflation rate in Zimbabwe is running at 2,200,000%. In response to what this means to the prices of standard goods on shelves the Zimbabwean Treasury has announced they will be printing a one billion dollar bill.

This would probably buy two loaves of bread. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A great way to learn HTML. * A short description of the tag * Below you will have a small code example. * once you click on an element in the code example you will be able to edit its attributes on the left side. * on the most right side you will see what is the visual output of the html sample and you can interact with it to see how it works. * You can also write any HTML you ... read full post picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

A sticky mess has been cleaned up after an overturned tanker truck poured 5,000 gallons of molasses onto a major Texas highway.

Now THAT is what I call a "sticky" situation picked by LeehBlanc 1 year ago

Many people go to psychics for a handful of typical reasons. They want to know if they will get their dream job soon, or make a big move, or end up with the hunky new guy who seems shy but might just be The One. picked by JDRucker 1 year ago

The collection of ne'er do wells, clueless dolts, political hacks, and oh, let's just be blunt and call them what they are -- total Idiots -- expands into an ever larger circle. picked by siennablue 1 year ago

We tend to have bad measurement systems here in the US. We've got a temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 (it's zero and 100 for the rest of the world.) And none of our measurements are compatible with our base10 numbering system. Twelve inches in a foot? 5280 feet in a mile? I mean...come on... picked by JDRucker 1 year ago

Incredibly accurate list, and pretty pathetic when you think about it picked by carguy4life 1 year ago

Ever seen an obese person with folds of skin who lost a sandwich between the folds - a month earlier?

These and more can be found here.

Is this sort of link allowed here? There is an image of a foot that might be upsetting to some. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

The genetics of "jungle rot" may hold the key to more economical biofuel in the near future. picked by JDRucker 1 year ago

Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections "has become a black hole" because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
That prompted Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, to demand an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy. picked by Chamale 1 year ago

Normally I wouldn't post a Cracked article here because they end up being posted everywhere but this one is too interesting to pass up. Here are 7 movies that were "based" on a true story. The key word being "based", sometimes it is very very very loosely based. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Oh my lord! All these years we've laughed and scorned people for thinking that the moon landing was faked. Now new, incontrovertible evidence proves that we never made it to the moon! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Artificial DNA has long time eluded nano-technologists, but Japanese researchers are claiming to have created successfully created 4 bases that pair in a double helix like the natural stuff. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

The legendary entrepreneur and philanthropist on Tuesday unveiled a new energy plan he says will decrease the United States' dependency on foreign oil by more than one-third and help shift American energy production toward renewable natural resources. picked by shep182 1 year ago

Due to a number of factors such as low population density with a lower impact on natural resources, excellent economy, an extensive amount of arable land, and more, Canada is ranked as the country that would be the least negatively impacted by a global climate change. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. President Bush has said he opposes a timetable. What!?!?! picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

Our inability to produce a chemical present in every other primate may be linked to a series of chronic diseases. Roger Highfield explains more. picked by karenben 1 year ago

You have to hand it to Chinese bloggers - they are determined to get the truth out, no matter what. OK, they are not facing the death sentence like their fellow counterparts in Iran but nevertheless, they still face prison for their opinions. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

The guy had New York license plates, which apparently made him suspect. He had his kids in the car when he was attacked. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

...Or something like that. They are poupées viandes- flesh dolls made with stuffed taxidermy skin. Very strange Flick'r set. Enjoy. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

LA resident Linda Dodson awoke to find a man had entered her room and was about to attack her.

Linda's mother, who lives with her, came into the room and did what she thought was the most logical thing - she offered him a beer. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago