The clever boffins have finally managed to break the speed of light. A light pulse was so fast that it "exited a specially-prepared chamber before it even finished entering it." picked by TheStep 2 years ago

The story is pretty short, but I thought it was funny! picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

9-year-old boy flushed out a plan for a foot-activated toilet seat lifter that is called the "Privy Prop," designed to lower and raise the toilet seat. picked by Proverb 1 year ago

As soon as you are born, you are influencing light. From the day of your birth, you can see how many stars that light has reached. Works only on stars up to 50 light years away. picked by Moe 8 months ago

Modern Toilet, a toilet-themed diner is recently seen open in the Shilin district in Taipei, Taiwan. All 100 seats in the crowded diner are made from toilet bowls, not chairs. Sink faucets and gender-coded "WC" signs appear throughout the three-storey facility, one of 12 in an island-wide chain of eateries. Would you like to taste the ice-cream shaped like faeces? Eating here was a very ... read full post picked by urkeee 11 months ago

Dog-owning residents of a luxury condominium planned for Austin, Texas, will have a floor with a dog park for walks, complete with a pet toilet. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Super cheap light box. picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

Most seem very cheap and easy, no real tech expertise (unless you don't know how to use duct tape). picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

There's something comforting about the reassuring flush after you use the restroom. We like knowing the water is washing away our waste to a place we never have to think about. But what if there was no flush? What if there was instead no water at all? What if you were actually sitting on a gas-fueled toilet. (w/video) picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The new toilet claims to solve two problems - it deal with a man's fear of touching the toilet seat to raise the seat and addresses the issue of the seat being left up when the man has finished. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

The ad agency for The Washlet did a good job explaining their client's fancy toilet. I still giggled like a little kid though. (Check out the happiness girl) picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Using LED glow sticks, flashlights, even fireworks, combined with time-lapse photography, light graffiti artists create a unique tagging that wraps around objects dimensionally, allowing them to tag in a way they'd never be able to with spray paint. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago

The flapperless toilet is designed so water can never seep out. Studies show as much as 11% of municipal water is being wasted through leaking flappers. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Scientists at the University of St Andrews have used lasers to simulate a black hole in their laboratory. Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Friedrich König used intense light pulses to create an artificial `event horizon' - the defining feature of a black hole known as `the point of no return'. The development may allow researchers to test Professor Stephen Hawking's theory that black holes are... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

During the next few weeks on some clear moonless early morning, if you are fortunate to be far from any haze and bright lights, keep a close watch on the eastern horizon about two hours before sunrise. If you're lucky you might catch a glimpse of a ghostly column of light extending upward into the sky. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Richard Thorne grins as he waves his hand under a toilet paper dispenser in a women's restroom. The machine spits five sheets of tissue into his grasp. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Fort Lauderdale Florida - a $350,000.00 public toilet will debut soon. It talks to you, plays music, and rations the amount of toilet paper you can use. And if you remain motionless inside, it throws the door open and sounds an alarm... enjoy! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

3 years and more than 4-thousand dollars later, a teenager is changing the lives of children all over these Cambodian villages with her One Toilet at a Time program. picked by suebe 7 months ago

If you're stuck in traffic when Mother Nature calls, Japan's Kaneko Sangyo Co has developed the loo for you. The manufacturer of plastic car accessories drew back the curtain today on its new portable toilet for cars. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Hampton University professor is shedding new light on night-shining clouds that might be affected by climate change. Jim Russell is the lead scientist for the NASA-funded AIM satellite, the first to study the wispy "noctilucent" clouds, which only appear above Earth's poles. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago