While a common cold or the flu might not hurt your or I, it can be deadly to people who have no immunity to it.
British Filmmakers in the Peruvian Amazon were filming these remote tribes, and locals allege the virus was brought by the visitors. picked by tundramonkey 5 months ago

WiiMan the Super Hero is a full action figure costume of a super hero that functions as a Nintendo WiiMote remote. Having trouble playing Wii? WiiMan to the rescue. This GarageGeeks project combines Gaming, Technology and Useless Activity to the extreme. Rafael Mizrahi, an artificial vision and experience explorer at Feng-GUI and a GarageGeeks member along with Yael Hertzog built this custom costu... read full post picked by extc68 4 months ago

"It sounds like the perfect invention for all those couch potatoes who find even using a remote control just a little too much like hard work." picked by deepchill 1 year ago

A homeowner has finally succumbed to the modern world by having electricity installed after a gaslight nearly burnt down his remote cottage.

..no running water! picked by topofall 3 days ago

Scientists at the department of Applied Physics of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a method for remote sensing of the physiological and emotional state of human beings. picked by mutil8or 4 months ago

CANBERRA (Reuters) - A drunken man's threat to blow up half a city with his television remote control forced Australian police to declare a state of emergency at a luxury golf resort, a local court heard Thursday. "One push of the button will blow up half of Brisbane," Fryatt shouted in the standoff last May before police in the Queensland state capital opened fire with rubber bullets. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

Follows hand signals. picked by mandolinorange 11 months ago

Guess stealing a universal remote from the store would have been too easy. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

My shovel and I are jealous. picked by videoguy 1 year ago

First read about this in the 2001 Bathroom reader. Four years and they still haven't perfected it... picked by steelshooter 1 year ago

No more "honey, get me a beer". picked by suebe 1 year ago

"My buddy Troy reels back to roll his ball as he's done about 300 times tonight suddenly feels the controller slip from his hand. (THANK GOD for the wrist strap right?)" picked by TheCritters 2 years ago

pwned! picked by gnikgnok 12 months ago

Or you could just, you know, NOT swing the Wiimote like Barry Bonds going long while in a roid rage. picked by misterc 2 years ago

I found this very funny, but I don't really know why.
I guess the complaints of players' sweaty palms not being able to hold onto the Wii remotes got pretty crazy. picked by turtleface 11 months ago

Nine men who pleaded guilty to the gang-rape of a 10-year-old girl in the remote Aurukun Aboriginal community have evaded a prison term, with the sentencing judge saying the girl "probably agreed" to have sex with them. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Many moons ago I posted this site that gives away free software daily. Most days they offer a turd that no one wants. Today they are giving away software that will allow you to "share and open access to a scanner on the local area network that is not directly connected to your computer." This offer only lasts 17 more hours. picked by heymrp 4 months ago

An extremely large archive packed full of anime,cartoons, sitcoms and even lots of obscure stuff! (Yes, even Sifl 'n Olly and My Secret Identity!) picked by themeevan 6 months ago

Step By step instructions on how to make your Nintendo Wii remote look like every terrorists favourite, the AK-47. Thankfully you don't have to dress like the idiot that appears on the website. picked by davbob 7 months ago

The Optical Spectroscopic and Infrared Remote Imaging System (OSIRIS) camera on board Rosetta observed Earth during its swing-by last night. Islands of artificial lights created by human habitation are sparsely distributed over the part of the globe seen in the picture. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago