With the new 'vanity-sizing' a woman may be wearing a size 10 when she is really a size 12. Now they are coming out with size 00 or subzero. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A video projector the size of a sugar cube is developed by researchers in Germany. picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

A firefighter is clinging to life and the wildfire that killed four of his colleagues has doubled in size near Palm Springs, California. Fire officials blame an arsonist. picked by halvarado 2 years ago

Inflatable undershorts for men. Demonstrates the 'Willy vs. Ride' dimension ratio nicely. *NSFW* picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to space. - Douglas Adams Following on from the comments to this post here , these series of pictures will introduce to you the notion of how utterly small and insignificant you are in a much more gentle way. Kind ... read full post picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Women could be spared the discomfort and even injury caused by poor bra design thanks to an "intelligent fabric" with sensors developed by scientists. picked by Lilo 10 months ago

Have you ever wondered why bras are lettered A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, H and how the letters are actually used to define bra sizes? picked by extc68 10 months ago

The massive adverts, which measure 20,000 square metres, or the size of three football pitches, are soon to appear in fields near Heathrow airport. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Atlas of the Real World uses software to depict the nations of the world, not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a range of subjects. Here, we select a series of travel- and news-related maps. picked by cactushair 2 weeks ago

Introducing the first ever concealable Ray Pistol - Dr Grordbort's Victorious Mongoose. The Victorious Mongoose operates on the extremely sophisticated scientific principals pioneered in Dr. Grordbort’s full size weapons; Aether Oscillation, Atomic Vibratulation, high pitch whining noises – all these techniques were used, and more. picked by KingKoopa 1 year ago

Jenny Marsey's size 18-20 cotton pants were a lifesaver when they were grabbed to cover a frying pan fire at her home in Meryl Gardens, Hartlepool, Teesside. picked by misswinkle 9 months ago

9 times the size of Manhattan. That's a lot of ice cubes. picked by moe 7 months ago

CherryPal is Mini-desktop based on Linux (Debian) operating system. Consumes 2 Watts of Power. picked by deepdiver 3 months ago

Bowling for Columbine did it to the gun culture.
Super Size Me did it to fast food.
Now The God Who Wasn't There does it to religion.
Holding modern Christianity up to a bright spotlight, this bold and often hilarious new film asks the questions few dare to ask. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

We all know them as small things, that crawl around, and for most of the time, we can not see them, because of their size. But there are some of them, that can easily be in heavy weight class. Because they are not that small. They are really big, and usualy have "giant" or "goliath" in their name. picked by cgmiki 1 year ago

Astronomers have discovered the first known planet to survive its "red-giant" phase, a period when an aging star expands and engulfs bodies orbiting it. The discovery of the gas-giant planet three times the size of Jupiter offers a look at the future of our own solar system and what will happen to the Earth when the sun grows old and collapses. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"We're talking about devices that are integrally connected to the network. When we head into these policy debates, we have to be mindful that these are integral components of the network and that one size does not fit all." picked by willster09 9 months ago

an interesting look at the portion sizes of food, then and now

and if you really want to feel full take the portion distortion quiz picked by badbud 5 months ago

Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words
("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work.

Here are almost 100 stories of 6-words from such sci-fi authors as Bruce Sterling, Vernor Vinge, Orson Scott Card, and many many more picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The size of Alaska is equivalent to the entire eastern seaboard spanding north to south from Maine to Florida and west to Tennessee. I learned something today. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago