It's amazing how many different configurations mechanical clocks can come. And even more amazing that they can also be so artistically done. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago

Cupping is a traditional Chinese medicine technique that is utilised by many TCM practitioners to alter a patients suffering or as part of an existing treatment. The technique is said to influence the flow of both Qi and Blood throughout the body and or meridians.

Looks painful and embarrassing to me. Does it work or is it the most pointless thing ever? picked by squirmster 1 year ago

vacuum tube clocks? yes please picked by Rogue 2 years ago

We play nine spot 'chicken leg' - anybody else play? picked by topofall 5 months ago

The traditional refined English accent is in danger of disappearing, and the hit Australian TV soap Neighbours could be partly to blame. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Need more than a beep beep beep to get you up in the morning? How about a fire alarm, a bomb explosion or roosters crowing instead. picked by ordinarychick 1 year ago

Morning grogginess may be a thing of the past thanks to bio-alarm clocks designed to wake sleepers at the perfect time. The clocks detect brainwaves or body movements and are programmed to wake sleepers during light sleep, which occurs periodically through the night. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Russia forces the USA out from the traditional arms market. Russia has won a 4-billion-dollar contract with Saudi Arabia in a competition with the USA and France. picked by deepdiver 2 months ago

Nancy Millar has written a book about the creative epitaphs in Canadian graveyards. The tradional "rest in peace" is just that, traditional. Some take the opportunity to stand out. picked by buddha 9 months ago

The IIED has claimed that traditional cures should be protected from copyright exploitation by rich companies, and indigenous peoples should be fully involved in decisions about the legal status of generations-old knowledge. picked by sparky 2 years ago

Always thought it a nuisance! picked by topofall 5 months ago

Planning your travel so you don't advance in chunks of more than four hours time difference will allow your body’s clocks to remain coordinated. New research suggests that symptoms of extreme jet lag may result from the body overshooting as it tries to adjust to particularly large leaps forward in time. Book flights accordingly so you can stay awake at that business conference! picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

Recalls of dangerous playthings have prompted some parents to shop for electronic gear instead of traditional toys. picked by punthe 8 months ago

For decades the Tao aborigines of Taiwan's Orchid Island have used colorful canoe-like boats to net flying fish in the warm waters of the Pacific. But now more and more Tao men are migrating to Taiwan's cities to look for work, leaving fewer to learn how to build the 23-foot boats. The tribe is also under siege from Taiwan's majority Chinese culture. picked by 2manyusernames 4 days ago

The GINA concept uses a textile fabric starches over a wire frame, instead of the traditional steel and plastic body shell. Even if you don't care much about car, it's impressive picked by wildminou 1 month ago

Very hard platformer. Great game!I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game is a sardonic loveletter to the halcyon days of early American videogaming, packaged as a nail-rippingly difficult platform adventure. The ever-fragile Kid explodes in a shower of red pixels at the slightest brush from the game's many obstacles, from traditional spikes and bottomless pits to more unconventional killers, such... read full post picked by MichelleLynn 4 months ago

Two senior Church of England bishops called for a cut back on carbon, rather than the more traditional chocolate and alcohol, for the Christian period of Lent this year. picked by tigertony 6 months ago

A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony as an attempt to atone for stoning two other dogs to death — an act he believes cursed him. Picture. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Turning to a company that has developed a machine that reproduces the traditional smell of bars and cafes. picked by tigertony 7 days ago

Pictures and information on some big, weird, unusual and interesting clocks. picked by maxriter 1 year ago