Cops in Halton Region are dealing with a strange case at an auto dealership that has a lot more questions than answers. Among them: why would anyone do this? picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

A light bulb inside the metal UFO lights up the beam and the windows. The glass of the beam is frosted to distribute light in all directions. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Police in suburban Detroit are looking for a 6-foot-tall glass of Guinness. Don't worry, it's work-related. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

First Place, Photography: "The Glass Forest"
Tiny green diatoms create the illusion of a fernlike forest as they attach to their marine-invertebrate hosts.
more at link picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Discarded frame samples become ceilings, license plates become roofs, wine bottle bottoms become stained glass windows… Dan Phillips is a self-taught carpenter, electrician and plumber who has created an unusual connection between two seemingly unrelated problems: The shortage of affordable housing in his neighborhood and the plethora of junk and discarded materials filling landfills. picked by Bingo 3 months ago

CARRIE DASHOW dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a “chocolate shake.” picked by DerAlt 2 years ago

Imagine a typical lunchtime meal - say, chicken and vegetables with a glass of water.
If you eat the food and drink the water, you will feel full for a couple of hours before hunger kicks in. But if you blend the food with the water - to make soup - you will stay hunger-free for much longer, and less likely to snack through the afternoon. picked by bingo 6 months ago

This is almost as funny as pressing your lips as firmly as possible against a glass door and then blowing real hard. picked by Waggamandave 2 years ago

ThatsMyFace offers free online facial analysis as well as FaceStatues, which are glass or plastic statuettes custom-made from your facial profile. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A 43-year-old U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was arrested while on her rounds Thursday, then charged with possessing and selling drugs. Agents found 7.57 grams of meth packaged for sale, prescription drugs, documentation of sales, packaging material and a glass smoking pipe in her vehicle. Any room left for the mail? picked by kakana 7 months ago

Everything from crab claws and fish heads to antique glass and mother of pearl. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A German study of commercially-available bottled water found contamination by chemicals that mimic natural sex hormones. When the researchers raised snails in the water, they bred with extreme rapidity — a warning sign that the chemicals were active. Contamination levels were twice as high in brands packaged in plastic instead of glass, suggesting that plastic was the culprit. picked by cactushair 8 months ago

A Russian woman, Tatiata Kozhevnikova, has set a new world record, lifting a 14-kg. glass ball with her vagina muscles.
any challengers? picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

"We had to sign an affidavit ... [saying] we never went through what we went through...The soldiers were forced to sleep naked, two to a bunk, with no blankets. They were fed 100 grams bread per week made of redwood sawdust, ground glass and barley. Soup was made from cats and rats. picked by stinkobinko 1 year ago

The 14-year-old girl was suspended after a student said her peppermint mocha smelled like peppermint Schnapps.

"My daughter doesn't even know what peppermint Schnapps is," says Glass. "No one tested it, There was no breathalyzer, but they suspended my daughter. That is ridiculous." picked by bingo 1 month ago

Invisible gateways like the one to platform 9 and 3/4 in Harry Potter and to Lewis Carroll's hidden world in Through the Looking Glass are a step closer to reality after scientists developed a new theory. Using a technique known as transformation optics, the researchers have revealed a way to alter the pathway of light waves that could eventually allow them to create portals that are invisible t... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

We live in an era of recycling, where hippies scream in horror if they spot a soda can in the garbage and go into convulsions at the thought of a landfill full of paper. But if you think glass bottles, milk jugs and CSI are the only things that can be recycled, read on. The next dump you take could be used to build a school in Japan. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

As a kid there was nothing like dragging your finger across the dirty back window of your mom's minivan. Imagine lifting your finger to find you've created a Mona Lisa on the rear glass. Scott Wade of San Marcos, TX is perhaps the only person who could say he's done this. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

This may look like a Victorian music box, but inside this intricately hand-crafted wooden case lives a Hewlett-Packard ZT1000 laptop that runs both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux. It features an elaborate display of clockworks under glass, engraved brass accents, claw feet, an antiqued copper keyboard and mouse, leather wrist pads, and customized wireless network card. picked by TheShirtPocket 2 years ago

This idiot tries to rob a 7-11, can't get past the security glass, and then gets his ass kicked by a customer....OWNED. picked by drzima 2 years ago