Tourists who want to put a hand or foot in each of four states at the Four Corners area are apparently off the mark — by about 2.5 miles. According to readings by the National Geodetic Survey, the Four Corners marker showing the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah is about 2.5 miles west of where it should be. picked by suebe 11 months ago 11 comments edit related share science |
The fossil hand of a long-necked, ostrich-like dinosaur recently found in China may help solve the mystery of how bird wings evolved from dinosaur limbs, according to a new study. picked by suebe 9 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
"And if the government passes a new law that substantially lowers the value of your property, it should have to compensate you for those losses. Those are the protections that [California's] Proposition 90 would bring to homeowners and small businesses." picked by Bornbad 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A phony doctor who says he can cure cancer has been busted for giving injections to women with one hand while groping them with the other picked by Hoosker 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Our spectacular range of Alien furniture is skillfully hand crafted from carefully selected used car and bike parts, tools and other recycled metal components making each individual piece subtly unique. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share arts |
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Passengers travelling between EU countries or taking domestic flights would have to hand over a mass of personal information, including their mobile phone numbers and credit card details, as part of a new package of security measures being demanded by the British government. The data would be stored for 13 years and used to "profile" suspects. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
Hand made glass stuff. The girl who makes this stuff is a friend of mine. She's awesome and she and her boyfriend have a totally cute dog. Anyway, check out her glass stuff. She really makes some cool stuff! Theme pic is one of her plates. picked by sykeo56 2 years ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
An unusual dinosaur has been shown to have a skull that functioned like a fish-eating crocodile, despite looking like a dinosaur. It also possessed two huge hand claws, perhaps used as grappling hooks to lift fish from the water. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Brad, the club's resident tennis pro and notorious alcoholic, takes to his feet, Prince racket in hand, and smites the beast violently into a wall. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
Bluegrass banjo player Eddie Adcock underwent brain surgery to treat a hand tremor that threatened his playing ability. 13 comments edit related share scienceTo make sure they got it right he played his banjo throughout the procedure. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at keeping time, new Swedish research shows. The team that carried out the study also suspect that accuracy in timing is important to the brain processes responsible for problem solving and reasoning. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share science |
On the other hand - who doesn't these days? picked by suckersklub 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Update to this story. 7 comments edit related share plime.comFed courts rules that lead testing will not apply to the secondhand market. Small time manufacturers still need to prove that they are lead free, but thrift stores nationwide let out a huge group sigh of relief. picked by Moe 1 year ago |
This is getting so out of hand. A kid wears a ghost costume. A few people thought it looked like a KKK uniform. A huge uproar ensues including suspending the child. There are even calls for the school to undergo diversity and sensitivity training when they should be undergoing an intelligence or common sense exam. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 15 comments edit related share plime.com |
" The four FRONT members have developed a method to materialise free hand sketches. They make it possible by using a unique method where two advanced techniques are combined. 4 comments edit related share technologyPen strokes made in the air are recorded with Motion Capture and become 3D digital files; these are then materialised through Rapid Prototyping into real pieces of furniture." picked by addoccini 2 years ago |
In light of this week's FAF, give yourself a hand on this day of bad days. 3 comments edit related share entertainmentNifty little game where you have to find 4-leaf clovers. picked by Ankabout 1 year ago |
An Australian man has been photographed sitting on a dead whale while it was being eaten by tiger sharks in an attempt to dispel myths about the predators. 3 comments edit related share weirdHe compares them to dogs..somehow I'm sure I wouldn't stick my hand out to the bowl an unknown dog is eating from. picked by Nicky666 3 months ago |
No one denies that foot fetish is the most wide-spread fetish among adults but not all the people are ready to share one's fetish. picked by maxriter 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
I personally think these are funny as hell. 3 comments edit related share entertainmentI even have to hand it to PETA for making a pretty funny ad. (warning pop-up hell) picked by MuppetmakeR 2 years ago |
If you're using a point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share arts |