It's that time again, time to reflect on the year's most idiotic statements from the freewheeling world of technology. Remember last year, when President Bush explained to the world how to use an iPod?: "Lightweight, and crank it on, and you shuffle the shuffle." picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Republican John Campbell introduced in the House his "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act," which would amend the tax code to allow donations to the federal government above one's tax liability. 1 comments edit related share politicsMr. Campbell says he has heard the "cries" of those wealthy Americans – Clinton, Buffett, Streisand who complain that they and their fellow rich don't pay enough. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago |
An Azerbaijani journalist has gone on a hunger strike to protest his prison sentence and stitched up his mouth to strengthen his demand. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share world |
A girl born without a mouth has become a patient at a local hospital in the town of Korosten, Ukraine. The baby with severe congenital abnormality was found on the doorstep of the hospital. Police managed to find the girl’s mother quickly, but the latter wrote an official statement rejecting the baby due to serious financial difficulties. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
For years scientists have tried to build an electronic tongue, a robotic tasting device that could have profound applications in improving food quality and safety. But before machines learn to taste their food, they first need to learn how to chew it. Scientists report the design of an artificial mouth that mimics the first vital steps of human digestion -- chewing, saliva release and the initial ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
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Yup...and some of them are actually pretty good. picked by tomba 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |
The brain can't run this head anymore. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Forget going on a hunger strike. In Colombia, an unemployed man has sewn shut his mouth and locked himself behind an iron mask to demand the government attend to his family's desperate economic plight. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Video offers "proof" of a freaky Japanese urban legend involving a woman with a gross facial deformity who stalks little kids with a machete. Lovely. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A brand new species of bacteria has been found by scientists among the hundreds which thrive in our mouths. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 8 comments edit related share science |
The infected animals have been destroyed, and livestock suspected at being at risk has come back as clean so it seems it has been contained. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Researches are working on mouth controls for the disabled to operate computers. Teeth as keyboards? picked by suebe 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
...in an attempt to set a new record. picked by MandolinOrange 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share weird |
The pioneering operation - dubbed "cakehole surgery" - means no unsightly scars, and the patient was doing sit-ups three days afterwards. picked by coldbladed 6 months ago 18 comments edit related share science |
Amazing. picked by tubs 9 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Strange...yet strange. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
reminds me of an alien from starcraft! picked by trushafty38 8 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
A surgeon from Portland, Oregon, removed a gall bladder through a patient's mouth. This was an example of the first surgery that was performed in US, intended with less cuts, and thus being less intrusive. picked by maxriter 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share science |
A schoolgirl wasted away and died after developing such a fear of dentists that she would not even open her mouth to eat. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 12 comments edit related share science |