Milan authorities are handing out free urine testing kits to parents of teenagers so they can find out if their children are using illegal drugs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Garage condos are the latest must-have for the well-to-do. For between $42,000 and $116,000, a company called GarageTown USA will sell a posh garage to people who need a place to store their toys, work on hot rods or expand their businesses. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A motel in northern Mexico is putting steel doors on its rooms to protect guests from kidnappings and shootings in an escalating war between rival drug cartels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

One of the best known stories by Larry Niven is his truly classic essay, Man of steel, woman of kleenix.
That hilarious article has now been made into a short film. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed. The plastic could be used one day to produce lighter, stronger armour for soldiers or police and their vehicles. It also has potential to reduce the energy required to separate gasses in chemical factories and improve microtechnology such as microchips or biomedical sensors. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A penny, which consists of 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper, cost 1.26 cents to make as of Tuesday. And a nickel -- 75 percent copper and the rest nickel -- cost 7.7 cents, based on current commodity prices, according to the Mint. picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

Despite the name, Metal Rubber “contains just parts per million of metal yet conducts electricity nearly as well as a solid metal.” Its secret? chemical bonds that stretch apart but don’t break. picked by gertt 1 year ago

A Chinese builder has miraculously survived after being speared through the head by a steel rod that plunged three inches into his skull.

Xu Jianguo, 35, was working on a building site in Chongqing City when the bar fell from the ninth floor and struck him. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Brazilian Heavy Metal parody. According to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, Massacration sold 12 billion copies of their hit single "Metal Milk Shake" and they were awarded the Nobel Prize of Music. Aru-eeeee Aru-ooo-o-ooo! picked by makri 1 year ago

The 62-year-old monk's love affair with heavy metal began when he attended a Metallica concert some 15 years ago.
"I was overwhelmed and amazed by the sheer energy of it" he says. picked by PulsisX 1 month ago

The family contends metal baseball bats are inherently unsafe for youth games because the ball comes off them much faster than from wooden bats. The lawsuit will also be filed against Little League Baseball and a sporting goods chain that sold the bat. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Cemeteries have new problem: metal theft
Police say the scrap metal is being melted down and sold for quick cash picked by MeMe 1 month ago

An outback farmer is on a mission to identify a strange ball of twisted metal - purported to be fallen space junk - which mysteriously turned up on his remote property. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department said the couple's 10-year-old son was tortured and forced to live in the garage without any blankets...The boy told detectives he slept on the cement floor in the garage for punishment because the bed belongs to his brothers. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

Knife crime in schools as reached a level that has Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced the introduction of metal detectors at the entries to hundreds of schools. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

An old building was turned into a masterpiece, by cutting out its windows in large shapes so you can see entire enterior from the street. The freakiest fact about this building is that those large shapes are constantly spinning around! picked by natalinnux 1 year ago

A strange metal sphere was found in Texas, and this website wants to know what it is. Sincerely, I have no clue. picked by wildminou 10 months ago

A bomb squad found a device in the parking garage that possibly could contain explosives. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Here's a rundown of positive, without-a-doubt signs you're definitely at a metal show. I've included thirteen, because of its unlucky, bad-ass reputation among numerals. With photos. picked by NickL 1 month ago

TAMPA, Fla. - Authorities say a Labrador retriever named Jet really can fly. The 65-pound dog survived a six story leap from a Tampa airport parking garage and lived.

FLORIDA picked by bevissimo 7 months ago