Pick up lines rarely work these days, or so we heard, but if you’re going to attempt one, be sure it’s not one of these weird winter-themed examples. For example, putting pneumonia and chills together is something best left for your physician, and not a potential crush. Continue reading to see more. [via CollegeHumor ]
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Weird Pick Up Lines Geeks Shouldn’t Use This Winter
Researchers at National Taiwan University have built a real-life transformers-inspired robot that boasts wheels that “fold in half to form crude legs so it can go where no wheeled robot has gone before.” Continue reading for a video. [via Geekologie ]
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Real-Life Transformers Robot Has Wheels That Turn Into Legs
What could be better than enjoying great food with awesome company, adding in some sweeping water views, or so we’d like to think. These cool floating restaurants will provide just that, and possibly more. Continue reading to see a few of the world’s coolest. [Sources 1 | 2 | 3 ]
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World’s Coolest Floating Restaurants
That’s right, “it’s not just flat stones that can skip across the surface of water; despite their spherical shape, water-bouncing balls can jump across ponds just as seamlessly.” This super ball was developed by Tadd Truscott and his team at Brigham Young University in Utah.” Video after the break. The water-bouncing ball, however, was able to maintain a crushed shape for longer to help it scoot across the pond. Its contact area with the water increased when it was squished, helping it to ride along. The ball sprung from the water over 20 times, covering a stretch of nearly 60 meters. [via NewScientist ]
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Researchers Develop Super Ball That Can Skim Across Water Like a Skipping Rock
The FC Mobile II makes “retro NES excitement available at your fingertips, gracing all its glory with a 2.5″ Active Matrix LCD Screen and auto-fire buttons.” It’s currently on sale for just $45.59 shipped (normally $59.99). Product page . Continue reading for a video demonstration. Then, plug the FC Mobile II into a TV with its included AV Cable to take everyone down to memory lane, riding with a pair of wireless controllers; and a wireless light gun for shooting classics. [via Amazon ]
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FC Mobile II NES Portable with Light Gun Goes On Sale
Getting a text message from your mom, or any parent for that matter, can be annoying for some people, but one quick way for them to get your attention is with the “getting you a car” line. Click here to see more of today’s most popular images, courtesy of Imgur .com. Continue reading for a video of an unlikely creature playing mother to a kitten.
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One Quick Way to Get a Text Message Response
Believe it or not, “particle engineer Paul Luckham and fashion designer Manel Torres from Imperial College London combined cotton fibres, polymers and a solvent to form a liquid that becomes a fabric when sprayed.” Continue reading for the news report. Scientists think the fabric, created through careful use of an aerosol, could have applications not only in high fashion but in medicine and industry. [via BBC - NewScientist ]
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Researchers Develop Spray-On Clothing
As many of you already know, the FBI shut down Megaupload last month, but has that really curbed internet pirates? Well, according to this interesting chart , not much has changed. Click here to see more, courtesy of GraphJam .com. Continue reading for a video of celebrities endorsing Megaupload.
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Before and After the Megaupload Shutdown
Need a table lamp, have a broken NES zapper, and woodworking skills? Then it’s time to turn those things into an amazing 8-bit zapper lamp. Let’s just say that from a distance, the Duck Hunt cartridge can almost pass as the real thing. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a video. [Sources 1 | 2 ]
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Amazing 8-Bit NES Zapper Lamp
Sharing personal photos on Facebook isn’t anything out of the ordinary, but when you post images that are strange to say the least, expect some interesting comments. Continue reading to see more of the funniest Facebook photo comment FAILS ever. [Sources 1 | 2 ]
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Funniest Facebook Photo Comment FAILS
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