Criss Angel pulls a lady apart!? (from RayAlome) – the video is both shocking and funny at the same time as the woman splits apart. Was he using midgets?
Cancelling AOL (from /.) – I first heard it from YTMND.com (from RayAlome) over a week ago, but this was finally posted on /. and someone posted the link to Vincent’s blog. You can listen to the recording here. I don’t know if this is real, but for some reason, being able to locate the account with just the name and last 4 digits of his credit card seemed a bit weird. You’d expect him to at least tell the CSR what his primary account’s screenname is. But even so, assuming it’s real, AOL is renown for such tatics. It took me ~15minutes the last time I tried to cancel my account. A bunch of us were having contests on trying to set the record for the quickest cancellation. There was a deal that rewarded us $100 back in college for trying AOL.
Teacher-proof ringtone hits the US (from RayAlome) – British kids were quick to sample the sound and turn it into a ringtone to be used in class – they can hear it, but teachers can’t. Apparently the sound is just car traffic, though I’m not sure what to think about this article. Was this a joke? Is it that adults automatically tune out these sounds?
2006 USA Rock Paper Scissors Tournament Championship Round (mirror) (from RayAlome) – The first ever USA Rock Paper Scissors tournament where the winner walks away with $50,000 was held in Las Vegas in 2006. The contestants in this final round is “Fast-Twitch” Twitchel vs “Drill” McGill. What’s hilarious is the announcer before the match when hey does the hand motion while saying, “… as one player with do this for $50,000 and a place in history.” When I saw that hand motion, I immediately thought of something else that looked like that… The commentary during the match was hilarious too: American Hero, RPS Immortality, formidable opponent.. hahaha!
Non-scents from Nokia (from /.) – Students from London’s CSM College of Art and Design have been working on new designs for futuristic looking cell phones. Check out the pictures at BBC.
Drug stashes found at Home Depots – Police are investigating Massachusetts outlets of Home Depot Inc. after discovering caches of cocaine and marijuana stuffed into merchandise at three local branches of the retail chain. Low on cocaine? Visit your local Home Depot and purchase a bathroom cabinet.
Liquid Armor (from /.) – Flexible full-body protection that could save our troops’ lives and limbs is at the top of the list for many researchers and technology companies. One such product could soon make its way to Iraq. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the secret ingredient is a liquid that could turn lightweight material into full-body armor.Do check out the video.
Hybrid DVD/HD DVD discs arrive – Now, Warner Home Video is hoping to change this equation somewhat by releasing “hybrid” titles—discs that are regular DVD movies on one side and HD DVD on the other. Interesting…
DNA test to clear up Confucius confusion – Now his countrymen can establish a genetic link in a test that will cost more than 1,000 yuan ($125), according to the Shanghai Morning Post. “We would like to help these unconfirmed claimants to test their DNA and to establish a Confucius-DNA database,” it quoted Deng Yajun, a DNA expert from Beijing Institute of Genomics at the Chinese Academy of Science, as saying. How the scientists had obtained a sample of Confucius’s DNA was not explained. Smells like a scam…
The Corruptibles! (from /.) – EFF distributes an animation showing you how evil thes media companies can become.
OpenSky (from /.) – a Nausicaa project where the try to make the flying device that was used in Ghibli’s animation. Do check out the videos they made.
if the earth were a sandwich (from /.) – it’s a new craze! It seems the first people to complete the sandwich were these guys: 0009 Earth Sandwich.
D1大整古-滑雪場按摩椅 (from Ohfuee) – *not work safe* the title translates to “D1 Big Prank – Snow Sliding Massage Chair”. The only reason it’s not work safe is because when the victims flip over, their towel comes off. The hilarious one comes later when the massage chair actually laucnhes.
UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas (from /.) – The UBC design, which required the driver to lie down while navigating it, achieved 3,145 miles per US gallon (0.074 litres/100 km) — equivalent of Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon (3.79 litres) of gas — costing less than $5 at the pump.
Fully Internal Watercooled Xbox 360 (from /.) – It’s not the first time we see a watercooled Xbox 360: x-scene forum moderator Xboxexpert made one and we’ve also seen one from hardocp.com. But unlike to the 2 previous one, this one is fully internal … it’s all inside the Xbox 360 case.
HAJIKERO! iincho – Apparently they made another video with the same CG as Funky Cat Maybe.
Exam cheats score high marks for ingenuity – A student in Wuhan, capital of China’s central province of Hubei, used earphones so small that they slipped into his aural canal and perforated his eardrum, the China Daily newspaper said. Another student’s earphones required an operation for their removal, the paper said, while an electronic device connected to headphones and strapped to a third student’s body exploded, leaving a bleeding hole in his abdomen. Sigh… they need to make more universities…
Animal rights protest shuts restaurant – Banner-wielding animal rights protesters swarmed into a restaurant serving cat meat in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen and forced it to shut, Xinhua news agency said Sunday. The 40 or so, mainly female demonstrators — holding banners reading “cats and dogs are friends of human beings” — entered the Fangji Cat Meatball restaurant and demanded the owner free any live cats on the premises, Xinhua said. Any animal can become a friend of human beings. I’ve never heard of cats being eating in China, but dogs are common delicacies.
Pregnant pause as Moms wait for baby bonus – Australian hospitals are bracing for a baby boom in July as expectant mothers try to delay imminent births to take advantage of a new welfare payment, researchers said Monday. From July 1, a baby bonus paid to the parents for every newborn child will increase by A$1,000 ($740) to A$4,000. Government at this point should just move the bonus starting date earlier…
Soccer-mad monks too tired to take alms – The Nation quoted a woman in the northern city of Chiang Mai who said her birthday celebrations were ruined because monks at a city temple were not awake to receive her morning offering, a mandatory religious ritual in the predominately Buddhist country. The woman, who declined to be identified, said she was told by a senior monk that most of his young colleagues were still asleep because they had stayed up to watch the games which can go on well past midnight.
Tailing a monkey man in search of healing powers – Thousands of people are flocking to an impoverished Indian village in eastern West Bengal state to worship a man they believe possesses divine powers because he climbs up trees in seconds, gobbles up bananas and has a “tail.” … Tucked away in a hamlet in Banarhat, over 400 miles north of Kolkata, the state capital, devotees wait for hours to see or touch Oraon’s 13-inch tail, believing that it has healing powers. Doctors said the “tail” — made up of some flesh but mostly of dark hair — was simply a rare physical attribute. Is this the reincarnation of 孫悟空?