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Dicks By Mail – Anonymously mail a bag of dicks
This bag of gummy penises is a great way to tell your friends, family, loved ones, or enemies to ‘EAT A BAG OF DICKS’. Sent anonymously with a stock message, this product will get your point across in a way that nobody will mistake. A tasty gift? or just a funny reminder that someone should Read more about Dicks By Mail – Anonymously mail a bag of dicks[…]
Wine Worlds
The world’s annual consumption of wine is almost 250 million hectolitres (one hectolitre = 100 litres). That corresponds to the volume of 10,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. The United States accounts for 30 million hectolitres and has, in recent years, become the world’s largest market for wine – a position it took over from France in Read more about Wine Worlds[…]
Microsoft’s maps lost Melbourne because it used Wikipedia data
hahahahahahahaha HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Really? People still trust Wikipedia?! Source: Microsoft’s maps lost Melbourne because it used bad Wikipedia data
All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020
Open access means that scientific publications on the results of research supported by public and public-private funds must be freely accessible to everyone. That is not yet the case. The results of publicly funded research are currently not accessible to people outside universities and knowledge institutions. As a result, teachers, doctors and entrepreneurs do not Read more about All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020[…]
120 sided dice
because awesome
Amazon.com: FoodSaver V2244 Vacuum Sealing System with Starter Kit: Food Saver: Kitchen & Dining
Amazon.com: FoodSaver V2244 Vacuum Sealing System with Starter Kit: Food Saver: Kitchen & Dining Source: Amazon.com: FoodSaver V2244 Vacuum Sealing System with Starter Kit: Food Saver: Kitchen & Dining You need one for sous vide cooking.
Air Spaces: Where the Planes Fly – Views of the World
The following map is a gridded cartogram visualisation of global flight tracks taken from the OpenFlights database. The map distorts the land area by the number of flights that pass a certain space Source: Air Spaces: Where the Planes Fly – Views of the World
We get an extra second on june 30th 2015
To authorities responsible for the measurement and distribution of time UTC TIME STEP on the 1st of July 2015 A positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2015. The sequence of dates of the UTC second markers will be: 2015 June 30, 23h 59m 59s 2015 June 30, 23h 59m 60s Read more about We get an extra second on june 30th 2015[…]
Indian Science Congress doing well.
There were a lot of controversies generated at the Indian Science Congress earlier this month, including claims of ancient aircraft in India, the use of plastic surgery there, and ways to divine underground water sources using herbal paste on the feet. One argument that could be tested using some form of evidence was the assertion Read more about Indian Science Congress doing well.[…]
Drain that makes it easy to wash out the hairs
It’s a comb like structure, which means the hairs can be washed out easily Tiya convenient floor drain – 2014 | concept | Red Dot Award: Design Concept.
Stain Solutions – howto clean stains database
The University of Illinois has put together a comprehensive list of stain solutions. Each solution contains the supplies you will need and the preferred method for cleaning the stain via Stain Solutions | U of I Extension.
Instant disposable Gmail addresses
Let’s say you need to sign up for a mailing list that interests you, but you’re afraid spammers might get your address. We’ll call the list “exoticflowers”. Sign up with the list using the address “johndoe+exoticflowers@gmail.com”. Email to that address will still come to your “johndoe@gmail.com” address even though the “To:” will include that “+exoticflowers” Read more about Instant disposable Gmail addresses[…]
Sri Lanka
This looked like the best site about the place
How to Light a Fire with Your Pee
How to Light a Fire with Your Pee.
BitTorrent usage increases in Europe, following the blockade of The Pirate Bay | ExtremeTech
Well, that’s hardly a surprise is it? BitTorrent usage increases in Europe, following the blockade of The Pirate Bay | ExtremeTech.
EU Economic and Social committee slams perv scanners
An obscure EU Committee has slammed the introduction of body scanners, raising concerns over the health and human rights risks of the technology. via EU bottoms up committee slates body scanners • The Register.
Iraqi Treasury Gets Partial Refund on Magic Wands
Some refer to these as “ADE-651 bomb detectors,” but those people are crooks, like Jim McCormick, the head of the British company that sold them. He was arrested last year for fraud (but is currently out on bail). What he sold the Iraqis, and many others, was – literally – a plastic handle with a Read more about Iraqi Treasury Gets Partial Refund on Magic Wands[…]
Icebow is better than double rainbow
Man captures rare ice rainbow optical phenomenon on his camera in Gloucestershire | Mail Online.
Open a Bottle of Wine with Your Shoe – Drinks – Lifehacker
Open a Bottle of Wine with Your Shoe – Drinks – Lifehacker.
Alcohol tests
If you get breathalised, make sure the cop isn’t covering the exit port for the air when you blow, or the purported alcohol consumption will go up! Breath tests – Bing Video.
The world’s first cocaine bar
Well… not technically the first: they used to sell cocaine in Harrods, but the only one open now! It’s called Route 36 and it moves from location to location in La Paz, Bolivia The world’s first cocaine bar | World news | The Guardian.
Estimate Distances with Your Arm Your Thumb
A neat little trick! Basically, all you need to do to estimate a distance using this classic method is hold your arm out and stare at your thumb with an eye closed. Silly, yes, but it makes sense, because you’ll switch which eye you look through and sort out how far the object appears to Read more about Estimate Distances with Your Arm Your Thumb[…]
How to Buy a Mattress
How to Buy a Mattress: Advice from a Mattress Salesman – Saving Money – Lifehacker. More advice from Nestmaven.com
how eBay stops Graverobbers
Oddly enough, it turns out that eBay has helped reduce the amount of tomb raiding. This is because there has apparently never been that much money in it for the actual tomb raiders looking for artifacts: the high cost of artifacts has to do with middlemen: fences, transport, bribes, authenticators, etc. So it’s cheaper (and Read more about how eBay stops Graverobbers[…]