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Friday, June 28, 2013

Stick-N-Find

Are you the kind of person who has lost hundreds of times the keys , control of the TV or to the dog? If you answered yes, there is a new device that could improve your luck

Stick-N-Find an application is a sophisticated gadget and works like this: a chip cling to anything susceptible to loss and configure your mobile device to follow.
The small circular device-nearly 2.5 inches in diameter and about 4.5 grams of weight-works with bluetooth technology and clock battery.
Meanwhile, the application is available for your smartphone or tablet (IOS and android)  can locate the object through radar. However, it is only possible to know the proximity, not the address of the chip, so once registered by the system, users must play a kind of hot and cold to find what they want.
The application allows you to identify each chip-cat, car keys, wallet-with up to 20 virtual device labels.
You can also set alerts for when something (a baby, for example) goes out of the  30 meter range of the system, and vice versa.

Stick-N-Find  is available on http://www.sticknfind.com/. It is sold in packs of 2, 4, 6, 10, and 20 and is available in black, red, pink, blue, white, and clear (transparent). The price varies depending on the pack, the cheapest being $49.99 and the most expensive being $389.99.

Stick-N-Find seems pretty useful, maybe I'll go ahead and buy a few. (once I save a bit of $$$)

You will buy one ? 

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Musical Mystery

A musical mystery surrounded Britain's highest mountain after a piano was discovered near its summit.
Volunteers clearing stones from the 4,418ft peak were astonished when they discovered the musical instrument on Ben Nevis. An appeal has now been launched to find out how and why the piano came to be within 200 metres of the top of the mountain.
The piano was recovered at the weekend by 15 volunteers from the John Muir Trust, the conservation charity which owns part of Ben Nevis.
The squad was removing litter and stones called cairns from the summit plateau when they spotted the top of the piano.

Paul Nelson and Andrew Hunter with the piano they found on top Ben Nevis
OMG

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

This is LOVE magic

Lena Paahlsson in Sweden had long ago lost hope of finding the ring, which she designed herself. The white-gold band, set with seven small diamonds, went missing in her kitchen in 1995. Although the ring no longer fits, she hoped to have it enlarged so she could wear it again.
Mrs. Paahlsson and her family live on a farm near Mora in central Sweden. She took the ring off to do some Christmas baking with her daughters, but it disappeared from the work surface where it had been left.
The family searched everywhere and years later took up the tiling on the floor during renovations, in the hope of finding the ring. It was not until 16 years later when Mrs. Paahlsson was pulling up carrots in her garden that she noticed one with the gold band fastened tightly around it.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Weird inventions: Gas mask bra

Hey everyone. We all know stuff is constantly evolving and shifting, things become obsolete in a few months with nowadays technology. But one thing has remained more or less the same since its invention: the bra. Until now...

We all know bras. They are the upper part of female undrwear that covers the breasts. Thats pretty much it. So why is this new bra so special? Well, it can become a gas mask.
Bras kind in all kinds of colors, if you didn't know.

Yes, you heard that right. Bras can now not only cover breasts from pervs, but also mouths from poisonous gasses. Not only that, but it becomes two gas masks, so you can protect yourself and a someone else. I suppose that when you turn it into a gas mask it no longer covers your breasts, but if you are in a situation in which you need a gas mask, i doubt that's important.

Dr. Elena Bodnar, a doctor from Chicago, won the Ig Nobel prize in 2009 at Harvard University for her unusual but (I suppose) useful invention.When asked about her creation she says "you can never be too prepared".

As seen on ebbra.com
Bring it on...
Well, that's what this bra is all about. Hopefully you do not feel the need to buy this, because if you do, you should consider a career change. However, if you are still interested to buy it for whatever reason, it is available on ebbra.com for $29.95.

Eau de Pizza Hut

What began as a simple message from a fan of Facebook has become an international olfactory phenomenon. "I like the smell of a fresh pizza from Pizza Hut  I wish I could have it in a bottle", published a customer in late 2012. The brand answer the customer and start  developing exceptional Pizza Hut Perfume (Eau de Pizza Hut).

The new and very unique fragrance is available for the first time in the world, but only give them the biggest fans of Pizza Hut in a limited number for each country.

Smells Delicious: Pizza Hut Cologne

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Super Snake

The Green Anaconda is the largest snake in the world, growing to 29 feet long and weighing up to 550 pounds. Freaked out yet? Their super duper skills are being able to squeeze the life out of their food with muscular long bodies AND- swallow large prey whole like wild pigs, deer, birds and turtles. 

Their jaws have very stretchy ligaments. I'll say! Once fed, they can just chill out for a few months and digest. Baby anacondas break out of the egg with instant abilities to swim and hunt. So they are basically perfect killing machinesc =O 
What would you do if you saw one?


Friday, June 21, 2013

Google Doodles

Hello, everyone using google know they produce some fun interactive logos ( Yeah de one we play with )  in  important days, but in this post I come to tell you a little about Doodles history

How did the idea for doodles originate?

In 1998, before the company was even incorporated, the concept of the doodle was born when Google founders Larry and Sergey placed a stick figure drawing behind the second “o” in the word Google. This was intended as a comical message to Google users that the founders were “out of office” While the first doodle was relatively simple, the idea of decorating the company logo to celebrate notable events was born.
Two years later in 2000, Larry and Sergey asked the then current webmaster Dennis Hwang to produce a doodle for Bastille Day. It was so well received by our users that Dennis was appointed Google’s chief doodler and doodles started showing up more and more regularly on the Google homepage. In the beginning they mostly celebrated familiar holidays; nowadays, they highlight a wide array of events and anniversaries from theThe 1st Drive-In Movie to the the educator Maria Montessori.

How many doodles has Google done over the years?

The team has created over 1500 doodles for our homepages around the world... And counting! You can see them all at www.google.com/doodles.

How can Google users/the public submit ideas for doodles?

The doodle team is always excited to hear ideas from users – you can email proposals@google.com with ideas for the next Google doodle.

First Day of Summer 2013 
Thanks to google to surprise us with this funny creations 
Special Thanks to : Doodle 4 Google 

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Weird Maths

Hey everyone! Today i'm gonna post a weird math fact. Yes, I know it's math and that it may not be particularly fun, but hey, we've gotta have some variety here. So here we go.

If I tell you to write the number one, about 100% of the population would write "1". However, there is another way to write it. 1=0.99999999... Wait, what? Yes despite logic would tell you 0.99999999... is less than 1, it is not. It is also not an aproximation or estimate, it is EQUAL. Both represent one.

How is this possible? Well, there are many evidences to prove this. However, most of them are quite complex and well, flat out boring. So, I'll just give you the two simplest explanations:

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EXPLANATION 1:
 This one is realy easy to visualize, really.

1  =  0.3333333....
3

2 = 0.666666666....

3

3 = 0.9999999....  OR   3 = 1 = 1
3                                    3    1

Therefore 1, 3 and 0.9999999... are equivalent
                     3

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EXPLANATION 2:
   A tad more complicated, but has a formula that looks smart and bears solid proof.

x = 0.9999999999...
10x =  9.999999999...                            (Multiplied both sides by ten)
10x - x = 9.999999... - 0.9999999...      (Substracted one tenth of each side)
9x = 9
x = 1                                                      (Divided both sides by nine)

As you can see, in the first statement x = 0.999999999..., but in  the last x = 1, proving that these two numbers have the same value.
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Well there it is. I hope you got through the explanation. Don't worry, I won't make math a habit on our blog. Anyways, we highly encourage the usage of our blog posts to make you seem smarter, start conversations, bewilder people, and other similar activities.

Monday, June 17, 2013

The Universe

Hey all! Today I'm gonna show you guys a cool link that will make you understand the universe. This very cool animation will show you quarks, the universe and everything in between! Scroll through the animation with the scroll bar on the bottom. Click on the images to learn more.

Our universe is quite big, isn't it?
Check out the animation here

Thanks to the talented guys that made this (Carry Huang and Michael Huang) and Miguel Villegas for sending it in.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Burning Mine

Hi , we all know that the coal is used to BBQ , but for this town was a complety disaster when in 1962 a coal mine starts burning and until this days it burns.
The city is Centralia , now is a ghost town Its population has decrease from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 10 in 2013 
Centralia is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area. The borough is completely surrounded by Conyngham Township.
All properties in the borough were claimed under eminent domain by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1992 and all buildings therein were condemned, and Centralia's ZIP code was revoked by the Postal Service in 2002. A few residents continue to reside there in spite of the failure of a lawsuit to reverse the eminent domain claim.


Friday, June 14, 2013

Odd places

There are many places in the world. With such a quantity of locations,there are bound to be some oddddly named ones.

Fucking  (pronounced like booking but with an "f") is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria. The village is 33 kilometres (21 mi) north of Salzburg, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) east of Germany.

Despite having a population of only 104 people, the village has become famous for its name in the English-speaking world. Its road signs are a popular tourist attraction, and where often stolen by souvenir-hunting tourists until 2005, when said signs were modified to be theft-resistant.

 

The frequently stolen traffic sign at the entrance of  Fucking, Austria

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Huge Family

How big is your family? You may have a brother, a sister some children and maybe even some grandchildren. However, if you think your family is too big, think again, for Ziona Chana has the biggest family in the world.

So, how big is that family? 10, 20, maybe 30 people? Well, Ziona Chana has 39 wives, 94 children, 33 grandchildren and 14 daughters in law, adding up to 181 people, including Mr. Chana himself. The ginourmous family resides in India, in a four story building with approximately one hundred rooms. For only one meal, 30 chicken need to be plucked, 132lb of potatoes have to be peeled, and 220lb of rice have to be boiled.
The full monty: The Ziona family in its entirety with all 181 members
Mr. Chana and his family

Mr. Chana, however, is not bothered by the huge family he has to maintain; he states that he feels like God's special child, taking care of so many people and being loved by so many wives. The wives take turns sleeping with him each night, the rest sleep in a huge communal bedroom.
You treat this place like a hotel: With 100 rooms the Ziona mansion is the biggest concrete structure in the hilly village of Baktawng
The House
 
According to one of the wives, there are no discussions; the family works on love and respect. Besides from Mr. Chana overviewing the family, the oldest wife, Zathiangi, leads the chores such as washing, preparing meals, etc.

Mr. Chang has not yet finished his search for new wives. He says he would even go to the U.S. in order to find his 40th wife.

What do you think? Is having a family this big sane? What is your ideal size for a family? Let us know in the comments section!




Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Weird Countries: Niue


Hey all. Have you ever heard of Niue? No? Well, it's a small country west of Australia and New Zeleand. It is 260 km² big, which is a about the size of a small pacific island. This is because, it IS a pacific island. What's so interesting about this country?

Well, besides its remarkably small size, Niue is the first and only country in the world to have free wi-fi everywhere! Yep, it's pretty cool. The government can manage to do this because the small amount of population (more or less 2,000 people) In 2008, the government even gave every child in the country a free computer! The cool stuff doesen't end there, they have varying themes on their coins, including Pokémon, Snoopy, and Stra Wars coins (1$ each). Oh, and let's not forget the country is a tropical paradise in the middle of the Pacific with beautiful beaches and vegetation, along with some native dances and public events.

Will you go to Niue these vacations?

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Action Park

Action Park was an amusement park open from 1978 to 1996 based in Vernon Township, New Jersey, in the recreational area known as Mountain Creek.

It had separate areas with their own attractions: Alpine zone, Motorworld and Waterworld. The latter is considered one of the first water parks in USA. Several of Action Park's attractions were unique and attracted many visitors. So, what's so weird about this park?

Well, it became famous because of poorly designed and unsafe attractions, inattentive employees, minors as employees, food intoxication and other similar characteristics Unsurprisingly, it broke records as one of the most unsafe parks in the world. It even has a record of six deaths in one try of one ride.

It was named "Park Accidents" by doctors in the region because of the many patients that came injured from said park. Even so, nothing  was done by the authorities. In later years, however, some visitor lawsuits forced the closure of various attractions, until the closure of the park itself in 1996.

Thankfully, Disney does have some talented engineers.




Monday, June 10, 2013

Eco-Car

Is this what the Eco-Dubai 1 will look like?
To continue the green mood my partner settled yesterday with his nice carboard bike post, I'll now be posting about the Eco-Dubai.

Eco-Dubai 1 is a car that's being developed that could theoretically travel 1,000 km using just one liter of fuel! (Just to give you an idea, an average car could travel more or less 8km) The lightweight vehicle has reached its final stage of construction, so testing will begin in about two weeks.

The car took almost two years of work by students at the Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai Men's College. With half a meter wide, two meters ling and half a meter high, it's a pretty small car, no huge pieces or anything. It weighs about 25kg. which isn't that much either. It has a pretty sleek and modern design; it seems like a time machine pod or something along those lines to me, but it's still pretty cool. Bear in mind the actual car may be different from the image I found.

It  is supposed to enter the Shell's Eco-Marathon this July 4-7 in Kuala Lumpur, in which it will compete against other similarly designed cars from around the world, although four of its copmpeters will be from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) too. The winners of the competition will be those that designed the car that could travel the farthest on just one litre of fuel.

One of the students behind the car, Ahmad Khamis Al Suwaidi, said: "Petrol is not going to last forever. One day we're going to run out. So in terms of developing a local eco-car industry, it starts with us. We're the future of the UAE in this." Pretty noble stance, huh. I don't think oil exporting countres would be too happy about this, though.

What do you think? Pretty interesting, I think. Feel free to comment or suggest topics for future posts. Thanks for reading!

Special thanks: Rosana Pochat

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Cool Frisbee Tricks

Hey all, I just returned from a shor trip of mine, so  I'm a bit tired to post anything too long. Therefore, I am gonna skip the wording and simply show you this awesome (maybe fake?) video I found. If it is real, then it's a freaking amazing amount of skill. I'll be posting again tomorrow some facts I dug up here and there.
















Thanks to brodiesmith21.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Green Bike!

For years, people said he never would. However, the inventor Izhar Gafni used his own money, resources, and what he calls "intuition" to build a bicycle almost entirely out of cardboard.
It took four years and six prototypes to finish his bike Gafni. Her story and video posted on Vimeo that went viral. Izzy, as it is called, became the internet sensation
With its ability obtained a lightweight cardboard box, waterproof and recyclable cyclists capable of supporting up to 225 kilos in weight. A big size cardboard bike weighs about 10 kilos and, according to Izzy, never require adjustments or repairs.
Una bicicleta de cartón y llantas recicladas 'revolucionan' el transporte}

Thanks : CNN

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Monkey Buisness

 As you might have noticed before, the world is full of odd, sensless things. We may not understand why, when, or how, but they are a reality.

So, what's it this time. Well, believe it or not, there's a monkey that's the director of the Sardar Bhagat University of Technology and Administration in India.

Yes, yes, it's true. The monkey, Hanuman, has his own office, with computers and everything. When the board of directors was seeking a competent (human) director, they couldn't find one, so they decided the director should be Hanuman, the Indian monkey god. In Indian culture, he is very famous for his strength and courage; his most famous deed being leadering an army of monkeys in order to battle the evil Ravana, and save a princess.

Well, I've never being to India, but judging by this fact it seems like a very varied place, with a very rich culture. I guess it must be full of surprises. Anyways, remember to leave your thoughts and comments in the comments section.

Trampoline Bridge

The Eiffel Tower is old news, the new tourist attraction in France – if approved – will be this massive inflatable trampoline bridge. With plans to be constructed in the Seine river, the bridge will consist of three massive fungasm inducing trampolines.




These floating bouncy platforms are twisted to form arches and attached together with cord to form a bridge connecting the banks of the river Seine.
Stairs at either end allow access to the trampoline bridge, with a slide option for people who need to descend in a rush.
The design came third in a competition for ideas for new crossings on the river Seine. The Seine already has 37 bridges.

Thanks to : CNN Travel 


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Domino Day

We all know about  The Simpsons, those yellow fellows that have been around for a bunch of seasons in FOX channel. Well, there are some fans that just watch the series, other buy products, but the guys in this video take it a bit too far. Talent, creativity, 50,0000 dominoes, and a lot of free time results in a video full of awesomeness!



Thanks to this awesome people that made the video:  Domino Fun On YouTube

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Neat Google Search Tricks

Hey, everyone! Today I'm gonna post some neat easter eggs Google puts in its search engine. There's quite a lot of them, so I'll post about the ones I find the most interesting and fun. All of the following searches have to be done without the quotes. So get your fingers ready to type (or rather, copy paste) and open some new tabs. Here they are:

- Search for "atari breakout". Then click on the images section. You'll have a neat surprise.

- Search for "do a barrel roll" I think you can guess what will happen. Also, searching for "tilt" results in a similar effect.

- Search for "zerg rush". See how long you can survive...

- Search for "Conway's Game of Life". Apparently, if you have lots of patience, you can see the word Google form on the right.

- Search for "anagram". Notice anything strange in the suggestions? As a follow up, search "define anagram". Again, the "did you mean?" suggestions seem to be a little off...

- Search for "the number of horns on a unicorn". Unsurprising? Well, you can also have google answer you "the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything". Well, I guess Google DOES know everything...

Well, that's all. Feel free to leave your thoughts and comments. If you know about another nice trick, feel free to comment.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Termites eat through wood faster while listening to rock music!

We all get a little pumped up after blasting ACDC while driving down the highway - how can you resist such a powerful sensation? According to a study done by Dr Trenchard Bowelson termites can't resist the power of rock either! Awesome 
In fact, if termites are chewing through wood in the presence of rock music, they will actually eat through the wood twice as fast as they normally would have!



Thanks : Omg Facts 

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Weird Facts: Sneezing

Maybe if you've looked at the sun, (Not recommended) you might have felt the irresistible urge to sneeze. It's just a weird thing that happens. About 20% of the population will be unable to resist the urge to sneeze, especially if coming from a dark place. Funny thing is, we don't really know why. The most likely theory is that when our pupils contract as a reflex to light stimulus, for some reason the stimulus cross-wires in your brain and so it thinks your nose is irritated, triggering the sneeze. In other words, your brain gets all messed up and does stuff all wrong. However, we still don't know exactly what happens. Weird, huh? If you wanna look it up, the reflex is called the photic sneeze reflex.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Weird Facts: General

-Price of 1 gigabyte of storage over time:
1981: $300,000 1987: $50,000 1990: $10,000 1994: $1,000 1997: $100 2000: $10 2004: $1 2012: $0.10

-Eating onions and garlic will help your hair grow.


-People who consume more pizza may actually be decreasing their risk of cancer.


-According to psychological facts, the inability to fall asleep at night might mean you're awake in someone else's dream.


Our Blog is a Month Old!

Thank you all!
Thank you all, people! Even though we didn't post every day, we still managed to amass 1000 visits in a month, and to me, that's pretty cool. Thanks to Pedro Almeida, for being our first partner and follower, and thanks to vampirestat.com for all those visits! Special thanks to family and friends that supported the blog. We'll try to post more frequently now, at least one post per day. Remember that if you've got any suggestions or anything you can leave them on the comments section!