Archive for March, 2008
What Dave Bowman Really Said:
Clarke got it all wrong. Obviously. Stars were the least of the secrets the monolith held behind its smooth black surface.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Oscar – the LOLcat of death
This is Oscar. He was adoped by the staff of a nursing home in Rhode Island.
He lives in the dementia department. He takes his rounds around the ward, and strangely, an hour or so before a patient dies, Oscar seems to sense it.
He climbs up on the bed, and cuddles up next to the patient. [...]
World’s cheapest electric car – Tara Tiny
On paper, this car is the cheapest car in the world. Not the Tata Nano.
The Tata Nano, which made its debut at the Auto Expo in New Delhi, India in January costs approximately US $ 2,500. The Tara Tiny would cost around US $ 2475! No I am not pulling your leg – it [...]
Pygmy hippos – they live!
Did you even know these little hippos existed? I did not. Anyway, a motion sensitive camera has managed to capture pictures of the pygmy hippos. Take a look.
First, a regulation picture of a pygmy hippo. You can read more about them here
Anyway, so everyone thought they were extinct and they obviously are not, as these [...]
200 car pile-up on Dubai Abu Dhabi highway kills 8
The cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are recovering from the shock of a 200-car pileup on Tuesday that left at least four dead and 300 others wounded.
Dozens of cars were on fire after a series of crashes on the highway linking the two main cities of the United Arab Emirates. More… (ABC News)
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