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this is a fountain in Osaka Japan that uses water dropped at specific times to make images. everything you're seeing is simply water and backlight. that is all

this is amazing

no, that's not the beginning of a joke.

in Mountain View California a robot went into Red Rock Coffee and ordered a scone. apparently robots are very good tippers. this little scone-buying adventure was caught on camera by several bystanders. here is the video from one of them

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the robot is made by a company called Anybots and they are remotely ( Read more... )

you know how it is, you're hungry, you want lunch, you're thinking a peanut butter and jelly sandwich sounds really tasty, but who has the time to make one of those? don't you wish there was a pre-made peanut butter and jelly sandwich you could just grab and have without all the hassle of making one yourself? don't you wish this pre-made sandwich ( Read more... )

Spiders are well known for their web-spinning abilities and the gossamer they spin is incredibly strong, light and flexible. Spider silk's tensile strength is stronger than high-grade steel and is more flexible than kevlar used in body armor. it can maintain its strength and flexibility in extreme temperatures and can stretch up to 40% longer than ( Read more... )

i was watching a documentary about India in which the narrator is talking about a Brahmin ritual of world purification. the ceremony takes twelve days to perform and involves a lot of recitation and chanting of mantras that have been passed down over many generations through a strong oral tradition. father passes the mantras to son and the ( Read more... )

so i was sitting at work yesterday, working on my Dr. Who scarf, and i was watching a documentary about Paralell Universes.

( the rest of this is cut because, while it's fascinating, it's also ridiculously nerdy )

It's the 21st century. we've been to the moon and to the bottom of the ocean. we've climbed the highest mountain and fly on such a routine basis that most people sleep through it. we have communication devices that allow us to speak instantly with people on the other side of the planet and we have found ways to harness light and turn it into energy ( Read more... )

South Korea trains sniffer-dog clones

The world's first cloned sniffer dogs have begun training in South Korea.Seven puppies have been created using cells taken from a labrador considered by customs officials to be their best sniffer dog ( Read more... )

Japanese firm tests brain-controlled toysThe "brain-machine interface" developed by Hitachi analyzes slight changes in the brain's blood flow and translates brain motion into electric signals ( Read more... )

Weapon dates bowhead whale to 1800sA 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt -- more than a century ago ( Read more... )