Improbable Plant
It just goes to show that nothing is impossible… no matter how highly improbable. (Did anybody notice the Heart of Gold in orbit recently?) 😉
Archive of posts filed under the Amusing/Interesting/Appalling category.
Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
“TV admits it was wrong about PVRs”
Will wonders never cease?
“Xerox hopes to print computing smarts on fabric, plastic”
It might give new meaning to the phrase “wearable computer.” Though the manufacturers had better be careful where they put the heat-sink. 😉
“Knit hat stabs you in the head if you don’t smile”
And to top it all off (so to speak), it’s called the Happiness Hat. Ouch.
“Collecting Solar Power, the Black Hole Way”
An interesting way of thinking about things: Light can’t escape a black hole. Some people look at this fact and get the shudders. Others think, “Hey, that would make a really effective solar panel!” Or, rather, it might if not for that whole “massive, crushing force of gravity” problem. […]
“Psychology and Security Resource Page”
Food for thought.
“Terrorists Strike U.S. Infrastructure”
We just can’t seem to stop those darn terrorists.
“Boffins ‘write directly to memory’ of living brains”
Happy Hallowe’en! Here‘s a vaguely Hallowe’en-themed article I stumbled across last week. It’s exciting, but the scary part is what an amoral dictator could do with it once it’s perfected.
“Sawfish: mining the forgotten forests of the sea”
Interesting use of resources.
“Nice Use of Diversion During a Robbery”
Wow, those Swedes even have smarter bank robbers! 😉