Archive for ‘October, 2011’

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Oct03

The World’s Largest Floating Fish Factory [Video]

by on October 3rd, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Wild fish stocks around the world are crashing, in part due to over-fishing. Now, I’m not saying the Lafayette fish processing ship is the sole cause of the problem, but the 1,500 tons of fish it freezes and ships a day probably isn’t helping the situation.

Oct02

Don’t You Dare Open This Animatronic Axe Murderer Door… [Video]

by on October 2nd, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Sure, the axe murderer presented in this door prop is about as lazy as they come, but you have to admit the overall attention to detail is pretty intense.

Oct02

Pat Robertson, Horny Confused Beetles Recognized at Ig Nobel Awards [Science]

by on October 2nd, 2011
Posted In: Guides

This year’s Ig Nobel awards lacked the gas mask brassieres and whale snot breakthroughs that made them so charming in the past, but that doesn’t mean the most recent batch was a letdown.

Oct02

Razer offers Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Collector’s Edition product line

by on October 2nd, 2011
Posted In: Coolest Gadgets
Oct02

Tug-Preventing Dog Trainer

by on October 2nd, 2011
Posted In: Coolest Gadgets
Oct01

A 29-Year-Old Woman Hears Herself for the First Time Thanks to Hearing Implants [Video]

by on October 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

Sloan Churman, deaf for 29 years, will get to see life in a completely different light now because of Cochlear Implants. Technology is such a wonderful thing. [Youtube via Boing Boing]

Oct01

Bats Make the Same Sound SAM’s Do When They Have Radar-Lock [Science]

by on October 1st, 2011
Posted In: Guides

You know what I’m talking about; that accelerating high-pitched beep bleeding into a squeal as the projectile locks-on and closes on your position. It’s the “Oh shit I’m dead” sound for fighter pilots and whatever “oh shit I’m dead” translates into for bugs as well, apparently.