Tag Archives: weird stuff

A group of Japanese Scientists has won the lg Nobel Prize for developing a smoke alarm that emits the pungent smell of wasabi.

This kid's parents are pretty awesome. With over a thousand popsicle sticks and some help from the laws of physics, they created an incredible exploding wave on their kitchen floor.

In a long line of totally useless (but interesting) products, Archie McPhee brings you the toast-scented air freshener.

"Spent" is a free browser-based game that attempts to raise awareness about poverty circumstances in the USA. You can choose a job (server, warehouse worker or temp), and attempt to survive for 30 days of being super-poor.

In an embarrassing snafu, Google has the World Trade Center listed under Google Flights, though it says that this destination is "unavailable".

Residents of Idaho have the slowest internet speeds in the entire country. According to an article in the New York Times, bears could be to blame.

Did you know that 5% of Americans believe that they're "allergic" to Wi-Fi? Thankfully, they can all move to a crazy town in West Virginia, where wireless signals (even cell phones) are banned for 13,000 square miles.

This surprisingly detailed LEGO sculpture of Batman was created by a 13 year old kid named Evan. LEGO Batman has won multiple awards, and is easy to transport at only 60 pounds.

Scientists have genetically altered several cats by using a combination of monkey genes and jellyfish genes. According to test results, these cats have developed a resistance to feline AIDS.

Researchers conducted a survey of 3,000 adults, asking them to rank things that "they couldn't live without". Facebook ranked fifth, while having a toilet ranked ninth.