Weird Universe Archive

August 2009

August 21, 2009

Forgotten and Unseen Electronics Part 40

Today I found a clock that tells you the time through words instead of numbers. It's called Qlocktwo. You can buy one here:

http://store.biegertfunk.com/products/qlocktwo

Or you can download it for the iphone:

http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewSoftware%253Fid%253D317894604%2526mt%253D8



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Posted By: phantomspy1 - Fri Aug 21, 2009 - Comments (1)
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Meet King Joe



Shouldn't they update this cartoon with regards to the Chinese worker?

Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 21, 2009 - Comments (1)
Category: Business, Movies, Documentaries, 1940s

August 20, 2009

About Faces



When was the last time you thought about your teeth!?!

Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 20, 2009 - Comments (5)
Category: Body, Health, Disease, Documentaries, 1940s

August 19, 2009

Don’t Sweat It

Thorpe Park in Chertsey. England has a new rule for guests to follow while on the rides. Scream all you wish, just don't raise your arms. Riders are required to keep their elbows at their sides or they can be kicked off rides. Repeat offenders face expulsion from the park. Are there safety concerns causing this new rule with such strict enforcement? Actually the problem is B.O., that's right body odor. Mike Vallis, director of the park, says there have been complaints about smelly patrons raising their arms and subjecting fellow riders to their sweaty armpits.
Mr. Vallis also indicated that with high temperatures and such scary rides people sweat more, which made the rule necessary for the comfort of all the park guests. Once again an attempt to protect everyone from everything. I've got an idea, if you are that sensitive stay home and let hardier souls enjoy their day. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/08/18/BO-keeps-elbows-down-on-coasters/UPI-69831250631532/

Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 19, 2009 - Comments (15)
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August 18, 2009

Forgotten and Unseen Electronics Part 39

Back in Forgotten and Unseen Electronics Part 26 I showed you a plant that contacts you using Twitter. I have now found one that follows the sun so it can get all the light it needs called Plantbot. It's made by the people at Play Coalition.I think this would probably creep people out when they visit your house.

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Posted By: phantomspy1 - Tue Aug 18, 2009 - Comments (11)
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Evil Cows Celebrate Another Victory

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Link to article.





Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 18, 2009 - Comments (5)
Category: Animals, Death, Europe

I’ll Huff And I’ll Puff…

From the BBC children's science show "Bang Goes The Theory...", engineer Jem Stansfield builds himself a giant vortex cannon, and tries to knock down buildings made of straw, wood and bricks...



Impressive, though I'm sure the "Big Bad Wolf" would not have had much of a problem if the third little pig had likewise left out the mortar. Mind you, one of these is just what I need to keep the neighborhood cats out of my garden! :cheese:

Posted By: Dumbfounded - Tue Aug 18, 2009 - Comments (7)
Category: Buildings and Other Structures, Destruction, Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Guns, Inventions, Science, Experiments, Television, Myths and Fairytales

August 17, 2009

Sounds Like An Urban Legend

A raid on a Kent, Great Brittan butcher shop/slaughter house saved the lives of two illegal aliens. It seems illegals were promised a safe, productive life in Great Brittan but that is not what was happening. Instead they were being murdered and their organs harvested for transplant. The freezers at the slaughter house contained human remains, but according to one policeman, little more than bones were left. Local Parrish Councilor, Des Robinson, was quoted as saying, "We always knew the sausages were something special, but not that special. It rather puts new meaning to 'full of eastern promise'. I doubt everyone will take it that well if it is proved that is what happened to the rest of the remains. http://news-ebc.co.uk/asylum2.htm

Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 17, 2009 - Comments (6)
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Marijuana Farm to blame for Massive California Fires



According to the Los Angeles Times, the huge wild fires California is experiencing were caused by a cooking fire on a Pot farm.

I've heard people refer to smoking pot as "burning mad trees", but I think this takes that a little too literally.

Posted By: dherlich - Mon Aug 17, 2009 - Comments (8)
Category: Accidents, Goofs and Screw-ups, Addictions, Drugs

August 16, 2009

Out of Control

Normally I am as pro-police as anyone. But here I will present you with a couple of examples of, shall we say, over zealousness in enforcing the letter of the law. If fact one is more an example of fraudulent enforcement.

It was a hot summer day in New York, so Richard Lee decided to help his 10 year old daughter, Clementine, set up a lemonade stand at the park. In just 20 minutes they sold 10 glasses of lemonade. Then suddenly they were surrounded by parks department officers demanding rather harshly to see a permit. Of course the father and child did not have one for a kid's lemonade stand so they received a $50 ticket. Fortunately cooler heads prevailed and the commissioner of the parks department, Adrian Benepe, has dismissed the ticket and stated it was a result in improper enforcement of city regulations. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/08/16/Girl-gets-50-ticket-for-lemonade-stand/UPI-38791250452055/



In Manhattan, New York Shavit Mekeiten parked in an unrestricted space at 3:30 am Thursday morning. After carefully looking for restricting signage he felt his car was finr there till Friday. Six hours later the department of transportation came by with a work order to increase the New Zealand consolate's diplomatic parking by one space. The D.O.T. workers moved the diplomatic parking only sign behind Mr. Mekeiten's car infront of it. Next a city tow truck came along and towed the car over the protests of witnesses to the sign being moved. After spending $180 for the tow, $95 for the parking ticket, and an entire day of his time to get his car back, Mr. Mekeiten is contemplating legal action. But as he points out, that will just cost him more time and money in the long run.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102009/news/regionalnews/car_towed_after_sign_switcheroo_183787.htm

Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 16, 2009 - Comments (1)
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