Thursday, July 31, 2008

How To Carry Groceries With A Square Of Cloth



Are you looking for an environmental friendly way to carry home your groceries? Check out this video on furoshiki. The techniques shown are very interesting, its pretty amazing what you can do square with piece of cloth.

According to a poster on the site: "This is actually being promoted by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment, as Japan is one of the biggest users of plastic bags, and are encouraging their citizens to adopt the "old ways" again. Here's a link to a nice PDF that shows many more types of techniques: http://www.env.go.jp/en/focus/attach/060403-5.html"

For more information on furoshiki, check out the following site (http://furoshiki.com) for more techniques.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008

Font Conference

The Tauren's Kilt (WoW Machinima)



When Tauren are bored with fighting monsters and Alliance, they like to frequent pubs for some light drinking. Of course, when that drinking gets a little too heavy and a fellow gets drunk, who knows what will happen to him while he is passed out cold? It's best not to wear a kilt when drinking.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Backyard Theater for Less Than $260

Electronic House reports: "That headline is not a typo. Ed Sweeting built a full-fledged theater in his backyard for under $260. While it may not boast a huge stack of expensive, state-of-the-art equipment, it definitely makes us want to bond with Mother Nature a little more."

Watching the Growth of Walmart Across America

This is a pretty interesting flash video to watch. You can see how many stores Walmart has opened across America over the last four decades.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Super Efficient Cars



Here are some new super efficient cars all competing for the $10 million dollar automotive X-Price. The three cars are the 'Air Car', the 'Fuel Vapor Car', the 'VentureOne (aka Carver three wheeled vehicle)' and the 'Hybrid Attack'.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

GasBuddy.com - Find Low Gas Prices in the USA and Canada

GasBuddy.com can help you find cheap gas prices in your city. It is a network of more than 181 gas price information websites that help you find low gasoline prices.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Sales Guy vs. Web Dude:The Website Is Down

From the web site: "A mashup of true and mostly-true stories from IT hell. If you've ever called tech support and wondered what the hell they are doing down there... well, this should answer some questions for you." Watch the video.

Kinetic sculpture at the BMW Museum



Watch this amazing display of 714 metal balls on strings. It really gets creative after 1 minute. So be patient.

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Welcome Back, Clinton

Michio Kaku: Time Travel, Parallel Universes, and Reality

Fascinating interview with Michio Kaku. He is speaking about his new book "Physics of the Impossible," Dr. Kaku explains with how Physics one day may allow us to go back in time.

Top Gear - Supercar Fuel Challenge

Top Gears Jeremy Clarkson tests out 5 modern Supercars to see how far they well go on a gallon of fuel. Check out the video here.