Saturday
Weird Speakers for the Uber Cool
Looking to buy some eye-popping gadgets that spark lively conversations around themselves? We bring for you a collection of weird, uniquely crazy speakers that will surely make you sit up and take notice.
Labels: Cool, Crazy, Speakers, Weird
# posted by Dany @ 1:35 AM
Tuesday
Street children in Odessa
On the streets of Odessa is possible to meet children from different countries: Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, Prednistrove. "According to official statistics in Odessa around 3000 street children. But in reality it is only a small fraction of what it actually is, "says Tatiana Semikop, head of criminal police responsible for the children of Ukraine. No one can tell the exact number of street children living on the streets of Ukraine, but one thing is for sure - the third wave sweeping the country besprizornichestva. The first two occurred during the Civil War and World War II, but then most children have become homeless because their parents died. Most parents of today's homeless children are alive. That is why in Ukraine, a new type of street children - "social orphans".The street children find salvation from the parental aggression and violence. Together in groups, street children settle in basements, attics and sewer manholes, where they live by their own rules and laws. The price of any mistakes - life. To live - need food. To get food - need the money. Installation of such artless children receive, as soon as they hit the street. Some of them wash cars, work as porters or perform repairs. Others beg or steal. Some children end up in sexual slavery. Often the payment they receive in the form of a bottle of alcohol or another dose of drugs. Those who do not want to obey, forcing power. Adolescents living on the street, trying to brighten up their hard life with, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs and glue.
What kind of offspring they leave behind? Life on the street accompanied by various diseases ranging from bronchitis and lice, finishing with tuberculosis, hepatitis and HIV. According to the organization "The Way Home, which works with street children in Odessa, two-thirds of homeless children with HIV. Homeless children are not enrolled in school not because they're stupid, but because they have nothing to wear and no money to buy books and notebooks. But more often they just do it once, as they need to earn money to survive.
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# posted by Dany @ 3:38 AM
The Strangest Laws From Around The World
Laws are made to function a seemingly healthy community in a stable and disciplined fashion. However, there are many strange laws still in operation around the world. Some evoke a response of "Is this real?" and others evoke genuine laughter, but technically you could be prosecuted if you break the following laws.
Do Not Feed The Pigeons
It's illegal to feed pigeons in Venice, Italy. The pigeon poop actually pollutes the local buildings and a fine of around 50-600 USD should be enough to deter you.
Do Not Forget Your Underwear
In Thailand, it is illegal to leave the house if you are not wearing underwear.
Do Not Stare At Mannequins
One law to remember when on your family holidays in the UK is that any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin!
Do Not Drive a Dirty Car
Dirty cars spotted in Moscow can end up with a 100 USD fine, although how dirty isn't defined.
Do Not Chew a Gum
Chewing gum isn't sold in Singapore and chewing it will get you in trouble, as will feeding the birds, spitting and not flushing public toilets. Singapore is a pristine and immaculate destination and they want to keep it that way.
Do Not Cheat On Exam
In Bangladesh, children 15 and older can be put in jail for cheating on their final examinations. Every year, Bangladeshi government takes strong measures to stop cheating and carries out a massive media campaign to forewarn students through print and television.
Do Not Have a S E X
In Bozeman, Montana, a law prohibits all sexual activity from the front yard of a home after sundown.
Do Not Make Ugly Faces
In Oklahoma, you can be arrested for making ugly faces at a dog.
Do Not Eat Chocolates
In England, it is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.
Do Not Look At Moose From An Airplane
Isn't it highly unlikely for the human eye to view a moose from an airplane? Nevertheless, expect your eyes to be scooped out if you break this law!
Do Not Allow Your Dog To Bark
Dogs may not bark after 6 PM. Taping your dog's mouth for this one might not get you a fine. How can one stop dogs from barking after a specific time?
Do Not Drink Alcohol
Alcohol may not be served in nightclubs if dancing is occurring on the premises at the same time. Intoxication may lead to over enjoyment, which may lead to one dancing, how expression of joy is illegal here, is beyond the logical mind.
Do Not Snore
Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked. They actually made this a statute! Uproarious!
Do Not Walk In Public Without a Smile
A person may not be seen in public without a smile on their face. Simply, if you are having a rotten day, some massive grievance just struck you, just keep smiling! No matter what!
Last But Not Least - Beat Your Wife!
In South Carolina it is legal to beat your wife on the courthouse steps on Sundays.
Labels: Cool, Crazy, Funny, Interesting, People, Places, sexy
# posted by Dany @ 4:17 AM
Friday
Grandmas that are cooler than you
Monday
11 Unexpected Ways to Hide Your Booze
Wine Rack Flask Bra
Enhance your decolletage and get your drink on with this supremely bizarre undergarment. The Wine Rack Flask Bra can turn A cups into double Ds, all while replacing your drinking cup. This dual purpose, portable drinking device is perfect for women who want to stay consistently tipsy and busty on a budget. If you want to sober up but keep your voluptuous rack, simply blow into the tube to retain that full look.
Reef Sandals
These one-of-a-kind Dram Reef Sandals are becoming all the rage on college campuses, among other places. These flip-flop are made with a built-in flask that holds 3 ounces of liquid beverage — per foot.
Lighter Inspired Mini Flask
One of the most ingenious liquor flasks available, this zippo-inspired mini flask easily fits into your pocket and subtly holds two ounces of your favorite high octane liquor.
The Beer Belly “Flask”
The Beer Belly “Flask” Hides 80 ounces of liquid under your shirt-looks like a “belly”. You can use the Beer Belly to hold either cold or hot beverages. When worn under your clothes you just look like a dude sporting a nice beer gut.
Barnoculars Binocular Flask
The Hard Plastic Binocular flask – looks just like the real thing. Each side is an 8 oz. flask. Comes with a plastic funnel and plastic carry wrist strap.
Belt Beverage Flask
Is a portable beverage flask that you clip around your waist and can easily hide under your shirt.
Mini liquor bottle ankle concealer
Looking for an innovative new way to sneak liquor into events? This ingenious soft flask fits right around your ankle and conceals up to six miniature liquor bottles at a time.
Sneaky Shorts
Wear The Sneaky Short’s bladders between your underwear and pants to conceal over 20 ounces of your favorite beverage. Two seperate 10 ounce bladders are hung on the included one size fits all belt and positioned to the front of your thighs. The bladders are customized so that when filled they still maintain their flat shape, and designed to follow the contours of your legs. A hose comes out the bottom to your ankle with a clamp valve and simple raise your leg to your thigh and pour away.
Keychain Flask
Whether that place is your garage, the great outdoors, or at the lake house, you’ll always have a shot of your favorite liquor with you when using our mini key chain flask.
Undetectable Stadium Seat Cushion Flask
Save money by bringing your own drinks and sip while you sit. The internal flask holds up to 36-ounces, equal to three cans of beer or one standard bottle of wine.
Secret Compartment Bible
The Good Book Flask is the ultimate place to stash your booze. On the outside, it appears to be a regular Bible, but on the inside is a secret hidden compartment that hides a stainless steel flask.
Labels: Cool, Crazy, Funny, Info, Interesting, People
# posted by Dany @ 4:24 AM
Saturday
Do It Yourself Coil Gun
Daniel Eindhoven is talented designer who created this cool coil gun. It took around 40 hours to finish this outstanding job. It weights 5 Kg and, capable of delivering over 18J kinetic energy, and speeds up to 110km/h . This weird coil gun has laser pointer for easy aiming and it costs around 100 Euros.It needs 8 seconds to fire a projectile if is connected to power source or 90 seconds with batteries. It is really impressive, I’m not a gun lover but this one is really made with creativity. You may also would like to check this Swiss mini gun, the smallest gun in the world. A coilgun, as the name implies, consists of a coil of wire – an electromagnet – with a ferromagnetic projectile placed at one of its ends. Effectively a coilgun is a solenoid: an electromagnetic coil with the function of drawing a ferromagnetic object through its center. A large current is pulsed through the coil of wire and a strong magnetic field forms, pulling the projectile to the center of the coil. When the projectile nears this point the electromagnet is switched off and the next electromagnet can be switched on, progressively accelerating the projectile down successive stages. In common coilgun designs the “barrel” of the gun is made up of a track that the projectile rides on, with the driver electromagnetic coils around the track. Power is supplied to the electromagnet from some sort of fast discharge storage device, typically a battery or high-capacity high voltage capacitors designed for fast energy discharge. A diode is used to protect polarity sensitive capacitors (such as electrolytics) from damage due to inverse polarity of the current after the discharge.
There are two main types or setups of a coilgun, single stage and multistage. A single stage coilgun uses just one electromagnet to propel a ferromagnetic projectile. A multistage coilgun uses multiple electromagnets in succession to progressively increase the speed of the projectile. Many hobbyists use low-cost rudimentary designs to experiment with coilguns, for example using photoflash capacitors from a disposable camera, or a capacitor from a standard cathode-ray tube television as the energy source, and a low inductance coil to propel the projectile forward. A superconductor coilgun called a quench gun could be created by successively quenching a line of adjacent coaxial superconducting electromagnetic coils forming a gun barrel, generating a wave of magnetic field gradient traveling at any desired speed. A traveling superconducting coil might be made to ride this wave like a surfboard. The device would be a mass driver or linear synchronous motor with the propulsion energy stored directly in the drive coils.
One main obstacle in coilgun design is switching the power through the coils. There are several main options — the simplest (and probably least effective) is the spark gap, which releases the stored energy through the coil when the voltage reaches a certain threshold. A better option is to use solid-state switches; these include IGBTs or power MOSFETs (which can be switched off mid-pulse) and SCRs (which release all stored energy before turning off). A quick-and-dirty method for switching, especially for those using a flash camera for the main components, is to use the flash tube itself as a switch. By wiring it in series with the coil, it can silently and non-destructively (assuming that the energy in the capacitor is kept below the tube’s safe operating limits) allow a large amount of current to pass through to the coil. Like any flash tube, ionizing the gas in the tube with a high voltage triggers it. However, a large amount of the energy will be dissipated as heat and light, and, due to the tube being a spark gap, the tube will stop conducting once the voltage across it drops sufficiently, leaving some charge remaining on the capacitor.
The coil gun first appeared in literature as the “electric gun” in the 1897 science fiction novel A Trip to Venus by John Munro. The novel described in detail a way to launch vehicles into outer space from the Earth’s surface. In the novel, Munro describes in great detail multiple coils fired in sequence by solenoids timed to achieve acceleration without generating g forces that would harm passengers. The gun could be angled on a hillside if desired.
Labels: Art, Cool, Crazy, Creativity, Funny, Interesting
# posted by Dany @ 7:59 AM
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