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Saturday, September 1, 2007
How to cook an egg with mobile phones
How Two Russian Journalists Cooked an Egg with their Mobile Phones
Vladimir Lagovski and Andrei Moiseynko from Komsomolskaya Pravda Newspaper in Moscow decided to learn first-hand how harmful cell phones are. There is no magic in cooking with your cell phone. The secret is in the radio waves that the cell phone radiates.
The journalists created a simple microwave structure as shown in the picture. They called from one cell phone to the other and left both phones on talking mode. They placed a tape recorder next to phones to imitate sounds of speaking so the phones would stay on.
After, 15 minutes: The egg became slightly warm.
25 minutes: The egg became very warm.
40 minutes: The egg became very hot.
65 minutes: The egg was cooked. (As you can see.)
Conclusion 1: Cooking eggs with mobile phones is possible but very expensive ($4.55 or 123 Rubles)
Conclusion 2: All this talk of danger is exaggerated; even if your brain gets cooked, it would take a couple hours of talking on a cell phone.
Conclusion 3: We do not recommend carrying cell phone in your pants.
Vladimir Lagovski and Andrei Moiseynko from Komsomolskaya Pravda Newspaper in Moscow decided to learn first-hand how harmful cell phones are. There is no magic in cooking with your cell phone. The secret is in the radio waves that the cell phone radiates.
The journalists created a simple microwave structure as shown in the picture. They called from one cell phone to the other and left both phones on talking mode. They placed a tape recorder next to phones to imitate sounds of speaking so the phones would stay on.
After, 15 minutes: The egg became slightly warm.
25 minutes: The egg became very warm.
40 minutes: The egg became very hot.
65 minutes: The egg was cooked. (As you can see.)
Conclusion 1: Cooking eggs with mobile phones is possible but very expensive ($4.55 or 123 Rubles)
Conclusion 2: All this talk of danger is exaggerated; even if your brain gets cooked, it would take a couple hours of talking on a cell phone.
Conclusion 3: We do not recommend carrying cell phone in your pants.
Painfully Real Cuckoo Clock
The traditional Black Forrest Cuckoo Clock is creatively crucified by German artist and product designer, Michael Sans. This clock, simply titled "Cuckoo Clock", with materials consisting of; digital clock, metal housing, chromed nails and chain, cuckoo (died of natural causes in 1958). One of a kind-Not for sale.
World’s Largest Bear Killed in Alaska
The largest grizzly bear was killed by an employee working for the US Forest service in Alaska using his 7mm Magnum semi-automatic rifle in 2005, it had just killed and ate at least two humans in the past 72 hours. This world's largest bear measured over one thousand six hundred pounds and stood 12′ 6″ high at the shoulder, 14′ to the top of his head. Instead let its employee keep this largest bear as a trophy, the Alaska Fish and Wildlife Commission has made it into a giant specimen and placed on display at the Anchorage Airport to remind tourists of the risks involved when in the wild.
A grass snake Sid Tackling Super-sized Goldfish
A grass snake called Sid, has taken to eating goldfish more than ten times the size of his head for dinner in the pond of the couple of Valerie and Raymond Bell in Appledore, near Ashford in Kent, UK. Luckily, the fish still survived after its master rapped the snake on the nose with a bean pole. Anyway, I am grieved for such a pity goldfish!
"World's largest diamond" found in NW
A "diamond" twice the size of the world's largest - the 3,106-carat Cullinan , has been found in the North West Province of South Africa. The light green gemstone, which weighs an astonishing 6,000 carats or 42oz, valued at approximately £15million. Its ultimate value will depend on how clear it is and how many flaws it contains, such as cracks, gas bubbles or carbon marks.
Zat Knight arrested in drugs raid England footballer
This should teach him a lesson.... Zat Knight 27, was arrested during an armed drugs raid - hours before he completed a £3.5 million transfer from Fulham to Aston Villa.
Heroin and cocaine were allegedly seized at his mother Sandra's house in Birmingham before Knight, 27, and brother Carlos, 26, were led out in handcuffs.
Police swooped at 5.30am yesterday. Hours later Knight was introduced to Aston Villa fans as the club's new signing from Fulham.
Knight spent six hours in custody. A police spokesman said: "Two men aged 26 and 27 were arrested on suspicion of class-A drugs offences.
The 27-year-old was released on police bail. The 26-year-old continues to help with enquiries. A quantity of drugs was seized
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Zhang Huimin, completes more than 3,550km
Zhang Huimin , 8, a Chinese girl has arrived in Beijing on Sunday after running more than 3,550km (2,200 miles) from the southern province of Hainan in less than two months.She was really really strong
The extraordinarily strong girl, who is 1.22m (4ft) tall and weighs 21kg (46lb), rose each day at 0230 and ran about 1.5 marathons (84km, 40 miles), while accompanied by her father, Zhang Jianmin, who ride on a bicycle, Xinhua news agency said.
The feat was aimed at drawing attention to her Olympic potential ahead of the Beijing games next year, Zhang said. He denied forcing her to run, but some experts have said it amounted to abuse.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Lucky Andrea Lynch survive shark attack
She needed 100 stitches to 17 wounds after the attack on a boat trip to Sarasota Bay.20, an American student shows her injuries after she was bitten by a 6ft bull shark as she floated in the sea off Florida.She was so lucky to survive Andrea Lynch.The shark's teeth got close to her lungs but missed all her major organs.
Liu Hua's Has World's Largest! Left Hand,
Liu Hua, 24, a Jiangsu Province native with the largest hand in the world will be looking forward to a normal life after undergoing radical plastic surgery at Shanghai No. 9 People's Hospital. He was born with a left thumb, index and middle finger much larger than normal."It was the biggest hand in the world," said Chen Zuliang, a hospital official. "Liu's fingers stopped growing in recent years so plastic surgery was at last possible to correct the malformation."
Surgeons began a seven-hour operation to reduce the size of Liu's fingers and thumb. Doctors removed 5.1kg of flesh and bone in the procedure.
This was the first stage. The patient will regain the use of most of his left hand after rehabilitation," Chen said. "A second operation is scheduled in six months to reshape his left arm and shoulder.
Dress made from expired sanitary napkins
The nice dress was made from expired sanitary napkins by two Chinese students studying at Art Department of Chongqing Education Institute.Can you believe this beautiful dress just costs 60 RMB (about US$8)? The sanitary dress is not only creative, but also environmental-friendly!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
800 years old tree sculpture
This delicate sculpture completed by 8 sculptors which consumed more than 6 months.A very old tree was carved into a huge sculpture themed with the stories of the Huaguo Mountain in the Journey to the West. The height of the tree is 6.8m and it is at least 800 years old.
Biggest Mooncake Weights 13 Tons
The mooncake, with a diameter of 8.15 meters and height of 20 cm, has a total surface area of 52 sq meters and was baked in a specially prepared big oven, with a diameter of 9 meters.Ten cooks of a super food market in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province spent ten hours on finishing the 13-ton giant mooncakes, with ten types of different flavored stuffings, including white lotus seeds, red bean paste and pineapple.
Monday, August 20, 2007
139 Cars Form For Olympic logo
Welcome the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games.139 cars form the Olympic five rings logo in Shenzhen.
Kissing contest to celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day(Qixi Festival)
Those participants were came from 13 province and city. This festival is called Qixi Festival, which falls on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month.About 150 pairs of lovers participate a kissing contest held by an organization of Huaying city, southwest China's Sichuan Province to celebrate the eve of Qixi, considered as the Chinese Valentine's Day
Sunday, August 19, 2007
comfortable position travelling in style on their motorbike.
This is a picture of a couple travelling on Haikou's Nanhai Avenue, who have obviously found a new style
Wind-Powered Cell Phone Charger
UK telecom giant Orange plans to sell a tiny wind-powered cell phone charger developed at the University of Texas at Arlington. The MOBILE WIND CHARGER charges a small "control box," which you can plug into with your phone for a full charge.
How To Use A Second Flash
Have your lighting skills progressed so that now a single on-camera flash feels more limiting than liberating? You've got an inexpensive option: a second flash. Adding another light can open up creative floodgates, giving you professional effects at little cost. (The $136 flash, stand, and adapter rig described in the September 2006 Lighting column would be perfect. Just choose and use your flash carefully.
WHICH FLASH?
In terms of exposure, almost any hot-shoe flash will work as a second light. You're probably shooting digital and can check exposure on your camera's LCD, so you don't really need TTL exposure control. If the second, non-TTL flash is too bright, manually dial down its power or add some distance between it and your subject.
The problem is actually triggering the second flash. Many SLRs and DSLRs use a preflash to determine exposure, which can cause a conventional opticaltriggering device (often called a "peanut slave") to fire the off-camera flash prematurely. The solution? A new-generation, digital-savvy, optical slave that recognizes (and ignores) preflashes. One popular unit: the Wein PN Digital Peanut Slave ($35, street). It works with any accessory flash that has a PC-cord connection.
Putting It To Use
You'll find uses for your second flash at events and in product photos, but most of all in portraiture.
MAIN LIGHT: With your new off-camera flash as your main light, use your oncamera flash as fill by dialing down flash exposure compensation. Correctly positioned, the second flash creates shadows below the cheekbones, nose, and chin to shape your subject's face, something an on-camera flash alone rarely can do.
BACKGROUND LIGHT: Move the second flash behind your subject to separate the subject and background (see photos). Aim it at your subject's back, for example, to create a white highlight (rim light) around the hair and torso; this works best against a dark background. Or aim it at the ceiling to create a hair light. You could also turn it around to illuminate the background: Against a plain, dark wall, position it to create a small circle of light behind the head (a "halo"), or use it on the background to capture the environment.
EVENTS: At, say, an indoor wedding reception or cocktail party, place your second (or third) light discretely in a corner, aimed at the ceiling. It can open up backgrounds, fill any shadows cast by your main, on-camera light, and/or overpower or dilute ambient light of a contaminating color temperature (usually fluorescents, which produce green casts). Be careful: Aiming your camera directly at perimeter lights can introduce flare.
PRODUCTS: Shooting small items? Aim your second light at the ceiling at high power. In a small, white-walled space, this turns the entire room into a light tent. Dial down the power on your on-camera flash, and use it to fill in any shadows.
BACKUP: You're shooting your sister's wedding, and it's going great...until midway through the "I do's," your on-camera flash says, "I won't." It pops and sizzles, and the tube turns a scary brown. Good thing you've got that second flash!
420 pounds of tresses linked by glue and twine fascinate
The 80-foot-by-13-foot massive banner that made from 420 pounds of human hair was seen at the foyer of Baker-Berry Library foyer in Dartmouth College. It runs the length of the vast foyer, bright green lettering stretching from end to end. According to the reports, hair for the awesome banner was collected over several months last year from 42,000 haircuts of Dartmouth students, faculty, staff and local residents in Hanover.
Friday, August 17, 2007
World’s largest nail mosaic
The world’s largest nail mosaic was completed by Saimir Strati from Albania.This piece of work has entered the Guinness Book of World Records and remains uncontested till this day
It took 1 million Post for MTN commercial - Stickies
It took 1 million Post-it's, 96 314 digital photographs using 2.5 terabytes of storage, 4.9 kilometers of 35mm film, 3 weeks of editing, and 83 hours in Flame to produce this 60 second commercial.With music from Fat Boy Slim.
France's Most Beautiful Woman Laetitia Casta
Laetitia Casta was voted as the most beautiful woman in France in 2000. She has appeared on over 100 covers of fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Glamour, as well as doing commercials for the cosmetics company L'Oreal.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Awesome homeless drummer shows off his crazy skills
This guy sure has some serious skillz and knows how to make money.This is the street version of joey jordisons drum solo pretty awesome could go right in to slipknot as a stand in 4 joey lol.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
World’s Most Expensive Desserts
The dessert above called The Fortress Aquamarine being sold at a restaurant in Sri Lanka costs $14,500, undeniably being the world's most expensive dessert. The two below costing over $1,000 are ranked as the second and third most expensive desserts
Tips Before Wearing Bikini | Ways to Wear a Bikini Confidently
Tips Before Wearing Bikini | Ways to Wear a Bikini Confidently | How to Try on a Bikini | Bikini Problems Every Woman Understands
This swimwear is becoming popular among Chinese girls. But before wearing a bikini, there are a few things women need to know before donning a bikini.
Many women will try to lose weight before wearing a bikini. Yet fashion experts say that in order to look attractive in a bikini, the following eight things are more important than weight.
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