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Chinese man builds full size AR.Drone to fly around

, Sep 22nd 2011 Discuss [4]

This has to be the bravest dude on the planet, or perhaps the dumbest I can’t really decide. A Chinese farmer named Shu Mansheng has designed his own flying contraption that has no wings and used eight motorcycle engines fitted with propellers inside a big metal circle that holds a basket. The design of the craft reminds me more than a little of the AR.Drone. Read The Full Story

Sign up for a Merchant Account and get a free AK-47

, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [1]

If you have a store and you need a merchant account and have been thinking to yourself that you really need a new AK-47 to boot we have a seriously good deal for you. Over at MerchantService.com you can sign up for a merchant account for your business and get a free AK-47. It's not like they are doing anything weird like sending the gun to you in the mail once you process your first transaction or anything. Read The Full Story

Chinese dude bathes with eels, one swims up his penis

, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [14]

I know how you early morning types like your weird, so here it is. I know that eels and leeches are different, but the last time I was this grossed out at the thought of a slimy thing getting on private parts was in that Stand by Me scene where he finds the leech in a place guys don't even want to think about. Prepare to squirm guys, you have been warned. Apparently, in China a treatment to make your skin look better is to bathe with some sort of slimy eels. Read The Full Story

Joerg Sprave unveils compact bullpup crossbow slingshot

, Sep 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

That master of slingshot disaster Joerg Sprave has posted a new video to his YouTube account showing off his latest creation. This time around, he is shooting normal ball bearings out of what he calls the compact bullpup crossbow slingshot rather than exotic ammo like saw blades or iPhones. I will admit up front I had to watch the video twice because the cute ninja zombie killing cats in the background distracting me. That one cat was all "what was that!" when Sprave finally fired the slingshot. Read The Full Story

Washington D.C. tech firm to build 20-square mile ghost city in New Mexico for testing tech

, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

I always think of the old west when I hear the term ghost town. We are all familiar with the phrase meaning a town where the buildings are still there, but no one is around. A technology company from Washington D.C. has an interesting idea for testing all sorts of new technology in a realistic setting. The company is called Pegasus Global Holdings and the project will cost $200 million to complete. The town will be constructed with old and new buildings in New Mexico. Read The Full Story

Rapid prototype shoe for women is perfect for squares

, Sep 6th 2011 Discuss [2]

I bet there are a bunch of geeky gals out there that read SlashGear; this one is just for you. Objet Ltd is showing off a new item that it has made using 3D printing for rapid prototyping. The new product is high-heeled shoe that is made with interchangeable parts that can be replaced when needed. The shoe is very square and seems ugly to me. I don’t see my wife wearing these. Read The Full Story

Crowd Buster shoots massive cloud of pepper spray and blue dye to disperse crowds

, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

There has been a number of new non-lethal items for police and military use that I have run across lately. When the rioting was at its strongest in London the Crowd Buster may have been just the thing the police needed to get the looters to leave. This device looks like some sort of flamethrower mated with a mosquito fogger. It's actually a rig that is used to spray giant clouds of pepper spray tinted with blue dye. Read The Full Story

CEO of Texas Armoring Corporation lets worker shoot at him with an AK-47

, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

I have seen shows on TV before about armored cars and I have seen the car in movies before and wondered if they really are bulletproof. You know the cars I mean, the sort that look normal but have special glass to prevent bullet from going through and have armor plating inside as well. A dude named Trent Kimball is the CEO of Texas Armoring Corp and he got tired of people asking him if the glass he makes would really stop a bullet. Read The Full Story

Slingshot slip and slide is awesomely dangerous

, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [6]

Back in the day, the staple of summer for me and my brother was the Slip and Slide. We would spend hours sliding on that that thing until we were lobster red from friction and sunburns. Some adults still play with the Slip and Slide today, but a lot of those adults go much more extreme than they did in their youth. Read The Full Story

Turbine-powered replica 1989 Batmobile hits eBay for $620,000

, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

I like the Batman movie franchise, but honestly found them to be very cheesy until Christian Bale took over and Batman went much more raw and real. If you have a penchant for the early films and are completely loaded here is your chance to own the most awesome Batmobile replicas ever from those early movies. The car has an iPad in the dash and under 2,000 miles. Read The Full Story

Scientists discover underground river below the Amazon River

, Aug 29th 2011 Discuss [17]

Scientists have made a very wild discovery in the Amazon Basin. The mighty Amazon River is one of the largest and most impressive (and scariest) rivers on the planet. The Amazon ranges in width from 1km to 100km. It also flow very quickly in some areas at 133,000 meters squared of water each second at a rate of five meters per second. A team of scientists has discovered a much larger river about 4km under the Amazon River that dwarfs its surface counterpart. Read The Full Story

Planet orbiting distant pulsar may be a giant diamond

, Aug 26th 2011 Discuss [16]

A crazy planet has been discovered orbiting a distant pulsar star that is roughly 4,000 light years away from Earth. What makes this planet so insane and exotic is that astronomers think the planet may be in large part a huge diamond. I guess Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star had it right after all. The new planet is far denser than any other known planet and is made largely of carbon according to astronomers. Read The Full Story
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