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more about #florida more comments → Scotland: Ignore: (Just testing something) #wtf more » zeeboid: one should get in trouble for what they did wrong, not the nine thigns they did before they did somethign wrong. this whole thing about laws agasint t... more » Noobs-R-Us: They should just cut off his hands and tatoo on his forehead,"I lost my hands because I was texting and driving." That would serve as much better det... more » Dilpickle1: My friend is a cop. This town is full of idiots My friend takes pictures. I've seen many, many pictures of texting and driving. Its sad, But it rid... more » NewbiusMaximus: I don't understand how people can text and drive. That's like taking a shit while running. more » mricyfire: sad story, but texting isnt the biggest issue here....70 in a 45 is fucking fast, if he was at the limit im am pretty sure no one would have died text... more » Nathan Obbards: I wasn't sure how I felt about this, then I saw he was going 70MPH in a 45 zone and texting and failed to stop or even slow for a red light. Now I'm ... more » JeremiahLouse: It sucks that this is going to ruin a 17 year old "man's" life. I mean, I'm all for setting an example, it's just a damn shame that it had to be some... more » Zonky: Figure I point out that Florida is a state with no laws on cell phone use while driving. There are no texting or talking laws. The boy is charged for ... more » gemcosta: That is one ugly mofo! more » palmy: OK so scale is everything. Am I the only one who thought Waldo would be a LOT bigger than that? more » appletoad: I see they looked at my map. more » KTK1990: Why yellow? They should have painted him Red and White stripes. more » dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: note to self: never name something you don't want to lose "Waldo". more » cdharris: Where is the Gulf of New Mexico? more » -
#texting
Texting While Driving Results in One Death, One Felony and Seven Misdemeanor Charges
Utah's getting harsh on texting while driving, but it looks like Florida may be among the first states to issue some serious punishment: A 17 year old man is facing a second degree felony and seven first-degree misdemeanor charges. More » -
#robots
They Found Waldo!
These scientists from the Mote Marine Laboratory don't look very happy after finding Waldo. In fact, they look like angry parents dragging their naughty kid back home, after discovering it was hiding only 50 feet from where they lost him. More » -
#robots
Seriously Now, Where The Hell Is Waldo?
$130,000. That's how much Waldo—an autonomous underwater robot from the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida—costs. Now they have to find it, and the bloody thing doesn't even wear a white and red striped sweater. More » -
#wrongmodo
Downloaded Child Porn? Blame Your Kitty Cat
Floridian Keith Griffin most certainly didn't download over a thousand images containing child pornography. No siree. It must've been his dear puddy-tat who downloaded pictures of those oh-so-illegal birds. More » -
#scary
Computerized Train Runs Over Local Man for "Unknown Reason"
We here at Gizmodo are anything but fearmongering sensationalists. We're analytical, skeptical, and rational at all costs. That being said, this robot train ran over some dude in Miami and everyone in south Florida should run for their lives. More » -
#naturevsman
Glowing Cuban Tree Frogs Have Invaded Southern Florida
First, the otters learned to use camcorders. Today, Cuban Tree Frogs are glowing like E.T. in the muggy swamplands of Southern Florida. And yes, this is a real, live froggy, not some lame USB dongle. More » -
#manhunt
Police Searching For "Plasma Pat, The TV Discount Guy"
Have you seen this man? If so, you need to contact the Largo, Florida police department. He calls himself "Plasma Pat," but in reality he is a scam artist stealing money from Walmart patrons. More » -
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#magnets
World's Most Powerful Magnet Under Construction in Florida
You have probably heard stories about patient injuries or deaths occurring when someone introduces a heavy metal object into the same room as an MRI machine. Obviously, we are talking about some seriously powerful magnets here. However, the $10 million magnet currently under construction at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Florida is expected to reach 100 tesla when finished—about 67 times more powerful than a typical MRI machine. More » -
#prosthetics
Dolphin Gets Prosthetic Tail
Winter was just two months old when she got her tail caught in a crab trap—and rendered a useless stump—off the coast of Florida. After a long recuperation and a year and a half of hard labor by one of the veterinary world's top prosthetics wizards, Winter became the first dolphin to receive a functional but fake tail, qualifying her, according to the Daily Mail, as the "world's first bionic sea creature." Here's the story: More » -
#wannadopark
M-Lab Gives Kids a Taste of 2001: A Space Odyssey
Less than two months ago, the Motorola-sponsored M-Lab opened its doors at Wannado City, a career park for kids in Florida. Once through the doors, kids are given a white coat and transformed into M-ventors to work on a complex technological problem. Designed by Gensler architects, the M-Lab has more than a touch of Kubrick's space oeuvre about its seven chambers. [The Coolhunter] More »
