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more about #world Noobs-R-Us: That's so wrong in so many ways... more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Get this, in the US, the code is now that the 3-prong must be so the ground is top, not bottom. No more "screaming OH" orientation. Just get rid of th... more » Pazu: Ah great. So we can't preview our comments, nor we can edit them later. I quit. more » Pazu: Bah, the comment cut off. Anyway... most households use a more » Pazu: They got Brazil wrong too. Here the official standard is IEC 60906-1 plugs, but most households still use more » JanDuKretijn: I'd like to know why North America uses such chincy plugs. I never had any prongs bend when I lived in Germany. more » kylenalepa: Who came up with that color scheme? Yellow, yellow-green, green, light blue, and blue? Really? Red, blue, green, yellow, white. Problem solved. That a... more » iatacs19: Australia and Argentina are pretty unique. more » John Nahajski: wow, the Australian plug looks like it's in pain, maybe we should help it more » frigg: Yeah, isn't there a value in leaving something that's untouched untouched? more » Seiven: TECHNOLOGY IS AWESOME...damn I love gadgets and what they can do for us. From the simplest apps to the LHC gadgets and technology never cease to amaze. more » wagenejm: "An expedition launched in the fall to Mount Mabu discovered three new species of butterflies, a new Gaboon viper than can kill a human in a single bi... more » Afzal Pahary: It is a bitter-sweet thing because the military has had access to these tech for decades and yet it was never used for the benefit of humanity..... Ni... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: So before Google Earth, scientists didn't have things like maps which they would mark where they had searched before? Did they think it was an empty ... more » fredygamer: Red touches yellow, you're a dead fellow. Red touches black, you're okay, Jack I forgot about that saying...i learned it when i was little. more » TerryinSt.Paul: I love these stories about " Undiscovered " things. It reminds me of Christopher Colombus " discovering " America. It's not like noone knew about it, ... more » Ozzie's Secret Code Name: MisterWho: This is great! Now no part of our planet with be left unraped, correction, unexplored. more » Dwayne Harris: I don't understand how people go exploring without immediately getting killed by some creature like that snake. more » blomster: Wait a minute. How did they figure out that the new Gaboon viper can kill a human in a single bite? more » xsecretfiles2: "a new Gaboon viper than can kill a human in a single bite?" Don't you mean THAT CAN KILL A HUMAN? more » -
#architecture
The Shanghai World Expo 2010 Will be an Amazing Architectural Freak Show
How do you top Singapore's pixelated skyscraper, Macau's giant bunny, that twirly Danish Pavilion, and even a corporate building made from used CD cases? If you're Romania, you build a $3.5 million giant green apple designed to encourage healthy lifestyles... More » -
#maps
Power Plugs of the World Map
Have you ever wondered what type of plug they use in Nepal? Yeah, me too. UPDATE: Ooh, looks like they got China wrong. Don't use this map when visiting China! [Eurocom via bookofjoe via Unplggd] -
#googleearth
Google Earth Leads Scientists to Undiscovered Forest, Brand New Species
Google Earth is fantastic, but this might be its most amazing feat yet: A scientist stumbled across an unknown green patch that turned out to be an unexplored forest home to brand new undiscovered species. -
#napolean
Motorola's "Napolean" Q World Phone Gets Leaked: CDMA + GSM Included
Motorola's got another Q in the queue in the form of the new Napolean world phone. It's a CDMA smartphone for Verizon that does double duty with GSM, so you can use it pretty much anywhere. It also includes Wi-Fi if you're not feeling like using its EV-DO Revision A or EDGE data, runs Windows Mobile 6.1, and includes a fingerprint scanner and a 2-megapixel camera with flash. It sounds like a great phone for world travelers, but probably overkill for anyone else. [BGR] -
