The Weirdest Indicators of Serious Medical Risks
Apparently things like finger length, grip strength, and height may be reliable predictors of cancer, longevity and heart disease. Don’t believe it? Check this weird list of potential risk indicators out anyway. It’ll terrify, amaze, and amuse you. Today’s computer-powered studies allow researchers to look beyond obvious health risks of the past. New analyses show,…
The Best Image Caches of the Year
This was a good year to be a photographer. Thievery was thwarted, the Simpsons were spoofed, and suspicious amp stacks were outed. Take a look at our most eye-popping, jaw-dropping, seal-cropping images of 2010! 1. Time Traveler Captured In Museum Photograph When you look at most of the two dozen or so people in this…
Living with Complexity: How Apple Reinvented Music Distribution
iTunes’ dominant position atop the digital music market is not happenstance. Donald A. Norman discusses how, through the integration of its products, design and service, Apple became a media distribution juggernaut. Many services are both social and complex systems. Many are provided by large organizations, with components in very different geographic locations. Quite often the…
Chinese Scientists Invent Electro-Abs For Women’s Chests’
In yet another example of China being on the cutting edge of technology, witness the Top Charming Breast Stimulator. It’s Electro-Abs for your chest, for all you ladies out there that have always wanted those chiseled, 6-pack boobs. (via The Daily What)
Open a Champagne Bottle with a Saber
There are multiple ways to pop New Year’s champagne: the Super Bowl air-spray, the casual Diddy pour-on-the-floor, or, if you’re feeling awesomely Napoleonic, you can slice the damn thing open with a sword (or good kitchen knife). Here’s how. 1. Choose your weapon and gather your gear. If you’ve purchased a pricey ornamental champagne saber,…
The Best Shooting Challenges of the Year
This was a phenomenal year of Shooting Challenges. Your submissions were as beautiful as they were plentiful. Check out some of the best user-submitted images of 2010. 1. 30 Impossible Scenes That Actually Happened The photos that follow are impossible. But they actually happened. The entries for this week’s Shooting Challenge are composites, stacking subjects…
