Short-sightedness is on the rise across the developed world. With a generation of kids spending their days indoors and a constant stream of urbanization, our eyes are becoming more and more susceptible to short-sightedness because of the lack of glances into the distance. Science might have an answer which can soon solve some viewing woes for good. Scientists have linked a number of variations around the RASGRF1 gene which largely effect the likely hood of someone becoming short-sighted. A number... Continue reading

The conditions either have to be perfect or you have to make them perfect. A twelve-person tire swing isn’t as logistically simple as it might sound. Attached to a 40-foot overhang, part of the Mmabatho Sports Stadium in South Africa, used tires, wooden poles and “a whole lot of metal bolts and cables” are combined to create Jan Korbes twelve-person tire swing. Sure, you might not have a superstructure at your disposal for creating such a benign party toy, but... Continue reading

One of the major factors that deters people from purchasing an electronic car is the fact that the charge can run out. There’s always that lingering possibility that you can be stuck in the middle of nowhere without a charge. Swiss company Nation-E is attempting to quell some of those worries with Angel Car, the first mobile charging station for electronic vehicles. A charging station located in the back of the van allows electronic cars to be juiced back into... Continue reading

Apple accessories have become such an epidemic that at first glance, this product is totally believable, and then you see someone with a plate strapped to their arm and that little part of your brain that makes you scream “FAKE!” in the comment box emits a slight twinge of activity. The iArm is in fact, a prank pack, but not in the sense that you’re used too. There is no actual iArm inside of the box. You buy the iArm... Continue reading

There are times where most of us just want to bury our heads in the sand like an ostrich. If we can’t see you, you can’t see us. Unfortunately for people using the Tunnel Chair, people can see you, and you look ridiculous. The Tunnel Chair by Noga Berman creates little nooks and crannies capable of housing various body parts. Theoretically you can just stick your whole body inside of the chair, but it’s much more entertaining for everyone else... Continue reading

Geek hero Adam Lynch decided to put a gamer spin on the traditional act of marriage proposal by creating his own custom programmed version of Super Mario World, titled Super Dez World, in honor of his fiancee Desiree. Saturday September 11th…he tells me he’s been playing around with programming video games. I think this is an awesome idea; he has been so busy at work that I have been trying to motivate him to do something that makes him happy.... Continue reading

Mother is going to be so proud of me. When she comes down in the basement in the afternoon to make sure I’m still alive, she’ll have no need to worry about me making my bed in the morning/afternoon/early evening anymore. If I had a bed like this, I wouldn’t even sleep in it. I’d grab my Shark Attack Sleeping Bag and sleep on the damn floor, just so I can stare at the majesty of the NES Bed Spread.... Continue reading

It’s really quite obvious. Everything we do and say is projected into space at the speed of light. So in theory, we’d be able to see our past if we had a massive mirror launched deep into the universe and reflected back towards us. And we wouldn’t even need a suped-up DeLorean. Though this method comes packaged with plenty of limitations. We’d only be able to look 2,000,000 years in the past of the current time. There would be no... Continue reading

Looking to pack some serious and legal heat without the need of a permit or the risk of murdering your neighbors pets? The Rubber Band Gatling Gun, weighing in at around 20 lbs and made out of aluminum rather than wood, features eight revolving barrels, in which you can load 100 rubber bands at a time. Shooting the size 62 rubber bands is as simple as turning the hand crank. The rest is done automatically. The gun is allegedly “safe... Continue reading

Brits are very serious about their cheese sandwiches, and I guess us Americans can be too as long as they’re fried and surrounding a cheeseburger or include bacon in anyway. But one place you’d never expect to see a cheese sandwich, even in the U.K., is at a formal banquet table. Chef Martin Blunos’s $172 cheese sandwich, or a sandwich au fromage if you want to sound fancy, is a meal made for royalty. Decked out with a drizzle of... Continue reading