Wave Powered Boat Sails for 4,350 Miles Across Pacific !
n February this year a 69-year-old sailor named Ken-ichi Horie began his journey on a wave powered boat. From his homeland in Japan, he set off on a 4,350 mile journey to reach Hawaii in a more eco-friendly way. And he did it! It took him around 111 days to accomplish what he started. His advanced wave powered boat traveled at a speed of about 1.5 knots.
Continue reading...The Electronics Junkyard Dismantlers of Guiyu
Friday, July 4, 2008
image via Ink Solutions Guiyu was once a peaceful rice-growing village located in the eastern province of Guangdong, southern China – that is - until a surge of broken computers and laptops arrived from the Western World. Since then, Guiyu has been proclaimed the World’s electronic-waste capital.
Continue reading...Ringtones Only Dogs Can Hear
Thursday, June 26, 2008
image via Aside from ninjas and samurais, Japan is also host to some of the world’s weirdest inventions. And they’ve done it again.
Continue reading...Nature’s Enclave in a Japanese Metropolis
Thursday, June 26, 2008
image by Flickr user A Posh Sentinel The insane architecture you see above is the aftermath of a baseball stadium being abandoned in Osaka Japan; a new opportunity revealed itself and brought a bit of green regeneration to the urban jungle.
Continue reading...How Russian Scientists Kept a Dog’s Severed Head Alive!
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
image via Wikipedia Can a head live without a body? The answer should be simple: yes, but only for a little while. Scientists say that the brain continues to function for about two minutes after the heart stops. But can a lopped off head continue to survive after [...]
Continue reading...“Here’s Your Kalashnikov, Have a Good Meal!”
Monday, June 23, 2008
image via BBC If you’ve ever been to Lebanon, you’ll know that the food is awesome. One restaurant in southern Beirut however, has gone a step further: its menu includes a list of weapon names from Kalashnikov to Dragunov, RPG and others. Yep. Welcome to Buns and Guns, [...]
Continue reading...Man and Pet Bear Go On the Run
Monday, June 23, 2008
image by Petra Karstedt A man was charged with violating India’s wildlife laws after he ran off with his pet bear, despite local police demands.
Continue reading...Loving Robots Could Be a Reality by 2050
Saturday, June 21, 2008
image via In movies like Ridley Scott’s classic Bladerunner, robots are ultimately portrayed as having feelings and possessing a conscience. A slightly scary, but nonetheless intriguing thought comes to mind: they fight for survival; they appear more human than machine.
Continue reading...Incredible Zugarramurdi Witches’ Cave Hosts Summer Solstice Rave
Friday, June 20, 2008
image via National Geographic Each year people gather in a cave in Zugarramurdi, Spain, to celebrate the summer solstice. It’s no ordinary summer solstice cave festival however, not that I can think of any others. Nope. It’s a commemoration to the witches “that used the cave,” many of [...]
Continue reading...Amazing Japanese Light Ball Universe in Your Bathtub [pics]
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Technology infiltrates every part of your house, even your bathroom. Oh yes. The days of the rubber duckie are numbered. We geeks here at Environmental Graffiti love it: this device from Sega Toys brings the universe to your bathtub, where all the stars shine as if [...]
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