Shear Magic Robot
Back in the late 1980s/early 1990s, researchers at the University of Western Australia attempted to create a robot that would shear sheep. Their project was
Category: Weird
Receipt artist creates supermarket bills with A to Z of items and a Trump prank
The idea for the stunt first came to Graeme over ten years ago in 2012 (Picture: Graeme Bowman) A receipt artist has taken social media
Stuck in an elevator for 3 days
The news stories about this woman’s ordeal are frustratingly scant on details, and I can’t find more info anywhere else. She must have been suffering
Surprising Phone Features You May Not Realize Are Actually AI
These useful tools on our smartphones are convenient for a reason.
CIA files reveal search for Hitler in South America 10 years after his suicide
Newly declassified files hint at a decade-long hunt for Adolf Hitler in South America, challenging the widely accepted narrative of his death.
“Velocity” and “Creation”
Two psychedelic journeys for your trippy relaxment. The creator’s home page.
The $300 trillion court judgment
March 1922: Superior Judge J.R. Welch of San Jose, CA ruled that George Jones had to pay Henry B. Stuart a grand total of $304,840,332,912,684.16.
Sound-Generating Cigarettes
Korean cigarette maker KT&G was recently granted a patent (No. 12,262,733) for cigarettes “from which sound is generated.” Their patent notes that cigarettes are typically
This 1 iPhone Setting Might’ve Caused The Signal Debacle. Here’s Why You Should Turn It Off.
The Guardian has new reporting on how the White House accidentally added a journalist to a private chat.
Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mother at 100 years of age
A pair of centurion tortoises have welcomed new babies into their family at a US zoo
Wrong patient
Go in for a tonsillectomy and end up having open-heart surgery. Sydney Morning Herald – Jan 24, 1994