Author Archives: madmarv

Freddie and the Chocolate Factory via Digg See the Mac Classic in all its chocolate glory. Greatest Nerd of All Times: Jonathan Vos via Netscape Among others, his qualifications are: Owns a company called

Thief tricked by David Copperfield pleads guilty via Digg And all he used was the see-my-pockets-are-empty trick. Now, if his assistants had that trick nailed, they wouldn’t have been robbed. How Alphabets evolved via Digg From Phoenician through Greek and … Continue reading →

‘Air shower’ set to cut water use by 30 percent via Digg The scientists have developed a simple ‘air shower’ device which, when fitted into existing showerheads, fills the water droplets with a tiny bubble of air. The result is … Continue reading →

Lucas killed Indiana Jones 4 via Reddit Well, it seems that Spielberg got tired of rewriting the script to appease Lucas. It’s a shame, and perhaps for the best if the Star Wars prequels are any indicator of Lucas’ judgement. … Continue reading →

Pirate Cannon – A working replica of a naval cannon that fires pneumatically via Digg Tallest Men In The World (w/ pics) via Digg Monster Rouge Waves via Digg For centuries these waves have been regarded as just stories told … Continue reading →

The Beauty of Mathemagic via Digg 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 etc. Skynet goes live in October 2008 – Judgement Day via Engadget Engadget is … Continue reading →

Hard Drive Belt Buckle via Boing Boing Lost Moon landing tapes found via Digg Stored under the seats of students at an Australian college. Looks like the tapes were used to store data from the instruments left on the Moon. … Continue reading →

Oxycyte: Better Than Blood? via Digg A man-made, pure-white compound called Oxycyte carries oxygen 50 times as effectively as our own blood. Researchers are betting that it

Chicken Tractors via Digg It has helped him grow crops in a region where soil is very infertile. The chickens eat all of the bugs and pests that destroy the crops, fertilize the space that the chicken tractor occupies, and … Continue reading →

Photo Gallery: New Glowing Mushrooms Found in Brazil via Digg A species of bioluminescent fungi looks unassuming as it pokes its capped head above the mossy wood from which it grows in the tropical forests of Brazil. But at night … Continue reading →