Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Amazing



Expressing the human desire to learn and create in day-to-day lives, Russian designer Anastasia Zharkova has come up with an innovative cellphone that invariably becomes an integral part of your daily activities. The “Leaf Phone,” as depicted by its very name, resembles a natural leaf and flaunts an organic structure that is carved out of eco-friendly plastic. Much like a smartphone, the phone concept works as a communicator and mini PC, turning into a multipurpose accessory for the geeks. The Leaf Phone projects a laser keyboard onto any surface, so you could access the internet anytime, anywhere. If you don’t wanna use electromagnetic batteries, the mobile phone also harnesses solar energy to remain juiced up for your sustainable chatter. The phone adapts to the dynamics of human muscles, so it could be attached to any part of the body in any position, becoming a fashion accessory for trendy users.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009


 


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    underwater pumpkin carving contest In Florida

    A yellowtail snapper swims by as a diver carves a jack-o'-lantern underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary off Key Largo, Florida October 30, 2009 during a underwater pumpkin carving contest. The event is annually staged just before Halloween.
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  • Monday, November 2, 2009

    World's biggest meatball Record



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    An American restaurant has set a new record after its chefs cooked up the world's largest meatball.

    Owners of Nonni's Italian Eatery in New Hampshire created the mega-meatball, which weighed in at 222.5 pounds.

    Matthew Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's, said the giant ball of mince was authenticated as the largest on the planet after being weighed by officials from the state weights and measures department.

    A Guinness Book of World Records official also confirmed it as a record breaker and presented Mr Mitnitsky with a plaque.

    The old record of 198.6 pounds was set just over a month ago after Los Angeles-based talk show host Jimmy Kimmel vowed to beat a record set in Mexico. That record of 109 pounds was set in August.

    A proud Mr Mitnitsky said he got involved "to bring the meatball back to the East Coast because that's where it originated."

    Speaking before the record attempt he told local press: "You know me. I take something small and see what I can do to make it bigger.

    "This all started when we were reviewing sales from our three restaurant locations. Our meatballs came out on top at every location. So I thought, let's create a family event around the meatball."

    He insisted that the meatball, which took three days to cook, would be "totally edible".

    To celebrate the achievement, the restaurant held a meatball eating contests and a childrens' meatball ladle run.
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  • Sunday, November 1, 2009

    worlds largest rubber band ball




    Record breaker Joel Waul will find his driveway looks rather empty this morning.

    For the giant rubber band ball he spent six years creating is no longer there.

    It's a record: The rubber band ball has been sold for an undisclosed fee

    The 28-year-old waved off his 6ft 7in masterpiece yesterday as a crane hauled its 9,032lb bulk from his home in Lauderhill, Florida, to a museum, having sold it for an undisclosed sum.

    Mr Waul's creation was declared the world's largest rubber band ball by the Guinness Book of World Records last year.

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    Joel with his 9,000lb rubber-band creation in the driveway of his home

    He got the idea six years ago when he saw a television programme that showed the then-largest rubber band ball being dropped into the desert from an airplane.

    'I just thought it was the coolest thing I'd ever seen,' he said.

    The ball has been bought by the Orlando-based Ripley's Believe It of Not museums.

    Edward Meyer, vice president of Ripley's said: 'We already have the largest string and barbed-wire balls. This is now my holy trinity, I guess.'

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    The ball has been purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not museum

    The former record holder was Steven Milton of Eugene, Oregon, who created a 4,600lb ball using over 175,000 rubber bands. It was recorded as the world's largest in November 2006 in Chicago.

    Milton broke the previous record set by John Bain in 1999, whose ball weighed 3,120lb.

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