For those too lazy to get off the couch, for the price of $1,500 you could own…the beer launching fridge.
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In this feature video, we look back at the history of the safety inventions by Mercedes Benz.
In this edition of “Good idea or Bad idea”, we look at the ever so popular Twitter. In fact, it’s so popular, the site is ranked number 9 on the list of the world’s most visited site according to Alexa. If you haven’t heard of Twitter, it’s essentially a micro blogging service that allows people to post messages up to 140 characters at a time. People and Companies “tweet” about various things. I know of municipalities that tweets traffic information. I also know of people who tweet about what they had for breakfast. Inevitably, when a service gets so big (latest estimates puts it at approximately 140 million tweets a day), you get the good and the bad.
But what do you think? As a whole, is Twitter a Good Idea or a Bad Idea? Vote and share your thoughts in the comment section.
Loading ...While undergoing chemotherapy treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, John Kanzius was inspired to develop an experimental cancer treatment that combines gold or carbon nanoparticles and radio waves to destroy cancer cells while ignoring healthy cells. The Kanzius RF device was tested in 2005 and 2007 at universities across the United States and showed early promise. Kanzius’ other accidental discovery involved what the media termed as “burning salt water.” According to Rustum Roy at Pennsylvania State University, “The salt water isn’t burning per se, despite appearances. The radio frequencies act to weaken the bonds between the elements that make up salt water, releasing the hydrogen. Once ignited, the hydrogen will burn as long as it is exposed to the frequencies.”
Despite what is implied in the video, elsewhere Kanzius noted that the water discovery could not be considered an energy source due to more energy being produced from the signal than could be obtained from the burning gas.
More information can be found on his Wikipedia page.
In this edition of “Good idea or Bad idea”, we look at Roller Shoes. As derived from yesterday’s post, there was a clip on how dangerous rollers shoes can be but for the most part, that is really down to the responsibility of the user itself.
But what do you think? Are Roller Shoes a Good Idea or a Bad Idea? Vote and share your thoughts in the comment section.
Loading ...This Day 142 Years Ago, Isaac Hodgson invented the roller skate. Before this date, there were certainly no wheels underneath your feet. You can take a look at Isaac’s patent right here. When Isaac invented the roller skates, I’m sure he didn’t think it would evolve into the roller shoes or at least as it’s depicted below.
Very interesting on one man’s home made submarine. You have to see it to believe it.
This Day 11 Years Ago, Google invented the Mentalplex. It’s a revolutionary new way of doing searches on the internet. As claimed on Google’s own Mentalplex site, “Unlike regular search engines that require you to type a query to conduct a search, MentalPlex search anticipates your request by evaluating over 1.3 billion variables…”.
Hop over to the Mentalplex site and try it out for yourself. They say if it didn’t work, you just aren’t trying hard enough. Did it work for you? Let us know in the comment section below.
Thirty years ago today, Indian-American microbiologist Ananda Chakrabarty received a patent for a new species of Pseudomonas bacteria (“the oil-eating bacteria”), which he had developed in 1971 while working for GE in Schenectady, New York. The patent was the first-ever for a living organism and was initially denied by the Patent Office for this reason. In a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the court ruled that “A live, human-made micro-organism is patentable subject matter under [Title 35 U.S.C.] 101. Respondent’s micro-organism constitutes a ‘manufacture’ or ‘composition of matter’ within that statute.”
Professor Chakrabarty’s research has resulted in many other patents for genetically modified micro-organisms and other life forms, bringing international attention to his work.
More information can be found on Ananda Chakrabarty on his Wikipedia page.
On March 11, 2008, Dean Kamen, Jason A. Demers, and Kingston Owens were issued a patent for a “locally powered water distillation system” that was appeared on The Colbert Report nine days later. The goal of the device is to improve living standards in developing countries.
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