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All the cool stuff that’s not really news, but is still awesome.

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More Trigger-Happy Nail Gunners Get Hurt

Nail guns can nowadays be bought at a reasonable price by anyone in virtually all DIY stores in the USA. Although this tool is very convenient to the experienced workman, many would-be carpenters still have... Continued
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Underwater Concept Reaches For The Sky

The HyFish – a fuel cell-powered plane – is the brain-child of Swiss engineer Koni Schafroth, who developed an unmanned aircraft shaped like the fastest swimmer in the ocean: the tuna. It is incidentally qu... Continued
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Robot Adapts to Environment and Humans Too!

“Something wonderful has happened... Number Five is alive!” This tagline from the 1986 movie Short Circuit could very well fit what most people will think of MIT’s new robot, Domo. This machine is able t... Continued
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A Robot Able To Perform Biopsies Under MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) generates strong magnetic fields in order to give accurate internal pictures of the human body. The presence of these fields prevents all metallic equipment from being used ... Continued
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Hi-Tech Graffiti For The 21st Century

Why use the traditional cans of spray paint when you have access to hi-tech laser technology? Marketers and advertisers shouldn’t be the only ones to use it, but street artists could also benefit from it an... Continued
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Ending Up In S**t May Save Your Life

Sewage workers emptying the septic tank of a high-rise building in Nanjing saved a woman’s life. She fell off her sixth-floor apartment’s balcony while hanging out her laundry and conveniently landed in the thi... Continued
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Turn Your Fish Tank Into A Battlefield

Tired of watching your fish evolve in their tank and nothing exciting happening? So get the Piranhaz R/C Battle Fish. One set contains two laser-equipped, remote-controlled plastic fish that can be used to ... Continued
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Shoes! Transform!

Here is the latest novelty in the world of useless gadgets: the Transformer shoe. Created by Nike, this amazingly pointless toy can still make a few nerdy collectors happy – although they won’t be able to w... Continued
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Top Geeky Pranks for April Fools Day

From installing the infamous Blue Screen Of Death screensaver to switching the keyboard to Dvorak, computer geeks show an uncanny imagination when it’s time to play tricks on unsuspecting “normal” computer ... Continued