How Big Is The Universe? That’s “the” question mankind has been asking since the beginning of time. This virtual space tour takes you on a virtual trip to the edge of outer space and lets you see how big the universe really...
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Florida resident John Kanzius has found a way to burn salt water with a radio wave machine he invented to cure cancer. Could this invention solve the world’s energy crisis? Although rumors say that the radio wave machine consumes more energy than the energy produced by the burning water, John Kanzius’ “radiated...
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This may sound like a stupid joke but it isn’t : both France and Australia are developing a car that runs on compressed air. Just like a balloon, you fill it up and let it go. But unlike a balloon, not all the air is released at once. The compressed air passes through “the engine” and acts like a controllable...
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According to Troy Widgery, founder of JetPack International, anyone who is willing to spend $200,000 US will be able to buy a personal jetpack and fly around like the Jetsons within a year. Jetpacks – or rocketbelts – have a rather simple propulsion system. A control valve pushes Hydrogen Peroxide across a silver...
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Evergreen International Aviation developed a Boeing 747 aerial firefighter that can carry and drop 24,000 gallons of water (over 50 engineers and scientists have invested an estimated 20,000 hours on this project). Compare that with the 1,400 gallons of water the versatile Canadair releases during one “fire fight pass”,...
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Albert Einstein predicted that a man in the emptiness of space would not be able to detect whether he was falling under gravity. Einstein called this “a happy idea”. Five years after Einstein’s death, a very brave man was about to find out for himself whether or not Einstein’s “happy idea” made...
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At 120 km/h (75 mph), the world’s fastest Human Powered Bicycles are doing what they do best: going unbelievably fast on normal, flat courses with little or no tail wind assistance. But in October 2002, not a single sole on Earth drove faster than Sam Whittingham, a Canadian athlete who set the world record at 81 mph. That’s...
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Trimming, modifying or removing (some) pubic hair has always been a popular and well accepted practice in many of the world’s ancient cultures. But today, a growing number of adults – both men and women – in the Western world go all the way and prefer the complete hairless look. Some harsh critics believe that...
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