http://www.notsonews.com Typical News is So Negative, Boring, Depressing, Doom-Laden, ... Not So News Is Not So... Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:54:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the help of the "Harry Potter specials effects team", fashion genius Hussein Chalayan designs dresses that transform themselves from work suits into evening dresses while being worn.Watch a sample of his latest Autumn/Winter 2007 show and pay special attention to the last dress that disappears entirely up into a ... http://www.notsonews.com/special-effects-dresses/ The Prandtl-Glauert Singularity Effect is a spectacular phenomenon that causes a clearly visible condensation cloud - a "vapor cone" - that often surrounds an aircraft travelling at transonic speeds. The effect is usually observed on humid days only.This is what happens... (non-technical explanation) Step 1An accelerating airplane flies through moist air...Step ... http://www.notsonews.com/prandtl-glauert-singularity-effect/ Nasa successfully tested a new rocket that has the potential to collect its fuel from outer space. While most NASA rockets are powered by either a combination of liquid oxygen and hydrogen, or solid chemicals, this rocket burns methane, a gas which can be harvested from Mars, Titan, Jupiter, and ... http://www.notsonews.com/nasa-methane-rocket-engine/ The GEN H-4 is the world's smallest "manned" helicopter. Build by Japan's Gene corporation, and distributed in the US by Ace Craft, the aircraft sells as an assembly kit for approximately $35,000.The helicopter is powered by 4 lightweight 125 cc 2-cylinder engines and easily maintains straight and level flight should ... http://www.notsonews.com/smallest-helicopter/ Remember the last time when going to the toilet was fun? Then get ready for this... Here's a funny movie (a compilation of pictures) of various urinal and toilet designs : The Hand In Hand (cozy), the Face to Face, the Artist, the Musician, the Chopper (ouch), the Techie (dangerous), the ... http://www.notsonews.com/funny-urinal-toilet-designs/ Canadian researchers working off the west coast of Vancouver Island were shocked when a giant octopus attacked their expensive mini submarine.The operator of the remote-controlled submarine tried to protect his $200,000 "uninsured" equipment and switched the thrusters to full reverse in an attempt to blast the sea creature with seabed ... http://www.notsonews.com/giant-octopus-attack-sub/ When doing a live television show, just about anything can go wrong... Here's a funny clip of a live interview with a horse whisperer. The only problem is... the horse whispers something back. Great video! [google]470436010598900861[/google] http://www.notsonews.com/horse-whispers-back/ Cathie Jung is the current world record holder for the world's smallest waist on a living person. The 70-year-old woman from Connecticut, USA, managed to shrink her waist to just 15 inches. That's about the size (circumference) of a CD, which is 14.8 inches or 37.68 cm.However, Cathie doesn't have ... http://www.notsonews.com/smallest-waist-world-record/ To some, it is possibly the oldest man-made structure in the world. To others, just because it looks "man-made" doesn't mean it actually is:the Yonaguni Monument The Yonaguni monument The Yonaguni monument is a massive sunken structure, named after one of the many islands along the south coast of Japan where the ... http://www.notsonews.com/lost-world-of-muin/ Daredevil Darren Taylor from Denver, Colorado, jumped from a height of 35 feet and 2 inches (10.7 m) into a kiddie pool ... with only 12 inches of water in it (12 inches = 1 foot = 30.48 cm).Darren, who names himself Professor Splash, made the world record jump ... http://www.notsonews.com/highest-kiddie-pool-dive/ Ashley Revell, a 32-year-old man from London, sold everything he owned, travelled to Las Vegas and risked it all on one single spin of a roulette wheel.The $135,300 "double or nothing" bet was filmed on Sunday, april 11, 2004 in Las Vegas by Sky One and was later broadcasted as ... http://www.notsonews.com/double-or-nothing-roulette/ We sometimes say "seeing is believing", but in the very near future, that won't be the case anymore. Graphics used to create a Virtual Reality will soon reach a point of hyper realism, and the next level reality - known as Augmented Reality - will fool a human ... http://www.notsonews.com/augmented-reality/ Interactive artist and industrial designer Daniel Rozin creates pieces of art that have the unique ability to change and respond to the presence of the surprised viewer.2 examples you MUST see... Wooden Mirror A mechanical mirror controlled by camera and computer, and made of 830 square pieces of wood, 830 servo motors ... http://www.notsonews.com/mechanical-mirror-daniel-rozin/ A very funny Bud Light commercial in which 2 radio controlled robots, 5 time world champion "Fliptaur" and total newbie "MiniFridge", try to destroy each other in a game show called Robobash.Fliptaur suddenly stops its attack when MiniFridge opens its door... Fantastic commercial![google]1480699103361279060[/google] http://www.notsonews.com/robot-wars-bud-light-commercial/ Have you ever tried to swallow while hanging upside-down? Bats can do much more than that. They eat, rest and sleep upside down, and most bats give birth in that position as well.But how about mating? Do bats mate upside-down as well? What you're about to see is very rare video ... http://www.notsonews.com/fruit-bats-mating/ A couple of kids are visiting a local farm. Highlight of the trip is a "giant" pig named "Gertrude", and farmer Bob assists a volunteer to feed her an apple. "You got to be brave", says Bob... I like this video a lot. It reminds me of the good old days ... http://www.notsonews.com/giant-pig/ A compilation of some of the funniest home videos featuring ordinary folks falling off boats and/or slipping into the water. Don't miss that elderly couple at the very end. Enjoy![myspace]4625731[/myspace] http://www.notsonews.com/love-boat-fun/ Some of the world's best underwater athletes continuously attempt to attain greater depths, times and distances on a single breath of air in a variety of breath holding competitions.That dangerous sport is called free-diving, and just recently, two new and very spectacular world records were broken (again), setting new boundaries ... http://www.notsonews.com/free-diving-danger-zone/ If Victor Prokhorov - CEO of Russian based LocomoSky - is right, his new airship will be able to transport very large and very heavy cargoes to inaccessible areas at top speeds of up to 250 km per hour!Two variations are on the drawing table already: The LSGA : a cargo-only ... http://www.notsonews.com/locomosky-airship/ A very funny video in which every situation seems to insinuate some naughty action, but if you look closer, nothing "naughty" is really going on. Great fun! 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