Yamaki Pine: The Bonsai Tree That Survived The Bombing Of Hiroshima
This tree has lived through the pages of our history books, survived world wars and seen more than any human can imagine to see in his or her lifetime. Planted…
Gruner See: The National Park That Becomes A Lake Every Summer
Deep in the heart of Austria’s Hochschwab mountains lies an ever changing park full of natural beauty. This park goes through more than your usual seasonal changes of autumn leaves,…
This Program Can Create Playable Doom Maps From Your Roomba Data
If you ever ran around your house pretend to shoot your siblings like I did then the new script from Rich Whitehouse is going to be right up your alley.…
This Bubble Tea Shop Gives Customers A Discount When It Rains
Let’s be honest, apart from the whole fact that we would probably die if it didn’t exist, rain sucks, and this bubble tea shop in downtown Vancouver couldn’t agree more.…
These Gloves Translates Sign Language To Speech In Real Time
These gloves translate sign language to speech in real time. Software engineer Roy Allela wanted to create something that would let his deaf niece communicate with people who can’t sign.…
This Smart Fridge Will Order You Beer When You’re Running Low
Yup, you read that title right, in the age of smart everything it’s no surprise that there is finally a “smart” beer fridge. In fact, it’s not even the first…
You Can Now Buy A 27-Pound Bucket Of Macaroni And Cheese From Costco
Now before I get into this insane new item that is being sold at Costco I do have to say one thing, I am definitely PRO mac and cheese! It’s…
All It Took To Clean Up This Beach Was A Fish Sculpture Named Goby
As some rumours swirl around the internet that there will be more plastic than fish by 2050, there are also some great stories about local recycling, like this one about…
This Rubik’s Cube Can Solve Itself
It’s fair to say that the Rubik’s Cube is one of the hardest puzzles to solve. Everyone at one point or another has tried to solve it, and if you’re…
In Sweden You Can Win Money Just For Going The Speed Limit
Stockholm Sweden has a very strange way of dealing with speeding motorists. They call it the Speed Camera Lottery. If you drive under the speed limit while going by a…