In this funny video clip, “Freak the Scary Snowman” sits idly by on the sidewalk and then jumps at pedestrians as they walk past. Funny!
Freaky the Scary Snowman poses as Frosty then jumps at pedestrians
Year: 2012
New “sound wave” knife is so accurate, surgeons can detach a single cancer cell with it
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed a new knife that uses high-amplitude sound waves, instead of a knife blade, to cut tissue. The new sound-based knife, which can focus sound waves to finer points than every before, is magnitudes more accurate than previous technologies. It can cut an area of tissue, using pressure…
Deal closed on television series remake of Rod Sterling classic, The Twilight Zone
Word on the street is that X-Men director Bryan Singer (who recently directed the Munsters reboot, Mockingbird Lane) has closed a deal to develop, executive produce and possibly direct a reboot of Rod Serling’s sci-fi/horror classic, The Twilight Zone. CBS owns the rights to the original so they are the best bet to pick up…
New stretchy, liquid electronics cables stretch up to a mind-boggling eight times their original length
Researchers at North Carolina State University have produced a new cable material that stretches an order of magnitude more stretchy than existing stretchy wires. Think of the possibilities – tiny charging cables or headphone cables that are easy to carry around but easily stretch to crazy lengths when needed (and with the decreased possibility that…
Five planets found orbiting Tau Ceti, one of the closest Sun-like stars in our system
Astronomers have discovered five planets, including one in the habitable “Goldilocks Zone”, surrounding Tau Ceti, one of the closest and most Sun-like stars in our neighborhood (it has the same specteral classification as the Sun). Located just 12 light-years away from Earth, the planets are about 2-6 times the mass of Earth. The single planet…
Android Key Lime Pie release date, news, and rumors
Google has done a good job of keeping details of its next Android operation system version, dubbed Key Lime Pie, under wraps but we expect information on the upcoming OS to begin leaking any day now. So far, here are the rumors that are circulating. Be forewarned – these are rumors only, and very early…
S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show (2013) – status watch – latest news [UPDATE]
Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. is a planned American television series created by Avengers director and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, Joss Whedon, and based on the Marvel Comics shadowy government organization of the same name. It will be produced, beginning in January 2013, by Marvel Television and air on the ABC network, and…
Riddick movie (2013) – status watch – latest news
Universal Pictures’ movie Riddick, starring Van Diesel as the shining-eyed Richard B. Riddick, is scheduled to be released September 6, 2013. Riddick began filming in January 2012 in Montreal, Canada (after being shut down temporarily in 2011 due to lack of funding). Riddick has been the antihero of four previous films in the Riddick series,…
Comixology comic book reader rolls out “Continue” feature that remembers reading position on all devices
Comixology released a pretty cool feature yesterday, one that’s common on reading apps – a continuous bookmark feature. With the new feature (called Continue), that’s being rolled out to all platforms (Windows 8, iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, etc), the Comixology comic book app will remember your last reading position allowing you to pick up reading…
Call for sharing of pictures of local school “sluts” on Instagram leads to full-scale riot in Sweden
An Instagram user asked for pictures and tips on “sluts” in the Gothenburg, Sweden area and promised anonymity to anyone sending in pictures of the local school “whores”. In response, the user received more than 200 pictures of girls and boys aged 13 to 14, many accompanied with names and explicit descriptions of their alleged…
