Russian teen builds realistic life-sized tank out of snow

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Growing up in Russia must be a blast –this guy even has a SU-122-54 military tank in his backyard. Get a good look at it because in about 1 month, it will have melted into nothing more than rainwater. Yes, this realistic looking tank is made from good old-fashioned Russian snow.

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Man says he fell asleep next to one-night-stand woman, woke up a eunuch.

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Nikolaev had just finished a performance at a small theater in Moscow when he was approached by a beautiful woman after the show. The young lady, whom Nikolaev described as a “young, attractive blonde”, flirted with Nikolaev and then invited him to a nearby sauna where they drank beer, made out, and soaked in the…

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No, no “Eugene” did NOT pass the Turing test

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I hate to steal anyone’s thunder but I’m afraid Eugene did not pass the “Turing test”, the test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior. Media outlets are reporting that “Eugene”, an AI created by a team based in Russia, has passed a Turing test organized by the University of Reading, by duping one…

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Mysterious Sleeping Beauty illness hits Soviet village – residents collapse where they stand and sleep for days on end.

Mysterious sleeping illness striking Kalachi village and Soviet town of Krasnogorsk

Scientists are unclear what is causing the mysterious Sleeping Beauty sleep syndrome that has affected dozens of villagers in the Kalachi village and nearby Soviet town of Krasnogorsk. Beginning in the spring of 2013, Villagers began seeking medical help for fatigue, weakness, drowsiness, loss of coordination, partial memory loss, and occasionally even hallucinations. By January…

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