Air New Zealand Successfully Trials Weed Biofuel
Remember back in June how Air New Zealand announced it was going to be trialling a biofuel mix in a 747 aircraft based on the jatropha plant? Well, they did it, and according to The Register, everything went off without a hitch. The plane used a 50-50 mixture of the biofuel and regular fuel in [...]
2009 Will Arrive One Second Late To Its Own Party
If you’re heading out to watch the midnight fireworks tonight to say goodbye to the year that was 2008, be prepared for a slight delay. And when we say slight, we mean slight - one second, to be precise. Boffins at Greenwich will be adding a single second onto the year 2008 to adjust time [...]
Kissing Octopus Flash Drive’s Bizarre Mating Ritual Captured on Film
Behold the rare Octopus USB drive mating ritual. Notice how the magnetised lips join together in a passionate kiss. Unfortunately, like the praying mantis, the female is prone to violence after mating.
Walmart Sticks Wii Fit Into Women’s Clothing Department
Now this is just low, Walmart—about as classy as us putting up a game called Wii Should Maybe Protect Our Employees From Being Trampled To Death next to the break room. [Kotaku]
Israeli Army Videoblogs Blowing Up Gaza, Gets Censored By YouTube
This is the Israeli Defence Force’s official YouTube channel, where they are posting several gun camera videos per day of bombs falling on Gaza. That is, until Google temporarily shut it down.
Sony Vaio Pocket Netbook’s Keyboard Looks Full Size, Has a Track Stick
This keyboard teaser shot for the Vaio Pocket, Sony’s upcoming mystery netbook, shows two things. It has a full size keyboard (like the Vaio TZ) and a track stick for mousing.
Researchers Create Web Skeleton Key With 200 PS3s
Using a cluster of 200 PS3s, an international group of researchers have crafted a “skeleton key” digital certificate that can perfectly impersonate any website on the internet.
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