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Sunday, January 18, 2009

WII Controller Causes Heart Attack To Puppy

A puppy has been brought back from Cardiac Arrest by mouth-to-mouth resuscitation – after it was nearly put out by a flying high tech Nintendo Wii controller.

The Five month old puppy, a miniature Sheltie belonging to Kathy White of Marquette MI, was knocked out and stopped breathing after White accidentally hit him with the Wii controller while playing Wii Bowling.

Kathy had just gotten the Wii for Christmas, so she was trying it out, and that's when we were were bowling and my puppy was standing by me and he jumped up and I hit him in the temple and thought I had taken him out instantly.'

Fortunately for the puppy, Kathy's neighbor came to her aid – and managed to bring him back from the the departed by giving him mouth-to-mouth.

He was then taken to a local vet, where he was treated for cardiac arrest and severe brain swelling. It's taken him several weeks to recover, but according to Kathy, he's almost back to normal now.

I have seen Televisions smashed, windows broken, however never a puppy put put though this before.. I really wonder how many unreported injuries happen by the WII.

Saturday, May 03, 2008

Parasitic Plants Might Invade Your Yard

A very rare parasitic plant that was first discovered in Mexico in 1985 has been rediscovered.

George Yatskievych of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Says the odd plant, that is unable to photosynthesize, is an completly new species and is a member of the Orobanchaceae family. Here is the interesting part, Plants of this type attach themselves to the roots of other plants to survive.

Dr. Yatskievych plans to publish his research later this year and will propose calling the plant Eremitilla Mexicana, which means "little hermit of Mexico."

My random thought: I think its pretty interesting new species of plants are emerging, however I really hope a lot of these don't start popping up all over the world.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Stupid Crook Accidentally Puts Loot Back In Owners Hands

Here we go, First nomination this year for stupid crimes.

Three days after taking a rare collection of coins, a crook in Germany took them to the bank for safe keeping - and delivered them into the hands of the person he had taken them from.
"I really don't think the crook was expecting this," said a spokesman for police in the western city of Dortmund on Tuesday.
Soon after the crook made the deposit, a bank vault keeper handling the coins recognized them as the set worth some $80,000 that had been taken from his home.
Police tracked down the 36-year-old suspect and arrested him, finding a swag of other stolen goods in the process.
Ha, talk about losers!!

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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

sQuba Submarine Car - Secret Underwater Program

sQuba Submarine Car - Secret Underwater Program.

The pioneering Swiss car designer Frank Rinderknecht has created the sQuba, a vehicle that can go on land, sea and beneath the surface.

In the movie The Spy who loved me, James Bond, played by Roger Moore, avoids the grasp of the ominously large bad guy "Jaws" by driving his Lotus Esprit Turbo into the ocean.

Just like its inspiration, the sQuba is built on the chassis of a Lotus.

Knowing it would be too hard to make a car totally watertight, Rinderknecht designed the sQuba to be open roofed.

If driven into water it will float and operate as a boat.

Two propellers positioned on both sides of the rear plate push it along.

Hit a button and the car will dive.

Under water, one of its three battery powered engines sucks in water through the car's front and pumps it out of the rear jet.

Pretty Cool automobile check out the video below


Sunday, February 24, 2008

Baby Sea Ray That Smiles Makes A Hit At Aquarium

The Smiling Baby Sea Ray has really wowed the tourists at a UK Hampshire aquarium.

The month old thornback sea ray is only about 12 centimeters long and hatched from a egg known as a mermaids purse.

The sea rays are part of a captive breeding program at the Blue Reef Aquarium at Southsea, Hants, UK.

All the faces of the babies are very distinctive while this little sea ray appears to be smiling its not actually making a smile. They have been compared to aliens or even people one is said to look like George W. Bush!

Thornback sea rays are common in British waters and have prickly short spines on their backs.
The baby sea rays when large enough will be released into an adult captivity tank with other adult rays and sharks.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Parasitic Worm Slimming Aids - Lose Fat Instantly

Parasitic Worm Slimming Aids - Lose Fat Instantly

Worms All the rage in Hong Kong to help you lose weight, Maybe not.
I would really hope that a medical doctor would not issue this treatment or really hope nobody would actually need. Hong Kong health officials have let dieters know that eating parasitic worms is not a good way to lose weight.
The Hong Kong health officials issued warnings came after banner ads appeared on a website offering a product containing worm eggs as slimming aids.
A health department official noted that there was no studies that the worms an intestine dwelling worm known as ascaris were able to help lose weight. There was a ton of evidence that they cause diarrhea, vomiting and also used as a pain-inducing technique.

The department official also mentioned that: 'Ascaris infestation in the human body may also be fatal due to serious complications such as intestinal, biliary tract or pancreatic duct obstruction. The worms may invade such organs as the lungs.

I guess some people will do anything for a diet. Remember, if it doesn't sound OK with you its probably not a good idea. Also you can look for a Personal Trainer

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Stupidest Police Sketch Ever - Have You Seen This Man

Stupidest Police Sketch Ever - Have You Seen This Man

In a world of stupidity and often bad information this is probably the most useless sketch used to catch a robber. The Royal Thai Police have released this sketch below of a bank robber and are asking anyone who may have seen him to contact them.

He has mirrored visor for a face, no features and his black head is very bulbous - wait a moment, is it possible he is wearing a helmet?

Mr Big Black Head is suspected of stealing 200,000 baht ($6,412 USD) from the Ladprao branch of the Government Savings Bank in Bangkok a few weeks ago.

Police rigorously gathered witness statements which were corroborated to paint a perfect picture of the bank robber.Below is what they ended up with. I believe he is here in the United States now. A man that looked just like this passed me riding a motorcycle on the highway today.




Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Rinspeed Splash - Is It A Sports Car Or Boat?


Rinspeed Splash is a Automobile that looks like Something right out of a James Bond Flick.

The Rinspeed Splash created by Frank M. Rinderknecht will turn into a boat at just a push of a button and it will cruise at 45 knots on the water. That seems pretty fast for a car err boat of this type.

While on land, The Rinspeed Splash boosts from 0-60mph in just 5.9-seconds and achieve a top speed of 125 mph. The Rinspeed Splash is powered completely by natural gas.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Sorry We Did Not Mean To Blow Your House Up!

A homeowner in Russia got a fun surprise, when the Russian military accidentally fired a missile into his house.

Russia's military offered payment to him on Thursday, after the missile went off course during a training exercise. The fact that is was described as a 'small rocket' is a relief to the man.

The Russian chatrooms were sizzling late Wednesday night after local agencies reported that 'an UFO dropped two bombs near Moscow.'

A defense ministry official told Reuters two rockets had gone astray during a military exercise near Moscow on Wednesday afternoon. One hit the roof of an house 2.2 miles away.

'The damage is estimated at 60,000 rubles (2,400 USD). It will be compensated for in two days,' said Yevgeny Konashenkov, spokesman for Russian ground troops.

'The owner of the house treats the incident with understanding. Of course he has no legal claims.'

Luckily for the nearby village of cottage houses, the rockets had disconnected at launch from the load of explosives which they normally carry to clear minefields. Which will come as a comfort to all the home owners, we're sure.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Halo 3 Play It On The iPhone (Satire)

Now you too can play Halo 3 on your iPhone.

We just got in the latest hack report that an 18 year old high school student has broken Halo 3 encryption code and ported the entire game to the iPhone.

Hans Nuttzipper is responsible for a number of hacks on the Xbox . "CNet declared the Halo/iPhone hack "A stunning achievement that will inspire millions."

Nuttzipper announced the iPhone/Halo crack on his blog and provided all the instructions and needed code. This young German took on the challenge after a classmate stated it would be impossible.

Nuttzipper attacked the iPhone and Xbox with vengeance and after a marathon coding session got Halo 3 to run on his 8gig iPhone.

I would say that Nuttzipper is an amazing computer cracker; Maybe Steve Jobs should give him a job.

Update:
Steve Jobs stated in a press release "Nuttzipper is a giant among his peers, this single feat will nearly guarantee Apple sells another million iPhones next year.""We are excited about creating a vibrant third-party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users," Jobs said in the posting.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Gamer Builds Nuclear Reactor In Home - FBI Storms House

An out of work computer whiz who's family asked not to have his name mentioned, were shocked when the FBI and Nuclear Regulatory Commission showed up at the front door.

The Man started studying physics since the eighth grade. He explained that he is a science buff who has been fascinated by nuclear reactions and radiation all his life.

He as always been curious how things work and always created experiments down in this basement. People do it in universities all the time," he said. "It's just not usual that somebody does it outside of a university.

This time he decided to create a small scale nuclear reactor after he appropriated a small amount of uranium. The man then planned on creating a small nuclear reaction down in the room he plays his video games in.

Someone reading his blog contacted the federal authorities after he blogged that he had possession of a small amount of uranium and told bloggers the background radiation in his home doubled.

When the FBI and Nuclear Regulatory Commission were done with their check, they determined that everything was within reason. The FBI removed the experiment at his parents imploration.

Federal investigators said they found slightly elevated levels of radiation in the house but nothing considered dangerous. They consider the case Closed, no charges will be filed against the man.

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Excuse Me But Can I have My Bridge Back?

I know we have been going pretty hard at all the new Tech and gadgets being shown at CES. I think it's time for some humor and a giggle.

Some Steel crooks in Russia managed to take a 200 ton bridge without anyone noticing. The whole 38 ft bridge was taken from an area called Khabarovskin the eastern part of the country. The bridge was actually taken over night where it was part of the only road that leads to a heating plant.

The plant managers stated that they will replace it with a cement bridge.

This is an amazing story, I could not imagine how you could get all that metal out over night with no one hearing or seeing. It makes me wonder if it's presently on its way to Brooklyn

Friday, January 04, 2008

Calendar Girl Accused: Big Guns & Kidnapping

Kumari Fulbright, 25 of Tucson, AZ Can not be the happiest of calender girl blonds since her mug shot is not as racy as this photograph.

Kumari Fulbright, Who competed for the MISS ARIZONA title in 2005 and 2006, in her second year of law school and just completed an internship clerking for a federal judge. She also posed in a black bikini in a 2008 calendar that featured woman with big guns.

At present Kumari Fulbright has a lot to lose, She is a accused of Torturing and holding her 24 year old Ex-Boyfriend.

Kumari Fulbright Invited her Ex-boyfriend over to her home and excused herself to take a shower. Then two men showed up one was Fulbrights other Ex-Boyfriend, The Police Said. They tied him up with duct tape and zip ties, They accused him of taking jewelery that the previous Ex had given to Fulbright, and threatened to shoot him. When Fulbright got out of the shower, Police say that she bit him on his ear, forearms and right hand, Held a knife to his head and said she was going to kill him. The guy managed to free a hand grab a gun that he fired however no one was hit.


Just shows guys Be Careful of the woman you date, they can be packing a lot more than you think.

Monday, December 31, 2007

Top Weird News Stories of 2007

The Last Day of the year is here and I just had to list the Top Weird News Stories of the year. After all this year has been filled with strange events in the news and also for myself. My Votes for weird stories are as follows.

Elderly man found dead in his home in front of TV. Whats so strange about that? He was sitting in front of that TV the authorities estimate for 5 years. That was the last anyone had seen him we thought he went to a retirement home said one of the neighbors. The man was perfectly preserved due to the marvels air conditioning and heating and auto debit.

In Moscow a Ex-Wife set fire to her husbands member as he was watching TV and drinking vodka in the nude. They were divorced three years ago, In Russia its very common for divorced couples to still live together. The man said "I was burning like a torch," He later said he did not know what he did to deserve it.

German bus driver tossed a twenty year old girl off his bus. He said she was too sexy for the bus. He complained that her breasts were too distracting every time he looked in the mirror and he could not focus on traffic.

The odor of death coming from an apartment in Germany lead neighbors to contact the authorities. The Police broke into a darkened flat, Instead of a body they found a sleeping man in bed with extremely bad smelling feet next to a pile of foul-smelling laundry.

In Beijings Public toilets "No more Crispy Duck" was allowed to be sold. The food stalls attached to Beijing's Public Toilets were banned just a little before the Olympics after all the complaints of toilets with poor sanitation.

Christopher Kelly on a night out with his friends Celebrating a Birthday in Morecambe, Lancashire UK. Christopher got totally plastered as he downed Vodka and Beer, Broke into a City Hall became nude and turned into a reaper that night.

That's all in closing this years weird news out. I hope that everyone is enjoying what I write each day, May your new year be happy, healthy , Full of life and happiness.

Cop Tasers Himself while making Arrest- Too Funny

It's about time one of these guys get it after seeing all the abuse on the news. This Cop is making an arrest and accidentally tasers himself. Watch the full video below. This is hilarious how fast he goes down while his work mate just looks at him laughing

Friday, December 28, 2007

5 Stupidest Crimes of 2007

I just had a write a review of the 5 Stupidest crimes committed this year in 2007. Here are a list of Favorites that most of these internationally made the news.

First Prize: The British Urinal Thief Remember him? he was caught on camera taking the urinal from a British pub and sneaking it out in his backpack. After the story became international he then turned himself into the police stating he just wanted it as a souvenir.

Second prize: Randy Galluzi, 38, of Long Island
Who tried to steal gasoline by using a power drill to access a gas tank and ended up blowing up four cars.

Third Prize: India Police, Bihar They charged and arrested a toddler with of all things "leading a group of rioters and opening fire at security personal" His parents disputed this could not be true about the 3 year old Raj Kumar because he was visiting grandma at the time of the riot. Police were so certain that they had their toddler, Uniformed officers came to his home to take him into custody.

Fourth Prize: Brian Poulin, 35, of Hebron, CT, Who obvioulsy drunk diailed 911 several times telling the operator he was out of beer and the police needed to bring him more. The police did show up Brian was charged with disorderly conduct.

Fifth Prize: Forrest Bissonnette, 27, Englewood, Co. he decided to rob a bank by handing over a note to a bank clerk written on what else but his own personal check!

Thats really all I could think of for the Stupidest Crimes of the year, But if you come up with some highlights that I did not include feel free to post them!

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Japanese Minister "Army Must Deal With Godzilla"

The Japanese government Has stated that the armed forces must fight Godzilla If he reaps carnage.

The wild comment was made by the defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba after debating all week on the existence of flying saucers and if they pose a risk to the Japanese people.

The Japanese have also been debating what makes a UFO fly however they are having a hard time deciding if the UFO's are making a encroachment of their airspace. said Mr Ishiba

Mr Ishiba then proceeded to tell the news conference that: If Godzilla did show up, it would be a dispatch for disaster relief."

His comments came after the top government officials were asked if they had any conflict about the demand that the government confirm the existence of UFO's.

All I can say it must be fun to live in a country without war and talk about UFO's and Godzilla and finding proof of UFO's. Kinda reminds me of the time way back when, We used to talk about Bill and Monica.

Friday, December 21, 2007

Hostage Taken, Ransom Demand, Pizzas?

A prison guard in Australia was taken hostage for two days when Twenty inmates at the Risdon Prison in Hobart, Tasmania, AU Surrounded and captured a guard in protest over the conditions at the maximum security prison.

Initially the prisoners made 24 demands to the prison, However they finally freed their hostage after agreeing to fifteen pizzas, Coke-a-Cola and garlic bread instead.

It would seem that "At midnight, the final hurdle with the prisoners was all they wanted was to be able to order pizza from prison and have them delivered. The guard negotiated out with the delivery of fifteen pizzas, Graeme Barber,
Tasmania's director of prisons said.

What happened to the guard? Sorry to say no pizza for him, He is recovering from the whole ordeal at home


Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Grim Reaper Loses Own Head

Out to party with the boys never fearing death or thoughts of becoming a Grim Reaper as the night wore on. Unless, your Christopher Kelly on a night out with his friends in Morecambe, Lancashire UK. Christopher got totally plastered as he downed Vodka and Beer, Broke into a City Hall and then soils himself.

It seems that Christopher got separated from his group while celebrating a friends birthday. At some point he walked onto a beach and became stuck on something in the sand where he lost his shoes, pants and his jacket.

He then wobbled to the City Hall found a open window and rummaged though some of the offices until he found a cell phone, That He tried to use to call his friends. Right about that time he soiled himself forcing him to remove his underwear leaving him totally in the nude. You would think it couldn't get any worse than that, Think again, He rummaged though a few more offices until he found a grim reaper costume and put it on to clothe himself. He stumbles out of city hall and goes to the police station that was not manned at the time forcing him to wait three hours dressed as the grim reaper on the front stoop.

When the police arrived to enter their station they found the Grim Reaper "Christopher Kelly" waiting on the stoop. Where apparently he told official's his fateful story.

As the story was told in court one officer had to leave the room for uncontrollable laugher Christopher Kelly was given a six month probation term for burglary after admitting that he entered City Hall without permission.

Monday, December 17, 2007

War On Christmas Carolers Announced

There will be some silence during Christmas this year as orders have been given by the officials of Manila that all carolers are to be rounded up if found singing on the streets.

The Caroling ban was introduced to stop children from endangering themselves in the very busy streets. The practice has become very dangerous as children dart out into heavy traffic to collect money from drivers for their carols! The people that are found to be caroling and caught will be handed over to welfare workers.