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Akshay Kumar Lip Lock With Hollywood Startlet Denise Richard Pictures

2008-12-23T23:05:00.000-08:00

Tulip joshi does a raunchy photoshoot

2008-10-29T05:34:00.000-07:00

The 2nd Most Desirable Women for 2008 - Alessandra Ambrosio

2008-10-24T05:50:00.001-07:00

2008 Hot Body Contest by NSFW

2008-10-01T00:33:00.000-07:00

No boobs, no butts – Only sexy Celebrity Tongues

2008-09-29T03:09:00.000-07:00

Celebrity Tongues

It’s interesting: no boobs, no butts, no other sexy parts of the body are revealed… But some of these photos do really excite me! Am I the only one here with such a problem?

1010 Australian Beach Bonday Girls Set a New World Record

2008-09-26T06:27:00.000-07:00

Australian beach Bondi Beach in Sydney are thousands of girls in bikini set a new world record for the largest number of women in bikini For Cosmo Magazine.

Pamela Anderson’s Breasts Blast In The party

2008-09-26T06:16:00.000-07:00

The winner of Miss Lady Boys-She is HHOOOTTT

2008-09-26T05:41:00.000-07:00

Mature babies want to hide their big boobs

2008-09-25T06:05:00.000-07:00

Naked cycle race …..Looking so hot

2008-09-25T01:54:00.000-07:00

A weird Fashion Show of Condoms

2008-09-24T06:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry! I can’t help laughing... at the Weird Condom Fashion Show. I know this is stupid on my part to laugh at anything that is held for some cause but a condom dress really seems funny to me.

This Condom Fashion Show was held at 4th China Reproductive Health New Technologies & Products Expo in Beijing by China’s largest condom manufacturer, Guilin Latex Factory, to promote the use of condoms in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Models fought through extravagant soap bubble special effects to show off their cool and sexy condom attires on the ramp.

Jump down to view more clips of the models parading in new clothing material in this show ;-)

Top 10 Countries To Meet A Girl When Personality Doesn’t Matter

2008-09-22T06:37:00.000-07:00

You want someone who is into food and culture, go to Italy. Looking for a lady that’s tech savvy, try Japan. Searching for that special someone who is book learned and proper, check out England. But if you want the best when it comes to breeding the hawtness…these are your Top 10 Countries To Meet A Girl When Personality Doesn’t Matter!

Denmark

Biggest Reason: Helena Christensen

Ukraine

Biggest Reason: Milla Jovovich

France

Biggest Reason: Laetitia Casta

Czech Republic

Biggest Reason: Daniela Pestova

Israel

Biggest Reason: Bar Rafaeli

Sweden

Biggest Reason: Paulina Porizkova

Colombia

Biggest Reason: Sofia Vergara

Cuba

Biggest Reason: Vida Guerra

Brazil

Biggest Reason: Adriana Lima

Poland

Biggest Reason: Joanna Krupa

60th Annual Emmy Awards Mega Picture Post

2008-09-22T05:04:00.000-07:00

The 60th Annual Emmy Awards were held last night, and I totally forgot they were on. Of course, I'm pretty damn sure I didn't miss anything. If you've seen one award show, you've seen them all, and been bored every time. Still, that doesn't mean I would neglect to post all the celebrities in their fancy dresses.

In attendence were all the regular TV hotties, but my personal favourites were Hayden Panettiere, Evangeline Lilly, Heidi Klum, January Jones, the mega-booblicious Christina Hendricks, a possibly augmented Julie Benz, an out-of-place, but still really cute Lauren Conrad, and the newly-MILF-tastic Kathleen Robertson, and her even awesomer then usual cleavage.

You'll find the full set of over 200 pictures, and lots more celebs, after the jump.

Bar Refaeli Bikini Pictures are WOW!

2008-09-21T03:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's Bar Refaeli bikini pictures were so hot, I just couldn't resist posting a whole bunch more. And sure I could have just updated the older post, and said "check after the jump," but that just wouldn't be fair to you, and to the hotness that is contained in these Bar Refaeli bikini pictures. So here's more of the hottest Supermodel in the world on vacation in Saint-Tropez. Enjoy.

Oh, and you'll find more Bar Refaeli bikini pictures after the jump. there are a whole bunch more after the jump.

Krystal Forscutt’s Sexy Ralph Magazine Pictures

2008-09-21T03:29:00.000-07:00

Here’s Krystal Forscutt in the latest Ralph Magazine. This is the second time this week we’ve done a post on her, which leads me to believe that my hard work is paying off. Girl’s tits are finally getting the attention they deserve. Anyway, let’s keep the momentum going, because you can never get enough of a hot piece of ass like this.

Jodie Marsh Dressed in Public Like a Hooker Again

2008-09-21T03:27:00.000-07:00

Allow me a moment to ramble. When I first started watching porn ten years ago I recall all the amateur chicks being “normal.” You know, no fake tan, minimal breast implants, normal to fluffy bodies.

Then I noticed over time is that they became more and more like the average porn star. Super orange fake tan, ginormous breast implants, tight bodies.

Only thing is that I’ve also noticed normal girls on the street looking like this too. Which means the world is run with secret amateur porn stars everywhere, or the porn industry has really infiltrated our every days. Case in point, Jodie Marsh. God she’s disgusting.

Here she is at the Daylight Robbery UK Premiere held at Apollo West End Cinema in London earlier today.

Remember Valerie Who? She's hot

2008-09-21T03:22:00.000-07:00

On her myspace profile I keep seeing signs pointing to Playboy. Valerie’s been to the mansion and she seems to model, but I just can’t find her anywhere or anything pointing to her last name. In any event, it’s kind of obvious as to why I posted her. It’s because it looks like we’d have very serious and down to earth conversations.

Valerieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Cum on me! Valerieeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Vagina with me! Valerieeeeeeeeeeee! Blow on me! Valerieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I’m the same slut I used to be. Those of you unfamiliar with Steve Winwood must not realize that he is the greatest songwriter of all time.

Now I can’t say I’m a fan of the eyebrow ring. I also can’t say that if she asked me to pierce 5 eyebrow rings in each of my eyebrows that I wouldn’t do it if she allowed me to play with her high heeled shoes for 12 minutes. I mean her tits, yeah.

The password is: left nipple.

Charlize Theron Bikini Pictures = Awesome

2008-09-19T07:38:00.002-07:00

You know what's awesome? How about Charlize Theron bikini pictures? Yeah, those are definitely awesome. And in a summer of some lackluster celebrity bikini pictures, it's only fitting that we say farewell to the summer with a great set of Charlize Theron bikini pictures. So enjoy the pictures, and enjoy the labour day weekend, but don't worry, the bikini pictures won't stop just because the summer does.

Danielle Lloyd Nude Pictures from Zoo Magazine

2008-09-19T07:38:00.001-07:00

North Americans may not be too familiar with one busty British babe named Danielle Lloyd, but thanks to the wonders of the Tubes of the Interweb, you can still experience her naked cuteness with these Danielle Lloyd nude pictures from the new issue of Zoo magazine. I'm not really sure if Danielle is famous for anything other than being a hottie, but does it really matter? No. No, it doesn't.

Now, if someone could just get rid of those annoying vines...

These Keeley Hazell Topless Pictures Will Drive You Nuts

2008-09-19T07:38:00.000-07:00

The boys at Nuts magazine have done it again, and boy did the do it. We've seen Keeley Hazell topless before, but these are some of her hottest pictures ever. And I do mean ever. Okay, no more talking (well, writing). It's Keeley Hazell topless.

What Celebrity Pussies Taste Like

2008-09-18T06:22:00.000-07:00

After many hours of grueling research in our lab we have determined what the following celebrity pussies taste like. If you make any discoveries of your own please feel free to include them in the comment section.

Sigourney Weaver’s pussy tastes like coins.

Lindsay Lohan’s pussy tastes like cigarettes and toast.

Paris Hilton’s pussy tastes like the inside of a catcher’s mitt.

Sarah Jessica Parker’s pussy tastes like a hard-boiled egg.

Miley Cyrus’s pussy tastes like 5 to 10 in the state pen… and fresh strawberries.

Rosie O’Donnell’s pussy tastes like a bulldog’s asshole.

Reese Witherspoon’s pussy tastes like Christmas morning.

Elizabeth Taylor’s pussy tastes like sawdust and gorgonzola.

Britney Spears’s pussy tastes like placenta.

Jessica Alba’s pussy tastes like sunflower seeds and disappointment.

Angelina Jolie’s pussy tastes like her brother.

Jennifer Love Hewitt’s pussy tastes like apricots and sunshine.

Jessica Simpson’s pussy tastes like tuna… or is that chicken?

Scarlett Johansson’s pussy tastes like applesauce and feet.

Madonna’s pussy tastes like sulfur dioxide.

Natalie Portman’s pussy tastes like humus and matza.

Jodie Foster’s pussy tastes like 2 bears fucking in the woods.

The 8 Hottest Hawaiian Babes Of All Time

2008-09-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

The 8 Hottest Hawaiian Babes Of All Time

Nothing like a weekend of drinking, exposed boobies and a lot of good farting to motivate more Unibrow friends. The hottest new members of the Unibrow Friend Drive include xxxbrandonxx who appears to be a true gangster, stillsmokin is hopefully still smoking and buckfutter likes using butter during sex ... secretly, of course. I you haven't entered yet be sure to click on the giant boobs banner on your right and you're instantly entered win an HDTV, PS3 and a $500 Target gift card, giant gaming bean bag chair ... and a box of 100 condoms. Only a little over 300 people have signed up, so you've got a really good shot to win.

I've never been to Hawaii, but I work with this Hawaiian guy and he says it's the best place in the whole wide world. Besides the awesome weather and pig roasts are the unbelievable hot women. He says the hot women all like to feed every man fresh pig meat from the pig roast while they have sex with you in all kinds of different positions. And you know what, I totally believe him.

#8 Hot Brunette Has A Hypnotized Orgasm - I am seriously considering a career in hypnosis I just have no idea how one can become a hypnotist?

#7 Kiana Tom - The ESPN fitness guru has made a career out showing people how to properly exercise when you have big boobs.

#6 Tia Carrere - She will always be known as Wayne Cambell's girlfriend and for the lovely Playboy spread that she was nice enough to do years later.

#5 Michelle Carrera - There's a reason why I put Michelle this high on the list. I give you one guess as to what reason that might be.

#4 Kelly Hu - The hot chick from X-Men 2 and Scorpion king, Kelly went on to ... probably having a lot of sex with some rich guy.

#3 Shannyn Sossamon - I've always been a closet Shannyn Sossamon fan. She's the type of girl who basically has "sex" written on her forehand.

#2 Pualei Lani - I have no idea how you pronounce her first name, but I'm betting it sounds a lot like a female reproductive organ.

#1 Jarah Mariano - If you have an hour to waste, I highly recommend you spend all of it looking at Jarah's 2008 SI swimsuit issue spread. Click here and avoid all lubricants for safety purposes.

The Biggest Celebrity Breasts Of All Time

2008-09-12T06:36:00.000-07:00

How does one go about finding out what size bra female celebrities wear? Well, it turns out that there are a lot of websites who claim to have this scientific information. I mean, their bra size data has to be correct, right? There's no reason for a website on the internet to lie. Wait, so this means there must be someone who goes around measuring celebrity breasts making sure all size information is always up to date like the census bureau. I bet they get to eat free pizza too.

#8 Raquel Welch (37D Boobs) - I never realized the fascination behind Raquel until I saw Fantastic Voyage. Those are some large chest pillows.

#7 Lynda Carter (38D Boobs) - Lynda Carter and her breasts were put on this planet for one reason and one reason only. To run, and run and run some more. With no bra whatsoever.

#6 Mimi Rogers (38D Boobs) - So Tom Cruise walked away from motorboating those things for the rest of his life. Yup, definitely gay.

#5 Soleil Moon Frye (38DD Boobs) - Punky got her brewster's reduced to some sort of stupid normal size. I'm still pissed about it after all these years. Look at those things!

#4 Dolly Parton (40DD Boobs) - Ah, good old Dolly. She introduced a generation of young boys to the concept of women with gigantic boobs. How did someone never get her to go topless. I think she's owes it to society to show us those suckers after all these years.

#3 Katey Sagal (34E Boobs) - I had no idea Peggy Bundy was packing like that. Now I know why Al always had his hand down his pants.

#2 Kelly Brook (34E Boobs) - Kelly has might have the most perfect boobs since the Virgin Mary. If you haven't seen the Virgin Mary topless, then you have to Google it. They're huuuge!

#1 Queen Latifah (38F Boobs)- The queen of cleavage recently had her ginormous mammaries reduced to DD's. I don't care if you've got back pain or it's impossible to run, suck it up. No woman should ever touch her "F" boobs.

When Construction Goes Wrong

2008-09-10T07:03:00.000-07:00

Hilarious Building Blunders

When you have workers who don't care for what they're building, and architects with very little common sense, then you'd better not panic when you see results. Mournful cries like "Oh No!", "You've ruined it!", "Can it possibly be rebuilt??" are not going to help, while a simple "Oops!" would also sound like a gross understatement. In many cases the architectural horrors shown on this page were left "as is", without any fixes. The tenants and businesses moved into these structures, leaving passerbyes and photographers to marvel at their idiotic construction.

First let's get an obvious Photoshop job out of the way - the builders may have finally build something out of Escher's bad dream:

9 Over-the-Top Luxury Swimming Pools of the Rich, Famous and Utterly Eccentric

2008-09-09T04:08:00.000-07:00

Guest Article contributed by Nelson Doyle

Design takes on a whole new meaning when it involves the gigantic piles of cash the rich and powerful are willing to invest in their luxuries. From the Playboy bunny pond to gigantic shark tanks, here are some of the most extraordinary architectural creations that come from well-paid imaginations - and deliver marvelous mind-blowing pools that most of us would happily belly-flop for.

(images via: toucanzoo, ervega and economicrefugee)

The world’s most (arguably) most amazing swimming pool is also the world’s largest swimming pool and artificial lagoon according to the Guinness World Records. Located in the resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this pool actually dwarfs many natural lakes that attract visitors throughout the world. It contains a breathtaking 66 million gallons of water and blankets eight hectares of earth. This artificial lagoon and swimming pool is 1km in length and measures 100 feet deep (35 meters) in depth, while remaining as transparent as fine crystal from top to bottom.

The Golden Nugget Las Vegas mega-casino spent $20 million to create an unforgettable oceanic experience for its hotel and casino guests. The casino’s crown jewel is an enormous 200-thousand gallon shark tank that is entirely surround by an impressive swimming pool and cabanas. You can get up close and personal with the sharks circling the tank, then take a wet and wild ride down the 3-story waterslide ending in the refreshing crystal clear waters in the pool beneath.

(images via: leeodden, silentz and markj)

The architecture of the infinity swimming pool found in the Hugh Hefner Sky Villa at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas is impressive even without its branding. The Playboy Publishing empire, soaked to the core in beauty and tasteful elegance throughout, is gracefully extended into luxury swimming pool designs. Of course, no Playboy pool can be complete without the infamous Playboy Bunny.

(images via: piera peruvian, paynomind and dawn orchid)

One of the most exclusive invites one can get is to the Hefner mansion for one of its exotic parties - and no such visit would be complete without a dip in the grotto-styled swimming pool. Its hidden alcoves are infamous, and you can be sure some famous children have been made in the infamous dive.

(images via: amyjosmile, baliwww, xo and casa)

A great place to soak up the blazing hot sun in the sweet salty ocean air is out on the handsomely hardwood deck encroaching up to the Begawan Giri Hotel’s infinity swimming pool. Experience oneness with nature in a swimming pool that seems to fade into the tropical forest treetops of Bali, Indonesia.

(images via: wavejourney and luigi rosa)

This strangely located pool has to be the world’s safest places to take a relaxing swim in the world. Located in the prestigious Hotel de Rome of Berlin, this swimming pool is a slice of elegance. It is fit for both the financially savvy and the eternally paranoid, as the pool and spa is located in a former bank vault. The building in which the hotel resides was once the Deutsche Transfer Bank.

(images via: bgwilson, oisinlunny and dan hardwick)

At the grand boutique Al Qasr hotel, one can expect nothing less than the best from this Dubai treasure house. The name itself means The Palace in Arabic, and the pool is no exception. It is a magnificent, sparkling blue gem surrounded by beautiful Arabian architecture that will certainly make you feel like a sultan while taking a dip.

(images via: leungbird and klausselke)

Le Meridien Hurghada, located in Egypt, boasts the sprawling Le Meridien Hurghada resort. The Makadi Bay is a crown architectural jewel of Egypt ringed by this beautiful swimming pool that snakes through narrow canals and widens into shallow and deep bays.

(image via: coolpicking)

The future of swimming and sunning luxuries of the rich and famous: a WaterWorld-concept swimming pool and hotel that is intended to be carved directly in a quarry mine in Songjiang, China. The hotel plans to build luxury rooms beneath the water level and incorporate a huge waterfall, extreme sports recreation center and an underwater restaurant with specialty cafes.

5 Real World Criminals Who Were Certified Super-Villains

2008-09-08T07:25:00.000-07:00

We would never glamorize criminals. We don't want any of our young fans to grow up to rob or steal, at least not from us.
You know who we will glamorize? Supercriminals. Those flamboyant, creative types who just go above and beyond. Sure, what they did was despicable. But we can all learn from their desire to go beyond the call of duty. Way beyond.

#5.Captain Killdozer

Some people in the world you just don't fuck with. Unfortunately you can't always tell who those people are until it's too late and such was the case with Marvin Heemeyer. He lived in a little town in Colorado with a population of about 500. He was a welder and owned a muffler repair shop and, presumably for a while, he was a totally non-sinister individual who never even considered doing anything crazy like building a massive, nearly indestructible machine of terror.
For a while.

Then, Heemeyer wound up in a dispute over his land with a cement manufacturing plant. He leased his business to someone else and sold his property while the new owners gave him six months to vacate. It was during that six months that Heemeyer built a death machine, a Komatsu D335A bulldozer outfitted with armor plating over the cabin and engine.
The armor in some places was over a foot thick and had concrete between sheets of steel, making it pretty much unstoppable. The tank was also outfitted with onboard cameras and monitors in the cabin so Heemeyer could see where he was going. The inside was made nearly airtight to resist a potential gas attack and had air conditioning, food, water and life support. Once he got in Heemeyer had no plans to actually leave the bulldozer.

Outside, the bulldozer had .50 caliber semi-automatic rifle mounted on the back, and three other semi-automatics mounted elsewhere. Basically, this was a machine designed to make everyone in his town of 500 take one massive, synchronized fear shit the moment it rolled out of his workshop.
Heemeyer took his machine of insanity out for a spin on June 2, 2004 by crashing it through the wall of his workshop. He then plowed through the concrete plant, the town hall, the local newspaper, a judge's house, a hardware store owned by a guy who had pissed him off, and seven other buildings, causing about $7 million in damages.
The bulldozer, which came to be known as the Killdozer since that really is the only appropriate name for it, was hit with over 200 rounds of ammunition and three small explosions that barely left a scratch on it.

Eventually the Killdozer got stuck in a basement and the engine failed. A single shot was heard in the cabin. While Heemeyer took the easy way out, and it still took authorities twelve hours to cut their way into the machine. Surprisingly, Heemeyer had not rigged the dozer to then self-destruct and destroy the entire town.

#4.Dr. Chaos

It's clear that Joseph Konopka was looking for work in the exciting growth industry of super-villainy when he quit his job as a computer systems administrator and gave himself the nickname Dr. Chaos.
Konopka, who had been making about $50,000 at his job, wanted to enact some manner of a Dr. Doom-scale destruction spree, presumably out of boredom or just to prove he could.
Recruiting a team of others online who then became known as The Realm of Chaos, which we have to admit sounds pretty awesome, Dr. Chaos used his Lex Luthoresque intellect and knowledge of computers to cause 28 power failures, disrupt radio and television broadcasts, shut down air traffic control, attack an ISP's computer system and counterfeit software.

The group was also responsible for setting a number of fires and, at the time of his arrest in 2002, Dr. Chaos had been stockpiling cyanide in underground tunnels.

In total, it's estimated Konopka and his group caused as much as $3 million in damages, as well as setting the bar high for any future cyber villains, if for no other reason than that the really cool nickname is already taken.

#3.The Hypno-Robber

Vladimir Kozak, whose media-born nickname "Hypno-Robber" was ripped right out of a really shitty issue of Spider-Man from the early 70s, managed to steal somewhere in the neighborhood of $40,000 from banks in Moldova. If you are unfamiliar with Moldova, it's because its only claim to fame is being the poorest country in Europe and a good chunk of its citizens make about $2 per day.
Despite the country being the geographical equivalent of a wino, Kozak used his eerie and potentially bullshit powers to pull off at least six robberies by establishing eye contact with bank tellers, talking all suave-like and hypnotizing them Dr. Mindbender style, possibly with the use of a magic hypno coin or glasses he purchased from a comic book.

Since his crime spree began, the fierce power of the Moldovan police department has cracked down and warned all bank tellers to avoid eye contact with Hypno should he make an appearance. They were also advised to call security and not attempt to detain him themselves, because of course he may unleash his hypnosis when threatened.
None of their tips may work if, instead of hypnosis, Kozak's plan involves telling the $2-a-day bank tellers that he'll split the money with them if they just hand it over, and to feed the authorities the bullshit hypnosis story so they won't get nailed as accomplices.
Of course there's no evidence to support that, but the alternative is to believe this man has the kind of mind control powers that would let him take over the world if he felt like it. Or at least have sex with lots and lots of women.

#2.Papa Doc

Dr. Francois Duvalier was the former President for Life of Haiti, a title which he gave himself because that's the kind of thing you do when you're a crazy dictator. His father was named Duval Duvalier and was a judge while his mother, Ulyssia Abraham, was insane. The only thing missing was exposure to radiation to help him on his way to perfecting his villainy.
In 1957, he was sort of legitimately elected president. Rather than waste time worrying about things like the economy or environment or whatever the hell non-crazy politicians pretend to care about, Duvalier went about reviving the voodoo religion, modeling himself after Baron Samedi, the Voodoo angel of death.

He wore sunglasses all the time, changed the way he spoke and was referred to as Papa Doc. Propaganda produced at the time feature Jesus standing behind a seated Duvalier saying "I have chosen him." Because if there's one thing Jesus loves, it's that crazy voodoo shit.
Because no voodoo dictator super-villain is complete without a scary secret police force, the Tonton Macoute was formed, stealing their name from the Creole word for Boogeyman and making their living through crime. While Papa Doc went about trying to convince people he was the physical embodiment of Haiti, as well as being a Voodoo spirit and the president, the Tonton Macoute wandered the country side pretending to be voodoo demons and killing people with machetes for no reason other than that's what scary ass voodoo demons would probably do.

In his effort to maintain his position as president for life, it's estimated as many as 30,000 people were murdered and many others were kicked the hell out. Apparently his ultimate, diabolical plan was to rule over a completely empty, shitty island. Unfortunately for him, he died before he could see whatever the hell he was working towards come to fruition.
#1.The Iceman
Somewhat less dorky than the X-men's Iceman and far more godawfully frightening, is Richard Kuklinski, former mob hit man and all around badass crazy son of a bitch. Typically, being a hit man is just regular-style-villainous and not in the realm of super-villainy, but the Iceman really went above and beyond for his craft.
The Iceman claimed to have killed over 200 people in his lifetime, with his first victim coming at age 18. Once he hooked up with the mob and the Gambino crime family, he began killing with a variety of methods from gunshots to stabbings to poisonings. He had a bit of a hard-on for cyanide and would inject it, sprinkle it in food, spray it as an aerosol or just dump it on people.

"What is this about? The murders? It's the murders, isn't it?"
And, because that's not quite crazy enough, he also claims to have fed living people to rats and shot a random person in the head with a crossbow just to see if it worked (after all, imagine his embarrassment if the thing failed during a paid job).
While the Iceman is a cool nickname for anyone who kills people for a living, Kuklinski got his from a period in his life when he tried to be clever about disguising his crimes. Forensic science being a pain in the ass for most murderers, Kuklinski decided to throw it a curveball by using a Mister Softee ice cream truck as a spot to house his victims.

He'd freeze their bodies inside and then toss them out later, one at least two years later, so that the freezing would skew the estimated time of death. The plan fell apart on him when he didn't let one of the victims thaw long enough and the coroner found ice in the body. We suppose this is better than the other way ice cream truck murders could get found out, involving a trail of traumatized children chasing the jingle down the street.
The Iceman was eventually caught and imprisoned, and was set to testify against his mob associates. He died in prison before he got the chance, however, just to be an asshole one last time.

8 Nuclear Weapons the U.S. has Lost

2008-09-04T21:25:00.000-07:00

During the Cold War the United States military misplaced at least eight nuclear weapons permanently. These are the stories of what the Department of Defense calls “broken arrows” -America’s stray nukes, with a combined explosive force 2,200 times the Hiroshima bomb.
STRAY #1: Into the Pacific
February 13, 1950. An American B-36 bomber en route from Alaska to Texas during a training exercise lost power in three engines and began losing altitude. To lighten the aircraft the crew jettisoned its cargo, a 30-kiloton Mark 4 (Fat Man) nuclear bomb, into the Pacific Ocean. The conventional explosives detonated on impact, producing a flash and a shockwave. The bomb’s uranium components were lost and never recovered. According to the USAF, the plutonium core wasn’t presen
STRAY #2&3: Into Thin Air
March 10, 1956. A B-47 carrying two nuclear weapon cores from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida to an overseas airbase disappeared during a scheduled air-to-air refueling over the Mediterranean Sea. After becoming lost in a thick cloud bank at 14,500 feet, the plane was never heard from again and its wreckage, including the nuclear cores, was never found. Although the weapon type remains undisclosed, Mark 15 thermonuclear bombs (commonly carried by B-47s) would have had a combined yield of 3.4 megatons.
STRAYS #4&5: Somewhere in a North Carolina Swamp
January 24, 1961. A B-52 carrying two 24-megaton nuclear bombs crashed while taking off from an airbase in Goldsboro, North Carolina. One of the weapons sank in swampy farmland, and its uranium core was never found despite intensive search efforts to a depth of 50 feet. To ensure no one else could recover the weapon, the USAF bought a permanent easement requiring government permission to dig on the land.
STRAY #6: The Incident in Japan
December 5, 1965. An A-4E Skyhawk attack aircraft carrying a 1-megaton thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb) rolled off the deck of the U.S.S. Ticonderoga and fell into the Pacific Ocean. The plane and weapon sank in 16,000 feet of water and were never found. 15 years later the U.S. Navy finally admitted that the accident had taken place, claiming it happened 500 miles from land the in relative safety of the high seas. This turned out to be not true; it actually happened about 80 miles off Japan’s Ryuku island chain, as the aircraft carrier was sailing to Yokosuka, Japan after a bombing mission over Vietnam.These revelations caused a political uproar in Japan, which prohibits the United States from bringing nuclear weapons into its territory
STRAYS #7&8: 250 kilotons of explosive power

Spring, 1968. While returning to home base in Norfolk, Virginia, the U.S.S. Scorpion, a nuclear attack submarine, mysteriously sank about 400 miles to the southwest of the Azores islands. In addition to the tragic loss of all 99 crewmembers, the Scorpion was carrying two unspecified nuclear weapons – either anti-submarine missiles or torpedoes that were tipped with nuclear warheads. These could yield up to 250 kilotons explosive power (depending which kind of weapon was used).

Tired of Inspiration Posters ? Top 9 Demotivational Posters

2008-09-04T06:17:00.000-07:00

They never tell you like it really is. Tired of inspiration posters in your office that urge you to do things the company wants you to do? Here are some that are not what the boss had in mind!

An Experiment in Nudity: Top 10 Female Names on Google

2008-09-03T06:52:00.000-07:00

We've taken the 10 most popular female names in America, plugged them into Google Image search, and rated the results according to how naked they are. It' like rating your classmates yearbook pictures, only your class is the size of the whole world, and the yearbook committee is surprisingly tolerant of pornography.

Yes, we ran out of things to do at the office.

#10.Margaret

First Result:
Margaret "Dink" Nolan, the Bond girl from Goldfinger. A Bond girl at No. 1! That' promising ...

Overall Front-Page Strength:
... And, then there's a whole bunch of professors and school teachers, including that physicist lady in the first row who studies asteroids. Seriously, this is like a feminists' dream, here. There's six Ph.D.s and zero thong models. That's ... progress we guess.

Porn Index:
Turning off Google's SafeSearch adds a single image of an almost-completely clothed Margaret Lee to the front page.

Seriously, Google, where is that pic not considered "safe?" Iran? Are you worried about the children? The children see more scantily-clad women in a Hanes commercial. Otherwise, nothing.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
1 out of 5 Boobles. Margaret is a respectable woman, but she's no damned harlot. Moms, you want to keep your girl off the stripper pole, name her Margaret.

#9.Dorothy

First Result:
Dorothy and Toto dolls surrounded by a bunch of giant virtual-reality raspberries for some reason.
Overall Front-Page Strength:
Of the first five images, only the fifth is a moderately hot girl dressed up as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, making her hotter or less hot depending on how many of your neighbors you've been legally required to introduce yourself to. Pretty much the entire front page is dominated by The Wizard of Oz (Ms. Galaxina was relegated to the fourth row). However, we did get a nice Halloween costume idea:

For the girlfriend, not for us.

Porn Index:
Considering we've never met a woman named Dorothy under the age of 70, we were holding our breath as we turned SafeSearch off.

It's mostly just a row of little girls in The Wizard of Oz outfits, thank God. Down the page, you do eventually get the arbitrary topless woman cupping her boobs. That's not good, considering that even googling the word "sofa" gets you a half-naked woman in the first row. Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
1.5 Boobles. Good for people with a The Wizard of Oz fetish. Bad for the rest of us.

#8.Susan

First Result:
A model named Susan Van Tassal who appears to be urinating into her hand in a dark room.
Honestly, we're not sure what to think about that.

Overall Front-Page Strength:
Besides the urinating model, the first row features an attractive older lady who looks pissed off that you're looking at her, Susan Sarandon, and some girl who just borrowed a hat from one of the Fly Girls from In Living Color. After that, more professor types with .edu domains. Who'd have thought "Susan" would rival "Margaret" in the "Most Likely to Cure Cancer" category?

Porn Index:
The clothing flies off about one-third of the entries when you turn SafeSearch off. There are no less than four pictures of Susan Ward in various states of undress, but counter balancing it are a bunch of naked pictures of girls who look too young to use Google without SafeSearch, let alone appear on the page.

Also, a woman named Suan Owens who has written a book or made an album called Tanging the Hump:
We clicked that one (as you can see from the purple border) and we were hugely disappointed.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
2 out of 5 Boobles. It' all or nothing with Susan: Ph.D or porn.

#7.Maria

First Result:
Our first Maria image uses the twin excuses of high art and soft focus to sneak full-frontal nudity under the Google SafeSearch filter. That' gotta count for something.
We went ahead and MS Painted some underpants for her.

Overall Front-Page Strength:
Maria brings the strongest starting five so far. And, no Maria is not disqualified just because two of the first five are Maria Sharpova. Don't look at us like that Margaret and Dorothy, we didn't make up the rules. OK, we did. Now, go back to studying molecules or whatever and let us continue what we're doing over here.

Porn Index:
With the filter off, there's quite a bit of some young lady named Maria Ozawa, whose apparently unfamiliar with the dynamics of button-up sweaters and short schoolgirl skirts. Then, near the bottom of the page, we get a pic of a completely naked Maria the robot, from Metropolis:

Freaking Internet.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
2.5 out of 5 Boobles. Strongest Booble rating thus far, though they were one Maria Sharapova away from being Susan.

#6.Jennifer

First Result:
A bunch of creepy pictures of Rachel from Friends bending over at the beach.
Overall Front-Page Strength:
After No. 1' creepy stalking, Jennifer settles into a nice rhythm. There' a young lady named Jennifer Barretta, who apparently misunderstood her friends' invitation to a pool party, because she' in a bikini and playing billiards. This is from one of those magazines where it' supposed to be hot to show a girl doing stuff that they don't think women should be good at. There' also some Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jennifer Lopez thrown in, so it' almost not fair.

Porn Index:
Minus SafeSearch, it' pretty much just more revealing versions of the same. There' one of those fake celebrity photo shops of Jennifer Aniston at No. 1 on a site called AllSciFi. Either this site is cynically trying to snare nerds by promising sci-fi and giving pornography, or Photoshopping Jennifer Aniston' head onto a masturbating girl is the loosest definition of science fiction we've ever heard.

You may think that's the saddest possible thing a young male could get turned on by, but just a few inches down AllSciFi proves you wrong:
We're not saying you've misjudged your readers, AllSciFi, but we're pretty sure the only people who ever pleasured themselves watching Dirty Dancing only had eyes for Patrick Swayze.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
4.0 out of 5 Boobles. Jennifers have a bunch of celebrity talent, but they must be punished for brining back those Dirty Dancing memories.

#5.Elizabeth

First Result:
Elizabeth Hurley. Enough said.
Overall Front-Page Strength:
Aside from that first picture of Liz Hurley, it's all downhill. We do learn the answer to questions such as: Would Queen Elizabeth be any less ugly without the lace throat collar that makes her look like a lizard?

Porn Index:
For some reason, turning SafeSearch off makes the good Elizabeth Hurley picture dissapear. There is definitely more pornography than on most, but for some reason turning off SafeSearch actually gives you more pictures of the Queen, too, including one that makes her look like an alien in disguise:
The lovely Shannon Elizabeth helps but ... wait a second. Elizabeth is her last name. That doesn't count, does it?

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
2 out of 5 Boobles. Too much Queen Elizabeth, and one point deducted for cheating.

#4.Barbara

First Result:
Somehow, even with SafeSearch on the first picture is a naked woman. Apparently Google, like us, underestimated the name Barbara. Just two images over is a topless, edlerly Barbara Golden, utterly destroying the entire concept of a "safe"-image search forever and ever.
Overall Front-Page Strength:
Once you get past the boob infiltration, you find a group of regular women who are maybe a little more attractive than their peers. Surprisingly, just the one pic of Barbara Bush and not a single Barbra Streisand. Nice.

Porn Index:
Turn off SafeSearch and it's a bucket O' Porn--nine of the first 10 pictures--and serious porn at that.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
3 out of 5 Boobles. Since the first image with SafeSearch on involved full-frontal nudity, we're going to give Barb the benefit of the doubt. It's definitely the name that most exceeded expectations.

#3.Linda

First Result:
Linda Cardellini, that girl from stuff on TV.

Overall Front-Page Strength:
There's Linda Caredllini looking very serious in a few pictures, some lady from the '50s, and then we drop off the continental shelf with satellite photos of Hurricane Linda and a bunch of women your mom has played bridge with at one time or another.

Porn Index:
Turning off SafeSearch makes one new pic appear in the top row. It's Cardellini sitting on a bed that was apparently deemed unsafe by the 1950s MPA Rating Board.

Aside from that hard-core bed-sitting action, there's exactly one porn pic on the whole page. That's 50 percent fewer than what Barbara had with SafeSearch on. Apparently all of Linda Lovelace's work pre-dates the Internet, because other than what you see above, it's all hurricanes and PTA.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
1.5 out of 5 Boobles. Linda is an average-looking name. If you're not a mother of three and you're not Linda Cardellini then you're probably a hurricane.

#2.Patricia

First Result:
The first image is a Photoshop pic of news anchor Patricia Del Rio which looks OK from afar ...
.. but when you click through, you realize they've done something with Photoshop that makes it look like her face is melting.
Overall Front-Page Strength:
You've got a healthy dose of the mom from Everybody Loves Raymond and Patricia Arquette, some dude' fiancé posing next to a water fall, and our first furrie! Hey, it' about time! About .5 percent of our audience was getting antsy out there.
Porn Index:
Turn off SafeSearch and suddenly it's rainin' porn. Man, ain't nothin' that could ruin the mood now! Porn as far as the eye can see! Let's scroll alllll the way to the bottom of the page ...

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!

WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!? GET THAT THING AWAY FROM MY BONER!

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
3 out of 5 Boobles. We don't want to discuss this any further.

#1.Mary

First Result:
Well, the good news is it's a naked woman, even on SafeSearch:

The bad news: It's Mary Magdalene from the Bible. So, enjoy your eternal hellfire.

Overall Front Page Strength:
Pictures of boats outnumber hot women 3-1. Jesus' mom makes an appearance. The rest are just regular people. About what you'd expect, we suppose.

Porn Index:
A second, bigger picture of the naked Mary Magdalene shows up, and the fact that it wasn't visible on SafeSearch probably makes some important point about the arbitrary nature of censorship. We have little else to do but contemplate such matters, because there isn't a speck of nudity anywhere else on the page.

And get this: No porn appears until the ninth page of results! Holy crap! This is the Internet, people. You Google the word "shirt" and half the first row is porn:

You Google "Mary" and you don't get a picture of a woman touching a man's wiener until the 165th result. That doesn't seem possible.

Overall Ranking (On a scale of 1 to 5 Google Boobs):
0 out of 5 Boobles. Religious icons are frowning at us and apparently making dozens of the women keep their clothes on, too.

Collection of amusing 404 - PAGE NOT FOUND errors

2008-08-31T07:36:00.000-07:00

404 is an HTTP status code that indicates a web page can’t be located. But why settle for a plain vanilla page, when your 404 can be customized to be informative or even amusing? Here’s a link to 12 funny pages that really exist!

20 Things You Didn’t Know About Sex

2008-08-29T07:53:00.000-07:00

Life emerged on earth about 3.8 billion years ago, but sex did not evolve until more than 2 billion years later. Dirty limericks emerged only quite recently, geologically speaking.

Sex—what is it good for? Scientists are not sure, since asexual reproduction is a better evolutionary strategy in some important ways.

For those who refuse to commit to one strategy: The hermaphroditic earthworm Dendrobaena rubida has both male and female genitalia. If it cannot find a partner, the worm doubles up so that its female bits and male bits can go to town.

Although famously monogamous, female Adélie penguins slip away from their mates occasionally to couple with unattached males. They exact a fee for such a dalliance—stones to bolster their nests—not unlike certain people.

Some talented penguin teasers can get a gift even without putting out. Again, not unlike certain people.

Barbary macaques have a distinctive way to get their mates to make a sperm donation: yelling. If the female does not shout, the male almost never climaxes.

How do we know this? German primatologist Dana Pfefferle watched a group of macaques, counting the females’ yells and the males’ pelvic thrusts. She says this work is “quite weird, but it’s science.”

Here in the US of A, that kind of stuff ends up on YouTube.

Because Barry White sounds terrible underwater: Fish can produce a variety of noises with their bones, teeth, and gas bladders. Grant Gilmore of Estuarine Coastal and Ocean Science Inc. says that male fish probably use some of these sounds to woo females.

The spiny anteater, an egg-laying mammal native to Australia and New Guinea, has a penis with four heads, but only two fit into the female at once.

The tiny male paper nautilus, an octopus, impregnates the much larger female by shooting his penis (a modified tentacle) into her—and leaving it there.

Homosexual behavior is found in at least 1,500 species of mammal, fish, reptile, bird, and even invertebrate.

My two dads: When a male goose courts another male goose, a female sometimes slips in and mates with both males. Later, the male partners share paternal duties.

Some seagulls practice lesbian mating, although the eggs that result from their liaisons are sterile.

Biologists at the University of California at San Francisco have found that male fruit flies exposed to high levels of alcohol become hypersexual and try to court practically anything with wings, including other male fruit flies. Eventually the revelry turns into a dysfunctional orgy, with “a chain of males chasing each other,” says one insect expert

As the flies get increasingly tanked, their chance for mating success keeps dropping. This is one more reason why the fruit fly is a great model for studying humans.

Only a few vertebrates besides humans copulate face to face. Among those that sometimes do this: hamsters, beavers, and some primates, such as bonobos and orangutans.

French kissing is rarer still. The only other species known to do it as a prelude to mating is the white-fronted parrot. After the birds open their beaks and touch tongues, the male spews his lunch onto the female’s chest.

It is here that the mating habits of the white-fronted parrot and Homo sapiens diverge.

Size really does matter: People tend to choose mates of similar race, education level—and chubbiness. A recent British study indicates that obese people usually select partners with comparable levels of body fat.

8 Unsolved Mysteries Revealed

2008-08-29T07:37:00.000-07:00

As bright and intelligent as we think we are as a species, there are a number of mysteries in the world that continue to elude us. These unsolved mysteries are wide in scope and could include the Pyramids of Egypt or even Hitler’s suicide, but presented here are the top 8 mysteries that I’ve found particularly compelling.

DB Cooper’s heist, jump and disappearance

Between 1967 and 1972 there were 147 attempted skyjacks in the U.S. One of those skyjacks was “pulled off” by Dan Cooper (aka D.B. Cooper). Dan Cooper paid $20 for a one-way flight from Portland to Seattle aboard Northwest Orient Flight 305 on Thanksgiving Eve in 1971. Once in flight, Cooper handed the flight attendant a note that read, “I have a bomb in my briefcase. I will use it if necessary. I want you to sit next to me. You are being hijacked.” When the plane landed his demands for $200,000 and four parachutes were met, the passengers were released and the plane took off again. Flying at 10,000 feet, wings flapped at 15 degrees and in virtual landing mode, the plane was low enough for an easy jump.

It’s believed that at around 8:11 p.m. Cooper jumped into a storm; he was never heard from or seen again. Due to poor visibility neither the crew nor the pursuing F-106 fighter jets saw Cooper jump, if his chute opened or whether he got his money. Some of the mysteries that cause people trouble are why he did not ask to fly a precise route, request warm clothing or at least a helmet. In the end, Cooper pulled off an antiestablishment act during the Vietnam era and he remains, according to some, the one man who beat the established order by slipping past the feds and managing not to physically hurt anyone; however, some claim that he ultimately hurt himself. Whether or not he survived is one of the most endearing unsolved mysteries.

The Bermuda Triangle

One of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century has been the Devil’s Triangle (aka the Bermuda Triangle), which has seen dozens of ships and aircrafts fade into oblivion. Most disappeared without a trace or even a distress call, much less any sign of debris. Vincent Gaddis put the mysteries of the triangle on the map in his 1964 Argosy magazine feature about strange disappearances, including Flight 19. The size of the area has been estimated to range from 500,000 to 1.5 million square miles; however, it has been said that size doesn’t matter since some inexplicable force within it causes ships and planes to vanish.

Why is this among the unsolved mysteries? Some claim that our knowledge of magnetism is not as profound as it could be, which makes a conclusive analysis difficult. Others attribute this phenomenon to extraterrestrial activity, while many more blame it on human error. It can be rationalized that the absence of a body count is due to the fact that the waters are infested with sharks.

Historically, man has explained unsolved mysteries with mythology, demons, monsters or extraterrestrial invaders. Answers to these mysteries may rise to the surface when mankind is willing to set aside preconceived notions to look at facts and draw up a conclusion. But, before you think conspiracy, the area is notorious for unpredictable weather that is powerful enough to annihilate any mass in the area.

Loch Ness

Loch Ness, home to one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries, is located on the Great Glen geological fault, which divides the North of Scotland along a line from Fort William to Inverness. Its deepest point measures 813 feet and it contains more fresh water than England and Wales combined. For more than a century man has been fascinated by reported sightings of the Loch Ness Monster (aka Nessie). Much has been written on the mysteries of Loch Ness, and while proof of Nessie’s existence or supposed sightings have not been conclusively proved, the mystery remains: Does Nessie really exist?

In October 1987, an attempt to solve the mysteries of Loch Ness was made with 20 cruisers that swept the loch using sonar equipment to bounce sound waves from the surface to the bottom, electronically recording all contacts. While the cruisers caught enough salmon to feed an army, there was no sign of Nessie. Most scientists would bet that there is no monster, yet they do seem to hedge themselves and keep an open mind as they await conclusive proof in the form of skeletal evidence or the capture of the monster. They wish.

JFK assassination

One of the most glamorous, scandalous and riveting unsolved mystery of all-time is the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Most Americans accept that more than one man killed JFK, yet not a single journalist, historian or government investigator has come up with the killers. Was it really the “Military-Industrial Complex?” Was it the Mob getting even with Kennedy for his involvement with the glorious Marilyn Monroe? Perhaps, it was Cuban assassins that were upset about the Bay of Pigs invasion?

Many lost faith in the Government and never accepted that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Citizens rank this conspiracy as the biggest piece of hogwash ever served to the public. Others point to the fact that Oswald didn’t have the time necessary, that the rifle’s scope was misaligned and that Ruby must have killed him for a reason. This is one of the mysteries that remains to be the greatest shame on American intelligence and democracy or lack thereof, as it suggests that the President may have been killed for going up against the powers that be.

Stonehenge

On the vast and open down land of Salisbury Plain, you will find one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the megalithic ruin known as Stonehenge. Standing two miles west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, in Southern England, Stonehenge is not a single architectural structure, rather, the magnificent mystery unites a series of earth, timber and stone structures that were revised and remodeled over a period of 1,400 years.

More than 4,000 years ago, the people of the Neolithic period decided, for some reason, to construct a massive monument; exactly why anyone would be driven to build such a monument is as great a mystery as any. Some theories range from religion, others to astronomy. Remnants of what was Stonehenge stand today: still beautiful, breathtaking, mysterious, and most definitely sacred. Stonehenge has been the subject of many pieces of literature, capturing the imagination of children and adults alike.

Shroud of Turin

The Shroud of Turin is an ancient linen cloth that bears the image and profile of a crucified man. One crucified man that has gotten much press is none other than Jesus Christ. See the issue? The unsolved mystery here is whether or not this crucified man is Jesus of Nazareth, and whether this cloth is the same one used to wrap his crucified body. Cynics disregard this claim, calling it a medieval forgery or a clever hoax perpetrated by an artist.

Thanks to modern science, the Shroud of Turin has become the single most studied artifact in human history, with hundreds of thousands of hours spent on study and intense research. Despite all of this effort, there is no definitive answer to this mystery. There’s already incredible confusion and doubts about Jesus Christ’s existence, role and figure; include the Shroud of Turin and you’ve only added to the pot.

The Lost City of Atlantis

Plato was great at stirring up trouble and two of his dialogues — Timaeus and Critias — have served as the basis for the theory behind the Lost City of Atlantis. While many critics attribute this story to the creation of a philosopher’s imagination to illustrate an argument, there are proponents who claim that it was the other way around; that his dialogues were inspired by catastrophic events, leading to the destruction of the Minoan civilization on Crete and Thera.

So, did Plato have too much wine? Is Atlantis an exaggeration based on the ancient cities of Thera in the Mediterranean? Or could it be real? Is it possible for an advanced and rich civilization to have existed in the Atlantic Ocean circa 9,000 B.C.? By most accounts, the only written records of Atlantis are found in Timaeus and Critias. Another possible location for the Lost City of Atlantis is around the Azores Islands, a group of islands belonging to Portugal that are 900 miles west of the Portuguese coast. Some actually argue that these islands are the mountaintops of the sunken continent of Atlantis. Wherever the Lost City of Atlantis is located, it remains one of man’s ultimate unsolved mysteries.

Alien species

As humans, we are egocentric enough to believe that we are the only beings inhabiting the universe. There are, however, many that argue in the other direction. To pretend that no other intelligent life form can exist anywhere in the world — and to a greater extent, in the universe — is close-minded, archaic, selfish, unrealistic, and ridiculous. Admittedly, expecting aliens to land on Independence Day to blow us into oblivion is also slightly inane.

Various specific events stand out as unexplained and unsolved mysteries, such as the Roswell incident and Area 51, but they all belong to the greater potential of life abroad. To argue that life can exist elsewhere is reasonable. Simply stated: The universe is too vast and Earth is too small for us to be alone.

As you can see, there are plenty of unsolved mysteries for you to solve. If you have a little Hardy Boy buried inside of you, crack open a book or two, plan an expedition, and get out there and do us a favor by solving some of these unsolved mysteries. Who knows, if you solve one you could become the next subject in a Dan Brown novel.

The 25 Most Disturbing Sex Toys

2008-08-26T07:10:00.000-07:00

Hedonism got way out of a hand when the internet came along and the sex toy market exploded like, well, a bukkake video. Where once it was simple shoulder massagers and turkey basters that had to be adapted to nefarious purposes, nowadays anything you can think of (and probably a few dozen things you could never think of) are out there to give some lonely shut-in the pleasure they can't get from molesting a damp slice of bread. Things like these ...

#25.Pig Tail Butt Plug

This thing actually exists and as such, we feel soiled. And at most, 5 percent turned on, but that's pushing it.
Fun Website Quote:
"Make 'em squeal loud and hard with their new black pig tail butt plug! It doesn't get much more humiliating than this."

#24.Area 51 Love Doll

The inflatable doll market is saturated with all manner of nearly identical, buoyant and boring rubbery women. However, every so often a visionary appears to make a new and exciting love doll, the kind that renews our passion for the loneliest, most pathetic form of self gratification known to man.
Fun Website Quote:
"Its pussy-shaped mouth, 3 supple breasts, suction cup fingers and ass-shaped ears make it the kinkiest love slave in the galaxy."

#23.Hooded Spandex Full Body Binder Sack

We're not saying we know everything there is to know about sex, though we have spent a lot of time, uh, reading about it. But in none of our experience have we happened upon a case when bagging someone up like a Christmas tree on its way to the dump was a way to initiate coitus.
Fun Website Quote:
"This total body sack is so comfortable, I could spend an entire night in it."

#22.Rubber Gates of Hell

What man isn't convinced that only the portal to the underworld itself (in this case, fabricated from rubber) can hold back his manhood? Probably quite a few men aren't convinced of that, actually. But for the rest, thankfully, the Rubber Gates of Hell penis harness was created. The exact purpose of this device was lost with its creator, Dr. Arnold Crazy-Fuck, but the thrill of rubber rings and little metal rivets on your junk lives on!
Fun Website Quote:
"Corral your stallion with these slightly stretchy rings designed to please and tease."

#21.Baby Jesus Butt Plug

This was obviously made to be sensationalistic, probably by someone thinking a massive protest would rev up sales. Or, they were trying to make some kind of deeply personal statement about the flaws of organized religion. But either way, it's a Baby Jesus butt plug.
Fun Website Quote:
"Use him as the ultimate pacifier or make Baby Jesus the centerpiece of your magnificent Dildo Creche."

#20.Houdini Locking Steel Cock Chastity

We're pretty certain neither Houdini nor his estate have anything to do with this. While the great escape artist was known for being able to free himself from some pretty tight squeezes, the odds are his wang didn't have its on road show where it did the same thing.
Nonetheless this product exists, apparently for the sole purpose of slapping what appears to be roughly 10 pounds of leftover steel plumbing bits to your unit, just so you can't fiddle with it.
Fun Website Quote:
"The tubular steel design makes it impossible to masturbate with this in place and the ratcheting cuff makes sure it stays put until the keymaster is in the mood to release you."

#19.The Perfect Pair Breast Enhancers

Breast enhancement is nothing new in our world, but if you look closely at this picture using your keen detective skills, you may notice something is amiss. Indeed, these appear to be some sort of strap-on boobies for men. Because what's the fun of putting on grandma's support hose and her best Sunday dress if you don't have the jugs to match?
Fun Website Quote:
"Upright and firm, you can squeeze them and feel them--they feel real!"

#18.The Cone

There was a scene in Billy Madison when Adam Sandler is talking to a kid when he first gets to high school and the kid says "I was a loser in denial too. Until the lacrosse team stuck a parking cone up my ass." Remember that? So did the designers of this toy. But unlike you, they thought it was an awesome idea.
Fun Website Quote:
"The funky, contemporary style means it doesn't need to be hidden away in the bedroom drawer."

#17.Anal Speculum

Sex toys are often sold under the guise of bringing couples together and based on experiences we've repressed from summer camp in our teen years, we feel confident saying that few things get you closer to another human than an anal speculum.
Fun Website Quote:
"Perfect for ... medical/clinic scenes for the sadistic proctologist."

#16.Orca

Sometimes you get to the point where the standard human dong just doesn't do it for you, no matter how unrealistic the proportions. For those people, the caring deviants in the fake dong industry put their skills to work in making a dildo modeled after the junk of an orca whale.

An orca whale.
Fun Website Quote:
"it is over 15 (inches) without the base"

#15.The Hot Seat Inflatable Cushion Vibe

Did you happen to have a Space Hopper when you were a kid? And were you hoping someone could make your childhood memories of that toy disturbed and traumatic? Today is your lucky day.
This delightful little inflatable foot stool is designed with a flat bottom, so no more falling down and breaking bones then having to call the EMTs and explain you were just dusting when you slipped and somehow got this jammed in your nether regions.
Fun Website Quote:
"... try controlling your wild, bucking passion!"

#14.Rubber Fisting Mitten

As best we can tell, this must be some kind of boxing glove (they must call it "fisting" in Europe). But why would this be in a catalog of sex toys? And why does the "mitten" go all the way up to her shoulder-OH SHIT.
Fun Website Quote:
"Use plenty of latex safe silicone lubricant when using this and don't forget to use some to shine your fisting glove like I have here."

#13.Electro-Sex Glove Set

It is a scientific fact that every human being will, at one time or another, have a sexual fantasy in which they're that really weird Gremlin from Gremlins 2 that got turned into electricity and stuck in the phone lines. Guaran-damn-teed. It was for that reason that this product was made. Now, without having to involve any Mogwai at all, you too can electrocute the living shit out of yourself, your partner, the cat, the mailman, or anyone else you can chase down and grab hold of. As an added bonus, it will all be super sexy.
Fun Website Quote:
"Do not use on eyelids or broken skin. Not intended for use for those with a cardiac pacemaker or if you are pregnant."

#12.Hotdoll

See, sex toys don't have to be all about you. They can just as easily be used to give pleasure to another, like, say, your best friend. This may or may not be stuck at the concept phase, but face it, it's probably the coolest looking dog toy you've ever seen.
Fun Website Quote:
"You can apply some female odor spray on it several times a month when your dog seems sexually hungry or nervous."

#11.The Tongue Vibrator

Of all the products here most likely to inspire a horror movie, this has to be at the top of the list. What the hell could be scarier than a disembodied, licking tongue? You stumble into your bathroom at night, open the medicine cabinet and then this thing comes squirming out at you, just ... licking and stuff.
Fun Website Quote:
"The sweet licking motion provides endless and tireless rhythm"

#10.OhMiBod Vibrator

The OhMiBod (we have to assume that "iCum" was already trademarked) is a way for all of us to climax along with the latest Beyonce single, and who wouldn't want that?
The should-have-been-named-iCum just buzzes and throbs along to the beat of whatever you're listening to on your iPod, which makes us wonder if you can hook it up to a video iPod and watch porn on the bus, thus making yourself the creepiest degenerate to ever walk the earth.
Fun Website Quote:
"OhMiBod is not endorsed by Apple Computer Inc."

#9.I Rub My Duckie Massager

Inexplicably mixing an innocent children's bath tub toy with the debauched needs of a 40-something "Cathy" fan, someone came up with this cute little vibrating dildo duck.
Worse yet, it comes in a tiny travel size, for when you plan on leaving home but just don't have the space for your gigantic, novelty duck vibrator in your luggage.
Fun Website Quote:
"Just pop in the 2 AA batteries (included), flip the duckie on and utilize it till your heart's content."

#8.Auto Suck

Because driving alone can often leave a man horribly aroused yet unfulfilled, the Auto Suck was designed to plug into any car cigarette lighter. We figure this invention is a good thing because there's probably tons of school buses out there full of kids who've never once driven past a man humping what amounts to a vacuum attachment in his car. How else will they learn about the world?
Fun Website Quote:
'do not use while driving!'

#7.Kaylani's Foot Fetish

Being familiar with the internet as we are, we know there are people who get off on things like smoking, riding crops, vomit, amputees, slide whistles, artichokes, the elderly and yes, even feet. And while a foot fetish is one thing, this appears to be a rubber foot with a vagina heel.
Wait, what?
Fun Website Quote:
"Smaller than the real thing, this foot is ideal to keep in your drawer and take with you on those long business trips!!"

#6.The Pleasure Periscope

One of the big complaints about sex that most people have is that they can't see four inches inside their partner's special areas. If only nature had created some manner of lighted probe to accommodate that. Where nature fails, the sex toy industry excels.
Fun Website Quote:
"The viewer window and inside light allow you to self-examine as you self-stimulate!"

#5.Kochi the Anime Doll

Because maybe some people want to mix deviant sexuality and a full fledged nightmare together in a real world setting, this thing exists. This horrible, dead-eyed abomination with three usable holes.
Fun Website Quote:
"show her who's boss"

#4.Dildo Gas Mask

We're not really sure about the logistics involved in this, although it does vaguely reminds us of a He-man action figure we once saw. That's kinda cool. Also, safe sex is important and if you have a habit of releasing tear gas during love making then this is right up your alley, so to speak.
Fun Website Quote:
"Can be enjoyed in so many ways!"

#3.Stuffoscope

Sex should appeal to all the senses, which is why flavored lubes, scented oils and rawhide panties exist. But sound has often fallen by the wayside, with the average Joe left to appreciate nothing more than his own occasional grunt or the sobbing of his partner on the phone. Until now, with the invention of the Stuffoscope!
Hearing the insides of your nearest and dearest is only a humiliation away.
Fun Website Quote:
"listen to your partner's innermost secrets!"

#2.Prince's Wand

One look at the design of this thing told us we don't want to know what it does.
Seriously, don't tell us.
Fun Website Quote:
"Here is our latest piss hole stuffer."

#1.Mr. Jack With Mustache

Hey, remember when we said that tongue thing would be most likely to get a horror movie? We were way fucking wrong.
Near as we can figure, this was designed for people who wanted a blowjob from an incognito Guy Smiley using Burt's eyebrows as a mustache without the rest of his Muppet head getting in the way.
Whatever the case, we haven't slept for days for fear an army of these will attack us and attach themselves to our spinal cords.
Fun Website Quote:
"fits like a glove!"
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10 Secret Stories Behind 10 Famous Product Placement

2008-08-26T03:32:00.000-07:00

10 Secret Stories Behind 10 Famous Product PlacementsYou cannot escape the product placement of Fed-Ex in Cast Away. It’s literally everywhere.My first thought was, “I wonder how much Fed-Ex paid for that.Here are the answers to some of those questions—including the Seinfeld Junior Mints and the Reese’s Pieces from E.T.

Junior Mints, Seinfeld

“Who’s gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It’s chocolate, it’s peppermint, it’s delicious!” Were truer words ever spoken? But it might not have been that way—other candy companies were originally asked for permission to place their product in that episode. Not seeing the humor in having their bread-and-butter fall into the open chest cavity of a patient, Seinfeld was turned by M&Ms and Lifesavers (among others) before finally getting to the Junior Mint people. No money exchanged hands between Tootsie Roll (Junior Mints’ parent company) and Seinfeld. With the amount of product exposure Junior Mints gained from that episode, that’s quite a deal.

Reese’s Pieces, E.T.
Between Seinfeld and E.T., M&Ms has really missed some huge marketing opportunities (not that the company is exactly hurting). The rumor is that Mars, Inc., just didn’t think this was a worthwhile movie on which to spend their advertising dollars, but no one has ever substantiated that fact. Whatever the reason is, it was a big mistake—Mars’ competitor, Hershey, snapped up the opportunity to promote Reese’s Pieces. Hershey agreed to spend $1 million promoting E.T. in exchange for the rights to use E.T. in its ads. The payoff was huge—the delightful little peanut butter candies (can you tell I like Reese’s Pieces?) saw a reported 65% jump in profits just two weeks after the movie’s premiere

Ray-Ban, Risky Business

I used to love that episode of Saved by the Bell when Zack, Slater and Screech are home alone and they bust out some Risky Business-style moves wearing socks and using brooms as guitars. Anyway. Back to business. At the time, the Wayfarer sunglasses Tom Cruise modeled in that movie were pretty much biting the dust. Annual sales were only about 18,000. After Tom Cruise wore them in the movie (and on the cover of the movie) in 1983, sales skyrocketed to 360,000. By 1989, Ray-Ban had sold more than four million of the Wayfarer model. A bit of trivia for you: Audrey Hepburn wore Wayfarers in Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Don Johnson wore them in Miami Vice, Bruce Willis wore them in Moonlighting and ol’ Tom Cruise tried them on again for Top Gun. Why such the gap between Audrey and the 80’s revival? Well, in 1982, Ray-Ban inked a contract with a product placement company: $50,000 per year to put Ray-Bans in movies and television

Fed-Ex, Cast Away

You cannot escape the product placement of Fed-Ex in Cast Away. It’s literally everywhere. And what great publicity—when Fed-Ex manager Chuck Noland washes up on a deserted island, he collects all of the Fed-Ex boxes that washed up with him. While he ends up opening most of them to aid in his survival on the island, he leaves one unopened and returns it to its rightful owner when he makes it back to land many years later. How’s that for reliability? CEO Fred Smith even had a cameo in the movie. And what did Fed-Ex pay for all of this? Absolutely nothing. They were reluctant to allow their image and brand to be used at first—the plane crash scene really bothered them. But ultimately, they decided that the movie had a good message and the brand awareness they would get would be worth it

Reebok, Jerry Maguire

This one should be titled “When product placement goes bad.” If you think back hard enough, you will remember that Cuba Gooding, Jr’s character, Rod Tidwell, held a grudge against Reebok for the entire movie because Reebok wouldn’t use him in their ads. Reebok provided more than $1.5 million in merchandise, ads and promotional materials to be featured in the movie because they thought the ending of the movie would be a little different. Over the closing credits, a fake Reebok commercial was supposed to be shown with Reebok saying, “Rod Tidwell. We ignored him for years. We were wrong. We’re sorry.” However, that scene got cut. So Reebok ended up investing $1.5 million to have their brand disparaged for a couple of hours. They sued and TriStar pictures settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount.

White Castle, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle

Its national recognition, Krispy Kreme was approached first about being the movie’s title franchise. Krispy Kreme was not thrilled the brand being so closely associated with a Cheech-and-Chong-esque movie and turned them down. The screenwriters then remembered hitting up White Castle after their own late nights in college and turned to the burger chain. white Castle had no qualms about being featured and even agreed to promote the film with collectible cups, radio ads and signage. They didn’t pay a dime for product placement, however

Staples, The Office

Anyone who is a fan of The Office knows that Staples is Dunder-Mifflin’s biggest competitor. That’s not just a mere coincidence. The Office has product placement deals with Staples, Hewlett Packard and Activision’s Call of Duty computer game, among others. But the Staples deal is undoubtedly the one that is referenced the most. Not only is the brand mentioned as DM’s biggest competitor, but Staples products are shown in virtually every episode. Look closely next time you watch and you could find anything from Staples-brand blank CDs to Staples-brand fax paper. A Staples shredder was even an integral part of one episode, where Kevin demonstrates the power of the shredder by using it to make a salad. While I wasn’t able to find how much Staples coughs up to be featured so prominently in the show, it’s clear that they are very proud of their affiliation.
When one episode featured Dwight quitting his job at Staples to return to Dunder Mifflin, Staples released this memo. A company with a sense of humor? Makes me want to buy my pens there,

BMW Z3, GoldenEye

James Bond is apparently one of the most powerful car salesmen in the world. After driving Aston Martins for years, 007 found himself equipped with a BMW Z3 Roadster in 1995’s GoldenEye. Sure, it cost them $3 million, but people saw the movie and fell in love with the Roadster. BMW made $240 million in advance sales alone.

Slinky, Etch-a-Sketch, Mr. Potato Head; Toy Story

I am a testament to the power of the product placement in Toy Story. But I’ll get to that in a minute. When the movie came out in 1995, classic toys like Mr. Potato Head and Slinky weren’t doing so great. After being featured as characters in the Pixar/Disney film, sales soared immediately. Etch-a-Sketch saw a 4500% boost. Slinkys were no longer being produced because they weren’t profitable. Post-Toy Story, Slinky received 20,000 orders, which revitalized the company. Mr. Potato Head sales jumped 800%. And that’s where I come in. I am a sucker for those big displays at Disney World and Disneyland where you can go through the bin of Potato Head parts and shove as many will fit into a box for $19. I have a ridiculous number of parts, from Tinkerbell’s wings to Dumbo’s ears to Cruella DeVil’s purse. That’s double branding right there. Genius.

Nuprin, Doritos, Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Reebok; Wayne’s World

Finally, we get to my favorite. The fact that I just rattled off all of the brands featured in this brief clip from a movie that came out 16 years ago just goes to show you how effective product placement can be.

Top Five Freaky Fashion Trends from Japan

2008-08-25T07:36:00.000-07:00

Japan has a well-earned reputation as a fashion and style trend-setter, but it's equally well known as the source of all things weird and bizarre. What happens when the two combine?
Trends in Japan are like pages of a calendar - here today, gone tomorrow and soon replaced by something brand new. In this kind of climate, designers need to make a big splash to keep the ripples propagating. Sometimes that means shocking people... well, most of the time actually, as it's the only way to be seen above the clutter. Wear any of the following freaky five and I guarantee you'll be seen - and not forgotten!

5) These Boots are Made for Galloping

Gals who dread making the trek to work or play in precariously high heels might appreciate these hooves for humanity. They even have chromed metal horseshoes embedded in their soles. Although questionably comfortable, these stallion-ettos will undoubtedly leave an impression - especially if worn in the snow or on the beach. (via Worn Through)

4) The Hard Gay Look

When comes to exploiting the shock factor, nobody can beat Razor Ramon, Hard Gay. I think it says that on his business card. In any case, Hard Gay was a comic phenomenon a few years back though his flamboyant star has faded somewhat. That's a good thing... Japanese society has enough problems without its youth running around town in tight leather cruisewear. And not your father's cruisewear, either.
To properly enjoy the Hard Gay experience (I can't believe I just wrote that), put down that hot coffee - seriously, put it down - and watch Razor Ramon drum up business for a struggling Japanese ramen shop...

3) Twisted Sisterhood of the Traveling Paints

Known as Ganguro, Yamanba and a host of sub-genres, this is one scary fashion trend many in Japan are more than happy to see the last of. How to describe the style? Well, think of an overexposed photo negative, a mandrill baboon and Dee Snyder in full-out Twisted Sister mode and you're about halfway there.
It's not certain whether Ganguro gals get any guys... if one started chasing me, I'd be running like The Three Stooges at the end of every movie. (via Oradistelle)

2) Top-Heavy Tops

Sometimes a girl wants to show a little cleavage. Sometimes a girl has little or no cleavage to show. Problem solved: with this T-shirt for the T-challenged. Just the thing for Casual Fridays... TGIF indeed! (via My Interesting Files)

1) Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beetles!

Shoko Nakagawa, or "Shokotan" to her many fans in the cosplay community, is a popular singer/celebrity whose blog is immensely popular. No matter that most of the images featured are of her cats; Shokotan is an animal lover to the extreme. Well, beyond extreme... as these pics of her self-adorned cicada-shell collection graphically illustrate.

Remember when having bugs in your hair got you and your classmates a letter from school and a trip to the drugstore for some smelly shampoo? Shokotan is turning that concept on its, er, head with her coif of crispy critters!
Bizarre as it may seem, Shokotan's bugged out bouffant has a decent chance of catching on. Nakagawa has a lot of influence among otakus and otaku-ettes; if anyone can start a trend, it's her. Besides, we wear leather, snakeskin and wool... and since no living creatures are hurt in the process, PETA won't be peeved. (via Pink Tentacle)

And there you have it - be thankful at least that Japan's social butterflies are applying these trends one at a time. Oh, there's a lot more than 5 freaky trends, of course - my recent eye-opener on extra-wide anime contact lenses being just one. Trust Japan's youth and the marketers who feed their high-speed culture to come up with something, newer, weirder, wilder than before... before you know it!

The 10 Most Bizarre Military Experiments

2008-08-25T02:15:00.000-07:00

We suspect that every military has a secret room full of stoned dudes who stare at the ceiling and just dream up shit to build. The difference is they have billions of dollars to make their dreams reality.
In support of our "secret room full of stoned dudes" theory, we offer the following actual military projects that stretch the limits of the non-stoned imagination:

#10.The Bat Bomb

Working on the premise any weapon is cooler if it flies in the night on leathery wings, Bat Bombs were proposed by a dental surgeon in the '40s. Naturally the President thought it was awesome so a plan was rolled out to make the night unsafe for anyone that didn't want to have small explosives get stuck in their hair.
The Plan: Because bats can carry a good amount of weight and tend to sneak into buildings and such, the plan was to make an army of flying rodent suicide bombers and release them over Japan. The little fellas had small napalm explosive kits made for them, which were probably the cutest incendiary devices ever, and then cases were constructed that would be dropped from B-29s, releasing the bats.
At dawn, they'd flee to buildings until the timers on their little bombs went off. So far, so fucking crazy.

What went wrong: Things got sketchy when some armed bats were accidentally released and set up shop under a fuel tank on an Air Force base. So, yeah, that burnt to the ground. But, hey, it proved the damn things worked, so the people involved looked at that as a silver lining.
Given that the bomb casings they'd made for the bats could hold over 1,000 bats, they assumed just one bomber could hold up to 200,000 little flaming night terrors and some initial test data concluded these bat bombs were actually superior to regular fire bombs.
But after a couple million bucks in funding, the plan was scrapped. The plan was moving forward too slowly, the bats were unpredictable and the guys at the Manhattan Project were talking about having some kind of miracle bomb that could do the work of like, a million bats.

#9.The Great Panjandrum

Getting through enemy fortifications is always tough, what with their insistence on constructing defenses out of stone and other non-meringue based substances. Sometimes conventional weapons just can't break through, and such was the case with the concrete defenses that were part of the Third Reich's Atlantic Wall that ran up and down the west coast of the European continent. So the Brits came up with the Panjandrum, insanity's answer to "what could we do to make explosives more dangerous?"

The Plan: So how do you get a tank-sized hole in a concrete wall? Well, they created two giant, wooden wheels joined by a central drum stuffed with explosives. On each wheel they strapped rockets as a means to propel it forward at speeds of about 60 miles an hour. Life imitates art, and sometimes military life imitates Wile E. Coyote cartoons.

What went wrong: You can probably guess. The rockets that moved the thing had a habit of flying off during tests, sending the entire structure off course, which we're thinking created a number of safety issues. After adding more rockets and another wheel, it was tested again and this time it turned right back to sea.

Finally, after many tweaks, it was ready to be tested in front of Navy officials, scientists and journalists. How could this go wrong?
The ridiculous thing started rolling off as planned, but then like a drunken hussy with vertigo on a dance floor, it started careening all over the place before making a beeline for the assembled Navy brass, discarding rockets and wobbling around before thankfully collapsing and exploding. Moments later, the Roadrunner went zipping by.

#8.Project Orcon

A real pain in the ass during WWII was the enemy constantly trying to not get bombed. Ways of jamming guidance systems for homing missiles meant a lot of targets went unblown up, so effort was put into finding a way to guide a missile that couldn't be jammed.

The Plan: Every psych 101 students' favorite sleep aid, BF Skinner, proposed the idea of using pigeons. Put a pigeon in a bomb and have the target displayed on screen for it. The pigeon would constantly correct the course by pecking on the image of the target in the center of the screen. Jam that, Nazi assholes.

What went wrong: Even though a chunk of change had been dropped on the project, the military abandoned it. Some say it was just too weird for them, while the time involved in training the pigeons had also been cited. One of the problems was the range of the weapons, as they relied on an optical system, since the pigeons had to see what they were pecking at. If the bomb went too far off course, the pigeons would have to correct for themselves and the bomb. Another problem was that it was a bomb guided by a fucking bird.

#7.The Sun Gun

Destroying your enemies from space is the goal of every angry 4th grader and Scientologist. Unbeknownst to many, it was also the goal of the Nazis, who figured a space station/death ray combo would have been gangbusters.

The Plan: Appropriating the work of less genocidal minds, Nazi physicists began work on an idea that would put a giant mirror in orbit. The mirror, which they planned to design from about one million tons of metallic sodium, would burn cities to the ground, boil reservoirs, crisp people like bacon and probably make all kinds of kids with magnifying glasses huddled over ant hills feel grossly inadequate.
The mirror would be on a space station manned by Nazi spacemen with magnetic boots to help overcome weightlessness, with oxygen provided by on-board pumpkin patches and electricity provided by solar powered steam dynamos. The cafeteria would presumably have food deep fried in love and the rec room would be structured out of the dreams of children and unicorn gonads.

What went wrong: We did. "We" being all the non-Nazi assholes, the more colloquial name for the Allied forces. When it became clear that we were going to win the war, the US began taking German scientists out of the country and this plan, along with many others, was abandoned. Also, the epic, grand scale, and mind-bogglingly retarded nature of the entire idea was apparently a roadblock that needed to be overcome too, since we couldn't even build the damned thing now, in 2008, if we wanted to.
And trust us, we want to.

#6.Project Habbakuk

When Winston Churchill got a hankering to smite his enemies, he aimed for the sky. Actually, he aimed for the ocean, where he wanted to build Holy Fuck That's Insane island. That was renamed Project Habbakuk. It was an aircraft carrier. It was an iceberg.

The Plan: Wanting to make an unsinkable aircraft carrier that would be so intense as to make enemies shit themselves uncontrollably, and with good reason, the Brits came up with the Habbakuk. Constructed from ice (ever try to sink an ice cube?) the plan was to make it 2,000 feet long with a deck to keel depth of 200 feet and walls 40 feet thick. It would displace 2,000,000 tons (compared to the Navy's current Nimitz class carriers that displace 100,000 tons). So, it was like, really big.
When ice proved to be not entirely feasible a material to build an aircraft carrier out of, they switched to something called Pykrete, which was just ice and wood pulp. It was intense stuff that deflected bullets and since this idea was already probably the craziest thing anyone had ever heard of, why the fuck not?

What went wrong: Practicality. A small version had been constructed in Canada that weighed 1,000 tons and was only 60 feet long to show that the idea could work. It took three summers to melt the damn thing. The full-scale model would take $70 million, 8,000 people and eight months to finish, the finished product could only travel at six knots and once it arrived where it was going, it would still be made of fucking ice.

#5.The Stargate Project

Sadly having nothing to do with fighting aliens who pretend to be Egyptian gods, the Stargate Project was the CIA's way of saying goodbye to $20 million, but getting a fun story to tell the grandkids as a result. The project was an effort to discover if psychic remote viewing was real, because if it was then that would make spying a whole lot easier.

The Plan: Apparently the Commies were spending a lot of money on paranormal research during the Cold War. So if they were doing it, the CIA wanted a slice too, before the Reds whipped out some dude who could kill the President with his mind. They started the Stargate project in the '70s with a crack team of gifted psychics provided by the Church of Scientology. Seriously.

What went wrong: They realized right away there probably wasn't anything to the whole psychic/remote viewing thing. And by "right away" we mean 25 years later. The project lasted until 1995. Research into the project's validity concluded that while the remote viewers could get some details right, they were also doing a stellar job of getting a shitload wrong. In fact, many say the results were exactly the same as having a group of random hobos make wild guesses, and that you could just as accurately uncover enemy hideouts by having a camel spit at a wall map. Hey, did we mention that we spent $20 million to find that out? Don't feel bad, the Soviets spent 500 million rubles to find out the same thing.

#4.The Gay Bomb

In terms of great military plans, from the first ape-man who threw a rock at some other asshole ape and likely stretching into our Jetsons-like future with lasers and nanobots that will melt the faces of those who displease us, nothing is likely to ever top the Gay Bomb. The Gay Bomb is exactly what it sounds like; a weapon that would rend our enemies asunder with gay. Actual, weaponized gay.

The Plan: Wright Laboratory in Ohio proposed a number of non-lethal weapons to the Pentagon, as methods of crowd control are highly in demand these days and tear gas is about as cool as hippie daisies and beaded curtains. Instead, why not bathe your targets in an aphrodisiac chemical so strong that it caused all the enemy combatants to line up for mustache rides?
So maybe it's not a room full of stoners coming up with these ideas, maybe it's a house full of frat guys.

What went wrong: In concept, it's probably true that an enemy is less effective when engaged in a massive, frenzied man-orgy. However, science has not actually perfected a way to make this happen to just any group of males.
Apparently the "how" was not the job of the idea department here, as the same lab proposed other weapons that would make bugs and rodents attack enemies, give them bad breath or mark them with a stink so they couldn't hide in general population. Again, that's all fine and good, if and when ways of doing those things actually exists.
Despite that, the Pentagon kicked this idea around for at least seven years, perhaps based on nothing more than the private fantasy of one frustrated general.

#3.The Pain Ray

The Active Denial System, often referred to as the Pain Ray, is a futuristic sounding way of making sure someone is about to have a really terrible day or improperly cooked microwave burritos. Designed as a method of crowd control, the ADS does just what the nickname suggests, it causes pain. At a distance!

The Plan: In certain situations, it seems the military doesn't want its own people getting too close to the danger, but at the same time doesn't want to start picking off rowdy crowds with a sniper hidden on some kind of grassy knoll because that makes for very bad press. So developing non-lethals that make people do what you want has recently become very popular.
Thus the Active Denial System is born, a long-range weapon that uses electromagnetic radiation at a high frequency and can be directed at targets close to 500 yards away. It causes the water molecules in a person's skin to get "excited," which is a pleasant way of saying it microwaves you. But not in a permanently damaging sort of way. Maybe.

What went wrong: Nothing, yet. They've built the thing, and it works. The ADS was first developed over a decade ago and after many trials and tests, the US military seems to have a hankering to get them into Iraq very quickly.
A lack of research into long-term effects or prolonged exposure to the weapon have some people wondering if it's such a great idea, since probably no one has volunteered to have their eye microwaved yet to see what that's like, but meh. It's called the Pain Ray, not the Rainbow Shooter. That's what you get for not dispersing on your own, angry mob!

#2.Malodorants

Another non-lethal method of crowd control and also a psychological weapon, malodorants, or stink bombs, are supposed to create a stink the likes of which you can't imagine. Worse than rotten meat, backed-up sewage or another trip to the dump with dad to find mom an anniversary present.

The Plan: Military forces have been playing with this idea for decades. A number of smells have been patented, including the smell of human feces, which makes us think we probably owe a hell of a lot of royalties to someone every day at about 8AM. In the Second World War, some intrepid people invented the hilariously named Who Me? as a way to make Germans disperse as well as humiliate them by making them smell worse than people on the bus.
The US has something called US Government Standard Bathroom Malodor which is apparently so bad, people who have experienced it actually start screaming within seconds. Written accounts describe it as smelling like every bad smell you can think of, put together, times ten. Reports say it actually creates visible cartoon stink lines in the air. The military thinks that's as hilarious as we do and wants to throw it at people.

What went wrong: Though the ideas are still being developed, the fact is, historically, they don't work out so well on account of you're going to end up smelling like unbelievable ass too. Back in WWII, Who Me? couldn't really be effectively used since it not only made the target stink, it made the bomber stink and the entire area where the bomb went off stink.
Stink is a fickle mistress, and obeys no master.

#1.Project Acoustic Kitty

When you think of spying, odds are you think of jamming a radio inside of a cat so it can listen in on stuff. And if you don't, you really need to have a good, long think about what kind of person you are. Anyway, in the '60s, the CIA hatched this idea to make a cat into a listening device and stick it to some dirty Commies.

The Plan: The how and why of this project was probably torn up and shat on by whoever came up with it in an effort to save a shred of dignity, but nonetheless, what has survived is a plan to implant a battery and a microphone in a cat, with the antenna running up through its tail. They could let the cat loose and no one would be any the wiser of the mystery cat sitting nearby.

What went wrong: Public transportation. It turns out, in a strange twist of logic, that once you put a battery, a microphone and an antenna inside a cat, it is not immune to taxis. So, after spending several millions of dollars and years in research, the CIA released their spy cat on its test run and a cab ran it over.
The project was then scrapped and no one spoke of it again.

Extreme Exploration: Russian Nuclear Research Facilities

2008-08-23T10:34:00.000-07:00

Neutrino Detection - deep under Ukrainian village

The slightly creepy "Deep Underground Detection Facility" is located inside salt mines near the city Artemovsk (Donbass region) and maintained by the Russian Institute for Nuclear Research (RAS):

The entry into the mines (and caverns with a 100-ton particle detector) looks almost surreal - just a door in a typical Ukrainian country cottage!

Into the Tunnels! - Baksan Neutrino Observatory

Danila is one of the most active members of the Russian urban exploring community. Among his recent adventures - getting inside the tunnels and checking out Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope, buried deep within a mountain. With his exclusive permission, here are some photos of that fascinating facility:

Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO) is situated in the Baksan gorge in the Caucasus (Kabardino-Balkaria Republic). It's maintained by the Russian Institute for Nuclear Research (RAS) and includes Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope (BUST) - at a depth of more than 300 m from the surface. Link for Google Maps - click here.

Most of it is located in two caverns connected by a tunnel system inside Andyrchi Mountain; tunnels were dug by the Moscow Metro builders in 1978.

Angel Falls: The World's Highest Waterfall

2008-08-23T08:54:00.000-07:00

Nothing Indiana Jones can't handle

If you've been thrilled (despite suspension of disbelief) by indestructible Indiana Jones hurtling down three spectacular CG waterfalls in a row, you might have wondered if our planet has REAL places with similarly enormous waterfalls in a jungle setting. Well, here is a place with a full 800 meter vertical drop - this should appear lethal even to Indiana Jones screenwriters.

Angel Falls, Venezuela (also called Salto Angel) is the Earth's highest uninterrupted waterfall. It is 979 metres (3,230 feet) tall - think of it as 2.5 times as tall as the Empire State Building and full 15 times higher than Niagara Falls!

Located in the Canaima National Park, in southeastern Venezuela, the falls start from the nameless creek that meanders through the series of highly-fractured crevices and gorges on top of a "Tepuy", or table-top mountain. The water then bursts into the void and plunges uninterrupted 2,421 feet to the river and more cascades below.

You can actually kayak to the base of the falls (imagine how wet you'll be there - though the waterfall is of such a great height that most water is turned into mist before it reaches the ground).

In a season of highest water, the single waterfall splits into three streams - sometimes even more, which together become a giant veil of water.

How to get to the Angel Falls?

Not so easy. You would need to hook up with a flight from Caracas or Ciudad Bolivar to get to the Canaima camp, from where you'd start your trip along the river to the base of the falls. This page lists the complete directions. The travel guide even says that on cloudy days you can not see the falls (must be a real let-downer after all this trouble to get there!)

This is the most accessible viewpoint to photograph the falls:

The view from the top is fantastic enough to inspire a multitude of "Lost World" legends (including the famous Conan Doyle book), not to mention the table-top mountain itself - a wonder-world of vegetation and species found nowhere else on Earth.

A True Island in Time

It is truly an Island in Time, discovered by the civilized world only a hundred years ago - an ancient landscape shrouded in mystery.

Aerial Fly-by of Angel Falls - an entirely different aspect:

In the morning the rocks are colored pink from a rising sun:

7 Most Bizarre Folk Remedies

2008-08-23T04:40:00.000-07:00

Peruvian Cure for Impotence: Frog Juice

They call it 'The Peruvian Viagra' and they say it's great for you if you have a low sex drive. It's the best aphrodisiac. 'Extracto de rana' (Frog juice) is in very high demand at local markets of Lima, Peru.
It's also heals stuff like asthma, bronchitis, sluggishness, but who cares about those. As long as it gives you a good boner. The main aphrodisiac effect probably comes from one of it's ingredients called Maca, which is a South-American plant known for it's erotic powers.

Old Cure for throat inflammations: Dog Dung

"Album graecum" is the dung of dogs or hyenas that has become white through exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used as a medicinal drug, often mixed with honey, to cleanse and deterge, chiefly in inflammations of the throat. Externally, it was used as a plaster, spread on skin to close and heal wounds.

Czech Cure for Aging: Beer Bath

In the town of Chodova Plana, Czech Republic, is located the world's first "beer health center", where they offer a soothing hot bath containing healing mineral water and a dark bathing beer. This "curative therapy" claims to have rejuvenating effects. There is also a bathside bar so you can sip beer while soaking in it.

Old Chinese Cure for Stomach aches: Monkey's GallBladder

The monkey's gallBladder was a common folk medicine in China often used for a wide range of disorders including eye diseases, stomach complaints and even a child's tantrums. Many ancient cultures used monkey blood for increasing the strength and stamina. It was also believed to have anti-aging effects. Over the centuries, people of various cultures have experimented with monkey blood and meat for anti-aging effects. Some even went to the extent of transplanting monkey gonads. In some of the places in Indonesia even until now, monkey brains are consumed as health remedies, impotency cures or as gourmet treats.

Ancient Egyptian Cure for Eye Infections: Bat's Blood
Ancient Egyptians had a high incidence of eye infections and resultant blindness because of their near-constant exposure to sun, sand, and sandstorms. In order to combat the blindness suffered by so many people, Egyptian doctors applied the blood of bats to their blind patients' eyes. Since bats were thought to have excellent night vision, it was assumed that this treatment would transfer that quality to people who put it in their eyes or injected it in their ears.

Old British Cure for Malaria: Spider's Webs

Back when ague, a form of malaria, ran rampant through many parts of the world, various treatments were used to control the disease. One of the strangest was consuming tablets of compressed spider's webs. The supposed medicinal qualities of spider's webs have apparently been lost to history. Some variations of this treatment involved eating the actual spider - sometimes while it was alive.

South African Cure for AIDS: Having Sex with a Virgin

Surveys suggest that up to a third of South Africans believe in an ancient and bizarre "cure" for AIDS. This "cure" involves having sex with a virgin in the belief that it will cleanse the body of venereal diseases like AIDS. This myth made South Africa the world's highest incidence of rape, taking the problem to the most despicable crime: an alarming high rate of child rape.

iPhone mania grips India at a heavy price

2008-08-23T04:22:00.000-07:00

Can you believe this…3G technology is still not available in India, but crazed Apple addicts have thronged to various outlets all over the country to get their hands on the 3G iPhone? Although the first-gen didn't make to the country the gray market provided plenty to the people out there at a nifty Rs 25,000 ($575), as opposed to the current outrageous price of Rs 31,000 ($713) for 8GB and Rs 36,100 ($830) for 16GB of memory space. What's really alarming is that school and college kids had queued up first to lay their hands on this pricey phone.

The Biggest Guns in Human History

2008-08-22T04:55:00.000-07:00

It's Not The Size That Counts ... Or Is It?

For as long as men have had them, they've been trying to see who has the biggest one. You have a dirty mind: I'm talking about CANNONS.

1. Chinese Hand CannonsAlthough they aren't known for having the biggest, the Chinese were definitely the first builders and also the first to point them at people they didn't like. For many reasons, though, they stopped using them, mostly because while the big guns terrified the folks they were pointed at, they also had a little defect. They blew up.

Chinese Hand Cannon - Bronze firearm, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368 AD). Photo by Yannick Trottier.

2. Europeans really took to the idea of a thick metal cylinder, a charge of gunpowder, and a nasty surprise to hurl at people they didn't like. A first these early cannons were simple mortars: a lump of bell-shaped iron (because bell-makers were the first cannon-makers) with a hole for the charge and the shell. They still exploded as often as they fired, but unlike the Chinese, the Europeans thought the bang was worth the buck. As long as someone else lit the fuse, that is.Once they got that whole "exploding in your face" thing fixed, or at least tuned down to a dull roar, they really began to really play the "mine is bigger than yours" game.2. The First True SupergunThe first true "supergun" to be unzipped and waved at people was The Great Turkish Bombard, which was also called the Dardanelles Gun, the Royal Gun, the Hungarian Cannon, Muhammed's Great Gun or the less common but more honest "Good Lord, Look at the Size Of That Thing."

Built in 1453 to defend Constantinople, they shocked their builders by unexpectedly doing what they were designed to do: lobbing a 1,500 pound granite sphere at whoever they were pointed at.

3. Tsar's Bragging MonsterNot to be outdone, the Russians swaggered up with their own Mutually Assured Demolisher. Forged in 1585, the Tsar Cannon was a 35-inch-wide yawning monster designed to toss 800 pounds of grapeshot -- a whole lot of little balls instead of one big one -- at people unliked. The Tsar was never fired, but that didn't stop the Russian military from boring everyone by bragging about how huge it was.

Another huge cannon: Mons Meg, made in 1449 and actually fired for almost 200 years - is now located at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

4. Trench Horror Upgrade
It's said that the first world war was truly the first modern war. Poison gas, tanks, air combat, the machine gun -- they were all gleefully experimented with during those years of trench horror. But the classics were used as well, the old standby of thick metal cylinder, a charge of gunpowder, and a nasty surprise, never really going out of style. But as this was a modern war, the classic cannon got a big -- a very big -- upgrade as well.
It's odd that such a phallic monster got a woman's name, but the always-romantic Krupp engineers did just that: smashing champagne over the 17-inch-caliber gun, they christened it after their boss's -- possibly zaftig -- daughter. Big Bertha, or more accurately "Fat Bertha" was a hit with the German military, showing the Belgians at Liège, Namur and Antwerp, and the French at Maubeuge who had the really big one.

But that wasn't enough. Sure Bertha had the thickness and the length, but what the Germans wanted was something to really show off -- especially since those swaggering Americans were about to enter the game.

5. Long Max to follow Big Bertha
Searching for something they could stuff into their Eastern Front to make themselves look bigger, they glanced out at sea and hit on the idea of transplantation instead of simple enhancement. To put it simply, the Long Max was a naval gun, the biggest one the Germans had. Luckily it quickly got its land legs: on the battlefield it showed its potency by shooting off 1,600 pound shells a respectable distance ... of 30 miles.

6. The First Terror Weapon
But that wasn't enough. The Paris Gun wasn't named because it reminded those warm-hearted Krupps of the famous City Of Light. Hardly. Another transplanted naval piece, the gun has sometimes been called the first terror weapon.

Although it needed a lot of maintenance, didn't shoot anything very heavy or destructive, but it still horrified that romantic city by dropping shells from ... wait for it ... 80 miles away.

It was a monster to the Germans as well -- mounted on a special train carriage, it was so loud that a set of regular artillery was fired along with it to hide its thunderous discharge.
An interesting Electric Cannon concept (uses no gun powder!) from 1932:

SILENT guns sending their whistling messengers of death into the sky at speeds far beyond those now attained by powder-driven shells..."

7. The largest gun ever builtThen, as Monty Python said, peace broke out and everyone got much more polite about the size of their ammunition. Howitzers and field pieces tucked away, the refined gentleman nations of the world played croquet and gin rummy for a few decades until someone -- we're looking at you, Germany -- decided to wave their barrels and calibers in everyone's faces.
No doubt about it, the Schwerer Gustav certainly was impressive. Like the old Paris gun, this monster belonged to the German Navy, but unlike the piece that had frightened the City of Light, the Schwerer Gustav was more than a thunderous braggart.

First gun was named "Gustav", the second - "Dora":

Read the convoluted history of these guns deployment on this page.
The monster was so huge it took a team of 2,500 "volunteers" to lay track for it, and the train carrying and supporting it was 25 cars long, about a mile. Unlike the Paris version, it only had a range of about 30 miles, but this one could really satisfy -- the Germans, that is -- by throwing a shell that didn't weigh just 1,000, 2,000, or even 3,000 pounds. When the Germans showed off their prize piece, people really took notice. Hell, who wouldn't when the damned thing could fire a 7,000-pound shell?

Another gun from that era: K-5E "Leopold"

See the 3-D drawings of German railway guns on this page, made by Greg Heuer:
8. The Centipede Supergun
The Germans weren't the only ones obsessed with the size of their guns. The Brits and the Americans were not to be outdone, but they certainly seemed to be constantly looking down at their drawing boards, and wondering how their guns could be even bigger. Before peace again broke out, Germany had one last idea, a gun that, once and for all, would given them ultimate bragging rights

What makes the V3 Hochdruckpumpe ("High Pressure Pump", or "Centipede") gun so interesting is that it wasn't one gun but a bunch of smaller ones that fired in precise order to kick its shell faster and faster. Part of the whole Victor Weapon package that included the V1 Buzz Bomb and the V2 (the first ballistic missile), the V3 was to be permanently mounted in a concrete fortress in France where it would have blasted a 300-pound shell more than 100 miles, straight into the heart of London. Possibly jealous of what the Nazis had stuffed into their reinforced concrete pants, the Yanks and the Brits blasted the gun into oblivion while it was an unfired virgin.

9. More-Than-Supergun to reach stratosphere
Things got coolly polite after the war. We and They still obsessed over the sizes of our pieces, but new toys had begun to seriously threaten the satisfyingly primal big bang of massive artillery. Missiles, luckily, hadn't completely stolen the show. Back in '61 two superpowers, the US and ... Canada? ... worked with the genius gun-designer Gerald Bull on the HARP system, a more-than-supergun designed to reach to the edge of the stratosphere.

Like those charming folks at Krupps, Bull loved his guns. After HARP went flaccid, Bull tried to find someone else to back his idea of a true supergun, a piece to end all pieces, the thing that would show the world who really had the biggest. His ultimate project was called Project Babylon, and while Bull's final intentions are a bit hazy, no one doubts that what he really wanted to do was make a gun big enough to do what HARP didn't have a chance to do: fire something into space.

Bull was a genius. But he was profoundly stupid in one very crucial way: his choice of clients.
After knocking on all kinds of doors for Project Babylon sponsors, he finally managed to secure the backing of the president of a Middle Eastern country, who'd write the checks if Bull the gun master would build the biggest one in human history.
10. Saddam's Supergun spells doom for its inventor
The problem was the signature on those checks belonged to Saddam Hussein (more info), and a lot of his neighbors began to get kind of ...well, twitchy about someone like Hussein being able to wave Bull's massive piece around, especially, if Bull had succeeded, it would have been able to fire a shell almost 500 miles.

In the end Bull didn't succeed, not because of poor engineering but because of a considerably smaller gun.
A tiny thing, really, compared to what he wanted to show the world. But, as the old saying goes, it's not the size that counts but what you do with it. And the Mossad -- the Israeli Secret Service, you know -- knew just what to do with their small gun: put a tiny bullet in the brain of the man who was building a supergun for Saddam Hussein.
Also read Giant Iceberg Aircraft Carrier and Strange Tanks

Burj Dubai tower

2008-08-22T04:10:00.000-07:00

Burj Dubai tower almost completed offers a glimpse into the future

Burj Dubai tower standing tall at 160 floors is the tallest skyscraper in the world, about a year from now it will be ready for occupation. David Hobcote along with his son took these breathtaking photos from a Bell helicopter. And as Jesus Diaz of Gizmodo puts it does look like a set from Blade Runner or the interior of the Death Star. They were taken on a 45 degree bank over the tower on a canon 1Ds mark 3 digital camera NO GOOD FOR THOSE AFRAID OF HIGHTS !! The interior shot however is not the Burge Dubai but the Arab Emirates Towers shot from the 10th floor bar looking up to the upper floors also took the attached shot looking out from the window across the street with the reflection of the interior in the window cool.

They were taken on a 45 degree bank over the tower on a canon 1Ds mark 3 digital camera NO GOOD FOR THOSE AFRAID OF HIGHTS !! The interior shot however is not the Burge Dubai but the Arab Emirates Towers shot from the 10th floor bar looking up to the upper floors also took the attached shot looking out from the window across the street with the reflection of the interior in the window cool.

How celebrities sell cell phones

2008-08-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Celebrities use their star power to sell mobile phones...the new marketing mantra!

This is a story of how celebrities sell cell phones. Even despite a very bad observation power you would have never failed to notice those mobile phones sported by celebs in their movies, music videos at events, basically everywhere they go. 6 times out of 10 it is Sony Ericsson and they have taken product placements to a whole new level. Samsung meanwhile, isn't too far behind. Motorola is on its way too. Sony Ericsson has Usher and tennis star Maria Sharapova. Motorola has David Beckham, Danica Patrick, Wyclef Jean and Fergie. Though new to this way of marketing, Motorola has used brand ambassadors for about two years. Samsung has soccer studs Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba. In Asia the company has employed many Bollywood, Cantopop and K-pop stars. Never before has star power been used like this and I guess the results are for all to see. People now identify the phones more by the celebrity endorsing it than the company name. The market is saturated, the competition is cut-throat and no one wants to be second.
Sony Ericsson tapped Usher to represent its Walkman line of music phones and so did Motorola as they roped in Wyclef Jean and Fergie to talk up its ROKR phone. From music, to movies and sports, from Justin Timberlake, Maria Sharapova, David Beckham everyone is singing or acting or playing their phones. The trend is growing as more people around the world acquire cellphones--3.5 billion and counting--and phone makers realize they need to work harder to sell their wares. Star power is at its best when celebs sell cells!

Maria Sharapova Occupation: Tennis player
Region/territory: Global
Brand ambassador for: Sony Ericsson phones
Maria Sharapova may be forever identified with Motorola's hot-pink RAZR, but she's on Sony Ericsson's team now. In January, the tennis player signed a four-year contract with the company that includes a recently launched line of mobile accessories.
David Beckham Occupation: Soccer player
Region/territory: Global
Brand ambassador for: Motorola RAZR2
Motorola still has a hot athlete in its stable: David Beckham, the face of its RAZR2 phone. Rival handset companies have their own soccer stars. Chelsea footballers Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack promote Samsung phones in the Mideast and Germany, respectively.
Danica Patrick Occupation: Race car driver
Region/territory: North America
Brand ambassador for: Motorola phones
Though we can only hope she doesn't chat while driving, Danica Patrick is a Motorola brand ambassador. The company, a lead sponsor of Patrick's race car, says the vehicle reflects design details from Motorola handsets.
Shah Rukh Khan Occupation: Actor
Region/territory: India
Brand ambassador for: Nokia phones
The world's largest phone manufacturer doesn't work with many celebrities but makes an exception for Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, who says he has used Nokia phones for more than a decade. After pairing on a popular commercial last December, the company began sponsoring Khan's cricket team this spring.
Abhishek Bachchan Occupation: Actor
Region/territory: India
Brand ambassador for: Motorola phones
Abishek Bachchan is Bollywood royalty, thanks to his famous actor father, Amitabh Bachchan, and glamorous actress wife Aishwarya Rai. A former brand ambassador for LG Electronics, he now represents Motorola phones in India.

Aamir Khan Occupation: Actor, producer, director
Region/territory: India
Brand ambassador for: Samsung phones
After appearing in his first movie at age 8, Bollywood star Aamir Khan now produces and directs films, as well as acts. Samsung has said it is counting on Khan's popularity to help it double its market share in India this year.
Usher Occupation: Singer
Region/territory: North America
Brand ambassador for: Sony Ericsson music phones
Watch Usher's "Love In This Club" video and you'll notice a Sony Ericsson phone play a starring role. That's no accident. To help promote his latest album, the singer recently signed a deal to represent the company's music phones.

Fergie Occupation: Singer
Region/territory: Global
Brand ambassador for: Motorola ROKR
The explosion in the number of music phones has made singers a hot commodity. Motorola has signed both Fergie and Wyclef Jean to promote its ROKR phone.
Rain (also known as Jung Ji Hoon) Occupation: Singer, actor
Region/territory: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Brand Ambassador for: Samsung phones
Samsung chose Rain--Korea's answer to Justin Timberlake--to represent its phones in Asia in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. LG Electronics has also used Rain to promote its laptops.

Andy Lau Occupation: Singer, actor, producer
Region/territory: Hong Kong
Brand Ambassador for: LG Shine
LG Electronics tapped this "Cantopop" singer, actor and producer to put his stamp on its Shine phone. The special edition handset, released last fall, is engraved with Lau's feel-good motto ("Heaven is where the kind-hearted people are") in his own calligraphy.

World’s most dangerous bird

2008-08-21T07:08:00.000-07:00

World’s most dangerous bird

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the Cassowaries are the world’s most dangerous birds, capable of dealing fatal blows.They are very unpredictable, aggressive creatures, especially if wounded or cornered

The Cassowary lives in the rain forests of Australia and New Guinea and are actually pretty shy animals if undisturbed, but if you get to close and it thinks you’re a threat you could receive a bone-breaking kick or get sliced by its dagger-like sharp claws.

During WWII, soldiers stationed in New Guinea were warned to stay away from these birds, but some of them still became victims.The Cassowary is also one of the most difficult animals to keep in the Zoo because of the frequent injuries suffered by Zoo keepers that look after them.

Unusual calf born at Thailand

2008-08-21T06:54:00.000-07:00

Amazing child of Buffalo

Thailand Local Residents Claim That Buffalo Gave Birth To This un Explainable Creature.

Flying Man

2008-08-21T02:36:00.000-07:00

Man can fly in coming future

Unseen Persian Babes

2008-08-19T09:47:00.000-07:00

Miriam Shenasi

Angelina

Ramona Rina Amini
Sahar
Nazanin Azimi
Nazanin Afshin Jam
Persian Models Cosmo
Hammasa Hamaseh Koohestani

Miriam Shenasi

Bahareh

Hammasa Hamaseh KoohestaniAnother Asian beauty, Hammasa Kohistani claimed the title of Miss England last year. Born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this 18-year old is ambitious, beautiful and athletic. Her parents, who are from Afghanistan, fled the country before Hammasa was born and landed in Uzbekistan. Today, the model lives in England. The 5' foot 7.5" beauty speaks Persian, French, English and Russian.
In her short career, Hammasa has done several notable modelling jobs including working with England's SuperDrug, the GAP, and she was also featured on the cover of ASIANA magazine. She has also been featured on many prominent TV shows, and radio programs.
In her spare time, she enjoys new challenges and traveling. She is a seasoned dancer and has performed professionally in an unusual fusion of RnB, hip-hop and belly dancing! She hopes to use the title as an opportunity to travel more.

IdeaPad

2008-08-19T05:50:00.000-07:00

A new evaluation – Idea Pad by Lenovo

Lenovo IdeaPad U8 got its official intro at the Beijing games and here are the specs for this Asia-only MID. It sports a 4.8-inch touchscreen; a sub-3 watt processor from Intel (Silverthorn-class Atom); weighs 350-grams and measures 21 x 173 x 84-mm. It offers up to 2GB memory and 6GB flash storage and features dual-cameras. It even has support for China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) digital television that is enhanced by the USB dongle.

Specs also include 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, EDGE data and China-specific TD-SCDMA 3G. Hopefully it will feature WiMAX when it reaches N America and Europe.

Bond Girls till Date

2008-08-18T11:02:00.000-07:00

Watch out the Sexy Bond Girls

The Core of Google AdSense

2008-08-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

Having prior knowledge of AdSense, I do not feel a need to elaborate what AdSense is and how it works. I believe you already bare that in mind. Instead, let's look a little bit deeper - let's go inside the "core" of AdSense system.

Again, as you probably know, AdSense is sister-programme of AdWords. AdSense is for publishers, while AdWords is for advertisers. I personally signed up for AdSense several years ago, and since then, I have had not-so-big success with it, but I am satisfied. Do know that people earn hundreds of thousands of dollars every month from AdSense - but those are sites as big as Digg.com

Many AdSense publishers do almost everything to increase their earnings. One of the ways is to try to increase an average Revenue per Click (RPC), and although that is being carefully monitored and determined by the big G, they still believe in it. Let them go - I don't want to be the one to wake them up from their dreams.

There have been rumors that keyphrases such as "mesothelioma cancer cure" bring up to 50$ per click. That's nonsense.

But did you know how much Google charges its advertiser, who actually deliver ads, being an AdWords user? A lot. Taking an example that AdSense publisher earned 1$ from one click, the advertiser has been charged at least 1.70$. Though both figures vary all the time.

Being an AdWords advertiser and an AdSense publisher, I was able to monitor my "money". Proportionally speaking, I earned 24$ from AdSense in one day, having 30 clicks, but I also spend 22$, with my ad being clicked only 17 times. That's almost a double!

The crucial thing is the famous Google AdSense Terms of Service, commonly referred as GAToS or simply ToS. They also have Google AdSense Program Policy, which you must obey. When it comes to terms of Google's (almost) only source of income, they are careful. You REALLY need to read the whole ToS and PP, and to make sure you are able to follow all of them. If you can't - don't sign up; there are tons of other programs with "soft" ToS.

The mostly disputable part of GAToS is where Google says that it can terminate your account at any time if it finds that you violate GAToS, and without prior notice. This has caused many controversy between Google and its AdSense publishers. In addition to that, you are always lifelong banned from AdSense - there's no way you can sign up again. Hundreds of accounts are being banned every day.

That's not SO bad - but, once banned, you do NOT get the money that was on your account at the time of the ban!

According to some my estimations, at least of about 20% of people that are banned are banned without their personal guilt. Publishers do have right to appeal, but, so far, I have heard of only one case of appeal acceptance. They deducted 30$ from that guy's account, though.

I have also heard of this case: one guy was banned losing 20,000.00$ that was on his account, when he was banned.

So, AdSense is really good - but it's not the best! I always recommend searching for at least 3 alternatives to AdSense - one never knows! Source