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Applications of wireless technology

2007-11-07T21:58:00.000-08:00

Applications of wireless technology
Applications of wireless technology
Security systemsWireless technology may supplement or replace hard wired implementations in security systems for homes or office buildings. The operations that are required (e.g., detecting whether a door or window is open or closed) may be implemented with the use of hard wired sensors or they may be implemented with the use of wireless sensors which are also equipped with a wireless transmitter (e.g., infrared, radio frequency, etc.) to transmit the information concerning the current state of the door or window.Television remote controlSome televisions were previously manufactured with hard wired remote controls which plugged in to a receptacle or jack in the television whereas more modern televisions use wireless (generally infrared) remote control units.Cellular telephonesPerhaps the best known example of wireless technology is the cellular telephone. These instruments use radio waves to enable the operator to make phone calls from many locations world-wide. They can be used anywhere that there is a cellular telephone site to house the equipment that is required to transmit and receive the signal that is used to transfer both voice and data to and from these instruments. (For more information see mobile phones).Wireless communicationWireless is a term used to describe telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over part or the entire communication path. Common examples of wireless equipment in use today include:• Cellular phones and pagers: provide connectivity for portable and mobile applications, both personal and business.• Global Positioning System (GPS): allows drivers of cars and trucks, captains of boats and ships, and pilots of aircraft to ascertain their location anywhere on earth.• Cordless computer peripherals: the cordless mouse is a common example; keyboards and printers can also be linked to a computer via wireless.• Cordless telephone sets: these are limited-range devices, not to be confused with cell phones.• Satellite television: allows viewers in almost any location to select from hundreds of channels.Wireless networking is used to meet a variety of needs. Perhaps the most common use is to connect laptop users who travel from location to location. Another common use is for mobile networks that connect via satellite. A wireless transmission method is a logical choice to network a LAN segment that must frequently change locations. The following situations justify the use of wireless technology:• To span a distance beyond the capabilities of typical cabling,• To avoid obstacles such as physical structures, EMI, or RFI,• To provide a backup communications link in case of normal network failure,• To link portable or temporary workstations,• To overcome situations where normal cabling is difficult or financially impractical, or• To remotely connect mobile users or networks
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Wireless InternetThe wireless Internet is defined by access to the

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2007-11-07T21:55:00.000-08:00

Ramon Magasaysay Award for 2007, has made us Nepalis proud
Ramon Magasaysay Award for 2007, has made us Nepalis proud
Mahabir Pun, the recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magasaysay Award for 2007, has made us Nepalis proud. I salute him. I also look forward to the day when there will be a thousand more Mahabir Puns who will come up with such exemplary deeds.
I had the good fortune of interacting with Pun last year when we were in a workshop making midterm review presentations on various projects funded under the World Bank assisted Poverty Alleviation Program. Pun was there to make a presentation on his wireless internet system, and I was there to make a presentation on Solar Tuki.
While talking with him at that time, it became clear that the wireless internet system and network he was setting up in the villages in Myagdi was actually against the telecom laws in Nepal at that time. The parabolic antennas and other hardware needed for the wireless internet system had entered Nepal as accompanied luggage items of Pun's numerous Nepali and foreign well-wishers and volunteers. These items could not have entered Nepal legally as Pun did not have the license to either import the wireless hardware, or install and operate the wireless internet system. Unlike in other developed countries, the frequency for operating the wireless network was neither free for use nor available in the public domain. So Pun hadHISTORY
HistoryThe term "wireless" came into public use to refer to a radio receiver or transceiver (a dual purpose receiver and transmitter device), establishing its usage in the field of wireless telegraphy early on; now the term is used to describe modern wireless connections s to use the wireless network without proper authorisation.
Pun, the brave visionary, was so highly motivated and driven to improve the lives of his village folks in Myagdi that he worked selflessly and tirelessly to establish internet access to the villages even though he knew that he was breaking the law. He got away without being punished probably because the arm of the law enforcement agency was either too short or did not feel it worth the trouble to reach out for him in Myagdi. If Pun had waited for the "proper" procedures to be set in place and for the full cooperation of the government and its agencies, he probably would still be waiting endlessly, and the villages in Myagdi would still be as isolated from the worldwide web and the global village.
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uch as in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. It is also used in a general sense to refer to any type of operation that is implemented without the use of wires, such as "wireless remote control", "wireless energy transfer", etc. regardless of the specific technology (e.g., radio, infrared, ultrasonic, etc.) that is used to accomplish the operation.Early wireless workDavid E. Hughes, eight years before Hertz's experiments, induced electromagnetic waves in a signalling system. Hughes transmitted Morse code by an induction apparatus. In 1878, Hughes's induction transmission method utilized a "clockwork transmitter" to transmit signals. In 1885, T. A. Edison uses a vibrator magnet for induction transmission. In 1888, Edison deploys a system of signalling on the Lehigh Valley Railroad. In 1891, Edison attains the wireless patent for this method using inductance (U.S. Patent 465,971 ).In the history of wireless technology, the demonstration of the theory of electromagnetic waves by Heinrich Rudolf Hertz in 1888 was important.[3][4] The theory of electromagnetic waves were predicted from the research of James Clerk Maxwell and Michael Faraday. Hertz demonstrated that electromagnetic waves could be transmitted and caused to travel through space at straight lines and that they were able to be received by an experimental apparatus.[3][4] The experiments were not followed up by Hertz and the practical applications of the wireless communication and remote control technology would be implemented by Nikola Tesla.The electromagnetic spectrumLight, colors, AM and FM radio, and many popular electronic devices all work on the electromagnetic spectrum. In the US the frequencies that are available for use for communication are treated as a public resource and are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This determines which frequency ranges can be used for what purpose and by whom. In the absence of such control, chaos might result if, for example, airlines didn't have specific frequencies to work under and a ham radio operator was interfering with the pilot's ability to land an airplane. Wireless communication spans the spectrum from 9 kHz to 300 GHz.

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2007-10-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

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The Budget Plane That Leaks Poison Fuames
Air crews are refusing to fly on a range of passenger jets which they claim leak poisonous fumes into the cabin.The boycott comes after two stewardesses collapsed on a flight and all seven crew members had to be taken to hospital. In another incident, staff had to use oxygen masks and abort the flight after 15 minutes on the same route, from Birmingham to Belfast.Staff at the budget airline Flybe says lives are being put at risk on its fleet of BAE 146s, the type of plane which is also used by the RAF's Royal Squadron to fly the Queen. There have been ten leaks of noxious fumes into cabins in the last 15 months, it is claimed.Poisonous fumes can potentially leak into the cabin of all planes because of the way air is filtered through the engines.As commercial flights cruise at high altitude where the air is thin, the cabin needs a supply of air to stay at the correct pressure. Some of the air sucked in by the engines is siphoned off to pressurize the cabin.But this so-called 'bleed air' can include toxic particles if it is contaminated with oil from the engine. Source: This Is LondonTags: Toxic Buget Plane Plane Flybe Poison
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The Cigarette That's Legal Indoors
"e-cig" is a Chinese-made device that mimics the ritual of smoking but is claimed to be entirely legal indoors. The six-inch white plastic stick uses a battery-powered atomiser to create realistic puffs of "smoke," while the tip glows red with each suck. The smoker even gets a strong kick of nicotine from “nico-filter" cartridge. Its manufacturer, the Golden Dragon Group, say the invention has no harmful side-effects because there is no smoke or tar.Source: DailyMailTags: Smoke Indoor E-sig Cigarette
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Save the World – Eat A Kangaroo marsupial?
Aussies are being encouraged to eat greener and tuck into more of their native kangaroos marsupials to save the environment.Greenpeace believe that if more of Australia swapped red meat for the bouncing marsupials, land clearing could be reduced and methane gas emissions could be significantly lowered.Dr Mark Diesendorf said reducing beef consumption by 20 per cent and putting bouncing wildlife on the dinner plate instead would cut 15 megatonnes of greenhouses gases from the atmosphere by 2020."Kangaroos do not emit greenhouse gases. They are not hooved animals either so they don't damage the soil," Dr Diesendorf said.Source: CourierMail & Homes World WideTags: Kangaroo Green House Marsupial
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6,000-Mile Trek in Tuxedos
Two adventurers have successfully completed The Tuxedo Travel, a charity trek from Hong Kong to London on horseback - wearing tuxedos.Briton Heath Buck and American Doug Campbell came up with the idea after they met in a Hong Kong bar. They saw 19 countries on their four-month, 6,000-mile (9650km) trip.They travelled through remote regions of China, Vietnam, Tibet, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Kazakhstan, then across Europe.Their tuxedos were specially made from resilient fabrics in Bangkok, Thailand.The money they raised along the way went on local causes - including helping rescued sex slaves in Nepal.Video Gallery: The Tuxedo TravelsImage Gallery: The Tuxedo TravelsSource: AnanovaTags: Heath Buck Doug Campbell Trek Horseback
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Man Had a Coca-Cola Tattoo without Realizing It for 26 Years
The tattoo on the left actually translate to Watsons (a chain of stores that sell health and beauty products). Not sure what's going on here...From The Sun:
Proud Vince Mattingley showed off his Chinese writing tattoo spelling his name for 26 years – until someone pointed out if actually spelt Coca-Cola.Vince, 44, had the body art done after asking staff at his favourite Oriental restaurant to write his name in Chinese symbols.But a cheeky waiter drew the Coke words – and Vince had it etched on his chest.Vince – who now works as a tattoo artist – never knew he was a walking advert for more than a quarter of a century. It was only when he travelled to Thailand this year that a barman asked him why he had Coca-Cola written on his chest.Vince, of Watford, said: “I thought it was a joke then I found out that’s what it said. The restaurant staff must have had a good laugh about it.” He is now getting another Oriental tattoo to cover up the name of his favourite soft drink, left. He added: “I’m going to go with something Japanese this time.”Source: The SunTags: Tattoo Vince Mattingley Coca-Cola Drink
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Talented Kids
The Tuttle kids, Michael (8) and Sullivan (10), play El Cumbanchero on mandolin and guitar with sister Molly.Video: YouTubeTags: Turtle Kids Mandolin Guitar
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Kidnapped Dog Reunited With Owners
A kidnapped German Shepherd has been returned to its elderly owners in Bogota, days after a police sting operation thwarted payment of a $350,000 ransom.Capt. Wilfredo Vasquez, spokesman for the police's elite "Gaula" anti-kidnapping unit, said the dog's owners refused to discuss the case, but described them as a wealthy, retired couple. "They lived alone and loved the dog like it was a child," said Vasquez.The four-year-old purebred was taken hostage on Sept. 18, when kidnappers broke into the couple's house, subdued the dog with a tranquilizer and lugged it away in a bag, Vasquez said.Hours later, the captors called the couple to tell them that Aldo would be mutilated unless they forked over $350,000. They also received photos of the dog bound in chains, along with a tape recording of the warning, "This is how your dog cries at night."When the couple went to pay part of the ransom at a rendezvous point, six undercover agents — trained to rescue people in Colombia, one of the world's kidnapping capitals — were lying in wait.A shootout erupted after the exchange took place, wounding one of the agents and leading to the capture of two of the dog's kidnappers. Aldo was dropped off at the vet's office later the same day, showing signs of starvation, Vasquez said.Video: LiveLeakSource: SfgateTags: Dog Kidnapped Rescued Ransom
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Cubicle Freakout
Frustrated with work lately? Need to vent your frustration? Now, you can do it online. Mark Burvill designed and built the Cubicle Freakout game where the objective is to smash up the office cubicle. Hit the jump to start relieving stress and have a bit of a laugh too while at it.Source: Cubicle Freakout via PresurferTags: Cubicle Freakout Stress Office Smash Destroy
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Home-Made Helicopters Hit Northern Nigeria
Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, a 24-year-old physics undergraduate in northern Nigeria, takes old cars and motorbikes to pieces in the back yard at home and builds his own helicopters from the parts."It took me eight months to build this one," he said, sweat pouring from his forehead as he filled the radiator of the banana yellow four-seater which he now parks in the grounds of his university.The chopper, which has flown briefly on six occasions, is made from scrap aluminium. It is powered by a second-hand 133 horsepower Honda Civic car engine and kitted out with seats from an old Toyota saloon car. Its other parts come from the carcass of a Boeing 747 which crashed near Kano some years ago.For a four-seater it is a big aircraft, measuring twelve metres (39 feet) long, seven metres high by five wide. It has never attained an altitude of more than seven feet.He said he learned the rudiments of flying a helicopter from the Internet and first got the idea of building one from the films he watches on television.Two more pictures after the jump.Source: Yahoo NewsTags: Helicopter Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi DIY Recycle
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Floating Island Made From Recycled Plastic Bottles
Spiral Island was a floating artificial island in a lagoon near Puerto Aventuras, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico south of Cancún. It was built by British eco-pioneer Richart (or "Rishi") Sowa beginning in 1998; he filled nets with empty discarded plastic bottles to support a structure of plywood and bamboo, on which he poured sand and planted numerous plants, including mangroves.The island sported a two-story house, a solar oven, a self-composting toilet, and three beaches. He used some 250,000 bottles for the 66ft (20 m) by 54 ft (16 m) structure. The mangroves were planted to help keep the island cool, and some of them rose up to 15 ft (5 m) high.It was destroyed by Hurricane Emily in 2005. In August 2007, Sowa announced that he will rebuild Spiral Island.
Image Gallery: Spiral IslandVideo: YouTubeSource: WikipediaTags: Spiral Island Recycle Plastic Bottle Island DIY
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The Flying Lawn Mower
RC airplanes don't always come in conventional shapes, and the flying lawn mower has to be one of the most famous 'non-airplane' things that can be found at flying fields around the world.Video: YouTubeSource: R/C Airplane WorldTags: Remote Control Flying Lawnmower Lawnmower
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PETA Asks Club to Change Aquarium Dance Floor
A new nightclub is drawing fire from an animal rights group upset that the dance floor is a giant aquarium filled with sharks and other marine life.Qua Lounge opened last week, and one of its main attractions is a 19,000 gallon underground aquarium. The aquarium has 12 coral reef sharks and at least three different kinds of stingrays. Animal rights groups say confining the wild animals is cruel and could put them in danger. In addition, the music at the club could disturb the sharks, which have extremely sensitive sensory systems.Video: LiveLeakSource: KvueTags: Nightclub Club Aquarium Shark Stingray Fish Peta
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Man Steamed Alive For 45 Minutes, Survives the Experience
A medium who claimed that he had been possessed by the Monkey God sat in a covered wok of boiling water and withstood the steam-filled environment for 45 minutes.By the time the extra-tall lid of the wok was removed, the five frozen whole chickens which had been placed in the wok had already been thoroughly cooked. However, not only was the medium unhurt, he even expressed his dissatisfaction in Hokkien, saying that his master had opened the lid too early. The 300 believers who witnessed the sight were amazed.The event (which took place in Ipoh) was officiated by Grandmaster Qingshui from Bahau. He was accompanied by two disciples – Xia Fuan and Xia Fulai. It was 52-year-old Xia Fuan who had sat inside the covered wok of boiling water, braving the scalding steam for 45 minutes.Qingshui said that this skill could be taught to outsiders and even girls. However, to date he has only taught it to the 2 brothers Xia Fuan and Xia Fulai.Source: Kooky via UniqueDailyTags: Steam Monkey God Wok
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21 October, 2007
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A collection of images showing the interior of the first Airbus A380. [Static via A Welsh View]

For $92 Alton Towers hotel will interrupt your night's sleep with crank calls and strange visitors. [Guardian]

Twin sisters celebrate 101st birthday. [Telegraph]

Why the next terrorist attack could come on six legs. [Boston]

This homemade anti dandruff lotion will help you get rid of this problem with out the use of nasty chemicals. [MetaCafe]

The most expensive junk food. [Cnn]

The Mecha Mushi from Taiyo is a miniature bug helicopter that has great power and can be easily controlled for indoor flying with the infrared remote. [Cscout Japan]

How to build a house in a day. [Amusing Japan]
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Fake Shark Fin 'Delicacy' Made From Pork
A Japanese company is launching fake shark fins in China, hoping to tap a market as prices for real ones rise amid concerns the species is being hunted to extinction.Shark fin is considered one of the highest-end delicacies in Chinese cuisine and also fetches high prices in select Japanese restaurants.Nikko Yuba Seizo Co. a Japanese food-processing company, said it had developed artificial shark fins made out of pork gelatin.But he said the artificial version would also appeal to Chinese who would not be able to afford the real fins, which are served as a luxury at weddings and other important occasions.The price of the gelatin-made fin costs only one-tenth of the real one, or about 1,500 yen (15 dollars) per kilogram when sold wholesale, he said.Source: Yahoo NewsTags: Shark Fin Pork Delicacy
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Postcard from WWII Battlefront Delivered 64 Years Later
A postcard that a Japanese soldier mailed from a Southeast Asian battlefront during World War II has reached a recipient in Japan 64 years later, a university whose student helped deliver it said Saturday.Shizuo Nagano, an 80-year-old retiree, received the card Friday, said a statement from Mukogawa Women's University.Nagano's former colleague at a retail store, Nobuchika Yamashita, mailed the card in 1943 from Burma, now called Myanmar, a year before he died at war at age 23, the university statement said.It said the card had initially failed to reach Nagano's address in Nagasaki and was instead collected there by an American soldier during the U.S. occupation after Japan's 1945 defeat.After the American soldier died, his son gave the letter to a Japanese exchange student."I never would have guessed I could see (Yamashita) again this way. ... I'm overwhelmed," Nagano said as he was handed the postcard by the student.Source: IhtTags: Postcard World War II Japan
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Beer Bottle Removed From Man's Colon
Nairobi - Doctors in central Kenya have successfully removed an empty half-litre beer bottle from a man's colon, a report said on Friday, but how it got there remains a mystery.The 26-centimetre bottle was removed on Monday from the colon of the 33-year-old man after two operations in a Kiambu District Hospital, about 20 kilometres from the capital."The first operation was not successful, forcing us to perform a second one, which went fine," said the hospital's administrator Patrick Okoth.Although the man, whose identity was not disclosed, said he had pushed the bottle through his rectum, Okoth said it was nearly impossible for the man to have done that by himself."It would have been too painful. He would have had to use a whole length of his arm," Okoth said, adding that the bottle inflicted "no damage at all" in the man's internal organs.Instead, Okoth said the man could have been assaulted by other people but that it was to embarrassing for him accept that.Source: IolTags: Beer Bottle Colon Beer
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Homeowner Barely Misses Car Smashing Into His House
Michael Del Gaudio couldn't have left for work at a better time.Minutes after the father of three pulled out of the driveway of his home in the 11200 block of Northwest Seventh Street on Friday, an errant driver smashed through Del Gaudio's backyard privacy fence and pool enclosure, went airborne over his hot tub and swimming pool, crashed into a set of glass sliders and plowed through Del Gaudio's house.The silver Suzuki Sidekick came to rest inside the front door. "If anyone was in the path of the vehicle, they would have definitely been killed," said police Sgt. Joe McHugh.Police said Antonia Yabut, 71, of Coral Springs, was eastbound on Atlantic Avenue at about 12:08 p.m. when he apparently hit the accelerator instead of his brake and wound up inside Del Gaudio's $450,000 four-bedroom, two-bathroom house.Yabut, who was cited for failure to use due care, was taken to Coral Springs Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries, McHugh said.Building inspectors declared the house unsafe because of the large amount of damage.Video after the jump.Image Gallery: Nbc6Source: Sun SentinelTags: Car Home
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The Mermaid Guitar
The Mermaid Guitar is a fully functioning and playable life size musical sculpture. It is entirely hollow, weighing 9 lbs, built using state of the art contemporary guitar making technique and materials, firmly rooted in the classical. Nearly three years were taken to construct the piece and it’s case. For the video below, music starts at -11.20 min!
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Milk Through Eyes
This dude sucks milk into his nose and then pushes it out of his eyes.Video: BreakTags: Milk Eyes
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Baby Survives Wild Ride on Tornado
A Michigan couple was thanking their lucky stars after finding that their 1-year-old baby survived a tornado that demolished their home.The family was asleep early Friday morning when the storm hit. As the twister ripped through the house, reducing it to rubble, the baby’s crib was thrown 40 feet (12 meter) away from the home.By the time firefighters arrived on the scene, a neighbor had found the baby in the overturned crib under a pile of debris about 40 feet from the home after hearing a faint whimper."Sometimes miracles happen," Millington Township firefighter Dan Detgen told The Flint Journal.
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Wok Racing
Wok racing is a sport in Germany where modified Chinese woks are used to make timed runs down an Olympic bobsled track. There are competitions for one-person-woksleds and four-person-woksleds, the latter using four woks per sled. Action starts at -3.00 min!Video: YouTubeTags: Wok Wok Race Race
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Redneck Rodeo Ride
Note: Contains adult languageFour guys on a see saw going up and down while a bull is chasing them. Better than a bull fight!Video: YouTubeTags: Rodeo Bull See-Saw
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Japanese Rube Goldberg Contest
Presenting the amazing entry from a Japanese Rube Goldberg contest that cooks a bowl of ramen for you!Video: YouTubeTags: Rube Goldberg Ramen Egg
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Fearing Crime, Japanese Wear the Hiding Place
On a narrow Tokyo street, near a beef bowl restaurant and a pachinko parlor, Aya Tsukioka demonstrated new clothing designs that she hopes will ease Japan’s growing fears of crime.Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers — by disguising herself as a vending machine.The wearer hides behind the sheet, printed with an actual-size photo of a vending machine. Ms. Tsukioka’s clothing is still in development, but she already has several versions, including one that unfolds from a kimono and a deluxe model with four sides for more complete camouflaging.She also designed the “manhole bag,” a purse that can hide valuables by unfolding to look like a sewer cover. Lay it on the street with your wallet inside, and unwitting thieves are supposed to walk right by.For children, she has a backpack that transforms into a Japanese-style fire hydrant, hiding the child.Ms. Tsukioka said her disguises could be a bit impractical, “especially when your hands are shaking.” Still, she said she hoped the designs or some variation of them could be marketed widely. So far, she said, she has sold about 20 vending-machine skirts for about $800 each, printing and sewing each by hand.More pictures including those of the fire hydrant and manhole bag camouflage after the jump.Source: New York TimesTags: Camouflage Vending Machine Fire Hydrant Manhole Bag Aya Tsukioka
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20 October, 2007
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A meal at a fast food restaurant could expose children to "staggeringly" high levels of salt, a survey has suggested. [BBC]

One person is dead and two people were injured after a small aircraft that took off from Vancouver International Airport Friday afternoon crashed into the 9th floor of an apartment building on a busy street in Richmond, B.C. [Cbc]

Top 15 manipulated photographs. [Listverse]

Transcontinental driving record claimed to be broken. [Fox News]

If I described to you a meat that was low in fat, delicate in flavour and hugely versatile, would you be interested? [Guardian]

Top 15 most famous ghost pictures. [Knbc]

The 5 creepiest urban legends that happen to be true. [Cracked]

New Canadian research suggests that sexsomnia -- the recently discovered phenomenon of people who have sex while fast asleep -- is more widespread than expected, and includes a wide assortment of people. [National Post]
Labels: Leftovers
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Huge Back Flip
An impressive back flip from a cliff.Video: LiveLeakTags: Back Flip Cliff
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Flaming Squirrel Detonated a Woman's Car
A kamikaze squirrel fell from the sky and detonated a Bayonne woman's car.Lindsey Millar, 23, and her brother, Tony, 22, were both home Wednesday at about 12:45 p.m. when Lindsey's car suddenly started burning outside their 42nd Street home.Tony Millar said firefighters told them it was the work of a buck-toothed saboteur that had been gnawing on overhead power lines connected to a transformer directly above the 2006 Toyota Camry."The squirrel chewed through the wire, was set on fire, fell down directly to where the car was," Tony Millar said. "The squirrel, on fire, slid into the engine compartment and blew up the car.Police said there were no injuries -- except for the squirrel, that is, which is dead.Source: NjTags: Squirrel Car Vehicle Power Lines Transformer
Labels: Animal, Transportation
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Giant Teapot
The world's biggest sand teapot has just been completed and is currently on display in a Square in Chongqing, China. According to reports, the sand teapot stands at 3.1 meter tall, has a diameter of 3 meters and weighs 5 tons. The cup right next to it has a height of 70cm and is 90cm in diameter. The set made from red mud, took craftsmen approximately 4 months to complete. It is valued at more than $27,000.Source: DzdailyTags: Teapot Cup
Labels: Feats and Record
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Get Nibbled For A Clear, Smooth Skin
Before you get the wrong idea, these are no ordinary doctors but a rare breed of fish which is creating waves here with their ability to remove dead skin.This treatment is available at Dr Fish Spa, where customers with dry skin relax in a pool filled with warm water as little Garra Rufa fish numbering in the thousands feed on the dead skin.“The fish, measuring between two and four centimeters each, are nature’s answer to having smooth, clear and rejuvenated skin,” said Dr Fish Spa owner Cecilia Choong.“I had freckles on my face but after allowing Dr Fish to treat me, the freckles turned lighter and are not as visible on my face anymore,” said Choong, adding that the treatment could also lighten skin pigmentation.“The fish even got rid of my corn and cracked heels.” “The fish are toothless and they use their suction power to remove the dead skin. Another customer said “Once I step out of the pool after a one-hour session, I can feel that my skin is lighter and smoother.”Source: NstTags: Fish Spa
Labels: Health
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Great Wall Hosts Major Fashion Show
Built centuries ago to keep out the barbarian hoards, China's Great Wall was lit up for its first ever big-name fashion show.Some of the country's most famous stars gathered at the Wall at Juyongguan, an hour north of Beijing, for the unveiling of a new line partly designed by Karl Lagerfeld for fashion house Fendi. Video: ReutersSource: ReutersTags: Fashion Show Great Wall Fendi
Labels: Fashion, Video
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