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Tuesday, 20 March 2007

New perspective at insurance.

Here's a look at this funny ads from Bangkok commercials. I hope you enjoy it as I do.

Monday, 19 March 2007

Don't try to do this...

This guy is really pushing the car to the limit.

Look at the rear wheels...

More from Home Depot Genius

Playing video games improve eye sight...

From LiveScience.com;

People who started out as non-gamers and then received 30 hours of training on first-person action video games showed a substantial increase in their ability to see objects accurately in a cluttered space, compared to non-gamers given the same test, said Daphne Bevelier of the University of Rochester.

Playing "Gears of War," "Lost Planet," "Halo" and other action video games that involve firing guns can improve your eyesight, new research claims.

Sedate games like "Tetris" don't work.

People who started out as non-gamers and then received 30 hours of training on first-person action video games showed a substantial increase in their ability to see objects accurately in a cluttered space, compared to non-gamers given the same test, said Daphne Bevelier of the University of Rochester.

Most aspects of vision have to do with the size of one's eye and the thickness and shape of the cornea and lens. But some visual defects are neural in nature, said Bevelier, author of the new study on vision and video games published in the journal Psychological Science.

First-person action games helped study subjects improve their spatial resolution, meaning their ability to clearly see small, closely packed together objects, such as letters, she said. Game-playing actually changes the way our brains process visual information.

So, it's proven already. So show it to anybody trying to stop you from improving your eye sight.

Friday, 16 March 2007

What a one red paper clip worth?

The remarkable story about one man,Kyle MacDonald journey exchanging one humble red paper clip to finally one house. What's an inspiration.

Ice, there's 11 types of them....I know only one.

Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories found out that:

Ice is odd. Most things shrink when they get cold, and so they take up less space as solids than as liquids. But regular ice, of course, takes up more space than water. A simple experiment of putting a (preferably cheap) full water bottle in the freeze overnight will demonstrate this.

In the new experiment, however, the volume of "water shrank abruptly and discontinuously, consistent with the formation of almost every known form of ice except the ordinary kind," according to a Sandia statement Thursday.

Apparently, there are at least 11 other types of ice that most of us don't know about. They're classified by how they behave at certain temperatures and pressures. You might have heard of one: Supercooled water can be below 32 degrees but not frozen.

More in ice than eyes can see.Further you probe, the further you know...but how far you go and it is worth it. I think it is...

More from LiveScience.com

40 things that only happens in movies.

Thing always fit nicely on place in movies. However, did you observe that certain things can only happens in the movies.

Let's look at 40 things that only happens in the movies...

From indianpad.com:

1. It is always possible to find a parking spot directly outside or opposite the building you are visiting.

2. When paying for a taxi, don’t look at your wallet as you take out a note. Just grab one out at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

3. Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects you personally at the precise moment it’s aired.

4. Creepy music (or satanic chanting) coming from a graveyard should always be closely investigated.

5. Any lock can be picked with a credit card or paperclip in seconds. UNLESS it’s the door to a burning building with a child inside.

6. If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.

7. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red digital displays so you know exactly when they are going to explode.

8. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to learn to speak German. Simply speaking English with a German accent will do.
Similarly, when they are alone, all German soldiers prefer to speak English to each other.

9. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off. Even while scuba diving.

10. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.

Thursday, 15 March 2007

Warning! May cause nausea...

This optical illusion site starts with:

"Some of the pictures on this website can cause dizziness or might possibly epileptic seizures.

The latter happens when the brain can't handle the conflicting information from your two eyes. If you start feeling unwell when using this website, immediately cover one eye with your hand and then leave the page.

Do not close your eyes because that can make the attack worse."

Rotating illusion picture#11. Can you see that there's seem to be a movement in this visual illusion

This is one of the free optical illusion pictures featured on this site. I want more...

If you still want to see more,please continue at your own risk. You have been warned.

Get me more at Akiyoshi's illusion pages.