The corn farmer might soon become extinct. According to Kahleej Times, Eduardo Rodriguez Hernandez recently created a unique robot that can plow, plant, care for, and harvest corn. The farmer up at five am to begin the day’s chores may finally get to sleep in during planting season. “This kind of parallel robot is made […]
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Horses shoes used to be a staple of the town blacksmith. Will they be again? Horse shoes are making a comeback — this time on women’s shoes. Is this a craze you want to be a part of? See more examples in A Closer Look At The Hoof Shoe Trend: 5 Fashionable Or Freaky Hooves.
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Would you pay the man holding this sign $1 to take his photo? Photo by MoHDI.
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Ever spend time away from someone you care about? The Pillow Talk pillow, invented by Joanna Montgomery, hopes to help loved ones separated by distance still feel a connection when bedtime comes, reports Scotsman News. Pillow Talk … aims to connect couples in long distance relationships through sensor rings worn in bed at night and
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The Jetlev Flyer is a tethered water-powered jetpack. Unlike other jetpacks available today, flight times can be measured in hours and flights can be almost 200 miles in length because the Jetlev’s fuel supply and powerplant is in a floating mini-boat down on the water. The jetpack is teether to the boat by a long
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The next time you feel down, just think of all the money you could make from selling your tears! Hoxton Street Monster Supplies offers a variety of salt, for every kind of tear. Salt Made From Tears combines centuries-old craft with the freshest human tears which are gently boiled, released into shallow crystallisation tanks, then
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Popular Science: A Florida funeral home has debuted a new alternative to cremation, known as the Resomator, that uses heated alkaline water to dissolve bodies in about three hours. Why do we need an alternative to cremation in the first place? Turns out cremation devices use lots of energy, release a fair amount of carbon
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Do you need cheap office space? Does your business not really need a main-street storefront? In this inspiring article in Honolulu Magazine, you’ll read about a number of small business entrepreneurs who run their businesses out of storage units. Examples of businesses run out of storage units in the article include: a personal trainer, a
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OK, this is the weirdest business I’ve seen all day. 2theloo (to the loo) is a chain of Dutch restrooms. Each visit to the restroom costs 0.50 euros ($0.68). It seems, that in Europe, restrooms are not considered a public service and you pretty much have to pay for them everywhere. 2theloo was created in
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Core77: Berlin-based artist Hans Hemmert (famous for his work with balloons) threw a party where guests wore shoe-extenders to make them all the same height of 2 meters. Aside from bringing the partygoers all to a common eye level (and eliminating the awkward postures of party talk between the tall and the short), the gathering
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