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Irish scientist creates perpetual motion machine

Wednesday, 11 July 2007 13:38 gerryk

...scientific community falls about laughing.

The 'demonstration' of the device, invented by Mr Sean McCarthy of Steorn, was postponed, or maybe just pwned, indefinitely after supposedly responding to a challenge published in the Economist earlier this year.

If anyone is buying this, they might also be interested in a bridge I have for sale...

Boing Boing

Brain candy for Happy Mutants

When Listerine made cigarettes
A long-lost brand, and singularly odd one. Like discovering Spicy Cajun Visine Hot Sauce lurking in the product's history. listerine cigarettes.....
Mark Jenkins's public sculptures of mannequins in distress
Sculptor Mark Jenkins's "City" series is comprised of lifelike mannequins placed in public spaces in odd postures, often in seeming distress or danger, usually with a broadly humorous undertone. They're pretty funny stuff. Shown here: "Barcelona Trashgirl." City (via kikirikipics)

Reading lamps made from drilled-out books
Typewriter Boneyard does a sweet line of reading lamps made from drilled-out old books, fitted with replica Edison bulbs. Hardback Book Lamps (via Neatorama)

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